Jun
2010
Articles from 24th Jun 2010
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Leaders Board axes half its staff after Government cuts
Jun 24 2010 | West Midlands News
At least 28 jobs will go following the axing of government financial support for a policy body representing West Midlands councils. Read
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Government to scale back TB vaccination scheme for badgers
Jun 24 2010 | West Midlands News
The Government has announced it is scaling back a scheme to vaccinate badgers against TB, brought in as part of efforts to tackle the disease in cattle. Read
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Attacks on West Midlands firefighters rise by 145 per cent in a year
Jun 24 2010 | West Midlands News
Firefighters have been threatened with machetes, pelted with missiles and targeted with booby-trapped gas canisters during a huge rise in attacks over the last year. Read
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Baby attacked by sheepdog in Shropshire
Jun 24 2010 | West Midlands News
A seven-month-old baby is recovering after being attacked by a sheepdog in Shropshire, his father said. Read
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Nurseries expected to bear brunt of £13million education cuts in Birmingham
Jun 24 2010 | West Midlands News
Schools and education services across Birmingham are to be hit by a £13 million council cuts package. Read
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Birmingham misses out on being crowned curry capital
Jun 24 2010 | West Midlands News
Birmingham has missed out on being crowned the curry house capital of the UK Read
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Marketing Birmingham ignores austerity message as it searches for £55k spin doctor
Jun 24 2010 | West Midlands News
MARKETING Birmingham, the city council-funded promotions body is snubbing the government’s austerity message by appointing a £55,000-a-year spin doctor. Read
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Pope Benedict XVI to hold Mass in Birmingham instead of Coventry
Jun 24 2010 | West Midlands News
Pope Benedict XVI is to hold an open-air Mass in Birmingham during his visit to the UK this year. Read
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Foetus remains found in Pelsall garden
Jun 24 2010 | West Midlands News
Police in Walsall have unearthed what they believe to be the remains of a foetus from a garden. Read
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Teenage Birmingham brothers guilty of sexual assault of six-year-old sister
Jun 24 2010 | West Midlands News
Two teenage brothers have been convicted of sexually assaulting their six-year-old sister at their family home in Birmingham. Read
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Budget supermarket Aldi to be built at upmarket Edgbaston apartments
Jun 24 2010 | West Midlands News
Plans for a budget supermarket store to be built next to Edgbaston Cricket Ground has been approved despite complaints from some residents that it will lower the tone of the area. Read
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Nuneaton man jailed for killing labrador puppy
Jun 24 2010 | West Midlands News
A Warwickshire man has been jailed for beating a puppy to death. Read
