Jul
2008
Articles from 29th Jul 2008
-
Lightning strikes start fires across West Midlands
Jul 29 2008 | West Midlands News
Lightning struck three times across the West Midlands as fierce thunderstorms lashed the region on Monday night. Read
-
Man arrested after woman dies of stab wounds
Jul 29 2008 | West Midlands News
A teenager has been arrested after a Birmingham woman, thought to be his mother, died of suspected stab wounds. Read
-
Abandoned Lamborghini may have been hired for a wedding
Jul 29 2008 | West Midlands News
A supercar destroyed in a country lane crash may have been driven by a man who hired it for a weekend wedding reception, it has been reported. Read
-
Road named after George Cross hero William Mosedale
Jul 29 2008 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham war hero who received the George Cross for bravery during the Second World War has been remembered with another honour – a road named after him. Read
-
Birmingham council challenged over atheist websites ban
Jul 29 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City Council has been told it could face legal action for blocking its workers from looking at atheist websites. Read
-
Bomb trial jury retires
Jul 29 2008 | West Midlands News
A jury has retired to consider its verdict on a Syrian man living in Birmingham accused of attempting to make bombs for terrorist attacks. Read
-
Stafford CPS worker lost job after looking at lover’s file
Jul 29 2008 | West Midlands News
A former Crown Prosecution Service employee’s “nosiness” has cost her job and led to a criminal conviction after she secretly looked at information about her boyfriend who was facing criminal charges. Read
-
The Works on Broad Street to be transformed into £5m superclub
Jul 29 2008 | West Midlands News
One of Birmingham’s biggest nightspots is being transformed into a new £5 million “hyper nightclub experience”, it has been revealed. Read
-
Ambulance worker has nose broken in assault
Jul 29 2008 | West Midlands News
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of assault after an ambulance worker was attacked in Walsall. Read
-
Duo allowed honour-killing victim to be buried in garden, court told
Jul 29 2008 | West Midlands News
The cousin of an honour-killing victim and his friend allowed her to be buried in their garden in Birmingham to win favour with community elders, a court has heard. Read
-
Small firm had to beg council to pay £70,000 for film promoting Birmingham
Jul 29 2008 | West Midlands News
The firm responsible for making a promotional film about Birmingham, which was premiered at this year’s MIPIM property festival at Cannes, had to plead with city council chief executive Stephen Hughes for payment of bills totalling £70,000. Read
-
Grand Central station plan was snubbed by council ‘half-wits'
Jul 29 2008 | West Midlands News
The man behind plans for a £2 billion main railway station at Birmingham’s Eastside has hit out at “half-wit” politicians for failing to back the idea. Read
-
Girl injured in chimney collapse
Jul 29 2008 | West Midlands News
A seven-year-old girl was injured in a chimney collapse in Birmingham. Read
-
Unite members to vote on council strike action
Jul 29 2008 | West Midlands News
The threat of fresh strikes by council staff has been raised with the country's biggest trade union deciding to ballot thousands of plumbers, electricians, joiners and other craft workers over pay. Read
-
Tindal Street Press author Gaynor Arnold on Booker Prize list
Jul 29 2008 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham-based author’s first novel has been longlisted for this year’s Man Booker Prize. Read
-
Birmingham teen charged in stab death case
Jul 29 2008 | West Midlands News
A teenager has been charged with the murder of a woman thought to be his mother. Read
