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Midland motorsport hero Tony Marsh dies

MIDLAND motor racing legend Tony Marsh has died, aged 77.Read

'Cinderella' Birmingham day care centres snubbed

COUNCIL officials desperate to close two day centres claim disabled adults are refusing to use them because the buildings offer a service that is “frozen in time”.Read

Big travel delays expected over Bank Holiday weekend

MIDLAND travellers are set to be hit by serious traffic problems today for the Bank Holiday getaway – but 3,000 drivers can dodge the queues with a free giveaway.Read

Police and soldiers have security training for the 2012 Olympics

WEST Midlands Police officers teamed up with the military to master search techniques in the build-up to the region’s role in the 2012 Olympics.Read

Birmingham soldier escapes serious injury in Helmand Province

A BIRMINGHAM soldier serving in Afghanistan has spoken of the moment a bullet tore through his clothing, almost causing him serious injury.Read

Sutton Coldfield woman's horde of 5,000 bars of soap

MEET the pensioner who has more than 5,000 bars of soap.Read

Sutton Coldfield woman's horde of 5,000 bars of soap

MEET the pensioner who has more than 5,000 bars of soap.Read

nCREDIT where it’s due to John Hemming (Lib Dem Yardley), the MP who admitted he may have wrongly claimed expenses for food during the summer holidays.

Most horror stories about MPs’ expenses have become public because receipts were published by the media. Mr Hemming, pictured, chose to go public with misgivings about the money he has received.Read

Birmingham council stores mountain of documents

HISTORIC archives, legal files and all manner of council documents are being piled high in a warehouse the size of Villa Park.Read

Rolf Harris draws a crowd in Brum

CAN you guess who it is yet?Read

PROTESTING squatters were today dramatically evicted from an unused Birmingham city centre hotel they had been occupying for three weeks.

Police and High Court bailiffs swooped on Beechwood Hotel, Bristol Road, Edgbaston, at 6.30am today to move out the protesters.Read

Vintage designer clothes up for auction in Solihull

A TREASURE trove of vintage designer clothing and accessories is set to go under the hammer at a Solihull auction house.Read

Blur guitarist heads Town Hall tribute concert

SINGER-songwriter Martha Wainwright, Blur guitarist Graham Coxon and West Country folk star Seth Lakeman are among the line-up announced for this year’s English Originals weekend in Birmingham.Read

Birmingham pensioners stage protest rally over weekly pay

HUNDREDS of angry pensioners took part in a big rally in Birmingham city centre, demanding aid for the impoverished elderly.Read

Air India is hopeful of restoring Birmingham link

AIR India today said it is “trying its best” to restore the direct link to India that was withdrawn from Birmingham towards the end of last year.Read

Fears for rabbits living on Birmingham roundabout

A MYSTERIOUS pair of Easter bunnies are dicing with death after setting up home on one of the busiest roundabouts in Birmingham.Read

Plan to link New Street and Moor Street railway stations

BIRMINGHAM will be the envy of other cities if the New Street Gateway project goes ahead, it has been claimed.Read

Mortgages misery for Birmingham LDV workers

DOZENS of LDV workers struggling to keep a roof over their heads are being denied mortgage protection payments by a “Catch 22” loophole.Read

Mortgages misery for Birmingham LDV workers

DOZENS of LDV workers struggling to keep a roof over their heads are being denied mortgage protection payments by a “Catch 22” loophole.Read

Mortgages misery for Birmingham LDV workers

DOZENS of LDV workers struggling to keep a roof over their heads are being denied mortgage protection payments by a “Catch 22” loophole.Read

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