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In a Spin at Bambu

BRUM’S Thursday club night Spin has been relaunched at a new venue.Read

City knows how to throw a party

TORONTO passed an equality law a few years ago that women can legally walk down the street bare chested because men can do the same.Read

Runaway milk float smashes into offices

LIFE turned sour for Smethwick workers when a truck loaded with milk careered in to an office block.Read

I never thought I’d live to see another Wall Street crash

A REMARKABLE Birmingham great-grandmother is celebrating her 106th birthday today and in her own home.Read

Aston Villa fans' anger at European flight prices

ASTON Villa fans hoping to catch the biggest European away game in years claim they are being stung by a hike in airline prices.Read

Community groups face closure after funding shake-up

COMMUNITY groups across Birmingham are facing closure after a shake up in funding from Birmingham City Council.Read

One year on from St Barnabas Church fire

A BIRMINGHAM church engulfed in flames a year ago today is rising from the ashes in more ways than one.Read

Twinz love a life of grime

BIRMINGHAM is going to be at the epicentre of the British Grime scene this month as a massive club night is held at The Custard Factory.Read

Play areas used to train fighting dogs

CHILDREN’S play areas in Birmingham are being used to train bloodthirsty fighting dogs, council chiefs admitted today.Read

Artist Simon Mendy out to put Birmingham on the map

AN INTERNATIONAL artist is hoping to put Birmingham back on the mural map after falling in love with the city.Read

Couple save ‘Ozzy’s club’

BIRMINGHAM’S longest running club, the Elbow Room, has been refurbished and relaunched by its new owners.Read

Man held over Redditch lead theft

POLICE in Redditch arrested a man believed to be stealing lead from the town’s Hewell Road swimming pool.Read

Man held over Redditch lead theft

POLICE in Redditch arrested a man believed to be stealing lead from the town’s Hewell Road swimming pool.Read

Birmingham care home ordered to close

BIRMINGHAM City Council chiefs have decided to shut a private care home for the elderly after “serious and continuing adult protection issues”.Read

Coronation Street cast help Big Joe Egan in bullying campaign

BIRMINGHAM’S Big Joe Egan has roped in the Coronation Street cast to help his Let’s Knock Out Bullying campaign.Read

Birmingham nightclub Bobby Browns to reopen

LEGENDARY Birmingham nightspot Bobby Browns is reopening.Read

Crown and Cushion, Wellington road, Perry Barr

"COW foot?" My friend gasped as he looked at the specials board in the Crown and Cushion, Perry Barr.Read

Poundland to open in Sutton Coldfield

THE Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield is set to get its first Poundland store.Read

Horror as dog kills Perry Hall park swan

PETS may have to come under stricter control at a Birmingham beauty spot after a family of swans was attacked by a dog.Read

Closures in Great Barr and Sutton Coldfield as part of gas mains work

MOTORISTS are set for more traffic misery throughout the rest of the summer with the announcement of new road closures.Read

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