Nov
2009
Articles from 11th Nov 2009
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Teaming up to promote Birmingham's image
Nov 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Public affairs correspondent Paul Dale looks at a quiet revolution in how Birmingham is set to market itself nationally and internationally. Read
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Duke of Wessex marks Remembrance Day at Arboretum
Nov 11 2009 | West Midlands News
More than 1,200 people joined the Duke of Wessex in remembering thousands of fallen soldiers in a moving Remembrance Day Service at the National Memorial Arboretum near Lichfield today. Read
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Elected mayor consultation in Birmingham branded a 'disgrace'
Nov 11 2009 | West Midlands News
BIRMINGHAM City Council bosses have been branded a ‘disgrace’ by an opposition leader for the low-key public consultation over whether the city should have a Boris Johnson-style elected mayor. Read
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Rail staff travel by bus because trains 'too expensive'
Nov 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Rail staff are to travel to a conference in Coventry by coach because trains are too expensive. Read
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Birmingham restaurant Lasan wins F Word cook off
Nov 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Top chef Aktar Islam is confident his Birmingham curry house can reach the final of Gordon Ramsey’s search for the UK’s best restaurant after it won a qualifying heat on last night’s The F Word. Read
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Heroin worth £3.5m seized in Stourbridge
Nov 11 2009 | West Midlands News
A haul of heroin with an estimated street value of more than £3.5 million has been seized by police, it was disclosed today.The 75kg consignment, separated into packets and stored in three boxes, was found in a vehicle in Stourbridge on Monday by officers from the Serious and Organised Crime Unit of West Midlands Police.A police spokesman said the drugs were retrieved from the vehicle after it was stopped in the Lye area of the town.Two men, aged 29 and 32, have been charged with conspiracy to supply drugs and will appear before magistrates in Birmingham later. Read
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Gordon Brown backs case to keep Anglo Saxon hoard in West Midlands
Nov 11 2009 | West Midlands News
There is “a very strong case” for displaying the historic haul of Staffordshire gold in Tamworth, ancient capital of the kingdom of Mercia, Gordon Brown has told MPs. Read
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Finance controller jailed for stealing £41,000 from Warwickshire firm
Nov 11 2009 | West Midlands News
The finance controller of a Warwickshire catering company has been jailed for stealing from the ailing firm. Read
