Jun
2009
Articles from 8th Jun 2009
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Normandy veterans mark the 65th anniversary of D-Day
Jun 08 2009 | West Midlands News
Veterans of the D-Day landings made the trip to Normandy to mark the 65th anniversary of the beginning of the end of the Second World War. Ed Chadwick joined them. Read
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Birmingham Normandy veteran hails unbreakable spirit of comrades
Jun 08 2009 | West Midlands News
The camaraderie that swept through Normandy throughout the weekend rekindled an unbreakable spirit which former Navy gunner Frank Monkhouse said keeps veterans feeling young at heart. Read
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Rainbow pub in Digbeth told to expect noise abatement order
Jun 08 2009 | West Midlands News
The Rainbow pub in Digbeth is on tenterhooks following an email from Birmingham City Council telling it to expect a noise abatement order. Read
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Councillors sorry after Castle Bromwich phone mast error
Jun 08 2009 | West Midlands News
Councillors have apologised to residents after a mobile phone firm legally installed a mast three years after the council refused permission. Read
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Apprentice finalist Kate Walsh hailed as a star pupil at Aston Business School
Jun 08 2009 | West Midlands News
Kate Walsh, runner-up in this year’s The Apprentice, is a “shining star” according to her lecturers at Aston Business School in Birmingham where she studied before going on take part in this year’s hit business show. Read
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Electronic system replacing whiteboards at Walsall Manor Hospital
Jun 08 2009 | West Midlands News
Nurses are hoping to be able to spend more time with patients following the introduction of a new, electronic system that could spell the end for whiteboards. Read
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Edgbaston cricket expansion scheme avoids Government inquiry
Jun 08 2009 | West Midlands News
A £32 million redevelopment of Warwickshire County Cricket Club’s Edgbaston ground has passed its final hurdle after the government decided not to order a public inquiry into the controversial scheme. Read
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'We were sitting ducks' says D-Day veteran Bill Bennett
Jun 08 2009 | West Midlands News
Most veterans of D-Day had the weapons to fight back against the Third Reich’s might. Read
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Birmingham hospital to teach Iraqi doctors latest techniques
Jun 08 2009 | West Midlands News
A delegation of doctors from Iraq were todayarriving in Birmingham to learn hi-tech techniques from city medics that could save more lives in their home country. Read
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Arson attack on West Midlands police helicopter
Jun 08 2009 | West Midlands News
The West Midlands Police Force helicopter has been extensively damaged in a firebomb attack after a major airport security breach. Read
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Yasminah Siadatan beats Kate Walsh in Apprentice final
Jun 08 2009 | West Midlands News
Staffordshire-born development manager Kate Walsh lost out to restaurant owner Yasmina Siadatan to win a job with Sir Alan Sugar in the final of The Apprentice. Read
