Sep
2009
Articles from 24th Sep 2009
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Heroic pilot Peter Burkill to get jobseeker’s allowance
Sep 24 2009 | West Midlands News
An airline pilot hailed a hero after helping to crash-land a stricken passenger jet at Heathrow Airport is set to receive jobseeker’s allowance. Read
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Pope Benedict XVI 'to visit Birmingham' in 2010
Sep 24 2009 | West Midlands News
Pope Benedict XVI is due to visit Birmingham next year, it has been reported. Read
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Jaguar Land Rover to close one West Midlands factory
Sep 24 2009 | West Midlands News
Jaguar Land Rover is to close one of its factories in the West Midlands over the next decade but create 800 new jobs at Halewood on Merseyside, the firm announced today. Read
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Telford doctor struck off medical register after sex act with teenage patient
Sep 24 2009 | West Midlands News
A "narcissistic" Telford GP who persuaded a teenage acne patient with learning difficulties to perform a sex act on him at his surgery has been struck off the medical register. Read
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Man who found Anglo Saxon treasure has no legal claim to it
Sep 24 2009 | West Midlands News
The metal detectorist who unearthed the Staffordshire haul has no automatic right to claim the treasure's seven-figure sum value, a law expert has said. Read
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Mandelson praises Tata after Jaguar Land Rover factory closure bombshell
Sep 24 2009 | West Midlands News
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has praised Tata’s commitment to its workforce in the wake of the closure bombshell – as unions warned they would fight the shock move. Read
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Jaguar Land Rover closure plans raises fears for thousands of jobs
Sep 24 2009 | West Midlands News
Thousands more car jobs looked doomed today with the announcement that Jaguar Land Rover is to close either its Castle Bromwich or Solihull factory. Read
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Dudley teenager recovering from knife attack
Sep 24 2009 | West Midlands News
An 18-year-old man who was stabbed and beaten during an unprovoked attack by a gang in Dudley has been discharged from hospital. Read
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Anglo Saxon gold found in Staffordshire declared as treasure
Sep 24 2009 | West Midlands News
The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found has been officially declared to be treasure by the South Staffordshire coroner. Read
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Six of UK's worst places for uninsured drivers are in Birmingham
Sep 24 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham contains six of the worst 10 regions in the UK for uninsured drivers, research has shown, while the West Midlands is the joint-fourth worst area in the country for drivers without cover. Read
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Tea-dancers return to Birmingham's Tower Ballroom
Sep 24 2009 | West Midlands News
The gentle pastime of tea dancing was revived in Birmingham yesterday when more than 500 devotees flocked to the city’s historic Tower Ballroom for a spin around the dancefloor. Read
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Archaeologist thrilled by Staffordshire hoard of Anglo Saxon treasure
Sep 24 2009 | West Midlands News
The first archaeologist to see the Anglo-Saxon hoard found in Staffordshire has spoken about his amazement at the possibilities of the find. Read
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Jury considers verdict in Walsall Wood man's Magaluf murder trial
Sep 24 2009 | West Midlands News
Two British men accused of murdering a man from the West Midlands on the Spanish island of Majorca are awaiting the verdict of their trial. Read
