Evening Mail back issues from Friday, January 13:
Crackdown on drugs bust estate Police pledge blitz on crime
Jan 13, 2006; ... POLICE today pledged a crackdown on crime on a West Bromwichestate after a successful drugs bust. Heroin with a street value of pounds 250 was seized and a man andwoman arrested in Tantany yesterday after police spotted theoccupants of two cars acting suspiciously ....
Tribute to veteran Saddlers follower BLOXWICH: Soccer boss pays respects at farewell to deaf and blind Walsall fan, 91
Jan 13, 2006; ... FAMILY and friends paid their last respects to a devoted WalsallFC fan who followed his team through thick and thin even though hewas deaf and blind. The funeral of 91-year-old Ronald Brookes, who lived in SignalGrove, Bloxwich, was held at Streetly Crematorium ...
Weighing equipment 'unreliable' WALSALL
Jan 13, 2006 ... TRADING standards officers warned businesses today that they couldbe losing hundreds of pounds a day because of faulty weighbridges. Walsall Council trading standards officers helped surveyweighbridges last year and found that 12 per cent did not meet thestandard set by law ....
Tell us what's happening where you are
Jan 13, 2006 ... For Sandwell, Dudley, Wolverhampton, West Bromwich, Oldbury,Smethwick, Rowley Regis, Wednesbury, Tipton, Dudley, Brierley Hill,Halesowen Stourbridge, Sedgley, Kingswinford, Gornal, Wolverhampton,Wednesfield, Tettenhall and Bilston. Call us on 0121 553 7221 oremail: TONY DEELEY ...
Chief has say in school row BEARWOOD: Fears teachers could be left out of pocket by shake-up
Jan 13, 2006; ... SANDWELL'S education supremo has responded to claims by teachingunions that staff could be left out of pocket because ofcontroversial changes. The NUT in Sandwell claims that moves away from the currentmanagement allowance system to Teaching and Learning ResponsibilityPayments ...
On your bike for a fun time SMETHWICK
Jan 13, 2006 ... VISITORS to a museum in Smethwick are promised a wheel-y good timewith the chance to go on fascinating cycling tours of the canalnetwork. The trips have been organised by the Galton Valley HeritageCentre, in Brasshouse Lane. Organisers have secured funding for 20 bikes in a ...
Woman 'may have overdosed' WALSALL
Jan 13, 2006 ... A WOMAN may have accidentally overdosed on anti-depressants andalcohol, an inquest heard. Carling Rimmer, aged 54, from The Briers, Aldridge, Walsall, wasfound dead in bed by her husband Alan, the morning after they hadbeen on a night out. Mrs Rimmer had been suffering from ...
Woman 'may have overdosed' WALSALL
Jan 13, 2006 ... A NIGHT of movie music will be performed by the BirminghamPhilharmonic Orchestra at Walsall Town ...
Woman 'may have overdosed' BLOXWICH
Jan 13, 2006 ... CLASSIC children's play Pinocchio will be brought to life atBloxwich Library Theatre in ...
Neep in to enjoy a hoot! HALESOWEN
Jan 13, 2006 ... CATERING students at Halesowen College are brushing up their North-of-the-Border knowledge in preparation for Burns Night. The students will be staging a three-course dinner, complete withhaggis, neeps and tatties on January 24 and 25 in the TrainingRestaurant at the Whittingham ...
Children left in tears after club is closed COALPOOL: Youth centre worker evicted by council officer - claim
Jan 13, 2006; ... CHILDREN were left in tears when a council closed a youth club andevicted the woman who ran it, it was claimed today. Youngsters aged eight to 11 were said to have been upset by anincident which saw Walsall Council youth services chief Andy Driverdemand that Caroline Crolley move ...
Bakery on mice charge WEST BROMWICH
Jan 13, 2006 ... A BAKERY hit by business problems is in court next week over aninfestation of mice. This week it was revealed struggling bakery Firkin was placed intoadministration with about 400 jobs at risk. Strong competition from superstores has been blamed for thedownturn in fortunes ...
Football: Watson raring to go again FOOTBALL ALBION: Defender's in line for a recall after injury setback
Jan 13, 2006; ... STEVE Watson has declared himself fit for Sunday's trip to WiganAthletic. The Baggies utility man missed last weekend's FA Cup clash withReading after badly bruising his foot against Villa. But the 31-year-old is now fit for selection as Bryan Robson's menprepare to face an ...
Football: Moxey is sorry for Mac
Jan 13, 2006; ... JEZ Moxey today admitted MK Dons striker Izale McLeod wouldprobably be a Wolves player by now had the League One side acceptedtheir first offer. But the chief executive insists Wolves will continue to monitorthe 21-year-old's progress as they continue their pursuit of a ...
Football: Baros a big hit with the boss FOOTBALL VILLA: O'Leary warns rivals that star striker is getting better all the time
Jan 13, 2006; ... MILAN Baros returns to Villa's attack against West Ham tomorrowwith David O'Leary warning Alan Pardew's side that the Czechinternational is getting better and better. Six-goal joint-leading marksman Baros was suspended for the FA Cuptie at Hull but is expected to partner Luke ...
Football: Lee his 'own worst enemy'
Jan 13, 2006; ... DAVID O'Leary has told Lee Hendrie he has no grounds to complainat a lack of first-team opportunities this season. Hendrie is sweating on his midfield place against West Hamtomorrow with Eirik Bakke back from being cup-tied at Hull. The midfielder voiced his frustration in ...
Football: Don't take the Mickey again!
Jan 13, 2006 ... DAVID O'Leary has accused his players of treating West Ham like a"Mickey Mouse team" when the sides met earlier this season. Villa were the ones made to look like frightened mice on the wrongend of a 4-0 thumping. Now the Villa boss will demand that his players make amends ....
Football: Ugo's double lift for Albion TRANSFER: Robinson's backing for formidable new-look defensive pairing
Jan 13, 2006; ... UGO Ehiogu has been tipped to form a formidable defensive double-act with Curtis Davies, emulating his decade-long partnership withGareth Southgate. Albion left-back Paul Robinson believes the 34-year-old, who isset to join The Baggies sometime today, will bring experience ...
Sad farewell to city riots victim Hundreds pay respects at funeral
Jan 13, 2006; ... HUNDREDS of mourners were today at the funeral of tragic IsaiahYoung-Sam, who was stabbed to death during riots in Lozells. Friends, family, leading members of the community and dozens offormer colleagues poured into the Ladywood area to say a sad, finalfarewell to the 24-year-old ...
Sat nav thefts on increase BOURNVILLE
Jan 13, 2006 ... POLICE from Bournville Lane are warning drivers of the trend forthieves to target cars with satellite navigation systems. There have been 360 sat nav thefts in the West Midlands in thelast six months and although this is fewer than three per cent of thetotal number of thefts from ...
Spooky students line up fright night DRUIDS HEATH
Jan 13, 2006 ... PUPILS at a Druids Heath school will be tackling the horrors oftheatre during their school play. Little Shop of Horrors will be staged at Baverstock FoundationSchool and Specialist Sports College at the end of this month. Thespians Tom Hewson, aged 17, and Kimberley Deane, ...
Tell us what's happening where you are
Jan 13, 2006 ... Harborne POPPY BRADY 0121 428 4924 poppy_brady @mrn.co.uk Quinton, Weoley Castle, Bartley Green JANE TYLER 0121 234 5382 jane_tyler@mrn.co.uk Bournville, Longbridge, Northfield, Rubery, Frankley, Allens Cross CATHERINE ...
Pub brawlers spared prison HOCKLEY HEATH: Dispute escalated into ugly violence
Jan 13, 2006; ... THREE men and a woman whose attempt to settle a dispute withsomeone in a pub degenerated into ugly violence have narrowly escapedprison sentences. Thomas Newey, his girlfriend Robyn Daly, Dale Norman and RozminKane had all pleaded guilty at Warwick Crown Court to a charge ...
ACOCKS GREEN Advice on mobility
Jan 13, 2006 ... PEOPLE with mobility problems are being invited to talk onMobility and ...
Mum's the word in store contest SMALL HEATH
Jan 13, 2006 ... THE search is on for a mum in a million and city families arebeing urged to nominate their very own first lady. The Asda store in Coventry Road, Small Heath is looking for a veryspecial person to win its coveted Wonder Mum title. The store winner will go through to the finals ...
Warning after 4x4 theft spree SELLY OAK
Jan 13, 2006 ... POLICE today warned owners of 4x4 vehicles to be on their guardafter a spate of thefts in Selly Oak in the past week. A black Mitsubishi Shogun was stolen from an address in PritchattsRoad, Edgbaston, on January 4 and later found in Hollywood strippedof its parts. Days ...
Forum to air issues SHELDON
Jan 13, 2006 ... SHELDON Consultative Forum holds its next meeting on Monday at7pm. Anyone interested in hearing about local ...
Meeting date is set ACOCKS GREEN
Jan 13, 2006 ... ACOCKS Green Neighbourhood Forum will next meet on January 26 atAcocks ...
TYSELEY
Jan 13, 2006 ... A WOMEN'S only gym has opened in Tyseley boasting the most up-to-date health and fitness equipment including a unique infra-red sauna.The Ladies of Leisure gymnasium in Warwick Road, officially openedits doors for the first time ...
Couple stole from house KINGS HEATH
Jan 13, 2006 ... A TEENAGER and her boyfriend "made themselves at home" afterbreaking into a neighbour's house before stealing jewellery andelectrical goods, Birmingham Crown Court was told. After Nicky Molloy and Jermaine Marks forced their way into thevictim's property in Denshaw Road, Kings ...
Head is heading for Oz SUTTON: Retiring teacher taking Down Under break before new school challenge
Jan 13, 2006; ... A LONG-serving and popular retiring head teacher is winging hisway to Australia. Richard Metcalfe arrived at Fairfax School, Fairfax Road, SuttonCold-field, in 1990 when just 38 per cent of pupils achieved five ormore GCSE grades A-C. Now as he walks out the door for the ...
Birmingham Magistrates
Jan 13, 2006 ... CASES dealt with by Birmingham magistrates on Friday January 6included: Irfan Adalat, 21, of Cavendish Road, Winson Green, Birmingham,having a walking stick sword, an offensive weapon in a public place,fined pounds 100 plus pounds 38. Ravinder Singh Dhani, 24, of Hagley ...
Heating to be fixed for OAPs KINGSTANDING
Jan 13, 2006 ... A KINGSTANDING pensioners' bowling team was celebrating this weekafter the council agreed to stump up the cash to fix their communitycentre's heating. The pensioners at the 610 centre on the Kingstanding Road weredisgusted the heating was left broken for months forcing the ...
Quiz your councillors FOUR OAKS
Jan 13, 2006 ... FOUR Oaks residents will be able to quiz councillors and raiseissues of local concern at ...
Tell us what's happening where you are
Jan 13, 2006 ... Kingstanding, Great Barr, Perry Barr NEIL ELKES 0121 234 5212 neil_elkes@mrn.co.uk Stockland Green JANE TYLER 0121 234 5382 jane_tyler@mrn.co.uk Erdington, Hodge Hill, Castle Bromwich, Stechford, Fox and Goose JAMES ...
Paddy wants his title back ERDINGTON: Bid to regain crown as world's fittest athlete
Jan 13, 2006; ... CHAMPION Paddy Doyle is gearing up for a gruelling battle toregain his title of the World's Fittest Athlete. Mr Doyle is hoping to wrestle the title from his arch rivalAmerican Rob Powell who snatched the record from him in February lastyear. "I think he's running scared," ...
MP backs parenting helpline SUTTON COLDFIELD
Jan 13, 2006; ... SUTTON Coldfield MP Andrew Mitchell has backed a campaignsupporting the charity Parent-line Plus. The charity provides free parenting support and advice through a24-hour freephone helpline and e-mail service. Following extensive research Parentline Plus has produced a ...
Mum helps to raise pounds 6,000 STECHFORD
Jan 13, 2006 ... DOZENS of fitness fans raised more than pounds 6,000 for charity. The cash volunteers took part in a four-hour fitness marathon atStechford Cascades Leisure Centre in Station Road, to raise cash forthe Leukaemia Research Foundation. One hundred balloons bearing pictures of ...
Staff's tonic for children SUTTON COLDFIELD
Jan 13, 2006 ... STAFF at a Sutton Coldfield company have given their hard-earnedprize winnings to Birmingham Children's Hospital. Infrastructure services company Morgan Est employees won a pounds500 award for hitting targets in the company's Safety ExcellenceScheme. The company is working ...
Oil painter at meeting SUTTON
Jan 13, 2006 ... A FINE oil painter with more than 30 years' experience is specialguest speaker at the next meeting of Sutton Coldfield Society ofArtists. Anthony Yates, a member of the Royal ...
Protester to stand KINGSTANDING: Traffic campaigner's bid
Jan 13, 2006; ... A KINGSTANDING road safety campaigner will stand in the localelections in a bid to slow down traffic on her street. Elaine Sturch, aged 44, has been campaigning for speed bumpsoutside her home in Finchley Road. The married mother-of-four will now contest the May local ...
KINGSTANDING
Jan 13, 2006 ... PUPILS from a Kingstanding school met their footballing heroes atan awards ceremony. Six youngsters from Cardinal Wiseman School were given medals andcertificates by Aston Villa goalkeepers Thomas Soren-son and StuartTaylor ...
Rape rumour fanned flames of violence
Jan 13, 2006; ... RIOTS that claimed the life of "diamond" Isaiah Young-sam were thefinal explosive result of simmering tensions surroundingunsubstantiated rumours that a teenage girl had been gang-raped. The eruption of violence in Lozells that Saturday night in Octoberleft dozens of people ...
TheWorld: Wife is accused
Jan 13, 2006 ... THE pregnant wife of England striker Michael Owen (pictured) ...
City man may be Hajj victim TRAGED: Only one confirmed British fatality says Foreign
Jan 13, 2006; ... A BIRMINGHAM man may have been the only Briton killed in thetragic crush on the last day of the Hajj in Saudi Arabia, it wasrevealed this afternoon. A Foreign Office spokesman said the victim was either thought tohave been living in the city, or had been born there. She ...
Pilgrim's horror at stampede
Jan 13, 2006; ... A MUSLIM scout leader from Birmingham who attended the Hajj inSaudi Arabia spoke today about how euphoria turned to tragedy in amatter of seconds. Abdullah Mussa, leader of the 304th Birmingham Muslim Associationof Britain scouts, based in Balsall Heath, was attending the ...
No news on theft of CCTV ASTON: Cameras taken from outside shop
Jan 13, 2006; ... A CITY newsagent who had five security cameras stolen from outsidehis shop nine days before Christmas claims police have still not cometo see him despite several promises. Father-of-six Walayat Hussain replaced the cameras outside hisshop Kasir News in Ettington Road, Aston, only ...
Youths to get voice at council
Jan 13, 2006 ... YOUNG Sandwell people are being urged to nominate themselves for aplace on the borough's shadow youth cabinet. Sandwell's youth service is inviting nominations for elections inFebruary and everyone aged from 11 to 25 is eligible to vote. The youth cabinet works with ...
Chinese to mark Year of the Dog HURST STREET
Jan 13, 2006 ... A CARNIVAL atmosphere will take over part of the city centre atthe end of the month as the Chinese community celebrate their NewYear. An explosion of music and dance will come to the Arcadian Centre,Hurst Street, as the Year of the Dog is welcomed in. Everyone is invited to ...
Kidney health battle CAMPAIGN: Free blood tests and advice on offer
Jan 13, 2006; ... BLACK people in Birmingham are being targeted in a drive to reducekidney failure. Kidney Research UK and Boots the Chemist have teamed up to reachout to black families from Handsworth and Aston to Sutton Coldfield. People are being offered free blood pressure tests and ...
Tell us what's happening where you are
Jan 13, 2006 ... Aston, Handsworth, Ladywood, Lozells POPPY BRADY 0121 428 4924 poppy_brady@mrn.co.uk Soho, Sparkhill, Sparkbrook, Digbeth GUY NEWEY 0121 234 5639 guy_newey@mrn.co.uk Nechells, Hodge ...
Have say at ward meeting SPRINGFIELD
Jan 13, 2006 ... A SPRINGFIELD ward committee meeting will be held later thismonth. Residents can air views ...
Swimming: Time for Brum to splash out! SWIMMING: Former city Olympian urges more cash for pools
Jan 13, 2006; ... FORMER Great Britain swimmer Marie Hardiman is the latest in atorrent of swimming champions urging council bosses to pour morefunding into Birmingham's public pools. Marie, now aged 30, became the first City of Birmingham swimmer tolaunch a bid for solo Olympic glory at the ...
Planning Applications
Jan 13, 2006 ... 400 Lodge Road, Hockley. Change of use of ground floor from a shop(use class A1) to a hot food takeaway (use class A5). Repositioningof rear staircase to end of rear two storey wing, insertion of newentrance door at end of wing (first floor level) and bricking upfirst floor door (with ...
Tenants asked for their view HALL GREEN
Jan 13, 2006 ... COUNCIL tenants in Hall Green are being asked for their views onthe management of their homes. Newsletters and surveys are being posted to householders byBirmingham City Council to find out who tenants want to run thehousing stock. Householders will have to decide ...
Holocaust memorial CITY CENTRE
Jan 13, 2006 ... THE sixth national Holocaust Memorial Day will be marked in thecity centre on Sunday, January 29, with a service, ...
Issues are addressed ALUM ROCK
Jan 13, 2006 ... CITY councillor Tariq Ayoub Khan (Lib Dem) last night met withfamilies in his Washwood Heath ward to discuss issues ...
Free jazz gig tonight SYMPHONY HALL
Jan 13, 2006 ... JAZZ artist Carol Westwood will perform at the Symphony Halltonight, accompanied by the Archie Cotterell ...
Company in drive to help charity SMALL HEATH
Jan 13, 2006; ... A SMALL HEATH van rental company is lending four wheels for a goodcause. Cartrux Rental Ltd in Armoury Road has kindly donated one of theirvans to the Acorns Children's Hospice as part of their 25thanniversary celebrations. The Midlands charity will enjoy full use of the ...
Timely help to beat burglars SELLY OAK: Police hand out power switches to deter criminals
Jan 13, 2006; ... POLICE are handing out thousands of free timer switches tostudents in an effort to beat the burglar. Young students moving into private accommodation for the firsttime are considered rich pickings for crooks on the prowl in areassuch as Selly Oak. Police have launched a ...
Gem of an auction to aid brave Shane JEWELLERY QUARTER
Jan 13, 2006 ... THOUSANDS of pounds of unique jewellery will go under the hammerat a city charity auction in aid of a poorly child. The Jewellery Quarter Association will be raising money to pay formedical equipment for brave five-year-old Shane Brooks, from Oldbury,who suffers from brain ...
NECHELLS
Jan 13, 2006 ... A NECHELLS Chinese supermarket is applying for a licence to sellalcohol. W Wing Yip (Mail Order) Ltd, in Nechells Park Road, is making ...
Store searches for a mum in a million SMALL HEATH
Jan 13, 2006 ... THE search is on for a mum in a million and central Birminghamfamilies are being urged to nominate their very own first lady. The Asda store in Coventry Road, Small Heath, is looking for avery special person to win its coveted Wonder Mum title. The store winner will go ...
JEWELLERY QUARTER
Jan 13, 2006 ... BIRMINGHAM popsters Ocean Colour Scene are performing a specialcity centre gig to launch their new record label. The band will perform an acoustic show and are also recording theevent for an album release on the new ...
EyeOn BROAD ST
Jan 13, 2006 ... GREAT sadness has swept across Broad Street with the movement ofthe Munches from the Old Orleans Pub and Restaurant. Munches are not devotees of Edvard Munch of the Scream fame, butswingers who congregate just to socialise with all their clothes on. Yes, the third Saturday of ...