Jan
2012
Articles from 12th Jan 2012
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Thousands expected at Birmingham's Leonardo Da Vinci show
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
Thousands of art lovers are expected to flock to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery for the start of a special exhibition featuring drawings by Leonardo Da Vinci. Read
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Holocaust survivor to deliver Memorial Day lecture at University of Wolverhampton
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
A Hungarian Holocaust survivor who was deported to Vienna to carry out forced labour during the Nazi regime will visit the University of Wolverhampton to present an annual lecture. Read
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Olympic rings to greet visitors to Birmingham Airport
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
Birmingham Airport is planning a grand welcome for Olympic athletes and fans with a special display of the famous rings associated with the Games. Read
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Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has family roots in Birmingham
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
The man tipped by many as the next President of the United States has Brummie roots, it has emerged. Read
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Elvis Presley impersonators living the dream in Birmingham
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
The King is dead but the memory of Elvis Presley will always live on in the hearts of his fans. Jessica Winch joined diehards at Europe’s largest tribute competition on what would have been his 77th birthday. Read
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Obituary: Birmingham architect John Madin
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
John Madin's biographer Alan Clawley writes an obituary for the Birmingham architect. Read
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New Birmingham food hub planned for Harborne clock tower building
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
Birmingham’s burgeoning culinary reputation is set to be further enhanced after plans for a ‘foodie’ hub in the heart of one of the city’s smartest suburbs were unveiled. Birmingham’s burgeoning culinary reputation is set to be further enhanced after plans for a ‘foodie’ hub in the heart of one of the city’s smartest suburbs were unveiled. Read
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Birmingham-based website editor dies, aged 96
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
One of the world’s oldest website editors has died in Birmingham aged 96. Read
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Re-submitted tower plan for Birmingham fire station labelled 'ridiculous'
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
Amended plans for a student tower block above Birmingham’s historic Central Fire Station will still make the city look a “laughing stock”, according to the council’s conservation watchdog. Read
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Police try to trace final moments of murdered Worcestershire teacher Betty Yates
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
Detectives hunting the killer of retired Worcestershire teacher Betty Yates are trying to piece together the pensioner’s final hours. Read
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Australian hotel chain plans landmark site at Five Ways in Birmingham
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
An Australian hospitality chain is behind £100 million plans to develop a landmark luxury hotel on one of Birmingham’s most run-down city centre sites. Read
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Repairs and hydroelectricity planned for Tolkien tourism spot Sarehole Mill
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
The mill said to have been an inspiration for JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings is being turned into a hydroelectric plant. Read
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Birmingham double murder: Son and daughter beg for help in finding killers
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
The son and daughter of murdered Birmingham couple Avtar and Carole Kolar have begged for help in finding their parents' killers. Read
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Government NI scheme creates 1,200 jobs in West Midlands
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
Just 1,200 jobs across the entire West Midlands region were supported by the Government’s flagship jobs creation scheme, Treasury figures have revealed. Read
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Birmingham Prison staff morale hit by delayed privatisation, claims report
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
A new report has claimed the controversial privatisation of Birmingham Prison took too long and hit staff morale. Read
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Birmingham city centre road tunnel to close at nights
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
One of Birmingham’s busiest city centre tunnels is being shut down at night for more than two months. Read
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Bromsgrove licensing committee Tory banned after car crash
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
A Conservative councillor and licensing committee vice chairman has been banned from driving for 12 months after he crashed into two parked cars in Worcestershire. Read
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Tributes pour in for Birmingham's brutalist architect John Madin
Jan 12 2012 | West Midlands News
The world of architecture has paid tribute to John Madin – the man behind Birmingham’s Central Library and many more buildings in the city. Read
