Aug
2009
Articles from 20th Aug 2009
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Lockerbie bomber Megrahi to be released from prison
Aug 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi, who has terminal cancer, is to be freed on compassionate grounds, Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill said today. Read
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Sparkhill residents campaign to re-open swimming pool and gym.
Aug 20 2009 | West Midlands News
The centre in Stratford Road closed last July, after asbestos tiles fell from the roof and substantial structural damage was found in the walls and floors. Read
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Ban for Birmingham buskers who only knew Wonderwall and Faith
Aug 20 2009 | West Midlands News
A ‘busking duo from hell’ who turned Moseley into anything but an oasis with their renditions of just two songs have been turfed out of the area. Read
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Birmingham should expect to host top sporting events, says leisure chief
Aug 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham should expect to host the world’s great sporting events and is well placed to do so the city’s new sports chief has claimed. Read
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Tributes at funeral of Sutton Coldfield councillor John Beadman
Aug 20 2009 | West Midlands News
The funeral has taken place of a popular Birmingham Conservative councillor who died suddenly of a heart attack. Read
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Rope could have saved tragic Emily in New Zealand river, court told
Aug 20 2009 | West Midlands News
A whitewater sports expert told a New Zealand court that a rescue rope could have saved the life of a young Worcestershire woman who drowned on an extreme sports river trip. Read
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Nappy recycling developer to turn recovered plastic into DIY products
Aug 20 2009 | West Midlands News
The developer of Britain’s first disposable nappy recycling facility in Birmingham has signed a deal to turn the recovered plastic into DIY products. Read
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Plans for upmarket Birmingham lounge bar Nouveau approved
Aug 20 2009 | West Midlands News
An upmarket lounge bar, offering champagne for up to £1,000 per bottle, has been given the go-ahead by Birmingham’s licensing committee despite protests from police. Read
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Worcestershire nurse sacked for smacking son at home loses appeal
Aug 20 2009 | West Midlands News
A nurse sacked from a leading private girls school for smacking her son in her own home has lost her appeal for unfair dismissal, it has been reported. Read
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Lord Coe praises Birmingham in securing Jamaican Olympic training camp
Aug 20 2009 | West Midlands News
London Olympic Games supremo Lord Coe has heaped praise on Birmingham for being first out of the starting blocks to secure the Jamaican and United States athlete training camps ahead of the 2012 Games. Read
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£300,000 funding package to tackle flooding in Birmingham
Aug 20 2009 | West Midlands News
The Government has unveiled a £300,000 funding package to tackle flooding in Birmingham. Read
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Birmingham brothel manager ordered to pay back £2m
Aug 20 2009 | West Midlands News
A man who helped run a brothel in Birmingham has been ordered to pay back £2 million under the Proceeds of Crime Act or face a further seven years in jail. Read
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Campaigners in battle to save Sheldon parkland
Aug 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Campaigners are ready for a fight with city chiefs who they believe are plotting to sell off parkland. Read
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Happy Mondays unable to play re-scheduled Monarchy Live festival at Ragley Hall
Aug 20 2009 | West Midlands News
One of the headline acts of a collapsed music festival at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire have said it would not be available for a re-scheduled show. Read
