Apr 30 2008 | Birmingham News
POLICE were today hunting a gunman after a teenager was shot in the leg during a party in Birmingham. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O'Neill has contented himself in the knowledge that ten points from four games has quietened the critics who had questioned his decision not to spend in January. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
CRAIG Gardner has suffered a slight setback in his bid to return to fitness after a five-game absence for Aston Villa with a thigh injury. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Birmingham City News
ALEX McLeish has insisted that Birmingham City have got over the disappointment of the Liverpool result. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Birmingham City News
DAVID Murphy has declared that Blues were not 'scared' by the magnitude of Saturday's game at Fulham. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Birmingham City News
ALEX McLeish has insisted that there has been no falling-out with Daniel de Ridder. Read
Apr 30 2008 | West Brom News
ZOLTAN Gera's agent has dismissed reports claiming that the Albion midfielder is set to leave The Hawthorns. Read
Apr 30 2008 | West Brom News
DEAN Kiely believes newly-promoted West Bromwich Albion can eclipse his former club Charlton by becoming a prosperous Premier League club. Read
Apr 30 2008 | West Brom News
LEON Barnett believes West Bromwich Albion's current crop of players are more than capable of holding their own in the Premier League. Read
Apr 30 2008 | West Brom News
WEST Bromwich Albion have sold out of the 5,000 season tickets they had available for new applicants for 2008/09. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Worcestershire CCC
WORCESTERSHIRE'S pace attack was strengthened by the return of Simon Jones for today's County Championship Division Two clash with Northamptonshire at Wantage Road. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Non-League
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers manager Mark Yates has wasted little time in reshaping his squad for next season. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Non-League
AMBITIOUS AFC Telford attempt to make an immediate impact when they travel to former Football League side Barrow tonight for the opening leg of their Blue Square North play-off clash. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Non-League
THE York were crowned Premier champions this week - but they owed Videotone a huge debt of thanks. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Non-League
SUTTON Three Tuns secured a narrow 3-2 success over St Marys St Johns in Division One. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Non-League
THE race for runners-up spot in Festival Premier One produced a pulsating finish with three clubs all fighting for the prize. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Non-League
AFC SOMERS pulled off a surprise when they travelled to title-chasing Sutton United and secured a shock 1-0 win. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Non-League
A YEAR ago they nearly folded but now, with a new kit from the Birmingham Mail, Oscott Liberals are cup winners. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Non-League
GREETS Green won the Charity Cup in a penalty shoot-out with Coseley Royal. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Non-League
STOURBRIDGE secured their place in the BGB Southern Midland Division play-off finals following a slender 1-0 win over Sutton Coldfield Town at Amblecote last night. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Non-League
HALESOWEN Town had to endure 32 minutes of farce before their BGB Southern Premier play-off clash with Chippenham Town was finally abandoned owing to a water-logged pitch last night. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Non-League
LEAGUE runners-up Cosmo United completed their campaign with a 6-0 win over Goodyear Dunlop, who were condemned to bottom spot as a result. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Non-League
HOCKLEY Heath Dynamo celebrated lifting the Christopher Moore Cup with a 3-1 win over Redwood Rangers. Allsop lit up Dynamo's day with a hat-trick. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Jon Walker
DIGBY Jones escaped the plotting and backstabbing of Westminster to take part in a debate on immigration in Birmingham last week. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Jon Walker
THERE may be a feeling of déjà vu for Richard Burden MP when he quizzes Tony Blair next week. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Boxing
WAYNE Elcock’s rescheduled defence of the British middleweight title against Dudley’s Darren McDermott will be at the Villa Events Centre in June. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Boxing
Birmingham heavyweight Neil Perkins goes into the ring at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall tonight (wed) with a severe warning from his Midlands mate Rob Norton. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Birmingham Speedway
HENNING Bager has revealed how Berwick desperately tried to keep him - but he always wanted to return to Birmingham. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Wolves FC News
WOLVES boss Mick McCarthy believes midfielder Darron Gibson will be fit for Sunday's crucial clash with Plymouth Argyle. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Wolves FC News
FREDDY Eastwood fears he may have kicked his last ball for Wolves. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Other sport
THE feedback from the TCF Showcase has been immensely positive, both from anglers who attended and the exhibitors. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Other sport
AN ARRAY of cup finals brought the curtain down on the season for the Four Oaks and District League. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Your News
A TIME team will be at work in a historic Birmingham former farm house with an appeal for city youngsters who heped save it more than 30 years ago to come forward. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Your News
WALSALL midfielder Kevin Betsy has spoken about the racism he has encountered on the pitch. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Your News
UNSIGNED Birmingham band The Heathers are creating a stir on the world wide web with a video for their debut single Heartache & Hairdye. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Your News
BIRMINGHAM Boys' Brigade Company and the 16+ group took part in a big clean up on the streets of Smethwick. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Your News
HALESOWEN and Kidderminster Life Saving Club has picked up a double award from its county association. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Your News
A FABULOUS night of entertainment greeted the audience of the Old Joint Stock theatre on Sauturday night with the performance of 'Postcards On The Edge'. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Your News
An exhibition of work from 30 second year Birmingham Institute of Art and Design Fine Art students has gone on display. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Tom Ross Column
CONGRATULATIONS to Tony Mowbray on winning promotion to the Premiership with Albion. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
THREE Brummie cabbies and their war hero passengers will land in northern France next week for a five-day trip to commemorate the D-Day landings. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
AN outbreak of tuberculosis (TB) at a Birmingham school is being investigated, it has emerged. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
AN ambitious project aimed at turning a landmark Midland cathedral into one of the most accessible in Britain was given a Royal seal of approval today. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN who helped con an elderly couple out of £545 for unnecessary repair work to their roof has been spared a prison sentence. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
A YOUNG pupil from Kingshurst’s City Technology College has rubbed shoulders with the biggest names in British sport in a two-year stint as a young ambassador for the 2012 London Olympics. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
Heartlands Hospital has drawn inspiration from a favourite 80’s movie Ghostbusters to launch a fun infection control campaign to spread the important message of how to stop MRSA in its tracks. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE have opposed a 24-hour booze licence bid by a Broad Street supermarket because they claim it will "increase crime and disorder." Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
AWARD winning actor Matthew Kelly is to star in a major production at one of the smallest theatres in the Midlands. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
THE brother of Aston Villa defender Zat Knight was this afternoon jailed for six years for dealing in heroin and cocaine. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES investigating the discovery of human remains in a Midland canal have identified the body and launched a murder investigation. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
THE recruitment crisis reported by Birmingham balti-houses might be solved by training British people to become chefs, Immigration Minister Liam Byrne has suggested. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
LAND Rover celebrates its 60th anniversary this week - and a special two-day event will take place at the weekend to mark the milestone. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
AN INSPIRATIONAL figure in Birmingham’s Irish community who was instrumental in reviving the St Patrick’s Parade in the city has died after a battle with cancer. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
TWO senior Midland firefighters who were sacked over a spoof video prank today won back their jobs. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
TWO years ago Julie Mooney was tipping the scales at 13 stone and her self-esteem had plummeted to an all time low. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
BLIND marathon hero Dave Heeley and his running guide Malcolm Carr are to run in a popular annual road race in the Midlands. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of Aston Villa fans are set to pay tribute to "gentle giant" Christopher Priest in a poignant minute's silence before kick-off against Wigan on Saturday. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
A 21-YEAR-old Midland woman drowned after she became trapped under water for 20 minutes during a white water adventure activity in New Zealand. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
A COUNCILLOR today called for more control over advertising posters in "culturally sensitive" areas of Birmingham. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
A WELL-KNOWN Birmingham pub has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
A SPRIGHTLY widower who was still working aged 88 has died, a week after being mugged by a woman. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN who started selling crack cocaine to ease his financial problems has been jailed for two years. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of fans frozen out of the climax to West Bromwich Albion's glory season have launched a campaign to get the game beamed back to The Hawthorns. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
THE family of two-year-old hit-and-run victim Josh Berrill today praised the police and prosecutors after a m an was convicted of his manslaughter. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
A SPECTACULAR two-mile walk through the Midlands' largest area of natural bluebells will help to raise thousands of pounds for charity this weekend. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
FIRE crews from the water rescue unit pulled a terrier to safety after he almost drowned in a storm culvert which had become flooded in heavy rain. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
THE last group of traders in a shopping centre that is about to be bulldozed found themselves being boarded in - while they were still working in the city centre premises. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
THE largest gay and lesbian event in the country organised by Birmingham Pride will be without its crowd-pulling party piece this year - the famous parade that winds round the city centre and ends in the gay village. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
THE ambitious refurbishment of Birmingham's Town Hall, the imaginative reinvention of iconic Fort Dunlop and the newly built Holloway Circus Tower, are all in line for a prestigious national architectural award for excellence. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
OUTDATED council homes in Birmingham will be given a new lease of life under £2 million plans to bring housing into the 21st century. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
FRESH delays over the long awaited relaunch of Longbridge are down to the link-up between former Chinese rivals SAIC and Nanjing, the Midlands’ top motoring industry guru said. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Top Stories
THE woman owner of a Midland company which collected between up to £2,000 a day from illegal wheelclamping, has been convicted of conspiracy to blackmail motorists. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Colin Whittock Cartoons
COLIN Whittock's view as oil profits are announced. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Walsall FC News
A BLEND of Walsall favourites old and new were no match for a purposeful Wolves side in Darren Wrack's testimonial match at the Banks's Stadium last night. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
WARWICKSHIRE found batting far from straightforward after winning the toss and going in first against Leicestershire at Edgbaston. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
IAN Bell today stressed that his desire to play for Warwickshire has not diminished one iota. Read
Apr 30 2008 | Aston Villa FC match reports
CHAMPIONS Aston Villa proudly lifted the Premiership Reserve League South Trophy having struggled to overcome 10-man Arsenal in driving rain at Villa Park. Read