May
2009
Articles from 18th May 2009
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The toughest physical test ever - my day with the TA
May 18 2009 | West Midlands News
Given that the last time I had voluntarily undergone any form of group physical activity while wearing a uniform was my Brownie graduation ceremony, my hopes for how I would perform on a day spent learning about life in the Territorial Army were set deliberately low. Read
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Free Art Bus to three Birmingham galleries
May 18 2009 | West Midlands News
Three of Birmingham’s leading art galleries are offering a free Art Bus to entice people to visit the venues after work. Read
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HMS Daring to get freedom of city of Birmingham
May 18 2009 | West Midlands News
HMS Daring and her 190-strong crew will be given the Freedom of the City of Birmingham this year. Read
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Birmingham cracks down on home extensions built without permission
May 18 2009 | West Midlands News
Homes extended without planning permission will be harder to sell and their value slashed under a new crackdown by city planners. Read
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Birmingham leisure bosses seek allotment rent increase
May 18 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham’s 6,000 allotment holders face a rise in rent to offset a £400,000 subsidy and raise money to improve facilities – as demand has soared to its highest level since the 1930s. Read
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Midlands police team up with soldiers for Olympics search exercise
May 18 2009 | West Midlands News
West Midlands Police are leading the way in gearing up for the 2012 Olympics after an intensive four-day search exercise. Read
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Baby goat with throat cut rescued in Birmingham
May 18 2009 | West Midlands News
A two-month-old goat was found wandering along a canal towpath in Birmingham with its throat cut. Read
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New Harborne Baths plans given public viewing
May 18 2009 | West Midlands News
Work on the new £12million Harborne Baths is due to begin next year and is set to be completed by 2011, it has been revealed. Read
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Birmingham's Grand Central Station site sold by council for £11m
May 18 2009 | West Midlands News
Land identified as a possible site for a major new Birmingham railway station has been sold by the city council for £11 million. Read
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Birmingham Wholesale Markets move still on track
May 18 2009 | West Midlands News
Plans to move Birmingham’s Wholesale Markets to a new bigger site are still on track despite the recession. Read
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Green light for Handsworth mosque built without permission
May 18 2009 | West Midlands News
The conversion of a derelict inner-city pub into a mosque, carried out without planning permission, has been given the green light by councillors. Read
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Drug allegations puts Bednar's future at West Brom in doubt
May 18 2009 | West Midlands News
The future of West Bromwich Albion striker Roman Bednar at The Hawthorns is today hanging in the balance after allegations he was caught on camera buying drugs. Read
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Tony Brown receives Walk of Stars accolade at West Brom match
May 18 2009 | West Midlands News
West Bromwich Albion legend Tony “Bomber” Brown got a standing ovation at the Hawthorns when he was presented to Baggies fans as their player to be immortalised on the Walk of Stars in Birmingham. Read
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Failure to move hostel angers Walsall councillor
May 18 2009 | West Midlands News
Walsall’s new children’s services boss has hit out at the Ministry of Justice for its ‘unacceptable’ approach to a borough hostel where an inmate sexually assaulted a local eight-year-old girl. Read
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Birmingham's 'neglected' Gay Village is set for revamp
May 18 2009 | West Midlands News
Part of Birmingham’s Gay Village is set for a £550,000 makeover, with better street lighting, wider pavements and outside eating areas. Read
