Sep
2009
Articles from 15th Sep 2009
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All in a day's work - behind the scenes at social services
Sep 15 2009 | West Midlands News
In the first of a series of articles looking at Birmingham Children’s Social Services, Richard McComb gains exclusive access to cases being investigated by city social workers Read
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Speedway stars Birmingham Brummies face ban from Perry Barr
Sep 15 2009 | West Midlands News
Speedway could be banned at Perry Barr only three years after returning to Birmingham, because council officers say the sport is too noisy. Read
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One-fifth of Birmingham City Council’s cash pays for its £2.4 billion debt
Sep 15 2009 | West Midlands News
Borrowing by Birmingham City Council has more than doubled in five years to stand at a record-breaking £2.4 billion. Read
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Police given dispersal powers in Alum Rock, Birmingham
Sep 15 2009 | West Midlands News
Police in Alum Rock, Birmingham, have secured a dispersal order to stop groups of young people gathering in the area. Read
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Motorway closed in M6 pile-up
Sep 15 2009 | West Midlands News
A busy stretch of the M6 was closed for five hours after five cars and a lorry crashed near Coventry. Read
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Balsall Heath shooting victims kept under guard in hospital
Sep 15 2009 | West Midlands News
Two men were under guard in hospital after being shot at a packed private party in Birmingham. Read
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Seven stations could close under Warwickshire Fire Service plan
Sep 15 2009 | West Midlands News
Seven fire stations will close and up to 100 firefighters will lose their jobs in Warwickshire under new proposals to save money. Read
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300 mobile phones and SIM cards seized from Birmingham prisoners
Sep 15 2009 | West Midlands News
More than 300 illicit mobile phones and SIM cards were seized from inmates in Birmingham Prison last year, prompting renewed calls for tough measures to stop phones working in jail. Read
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'Bullied' prison officer wins sex discrimination case
Sep 15 2009 | West Midlands News
A prison officer from Wolverhampton who claimed she was victimised by a male colleague for being attractive has won her claim for unfair dismissal. Read
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Protest by the disabled outside Birmingham Council House
Sep 15 2009 | West Midlands News
Protesters from a civil rights action group vented their anger outside the Council House in Victoria Square in the hope that Birmingham City Council will meet their demands. Read
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Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter apartments 'not fit for homeless'
Sep 15 2009 | West Midlands News
Hundreds of apartments built at the height of Birmingham’s professional services boom are lying empty, with even the city council refusing to buy them at knock-down prices for homeless people. Read
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Ashley Blake lodges appeal against jail sentence
Sep 15 2009 | West Midlands News
Jailed television presenter Ashley Blake has officially lodged an appeal against his sentence. Read
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Birmingham railway station worker attacked in robbery
Sep 15 2009 | West Midlands News
Thieves have stolen cash from a Birmingham train station and attacked a worker with a hammer. Read
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Deacon cured after prayer to Cardinal John Newman to visit Birmingham
Sep 15 2009 | West Midlands News
A Roman Catholic deacon whose ‘cure’ from a crippling spinal disease after praying to a Victorian cardinal was approved as a miracle by the Vatican is to pay a visit to Britain. Read
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Walsall teenager charged over child sex assault
Sep 15 2009 | West Midlands News
A teenage youth from the West Midlands has been charged with further offences following a police investigation into the abuse of a child in America. Read
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Pair beat and tied up man in his home before starting fire, court told
Sep 15 2009 | West Midlands News
A former senior Severn Trent worker was beaten, stabbed and tied up by two visitors to his home before being left to burn to death. Read
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Birmingham man guilty of dog-fighting charges
Sep 15 2009 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham man has been convicted of being involved in one of Europe's largest dog-fighting syndicates. Read
