Jul
2009
Articles from 3rd Jul 2009
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Walsall woman allowed husband to film naked children, court told
Jul 03 2009 | West Midlands News
A Walsall teaching assistant helped her husband secretly film young girls undressing and having baths after holding pool parties at their home, a court has been told. Read
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Birmingham's ambulance service swamped with calls from heatwave victims
Jul 03 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham’s ongoing heatwave is causing havoc for ambulance staff who are being swamped with calls from the public. Read
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Launch of new Birmingham City Council website hit by problems
Jul 03 2009 | West Midlands News
The launch of Birmingham City Council’s new website, which was supposed to make it easier for people to pay bills and keep track of council tax payments, has been delayed by months after red-faced officials discovered the new system refused to recognise pound signs. Read
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More than 100 West Midlands regeneration projects axed
Jul 03 2009 | West Midlands News
More than 100 regeneration schemes have been axed across the West Midlands, after the region’s economic development agency was forced to cut budgets by £70 million. Read
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Harborne homes plan protest gets support from English Heritage
Jul 03 2009 | West Midlands News
Residents of one of Birmingham’s most historic suburbs have won the backing of conservation watchdog English Heritage after forcing it into a major U-turn to fight against a new housing development. Read
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Three-car crash causes hold-ups on M6
Jul 03 2009 | West Midlands News
A woman has been cut free from her car following a three-car crash on the M6 in Birmingham. Read
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Last day for applications to replace sacked West Bromwich vicar
Jul 03 2009 | West Midlands News
Church leaders are seeking a replacement for a vicar who was sacked for having an affair with a woman who went to him for counselling. Read
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Pupils blow out the recorder for sounds of ukulele
Jul 03 2009 | West Midlands News
Music lessons up and down the country have been marked by the shrill whistle of badly-played recorders, but a school in the Black Country is singing the praises of a different instrument. Read
