Oct
2008
Articles from 20th Oct 2008
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Nearly 2,000 sex offenders monitored in West Midlands
Oct 20 2008 | West Midlands News
West Midlands Police and probation services are monitoring 1,895 sex offenders living in the region, the Home Office has revealed. Read
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Birmingham passengers in drugs arrest on cruise ship
Oct 20 2008 | West Midlands News
Seven people, including some from Birmingham, have been arrested after more than £1m-worth of drugs were seized during a raid on a cruise liner, customs officials said. Read
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Captain who escaped Nazis dies at age of 92
Oct 20 2008 | West Midlands News
A former army Captain who escaped the Nazis through the floorboards of a cattle truck and went on to become a leading figure in the jewellery industry, has died aged 92. Read
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Louis de Bernieres to visit Birmingham as part of book festival
Oct 20 2008 | West Midlands News
The man who wrote Captain Corelli’s Mandolin is coming to Birmingham and bringing his instrument with him. Read
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The Birmingham Post makes the news, for a change
Oct 20 2008 | West Midlands News
Video: As a new era dawned in Birmingham with the relaunch of the city’s oldest newspaper, the Birmingham Post. Read
