Feb
2009
Articles from 13th Feb 2009
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Retail jobs blow as Barratts and Priceless rescue package fails
Feb 13 2009 | West Midlands News
Around 5,400 jobs were under threat today after a deal to rescue high street shoe chains PriceLess and Barratts was rejected. Read
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Equal pay claims set to open floodgates at councils
Feb 13 2009 | West Midlands News
Midland councils face paying £1 billion to compensate the victims of discriminatory pay policies, explains Public Affairs Correspondent Paul Dale Read
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University of Birmingham takes legal action after student newspaper's spoof ad
Feb 13 2009 | West Midlands News
University of Birmingham lawyers have taken legal action against a student newspaper after it published a spoof advert commemorating Britain’s most violent child killers. Read
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Paul Birch funeral sees tributes flow
Feb 13 2009 | West Midlands News
Hundreds of people turned out for the funeral of Paul Birch to pay tribute to the Aston Villa “legend” who died earlier this month, aged just 46. Read
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Legal wrangle leaves Birmingham's dangerous trees unattended
Feb 13 2009 | West Midlands News
Dangerous trees lining Birmingham’s highways and open spaces may not be pruned or felled from April due to a legal injunction served on the city council, it has emerged. Read
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Funeral for Lichfield man killed over bottle of wine
Feb 13 2009 | West Midlands News
Hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of a father of five who was attacked as he returned home from a shop in Staffordshire. Read
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Birmingham keeps council tax increase down but more spending likely
Feb 13 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham council tax payers face an inflation-busting 1.9 per cent increase for the fourth year running. Read
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Property value slump could see Birmingham City Council debts hit £3bn
Feb 13 2009 | West Midlands News
Borrowing by Birmingham City Council could hit a record £3 billion next year. Read
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Jury out in trial of M6 crash driver
Feb 13 2009 | West Midlands News
A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a Portuguese lorry driver accused of causing the deaths of a family of six travelling back from Birmingham. Read
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Charity for disabled in cash plea as it faces cutting services
Feb 13 2009 | West Midlands News
A charity which provides a lifeline to severely disabled children and adults could be forced to cut its services as the latest victim of the economic downturn. Read
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Sandwell Council pulls St George's Parade funding over extremist fears
Feb 13 2009 | West Midlands News
One of England's largest St George's Day parades is set to be called off after Sandwell Council withdrew its funding because the event attracted extremist elements. Read
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Big City Plan verdict from business workshop
Feb 13 2009 | West Midlands News
Better transport, improved roads, a visual arts centre and no more “rubbish” apartments are among a wish list for the future of Birmingham city centre. Read
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Birmingham's Muhammad Ali community centre to be demolished
Feb 13 2009 | West Midlands News
The much-loved but neglected Birmingham community centre named in honour of boxing legend Muhammad Ali will be demolished within weeks. Read
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Councils face multi-million pound bill over equal pay claims
Feb 13 2009 | West Midlands News
Thousands of former West Midlands council workers could be in line for huge compensation payments in a landmark equal pay court case. Read
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Birmingham motorists protected from yobs throwing stones
Feb 13 2009 | West Midlands News
Police in Stechford and Birmingham City Council have implemented new safety measures to protect motorists travelling on Small Heath Highway in Birmingham. Read
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Lorry driver denies using laptop ahead of M6 crash in which Birmingham family died
Feb 13 2009 | West Midlands News
A lorry driver broke down in the witness box as he gave evidence about a motorway crash in which a family of six, originally from Birmingham, was killed. Read
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Longbridge still on track after St Modwen pulls out of Dudley Castle project
Feb 13 2009 | West Midlands News
A leader developer has confirmed that the massive Longbridge regeneration programme remains on track just days after it withdrew from a major project at Dudley Castle. Read
