Feb
2011
Articles from 10th Feb 2011
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Police appeal after ice bun thrown into car at traffic lights
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
Police are investigating after a woman’s car window was smashed and an iced bun was apparently thrown into the vehicle as it waited at traffic lights. Read
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MPs vow to continue ban on prisoner voting
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
SOLIHULL MP Lorely Burt was one of the few MPs to support giving prisoners the right to vote, as the Commons vowed to defy European judges and continue a ban on inmates taking part in elections. Read
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Revealed: Why Sutton Coldfield may never be royal again
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
Sutton Coldfield has proudly used its Royal name since 1528 – without knowing that it legally lost the privilege because of a paperwork error in 1887. Read
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Lunar Society accused of bias in Citizen's Advice Bureau row
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
A furious row over the closure of Birmingham’s Citizen’s Advice Bureau offices has led a senior councillor to claim one of the city’s most respected societies is guilty of political bias and could be heading for an internal coup. Read
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Jaguar Land Rover looking for 1,000 new engineers in the West Midlands.
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
Jaguar Land Rover is set to create 1,000 engineering jobs as it takes another step towards becoming a billion pound company. Read
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Controversial Tesco development in Moseley turned down
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
A controversial Tesco development in a Birmingham suburb has been turned down. Read
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Police fall short of hitting key targets six months on
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
Police are still falling short of hitting key targets for solving crime six months after being challenged over how it planned to turn around a dip in performance. Read
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BBC axes staff from Gardeners' World and Hairy Bikers
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
The BBC has revealed plans to cut 20 per cent of staff at the Mailbox working on prime-time shows such as Gardeners World, Coast and Hairy Bikers. Read
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Showdown talks over MG Rover Trust fund payments
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
An angry showdown between MG Rover campaigners fighting for Trust Fund payouts and the much criticised Phoenix Four is set to come to the boil next month. Read
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Live tortoise smuggling plot foiled in Coventry
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
A plot to smuggle eight live tortoises into the UK in a lunchbox was foiled by Border Agency officials at a Coventry postal hub. Read
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High speed rail opponents accused of being 'nimbys' by Tory MP
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
A Tory MP has launched a scathing attack on opponents of the £33 billion high-speed rail plan. Read
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Local rail services to be cash starved due to HS2, claims expert
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
Local rail services could be starved of cash for the next 40 years if money is ploughed into the high speed rail route between Birmingham and London, a leading transport commentator has warned. Read
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Wing Wah boss to try again with Ark Royal bid
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
A businessman thwarted in his bid to buy HMS Invincible for £5 million to convert it into a school in China is now turning his sights onto HMS Ark Royal. Read
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Last-ditch attempt to stop Citizens’ Advice Bureau closures in Birmingham
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
Citizens’ Advice Bureau threatened with the axe in Birmingham could still be saved when a crunch meeting to discuss funding takes place on Monday, an MP has insisted. Read
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West Midlands Police to close station in Quinton because of cutbacks.
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
A police base which was opened to fight crime on a Birmingham estate is to close at the end of this month because of cutbacks. Read
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Free school revolution set to be launched in Warwickshire
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
An independent Midland school is hoping to become the first “free school” in the country after Education Secretary Michael Gove said it could re-open with state funding after the summer holidays. Read
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Protesters gather to oppose high speed rail link between Birmingham and London
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
Local rail services could be starved of cash for the next 40 years if money is ploughed into the high speed rail route between Birmingham and London, a leading transport commentator has warned. Read
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Bromsgrove paperboy falls foul of work laws for starting early
Feb 10 2011 | West Midlands News
A schoolboy could be forced to give up his paper round because of child labour laws Read
