Aug
2008
Articles from 4th Aug 2008
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Electrician stole books worth £89,000 from Birmingham University
Aug 04 2008 | West Midlands News
Police who arrested an electrician after he tried to dishonestly use his former boss’s fuel card at a garage, discovered he had a haul of stolen valuable historic maps and books at his home. Read
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MP accuses Government of building DNA database by stealth
Aug 04 2008 | West Midlands News
A Tory MP whose Black Country uncle was murdered more than a year ago has accused the Government of creating a “DNA database by stealth” after police failed to return his genetic details taken during the investigation. Read
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Jail for man's role in money laundering gang
Aug 04 2008 | West Midlands News
A Warwickshire man has been jailed after a police investigation into money laundering uncovered tax evasion. Read
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Cadbury brings back Wispa for good
Aug 04 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham chocolate firm Cadbury is to bring back the Wispa chocolate bar for good after a campaign on social networking websites demanded its return. Read
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Birmingham firms ignore £1m emergency lending pot
Aug 04 2008 | West Midlands News
Part of a £1 million pot of development money intended to help victims of the credit crunch is lying unused – because hardly any takers have come forward in Birmingham. Read
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City industrialist and ex-hunt master Alan Cure dies at age of 82
Aug 04 2008 | West Midlands News
Alan Cure, the Birmingham industrialist, and former master of the Worcestershire Hunt has died aged 82. Read
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Now we've got the Wispa back, let's have Spangles too!
Aug 04 2008 | West Midlands News
Spangles sweets - last sold in the early 1980s - have topped a poll of the brands consumers would most like to see revived, according to a poll. Read
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Burden blasts Whitby's 'ego-trip' over Longbridge
Aug 04 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby has been accused of manipulating the resumption of car production at Longbridge for his own personal glorification. Read
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Book published by Solihull firm recalls Ireland's troubled times
Aug 04 2008 | West Midlands News
A book published by a Solihull company exploring the plight of British soldiers during The Troubles might have re-opened some old wounds for some veterans, but it has also helped others come to terms with their military past. Chief Reporter Neil Connor reports. Read
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Birmingham scientist had doubts over DNA evidence in Maddy case
Aug 04 2008 | West Midlands News
A British scientist warned DNA tests on a sample from Kate and Gerry McCanns’ hire car were inconclusive just days before the couple were made suspects, official police files have revealed. Read
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Eastside Locks scheme ‘must save’ Victorian bicycle factory
Aug 04 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham planners have welcomed the Eastside Locks development – a £500 million scheme for offices, apartments and shops – but have called for everything possible to be done to save the remains of a late-Victorian factory. Read
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New game puts you in charge of Birmingham's flood policy
Aug 04 2008 | West Midlands News
An online simulation game giving players the chance to be a Birmingham's ‘flood tsar’ has been given Government blessing. Read
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Power nap left me wanting more
Aug 04 2008 | West Midlands News
Shahid Naqvi tried the power nap technique and explains how it went. Read
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Birmingham stabbing-death query
Aug 04 2008 | West Midlands News
Police are continuing to investigate after a 34-year-old Birmingham man was found stabbed to death in Birmingham. Read
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Why sleeping on the job could improve a firm’s bottom line
Aug 04 2008 | West Midlands News
A sleep expert has launched a campaign to introduce the power nap into Midland businesses. Read
