Oct
2009
Articles from 21st Oct 2009
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Man arrested over murder of Birmingham soldier Mark Quinsey
Oct 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A man was arrested yesterday by police investigating the murders of a Birmingham soldier earlier this year. Read
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Birmingham woman bleeds to death in Spain after falling on glass
Oct 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham mum bled to death after tripping over her handbag in a Spanish bar and falling on a glass tumbler. Read
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Aston Cantlow couple end battle with church but lose out on £500,000
Oct 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A farmer and his wife have ended their 20-year legal battle with the Church of England by selling their family home and relinquishing more than £500,000 of the proceeds. Read
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Regeneration of Birmingham city centre's Dale End on hold for five years
Oct 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A £550million scheme to transform part of Birmingham city centre has been mothballed for five years, it has emerged. Read
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Pint-sized park at Burntwood, near Lichfield, officially the smallest in UK
Oct 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A pint-sized park in the Midlands is officially the smallest in the UK. At only 15ft by 30ft, Prince’s Park at Burntwood, near Lichfield, is barely the size of a traffic island and boasts a solitary bench and three trees. The park was planted by vicar the Rev George Poole to commemorate the marriage of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and Princess Alexandra of Denmark in 1863. Burntwood Town Council chairman Coun Ken Humphreys said: “The people of Burntwood are very proud of it – well, those who know about it anyway.” The park has been recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records Read
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City working on challenges of child poverty, says Bishop of Birmingham Right Reverend David Urquhart
Oct 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Leaders from Birmingham’s public, faith, voluntary and community sectors gathered to discuss ways of tackling child poverty in the recession. Read
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Birmingham and Coventry motorists put spark into Mitsubishi's trials of electric cars
Oct 21 2009 | West Midlands News
An invitation for Birmingham and Coventry motorists to take part in government-backed trials of electric cars has been ten times oversubscribed. Read
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Grumpy Twelfth Night role suits Richard Wilson
Oct 21 2009 | West Midlands News
You may not believe it, but in a long and distinguished career as both actor and director, Richard Wilson had never tackled Shakespeare until he signed up for the Royal Shakespeare Company’s new production of Twelfth Night. Read
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Glitz planned as American athletics seals deal with Birmingham for 2012 Olympics
Oct 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A deal to bring the American athletics to Birmingham ahead of the London 2012 Olympic Games will be signed with appropriate glamour this week. Read
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University of Worcester’s Professor of Tissue Viability, Richard White, completes 45-mile sponsored bike ride year after heart surgery
Oct 21 2009 | West Midlands News
The UK’s first and only Professor of Tissue Viability has completed a 45-mile sponsored bike ride only a year after undergoing heart surgery. Read
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Job centres take on 1,000-plus to cope with West Midlands increase in unemployment, MPs told
Oct 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Job centres have taken on more than 1,000 staff to help cope with the massive increase in unemployment in the West Midlands, MPs have been told. Read
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Capita eyes new council targets
Oct 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Outsourcing firm Capita may take responsibility for delivering another chunk of Birmingham City Council services by assuming control of parts of the local authority’s planning and regeneration functions. Read
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Clergy unite in opposition to far-right BNP’s ‘Christian Britain’ claim
Oct 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Church leaders from across Birmingham have entered the row about the BBC’s decision to invite BNP party leader Nick Griffin on to Question Time. Read
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Pupils struck down by Norovirus at Redditch school
Oct 21 2009 | West Midlands News
More than 100 pupils at a Worcestershire school have been struck down by the winter vomiting bug Norovirus. Read
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Birmingham boxer given four-year sentence after causing paramedic serious injuries
Oct 21 2009 | West Midlands News
A talented amateur boxer who caused devastating injuries to a paramedic when he drove a van into an ambulance in Birmingham after trying to get away from police has been sentenced to four years detention in a young offenders’ institution. Read
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Andrea Bocelli says sorry to Birmingham fans after NIA cancellation
Oct 21 2009 | West Midlands News
Vocalist Andrea Bocelli has apologised to the thousands of fans who were left disappointed after the last minute cancellation of his Birmingham concert. Read
