Jun
2008
Articles from 19th Jun 2008
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Convicted ‘may walk free’ under new law ruling affecting city shooting
Jun 19 2008 | West Midlands News
Convicted criminals could walk free under a new ruling by the Law Lords, a Birmingham defence solicitor has said. Read
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Digger driver’s stomach pierced by girder in mac refurbishment
Jun 19 2008 | West Midlands News
A construction worker gored in a collision with a girder at the Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham has undergone emergency surgery. Read
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Criminal culture at murder jail
Jun 19 2008 | West Midlands News
An inquest into the death of a prisoner killed by a fellow inmate has been told there was a “criminal subculture” at the jail at the time of his murder. Read
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West Midland towns to benefit from new cycling scheme
Jun 19 2008 | West Midlands News
Shrewsbury and Stoke are among a dozen English towns to be chosen by the Government to promote cycling in a £100 million investment scheme. Read
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Saving Brum’s long business lunches from jaws of history
Jun 19 2008 | West Midlands News
The long business lunch is back – or at least it will be if members of a new campaign have their way. Read
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Race horse owner prosecuted after animal is found dead
Jun 19 2008 | West Midlands News
A race horse owner yesterday admitted animal cruelty charges after one of her horses was found dead in barbed wire. Read
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Saving Brum’s long business lunches from jaws of history
Jun 19 2008 | West Midlands News
The long business lunch is back – or at least it will be if members of a new campaign have their way. Read
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Gulzar ‘planned global jihad’
Jun 19 2008 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham man accused of being a key figure in an airline bomb plot wanted to wage a global jihad, jurors have heard. Read
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Entwhistle alleged web search on killing
Jun 19 2008 | West Midlands News
Briton Neil Entwistle spent the month before his wife and daughter were murdered looking online for sexual encounters, a court has heard. Read
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15,000 staff could sue council over new job contracts
Jun 19 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City Council workers who had new employment contracts imposed upon them could be set for legal action. Read
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Silver service is on the menu for Jewellery Quarter site
Jun 19 2008 | West Midlands News
As work is due to begin to transform an historic former factory in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter into a working museum, Chief Reporter Neil Connor speaks to those behind the ambitious project. Read
