May
2009
Articles from 21st May 2009
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Former aide to archbishop apologises for four-letter tirade
May 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A senior aide of the former Archbishop of Birmingham has apologised after subjecting an Oxford University student to a tirade of abuse at a theological lecture. Read
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Disabled adults are refusing to use Birmingham’s council-run day centres because the buildings offer a sub-standard service that is “frozen in time”, the city’s social services chief insisted yesterday.
May 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Peter Hay added that the nine centres were “grim” places representing outdated models of care and did not give the 700 users enough to do. Read
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Dudley company fined over Legionnaire's outbreak
May 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A frozen food company has been fined for health and safety breaches at its former Dudley factory following a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the borough. Read
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Man found dead in Birmingham canal
May 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A man has died after being discovered face down in a Birmingham canal. Read
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Council spends £135,000 on external publicists for Birmingham library
May 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Publicists hired for the glittering launch of the planned new Library of Birmingham were paid £135,000 of taxpayers’ money, it has been revealed. Read
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Police raid homes in crackdown on rogue builders in Birmingham
May 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Police swooped on homes across Birmingham yesterday as part of an investigation into rogue builders suspected of duping a pensioner out of more than £300,000. Read
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Tribute to Nicholas Maw - a composer with unique link to CBSO
May 21 2009 | West Midlands News
The British composer Nicholas Maw, who has died at his home in the United States at the age of 73, has a unique place in the history of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Read
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Motor racing legend Tony Marsh remembered
May 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Tributes have been paid to motor racing legend Tony Marsh, who has died. Read
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Five hospitalised after fumes incident at Bullring
May 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Five men have been taken to hospital after a chemical incident at the Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham. Read
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Birmingham's Bullring closed twice after toxic fumes alert
May 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Hundred of workers at the Bullring in Birmingham were screened by doctors today after a mystery chemical incident forced the busy shopping centre to close. Read
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Jury to consider verdict in Birmingham stabbed sisters murder trial
May 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A jury is expected to retire in the trial of a Birmingham man accused of murdering his "on-off" girlfriend and her sister in a knife attack. Read
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Lonely Planet hails 'vibrant' Birmingham
May 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham has been named as a “vibrant, cultural hotspot” in the latest edition of the travellers’ bible The Lonely Planet. Read
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West Bromwich garden designers shine at Chelsea Flower Show
May 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Garden designers from the Midlands have been honoured at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. Read
