Sep
2008
Articles from 5th Sep 2008
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Birmingham radio stations rapped for encouraging drinking
Sep 05 2008 | West Midlands News
Presenters on two Midland radio stations have been blasted for encouraging drinking, according to a Government-funded study. Read
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Land Rover bird scarers disturbing other Solihull residents
Sep 05 2008 | West Midlands News
Bosses at Land Rover’s Solihull plant have been urged to remove a scarer - installed to keep a flock of gulls from damaging their luxury 4x4s. Read
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An L of a mistake over directions for St Philip's
Sep 05 2008 | West Midlands News
What’s in a name? Quite a lot if you happen to be a city council worker who can’t spell the name of Birmingham’s historic cathedral. Read
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Jamaica and India may train in Birmingham before 2012 Olympics
Sep 05 2008 | West Midlands News
Jamaica, Barbados and India are the latest countries being courted by Birmingham with a view to using the city as a training base before the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Read
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Knights Templar building at Temple Balsall is secured
Sep 05 2008 | West Midlands News
The future of an historic Warwickshire church linked with the mysterious Knights Templar order has been saved by the Land Registry. Read
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Video: Robot dancing at the Bullring
Sep 05 2008 | West Midlands News
Crowds at the Bullring were stunned as a giant robot walked, talked, danced and interacted with shoppers. Read
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Call for Bournville to be given world heritage status
Sep 05 2008 | West Midlands News
More than 1,000 people have responded to a campaign for world heritage status to be bestowed on Birmingham’s Bournville village. Read
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Bobby Browns to reopen in Birmingham
Sep 05 2008 | West Midlands News
Popular Birmingham city centre nightspot Bobby Browns is to re-open after five years. Read
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Birmingham man in court after fatal punch
Sep 05 2008 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham man will appear in court today charged with the manslaughter of a man who died after he was punched in the street. Read
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Accidental death verdict on soldier who died after crashing wagon
Sep 05 2008 | West Midlands News
A verdict of accidental death was recorded on a soldier who died in a Birmingham hospital after crashing a wagon in Afghanistan because he was not properly trained to drive it. Read
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Sunday opening for Sutton Coldfield library
Sep 05 2008 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham City Council library is to open on a Sunday for the first time. Read
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Colombian officers thought MP Michael Fabricant was drug smuggler
Sep 05 2008 | West Midlands News
Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant has told how he was held at gunpoint and wrongly accused of drug smuggling in Colombia. Read
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Government owns up to eco-town advert error
Sep 05 2008 | West Midlands News
Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant has received a written apology from a Government Minister over a misleading advert championing a proposed eco-town in his constituency. Read
