Jul
2008
Articles from 22nd Jul 2008
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Keep it clean, Birmingham businesses told
Jul 22 2008 | West Midlands News
A new campaign has been launched to clean up the streets of Birmingham city centre. Read
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Plans to increase Birmingham population will mean homes on green belt
Jul 22 2008 | West Midlands News
Plans to increase the population of Birmingham by 100,000 are likely to involve substantial house-building in sensitive rural locations, reports Public Affairs Editor Paul Dale. Read
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Advantage West Midlands praised by government for meeting its targets
Jul 22 2008 | West Midlands News
A £290 million Government agency set up to support West Midlands businesses has received a vote of confidence from Ministers after less than a year under new leadership. Read
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Air tax changes put Birmingham runway plans at risk
Jul 22 2008 | West Midlands News
Plans to extend Birmingham International’s runway and provide a direct link with India have been put at risk by Gordon Brown’s changes to air tax, it has been claimed. Read
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City housing targets put green belt under threat
Jul 22 2008 | West Midlands News
Green belt land surrounding Birmingham could be swallowed up by 5,000 new homes if ambitious plans to increase the city’s population by 10 per cent are to be achieved, it has emerged. Read
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Midland police set to delete thousands of criminal records
Jul 22 2008 | West Midlands News
Two West Midlands police forces may have to delete thousands of old criminal records from the national database after losing an appeal against and Information Commission ruling. Read
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Public asked to think before dialling 999 to conserve fuel
Jul 22 2008 | West Midlands News
The public is being asked to think twice before dialing 999 as soaring fuel costs start to cut into the budgets of emergency services. Read
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Robert Plant album nominated for Mercury Prize
Jul 22 2008 | West Midlands News
Albums by Black Country rock legend Robert Plant, along with Radiohead, Estelle, Last Shadow Puppets and Adele have all been nominated for this year’s Nationwide Mercury Prize. Read
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WPCs claim discrimination against West Midlands Police
Jul 22 2008 | West Midlands News
Two West Midlands policewomen should have been entitled to special payments given to frontline officers, the Court of Appeal has heard. Read
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Women fight for equal police pay over night shift working
Jul 22 2008 | West Midlands News
Two policewomen should have been entitled to special payments given to frontline officers, the Court of Appeal has heard. Read
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Burton-on-Trent could be new location for a national beer museum
Jul 22 2008 | West Midlands News
It’s been part of our culture since before the Romans. Celtic pagans considered it sacred, fifth century monks prized it for its purity. Read
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West Midland forces must delete old records
Jul 22 2008 | West Midlands News
Two West Midland police forces could be forced to delete thousands of criminal records from the national database after losing an Information Commission ruling appeal. Read
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No breach of disclosure rule in David Southall investigation, MPs told
Jul 22 2008 | West Midlands News
An investigation into prosecutions where controversial Midland paediatrician David Southall was an expert witness has found no breaches of disclosure rules, MPs have been told. Read
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Birmingham opera in disused rubber factory attracts international attention
Jul 22 2008 | West Midlands News
Opera companies from Venice, Lisbon, Brussels, Verona, Madrid and Austria are expected to send representatives to see a production of Mozart’s Idomeneo at a disused rubber factory in Birmingham next month. Read
