Birmingham Mail (England) back issues from March 2008:
Inner-city rioters put behind bars; LOZELLS: Man given indeterminate jail sentence for his part in mob violence.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Gary Marks A MAN who took part in terrifying racially-motivated mob violence when rioting broke out on the streets of Birmingham has been sentenced to an indeterminate prison sentence. During the violence in October 2005 in Lozells, sparked off following a ...
Smoker sparks up home fire.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A MAN sparked a fire in his home after falling asleep while smoking a cigarette. Fire crews were called to the house in White Horse Road, Brownhills, when the blaze broke out at around 2am on Friday morning. The cigarette slipped from ...
Two years ago, we were just a couple... now we are soon to be a family of five; MOTHER'S DAY JOY: Little miracles for man and wife with third baby on way.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Dale Williams MOTHER'S Day will be twice as nice for Senita and Ozzy Anderson this year. After years of trying for children they now have double the reason to celebrate tomorrow. And next year's Mothering Sunday could be even better thanks to a ...
Dave leaps at the chance to marry Nikki.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... ARMED with a poem, a ring and a Welsh proposal a brave city woman got down on one knee last night - and got a 'yes'. Nikki Steraman, a 39-year-old teacher at a prison in Rugby, vowed to make the leap-year proposal in last night's Birmingham Mail. Nikki, who has a four ...
Death fear mum faces deportation.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Jasbir Authi A MOTHER who claims her daughter will be killed if she returns to Nigeria because of her disability faces deportation after an appeal failed. Immigration officials could swoop on Nigerian Jumoke Adediwura and her children - Elizabeth, aged ...
The World: Suicide bombing.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A SUICIDE bombing attack on a funeral procession in Pakistan killed at least 35 people and wounded 60. The bombing in ...
The World: Hillary's quids in.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... HILLARY Clinton showed there was hope for her presidential bid yet as she announced her best month of fundraising ever. The former First Lady said she raised ...
The World: Winehouse in clear.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... SINGER Amy Winehouse will not face charges in connection with an alleged conspiracy to pervert the course of justice involving her ...
The World: Walk called off.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A MAN who aimed to walk from Britain to India without spending a penny to prove a world without money could exist has given up less ...
The World: Sir Edmund's ashes.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... THE ashes of Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary have been scattered into the sea in a private ceremony off his native New Zealand. The ceremony ...
The World: Robber repents.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A WOMAN who robbed a bank in Brooklyn of 1,000 dollars returned days later to hand back most it, with an apology. She ...
Quiz of the day.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... 1. Young British adults from deprived backgrounds will be offered the chance to work as what? 2. Which band picked up three prizes at this year's NME Awards? 3. According to a new survey, how much does the average wedding now ...
Jersey police find trap door; SEX ABUSE PROBE: New discovery at former children's home.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Jack Doyle POLICE excavating a children's home in Jersey discovered a trap door leading to the cellar where victims say they suffered horrific sexual and physical abuse. The discovery of the door in the ceiling of the underground room gives further weight ...
Harry prepares to leave frontline.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... PRINCE Harry was preparing to return to Britain after being pulled out of his frontline deployment in Afghanistan. The 23-year-old Household Cavalry officer, who has been secretly fighting the Taliban in Helmand Province, was last night due to fly home after an emergency ...
Care home hearing adjourned until May.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A BIRMINGHAM family's agonising wait for answers about standards at a city care home where 27 residents died in a year, is to continue. A Nursing and Midwifery Council hearing on three members of staff from the Maypole Nursing Home, in King's Heath, has been adjourned until ...
'I thought that we were going to die' CRASH: Car ploughs into living room of home after brakes fail.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Will Oliphant TWO babies had a lucky escape when their big brother crashed his grandmother's car into their livingroom. Eighteen-year-old Wayne Blakeman was driving his younger brother Michael home after spending a night at their grandmother's house when ...
Drug addict avoids jail for eBay scam.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... A WOMAN who pocketed nearly pounds 2,000 selling non-existent goods on eBay to fund her drug habit has avoided a spell behind bars. Jaspreet Gill also conned the bank details out of a Sutton Coldfield man and then used them to obtain pounds 2,000 of goods and services. ...
New appeal for OAP's hit-run killer.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... COPS hunting a hit-and-run killer who mowed down a Birmingham pensioner as she walked home from bingo today made a new appeal for help. Iris Bailey (pictured) was left for dead in the road after being hit by a car as she crossed Ladywood Middleway, in Ladywood, on February 1. ...
Cameron in Brum pledge; POLITICS: City 'forced to beg' for station cash.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Jonathan Walker BIRMINGHAM was made to "beg and plead" for funding to rebuild New Street station, Conservative leader David Cameron has claimed. He launched an audacious attack on Gordon Brown as he visited the city, at the same time Labour kicked off its ...
Leader at gala dinner.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... DAVID Cameron joined the city's top industrialists, politicians and senior officials for a gala dinner at Birmingham University. He was attending the 150th anniversary celebration dinner of the Birmingham Post, the Birmingham Mail's sister paper, as the guest of honour last ...
Star birthdays.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Martin O'Neill, Villa manager, 56; Harry Belafonte, singer, 81; Roger ...
City doc to give boy gift of life; HEALTH: Surgeon moved to tears by teen in need of op.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Edward Chadwick FELIX Yeboah had just months to live after being struck down with kidney failure when he made a last ditch plea for help. The 14-year-old took to the podium in front of hundreds of people at a medical conference in Ghana as his hope faded. ...
Minister praises driving force Knowles.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Jonathan Walker LABOUR Party delegates paid tribute to former Birmingham City Council leader Sir Richard Knowles. Ed Balls, the Schools Secretary, praised the 90-year-old Labour stalwart, who died on February 17. Making a major speech about the ...
Classic Whittock No 18.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Colin Whittock has been drawing cartoons for the Mail for 40 years. To celebrate, we are running 40 of Colin's favourites over the next few weeks. Today's is from the 1984 strike at GCHQ Cheltenham, ...
Towpath litter blitz.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... NATURE lovers are being urged to help tackle litter-strewn Birmingham canals as a massive clean-up gets under way. The Towpath Tidy will help to attract wildlife and improve the appearance of the city's waterways. Volunteers are being invited to join British Waterways ...
Dressing down for high tower; CITY CENTRE: Architects ordered to rethink 'monstrous' design.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Neil Elkes ARCHITECTS behind a "monstrous" 29-storey tower planned for central Birmingham have been told to make it less severe. City council planners have given the go-ahead for the iconic building overlooking St Chad's Cathedral, at Snow Hill. ...
Wife stole thousands off school; COURT: Ex-worker 'frittered' away money.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Emma Cullwick A FORMER worker at a Midland private school wept in court after avoiding jail for stealing thousands of pounds of money from pupils' parents. Celia Payne stole almost pounds 30,000 from St Martin's School, in Brueton Avenue, Solihull, and ...
Bid to revamp town centre.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... COUNCIL bosses are set to unveil an action plan aimed at revitalising a town centre. A seven week consultation on the Rugeley Town Centre Area Action Plan will be launched by Cannock District Council from today at the area's community forum. It is one of a series of ...
BIRMINGHAM Mail.(Leaders)
Mar 01, 2008 ... THOSE characterless concrete towers that sprang up in Birmingham in the dark days of the '60s and '70s did nothing to enhance the city's image. Sadly, their construction meant the disappearance of many fine old buildings that would today be cherished. The clock ...
Letter: Your Say - Blues greats for just pounds 1; In association with POST OFFICE.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Jim Simpson LAST Saturday's archive edition featured Big Bear's American Blues Legends '75 at what was Digbeth Civic Hall and a live recording session with our red hot mid-70s' blue-eyed soul act Muscles. Muscles became one of the country's top soul acts, ...
Letter: Your Say - Helping hands.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Linda Birch REGARDING teaching assistants worried about their salaries, I thought people would be interested in knowing what our work entails. I work in a large comprehensive. Many of us have degrees or other qualifications plus experience. ...
Letter: Your Say - Late again.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: J Alan ANOTHER day, another complaint about Travel West Midlands. How the amateurs who run this useless bus service manage to keep their jobs is one of the great mysteries. I sympathise with Cheryl Smith who is constantly late for work because of ...
Letter: Your Say - Flexible plans.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: ST Vaughan IT'S great news that controls are going to be used over the back garden carpetbaggers ( Mail, February 27), but will it work? Obviously there are developments on gardens that could provide much needed affordable ...
Letter: Your Say - Store worry.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Howard Selwyn I READ with interest the article about the planning permission given to the retail store on Coventry Road, Sheldon ( Mail, February 26). There are lots of locals who have concerns about this operation. The bumps and squeals of brakes on this ...
Letter: Your Say - Get facts right.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: RJ Woods LEC stated that in the last general election only 20 per cent of those who bothered to vote voted for the government ( Mail, February 26) In fact, the government share of the vote was 35.3 per cent. The Conservative share ...
Letter: Your Say - Eyesore land.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Irene Purslow I HAVE every sympathy with Garry and his comments on recycling boxes and the amount of mess they create ( Mail, February 19). Bournbrook and Selly Oak have been allocated these tubs for some time and the whole of the area has become a disgusting ...
Letter: Your Say - Pathetic show.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: Pat Allen IT'S a good job the Children's Hospital didn't pay for the plant ...
Get In Touch.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... This page is about YOUR views. Write to The Editor, Birmingham Mail, PO Box 78, Weaman Street, Birmingham B4 6AY, email paul.fulford@birminghammail.net or click on to www.birminghammail.net/forums. Alternatively call freephone number 0800 138 2555 or 0870 830 6985 between 12noon and 9pm ...
Boyfriend 'loved' tragic tot victim; COURT: Unemployed man denies inflicting injuries on toddler.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Ross McCarthy AN UNEMPLOYED Birmingham man has denied causing horrific injuries to a toddler saying he loved the child and had not "laid a finger" on him. Nicholas Kirnon, 22, denies murdering 15-month-old Kamran Rose, who was pronounced dead at Heartlands ...
Talent display with rapping rhymes.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... FOUR pupils at an Erdington school have been talent spotted during a school poetry slam. The unusual event organised by The College High School, on College Road, saw year eight pupils rapping performance poetry with former poet laureate of Birmingham, Dreadlockalien. ...
REVIEWS: Bard comedy with big level of credibility; THE COMEDY OF ERRORS Hall Green Little Theatre.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: JOHN SLIM ALL too often, the built-in weakness of Shakespearean productions involving twins is that none of the other characters can tell them apart although very often they are not remotely like each other. Here, the remarkable similarity between Louise Price ...
WIN pounds 400 worth of OLAY beauty products for mum.(Competition/Offers)
Mar 01, 2008 ... TO CELEBRATE Mother's Day, Olay, the brand loved and trusted by millions of women worldwide, is giving mums the opportunity to pamper themselves with pounds 400 worth of Olay goodies. Five lucky winners will receive a selection of products from each Olay range. To enter, all you ...
Guard injured in robbery.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... VICIOUS robbers left a security guard injured and stole cash after raiding a van as it delivered money to a supermarket. Police were called to the Co-op store, Liskeard Road, Park Hall, Walsall, when the incident happened at around 1.10pm ...
Strikes poll for bobbies; POLICE: Federation 'driven into a corner' over pay.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Mark Cowan CRIME CORRESPONDENT THE leader of rank-and-file bobbies is to poll police officers about the right to strike over their ongoing pay row. The Police Federation used a meeting in Birmingham ahead of the Labour Party Spring Conference to pile ...
REVIEW: Vigour and talent with expletives; SHOREDITCH MADONNA Birmingham School of Acting Crescent Theatre, Birmingham.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: JOHN SLIM YOU don't often catch the students making it simple for themselves, and Rebecca Lenkiewicz has not eased their path with this gritty slice of life in an artist's studio. As usual, however, despite being aboard a vehicle that defies the audience to ...
REVIEW: Teachers rally over pay deal.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... TEACHERS in Birmingham are to stage a rally outside the Council House next week as voting takes place on possible strike action over pay. Members of the National Union of Teachers are currently being balloted for a strike over the Government's imposition of a three-year pay ...
New era in life of city's Irish charity; COMMUNITY: Advice service moves home from cramped and unsuitable offices.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: By Jane Tyler A CHARITY which helps Birmingham's Irish community is celebrating the dawn of a new era. The Irish and Welfare Information Centre (IWIC) has moved out of its base in Digbeth's Irish Club to new pounds 300,000 premises. Its new home is ...
Did YOU find your job with the Mail?(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... DID you get your job thanks to the Birmingham Mail? We want to hear from anyone who has found work thanks to an advert in the Mail. ...
Pick of the day.(Features)
Mar 01, 2008 ... BBC1 Match of the Day (10.20pm) Highlights of this afternoon's Premier League matches, including Arsenal v Aston Villa and Manchester City against Wigan Athletic. BBC2 The Culture Show (7.10pm) Mark Kermode organises a ...
Battle launched to save new Mini; EXCLUSIVE.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: by JACK FOSTER BRITISH LEYLAND have decided the controversial new Super Mini, threatened by a Government axe, must go ahead at Long-bridge. Plans to save it will be put to National Enterprise Board chairman Lord Ryder next month and then to Industry Secretary ...
Gloomy Gormley.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... MINERS' leader Mr. Joe Gromley today threw cold water on any satge Three of the pay policy-within 24 hours of the first round of new Government T.U.C. social contract talks. He said a resolution contrary to the social contract would be carried at the National Union of Mine ...
Airports peace bid crashes.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: by ROBERT MOORE HOPES of an end to the British Airways engineers' dispute crashed at a mass meeting of the 4,000 men today. For the second time they overwhelmingly rejected a call from their union to get back to work. The decision was a major blow ...
VILLA'S CUP OF GOLD! Club nets a cash bonanza.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: by JOHN SCOTT ASTON Villa collected a massive cash windfall when they scored their record breaking League Cup Final win. The club's League Cup of gold has earned them over pounds 250,000 and given them the chance of a European cash boost next season. ...
Inside guide to the glory.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... THE NIGHT Villa won the League Cup for the record breaking third time . . . and every dramatic moment is captured in today's four-page pull-out souvenir FREE with this and every edition of the Evening Mail. READ Dennis Shaw's report on how the match was won. SEE ...
Life with the lions.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... FIVE YEARS ago Mohammed EI Helw watched helplessly as his lion-tamer father was mauled to death by a rogue animal. The next day he took over the family act!. "Taste for Adventure" (BBC1, 8.30) follows the working routine of Mohammed, the 29 year old star of the ...
More of YOUR televiews.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... IT would give pleasure to many to hear Amy Turtle (Ann George) sing in Stars on Sunday. When I read Admirer's letter I felt I must second it. It's been nice to hear Noele Gordon taking part.It would do us all good to see Amy back with us. She has many fans. H ....
Aiming for the top; Stafford Hildred's Teleview.(Letters)
Mar 01, 2008 ... WHO is the funniest man on TV? And who is the funniest woman? Tonight's the night to find out in "TV Times Top Ten" (ATV, 7.0). Because, as Hughie Green says: "It's your vote that counts, folks," in this show where viewers pick their TV favourites. Noele ...
Man dead in car.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... POLICE at Coleshill today were probing the death of a man found in his car in a country lane. He has not yet been named. They found the body in Green Lane just ...
Tory car warning comes under fire - from a Tory.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: by STANLEY SPARKS MIDLAND Tory MP Mr. Hal Miller today hit out at one of his own front bench spokesmen for a "negative, defeatist and theoretical attitude" towards Leyland and the British motor industry. Mr. Norman Lamont, an Opposition spokesman on industry, ...
Car raided.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Thieves stole a tyre, wheel and a heavy duty battery - worth a total of pounds 70-from a car parked ...
TRANSPORT MEMORIES.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... THIS is one of the pictures in "Transport Memories," an Evening Mail special that takes you through the days of the "charas," trams, cars, bikes - old time transport of all kinds. The special is packed ...
Model troops set for battle.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... HUNDREDS of "mini-soldiers" will be on parade in Walsall on Sunday as model makers from all over the country converge on the area. A military fair has been organised by the West Midland Military Model Society, with a programme of demonstrations and competitions. One ...
Airline has no planes for new holidays.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: by ROBERT MOORE BRITISH Airways is so short of planes it is having to pay another airline to run its new holiday fights between Birmingham and Italy. A once-weekly return service between Elmdon and Naples starts in June and represents an expansion by ...
It's the patients who are rude, not us.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... Byline: by SUE JONES DOCTORS' receptionists have let out a growl of protest at patients' claims that they are rude and unhelpful. The boot should be on the other foot because it is the patients who are rude to them, they say. A report from the Central ...
Fire engines blaze back.(News)
Mar 01, 2008 ... VETERAN fire engines worth more than pounds 120,000 will be back in action for a Birmingham rally in June. ...