Feb
2009
Articles from 25th Feb 2009
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Frankley challenging – a race against time
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
Facing the prospect of future closure, the headteacher of one of the Government’s challenge schools talks to Education Correspondent Tony Collins about the daily dilemmas he faces. Read
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Birmingham MP demands for cut in tax for bingo players
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
The Government today ruled out cutting VAT on bingo amid claims the tax was forcing hundreds of clubs to close and costing thousands of jobs. Read
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Naomi Klein wins £50,000 book prize
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
A new £50,000 writing prize has been awarded to a leading left-wing journalist and academic. Read
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BBC appoints Birmingham woman to be first female director of sport
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
The BBC appointed its first ever female director of sport today. Read
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New golf strategy to boost city's flagging courses
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
Municipal golf courses will be introducing a range of new cut price and free offers in a bid to cut the massive £750,000 budget shortfall. Read
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Man jailed for killing in Birmingham
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
A man who was extradited from Ireland to Britain has been jailed for nine years for the manslaughter of a man he ran over as he fled a burglary more than seven years ago. Read
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Midlands MPs to fight Royal Mail sell-off
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
At least three Birmingham Labour MPs are preparing to rebel against Government plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail. Read
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Hall Green councillor to be new Lord Mayor of Birmingham
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
A Lord of the Rings enthusiast, successful academic and thorn in the side of the council leadership is to be the next Lord Mayor of Birmingham. Read
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West Midlands councils in race for city region status
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
West Midlands councils have entered the race to establish the country’s first city region running economic development and skills training. Read
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Bishop's appeal for unemployed people to place prayer requests
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
Unemployed people are to be given the chance to place prayer requests with a Church of England bishop today when he visits a job centre to coincide with the start of the Christian period of Lent. Read
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Millionaire whose car killed Midlands businessman in US is jailed
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
A US millionaire whose car was involved in the hit-and-run death of two Midland businessmen in Florida has been jailed in Chicago for failing to complete a drugs treatment programme. Read
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Night-vision helicopter boost for police in Midlands
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
Police are to receive a new state-of-the-art helicopter equipped with night-vision equipment to catch fleeing offenders at any time of the day or night. Read
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New centre for families of injured troops opens at Selly Oak
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
Families of injured troops recovering from life threatening injuries at Selly Oak Hospital will be able to live in a “home from home” less than a mile from their loved ones’ bedside, thanks to a new £1.7 million family centre opening this week. Read
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Three quizzed after huge stash of bank cards found in Edgbaston
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
Three men were being quizzed tonight by detectives after a huge haul of credit cards and bank machines were discovered in raids. Read
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Praise in fight to beat congestion
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
The West Midlands is gradually shedding its image as a region famous for gridlocked roads, the Government has insisted. Read
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Royal Marine dies in Selly Oak Hospital from war injuries
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
A Royal Marine died today from wounds sustained in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said. Read
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Low-rise council tax "means Birmingham people are better off"
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
Four years of below inflation council tax increases have left the people of Birmingham £58 million better off, it was claimed last night. Read
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Security guard cuts his fuel bill - and kayaks to work instead
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham hospital security guard is sailing through the credit crunch with his innovative way of getting to work. Read
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West Midlands "losing image of gridlocked roads" claim
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
The West Midlands is gradually shedding its image as a region famous for gridlocked roads, the Government has insisted. Read
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Government pledges more snow ploughs for the Midlands
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
The Highways Agency is to buy 182 new snow ploughs this year, junior minister Paul Clark said today, after some of the worst winter weather for two decades. Read
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Recession forces Birmingham dentists back to NHS
Feb 25 2009 | West Midlands News
Dentists who left the NHS over the controversial new contract are starting to come back with their tail between their legs because of the recession, it has emerged. Read
