Sep
2008
Articles from 2nd Sep 2008
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Rising rents push Jewellery Quarter traditions to brink
Sep 02 2008 | West Midlands News
Traditional manufacturers could be forced out of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter because of harsh rent rises, the head of the local preservation group claimed. Read
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St Philip's Cathedral considers opening wine bar
Sep 02 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham Cathedral could be doing its own fund-raising version of turning holy water into wine as it considers plans for a wine bar. Read
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£1 million appeal launched for Royal Shakespeare Theatre
Sep 02 2008 | West Midlands News
An appeal has been launched to find £1 million to transform the Royal Shakespeare Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. Read
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Birmingham charity groups wait to see if bids are approved
Sep 02 2008 | West Midlands News
Scores of charitable and voluntary organisations face an agonising wait to discover whether applications for a share of a £30 million Birmingham City Council fund have been successful. Read
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Shropshire millionaire Foster killed family, police believe
Sep 02 2008 | West Midlands News
Detectives said today they believe millionaire businessman Christopher Foster killed his wife and teenage daughter before committing suicide. Read
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Birmingham shooting victim dies after four weeks in hospital
Sep 02 2008 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham teenager injured in a drive-by shooting last month has died. Read
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Colin Stagg receives death threats from brother in Birmingham
Sep 02 2008 | West Midlands News
The man who won a £700,000 payout after being cleared of murdering Rachel Nickell has received death threats from his younger brother. Read
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Government jet-setting gives Digby Jones a health scare
Sep 02 2008 | West Midlands News
Lord Jones of Birmingham has revealed how he suffered a serious health scare caused by his jet-setting work promoting British business across the world. Read
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Birmingham businesses urged to help save youths from gang crime
Sep 02 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham businesses are being urged to employ members of violent gangs as apprentices under a pioneering drive to give wayward youngsters an “exit route” from a life of crime. Read
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Councillor defends plans to remove remains of Cardinal Newman
Sep 02 2008 | West Midlands News
Gay activist Peter Tatchell is using the debate over whether to move the body of a Victorian cardinal as a “stick to beat the Church with”, a local politician has said. Read
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Andrew Watson named as new Bishop of Aston
Sep 02 2008 | West Midlands News
Church officials have finally announced who will replace one of Birmingham’s most prominent religious figures as the Bishop of Aston. Read
