Ben Hurst

Jump on board, help our ailing planet - and save cash

BIRMINGHAM Mail readers are desperate to use public transport more, our exclusive survey has revealed.Read

Crime and violence on the buses

A SHOCKING level of violence and crime on the region's buses was today exposed by an exclusive Birmingham Mail survey.Read

Delegation to minister armed with Mail

A HIGH-powered delegation is going to London to meet Transport Secretary Doug Alexander in a bid to stem plunging bus passenger numbers - and they are going armed with today's Birmingham Mail survey.Read

Bus firms demand £15m to carry kids

MIDLANDS taxpayers could face a £15 million bombshell this year because bus operators are demanding more cash to carry children, the disabled and pensioners.Read

200 extra speed cameras plan for city

MORE than 200 sites for new speed cameras have been earmarked across the West Midlands.Read

Passenger groups unhappy with replacement trains

THEY have been branded as a "dirty, decrepit disgrace" and transport leaders recently spent £1.3 million on doing them up.Read

Plan for canals to cut city congestion

IT'S an often repeated statistic that Birmingham has more miles of canal than Venice - now transport leaders want to utilise the extensive network of waterways for moving freight and relieve the strain on the region's creaking roads.Read

Youngsters killed in car crash

TWO teenagers were killed today when their car careered off a Birmingham road and hit a tree.Read

Airport pushes on with runway extension bid

BIRMINGHAM International Airport is to press ahead with a full planning application to extend the main runway which would allow jumbo jets to take off.Read

Young thug urinated on bus seat

PASSENGERS were horrified when a young thug openly urinated while travelling on a bus.Read

Rising bus fares equals rising profits

TRAVEL West Midlands is the most profitable bus company in the world but relies heavily on the public purse to drive its profits.Read

Service changes to make New Street even busier

RAIL passenger groups today hit out at plans to make all Cross Country service passengers change at New Street, labelling them "crass".Read

Airport faces huge bill for extra policing

BIRMINGHAM Airport is facing a massive bill from police who have had to drastically increase security to tackle the terror threat.Read

More roadworks ahead for city centre motorists

BIRMINGHAM motorists were today hit by another roadworks hammer blow.Read

Midlands picks up the pieces after storm battering

BIRMINGHAM'S battered road and rail network was today slowly returning to normal after the ferocious storm brought the region to a near standstill.Read

Whitehall hints approval for £600m revamp

THE £600 million scheme to transform Birmingham's "dungeon like" New Street station is set to be approved by the Government, it was revealed today.Read

£50m road scheme set to start early

WORK on a £50 million by-pass intended to slash congestion in Birmingham is set to get under way six months early.Read

Minister pledges New Street won't go off the rails

BRITAIN'S transport minister today promised that drastic changes to rail timetables this year won't force New Street into meltdown.Read

New Street campaign taken to ministers

THE campaign to get New Street Station revamped took the battle to the very heart of government at a special lobby event.Read

Warning over New Street train capacity

NEW Street station will be "overwhelmed" unless a £600 million revamp goes ahead, a top rail industry figure claimed today.Read

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