Jul
2008
Articles from 21st Jul 2008
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Motorist who drove up New Street ramp is jailed
Jul 21 2008 | West Midlands News
A disqualified driver who forced pedestrians to jump out of the way as he drove up a ramp into a Birmingham shopping centre has been jailed for 18 months. Read
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Firms urged to grasp opportunities to trade with India
Jul 21 2008 | West Midlands News
Asian entrepreneurs in the West Midlands will be recruited to help firms break the Indian market, after a report warned companies are failing to do business with the emerging economic giant. Read
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Now Spain starts making HP Sauce, too
Jul 21 2008 | West Midlands News
Eighteen months after axing HP Sauce in Birmingham on the grounds that production costs would be cheaper in Holland, foods conglomerate Heinz has begun making the world-famous condiment in Spain. Read
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Byrne labels cash-for-status immigration plan as 'preposterous'
Jul 21 2008 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham MP has heavily criticised proposals to give Britain’s estimated 500,000 illegal immigrants legitimacy in exchange for a £5,000 fee. Read
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Archbishop of Birmingham calls on Catholics to pray for Anglicans
Jul 21 2008 | West Midlands News
Roman Catholics are being urged to help the Anglican Church find a way through its worst crisis in decades by praying for the Archbishop of Canterbury and 650 bishops attending the Lambeth conference at the University of Kent. Read
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Midland care scheme will help old people live at home
Jul 21 2008 | West Midlands News
The Government has announced £5.5m of funding to build new flats for old and vulnerable people in the West Midlands. Read
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Initiative launched to boost West Midland links with India
Jul 21 2008 | West Midlands News
An action plan to forge new business and academic ties between the West Midlands and India has been launched by Minister for the region Liam Byrne MP. Read
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Shakespeare tourist attraction calls in administrators
Jul 21 2008 | West Midlands News
A company behind a Shakespeare tourist attraction in Stratford-upon-Avon has been forced to call in the administrators. Read
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Secret witness law comes into force
Jul 21 2008 | West Midlands News
An emergency law allowing the use of anonymous evidence, such as the testimony used to convict the killers of Birmingham teenagers Charlene Ellis and Letisha Shakespeare, in court will come into force today Read
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New canalside plan for Birmingham city centre
Jul 21 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham city centre could be transformed with an exclusive new canalside development, council bosses have revealed. Read
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Firm fined after putting Birmingham residents at risk of poisoning
Jul 21 2008 | West Midlands News
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning construction firms to check the safety of gas flues, following roofing work, after the occupants of 11 bungalows in Birmingham were put at risk of carbon monoxide entering their loft spaces. Read
