Aug
2009
Articles from 7th Aug 2009
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Nevill Boyd Maunsell bows out of the Birmingham Post after 36 years
Aug 07 2009 | West Midlands News
On his final day, the Birmingham Post’s economics editor, Nevill Boyd Maunsell, reflects on his 36 years Read
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Birmingham care worker jailed for conning disabled pensioner
Aug 07 2009 | West Midlands News
A callous care worker from Smethwick who conned a wheelchair-bound pensioner out of tens of thousands of pounds was jailed for 18 months today. Read
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Missing dog found in Wolverhampton after two years
Aug 07 2009 | West Midlands News
A Jack Russell terrier has turned up in Wolverhampton two years after going missing and more than 60 miles from home. Read
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Moseley CE School extension to go ahead - despite vicar's objection
Aug 07 2009 | West Midlands News
A Church of England School will be extended, despite objections from the vicar next door. Read
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Planners refuse paralysed dad go-ahead to build extension in Birmingham
Aug 07 2009 | West Midlands News
A father has claimed he has been confined to a hospital bed more than 100 miles from his home because he has been refused permission to extend his home to accommodate his disability. Read
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Bid to 'champion' travellers put forward by Sandwell Council
Aug 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Plans to create a gypsies and travellers champion in an attempt to ease tensions between existing communities and the travelling population have been put forward by a Black Country council. Members of Sandwell’s ruling cabinet will also look at recommendations for a gypsy and traveller awareness month and publishing thousands of leaflets explaining why nomadic people are misunderstood. The project, put forward in a 40-page report of the authority’s equality and diversity panel, would see the creation of a gipsy and traveller liaison officer - something the report claims is common among UK local authorities. Read
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Birmingham and Coventry postal workers begin 3-day strike
Aug 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Up to 25,000 postal workers, including drivers in Birmingham and Coventry, have started striking in a row over pay and jobs that is threatening huge disruption to mail deliveries. Read
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Sara Payne backs Birmingham move to support crime victims
Aug 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Campaigner Sara Payne has given her backing to a Birmingham project which gives victims of crime the chance to wait up to six years before seeking retribution. Read
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Family of murdered Birmingham taxi driver urge killer to hand himself in
Aug 07 2009 | West Midlands News
The family of murdered Birmingham taxi driver Mohammed Arshad have urged the killer to hand himself in to the police. Read
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Nevill Boyd Maunsell: A true journalistic legend
Aug 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham Post Editor pays tribute to Economics Editor Nevill Boyd Maunsell, who leaves the paper today. Read
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Hundreds mourn Birmingham's teenage soldier Joe Murphy
Aug 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Paul Bradley reports from Castle Bromwich, where hundreds of mourners paid their respects to teenage soldier Joe Murphy, who died in Afghanistan. Read
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Birmingham answers call for exotic meals on wheels
Aug 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Elderly people could soon be tucking into exotic dishes like Caribbean snapper fish and yam after a makeover of Birmingham’s meals on wheels service. Read
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A student believes she has been made the first doctor of text messaging in the UK.
Aug 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Dr Caroline Tagg spent three-and-a-half years researching the subject of SMS text messaging and the language used in texts at Birmingham University. Read
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Police rapped over Bulldog Bash bikers gathering near Stratford
Aug 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Bikers attending this year’s Bulldog Bash festival in Stratford-upon-Avon criticised the heavy police presence as the event opened yesterday. Read
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West Midlands hospitals blasted after raising £9m in car park charges
Aug 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Hospitals in the West Midlands have been accused of ‘taxing the sick’ after it was revealed they raked in more than £9 million in car parking revenue in just one year. Read
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Karren Brady and David Sullivan won't be prosecuted by HMRC
Aug 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City FC's co-owner David Sullivan and chief executive Karren Brady will not be prosecuted after a two-year police investigation into suspected tax irregularities, their lawyers said today. Read
