Mar
2010
Articles from 4th Mar 2010
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Artist creates sculpture of new Birmingham Library using recycled materials
Mar 04 2010 | West Midlands News
Artist Stuart Murdoch has been commissioned by Birmingham City Council to create a sculpture out of recycled materials. Read
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Glasgow gang member admits road rage killing of Staffordshire man
Mar 04 2010 | West Midlands News
A member of a notorious crime gang has admitted the road rage killing of a Staffordshire van driver in a terrifying high-speed chase along a motorway. Read
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Kraft announces 150 job losses at Cadbury
Mar 04 2010 | West Midlands News
Cadbury’s new owner, Kraft, has announced the first job losses in Birmingham since its controversial takeover last month, the Birmingham Post has learned. Read
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Gyrocopter pilot feared he was under attack from Hunt supporters
Mar 04 2010 | West Midlands News
An animal rights enthusiast who piloted a gyrocopter which killed a Warwickshire Hunt supporter believed he had been shot at from the ground and feared a "gang" was on its way to attack him, a court heard. Read
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Birmingham City Council failed to act on warnings over tragic Khyra Ishaq
Mar 04 2010 | West Midlands News
A catalogue of errors and missed opportunities by Birmingham City Council contributed to the death of Khyra Ishaq, a High Court judge has ruled. Read
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Shropshire teacher charged with child sex offences dies in car crash
Mar 04 2010 | West Midlands News
A primary school teacher from Shropshire charged with a string of sexual offences against children died in a car crash hours before his trial was due to start, it has been disclosed. Read
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Warwickshire Sunday league footballer jailed for breaking opponent's leg
Mar 04 2010 | West Midlands News
An amateur footballer who broke an opponent's leg in two places during a Sunday league game has been jailed for six months. Read
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Asian Staffordshire businessman blocked from joining BNP
Mar 04 2010 | West Midlands News
A millionaire Asian businessman who applied to join the BNP has been told his application will be blocked, he said. Read
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Families should have emergency survival kits, says Birmingham City Council
Mar 04 2010 | West Midlands News
New guidelines issued by Birmingham City Council warn families to invest in a home survival kit in case of floods, power cuts and other emergencies. Read
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Fears for future of countryside as young priced out of rural living
Mar 04 2010 | West Midlands News
The long-term future of the rural West Midlands is in jeopardy because so many young people are being priced out of living in the countryside, the Government has been warned. Read
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New facial recognition scanners in use at Birmingham Airport
Mar 04 2010 | West Midlands News
The first passengers have stepped through new state-of-the-art facial recognition border gates at Birmingham International Airport. Read
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Unlawful killing verdict on West Bromwich girl strangled by stepfather
Mar 04 2010 | West Midlands News
A coroner at the inquest of a nine-year-old girl strangled by her mother’s lorry driver fiance said she should have been “safely tucked up in her bed at home”, not in a lorry cab. Read
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High Court report reveals extent of cruelty suffered by starvation victim Khyra Ishaq
Mar 04 2010 | West Midlands News
New evidence has emerged about the brutal treatment of tragic Birmingham girl Khyra Ishaq, who starved to death at the hands of her mother and stepfather. Read
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Khyra Ishaq: Timeline of abuse at home
Mar 04 2010 | West Midlands News
Recorded events in the final year of Birmingham girl Khyra Ishaq, who starved to death at her home in Handsworth. Read
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Birmingham RBS workers dishonestly used disabled badges for parking
Mar 04 2010 | West Midlands News
A total of 13 Birmingham city centre office workers, most of them employed by the Royal Bank of Scotland, have been found guilty of dishonestly using disabled blue badges to secure free parking - one of them belonging to a dead pensioner. Read
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Calls for public inquiry into Birmingham social services over Khyra death
Mar 04 2010 | West Midlands News
Calls for a public inquiry into the failings of Birmingham’s children’s department following the death of Khyra Ishaq have been made by Labour councillors. Read
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Police given more time to quiz teenage boy over fatal Rugby house fire
Mar 04 2010 | West Midlands News
A 15-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of murdering an elderly couple, who were killed in a Warwickshire house fire, has remained in custody after detectives were granted more time to quiz him. Read
