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Halesowen sailor inquest 'unfair' say parents

THE parents of a Midland sailor killed when an oxygen generator exploded on board a nuclear submarine accused the Government today of denying them fair legal representation at his inquest.Read

Halesowen sailor inquest 'unfair' say parents

THE parents of a Midland sailor killed when an oxygen generator exploded on board a nuclear submarine accused the Government today of denying them fair legal representation at his inquest.Read

Halesowen sailor inquest 'unfair' say parents

THE parents of a Midland sailor killed when an oxygen generator exploded on board a nuclear submarine accused the Government today of denying them fair legal representation at his inquest.Read

Harborne swimmers raise thousands for charity for the blind in Brimingham

FUNDRAISERS went the distance to raise thousands of pounds for charity at a Birmingham pool.Read

Birmingham Bullring Selfridges sees sales of British goods soar

SALES of British produced goods are soaring despite the recession, a Birmingham department store said today.Read

Firms challenged to use their bartering skills to help kids renal unit fund

TRADING has begun in the latest initiative to raise funds for the new renal unit at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.Read

Wallace and Gromit creator Mark Burton visits film festival at Tamworth school

THE writer of hit films such as Madagascar and Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit was at a Tamworth school, as part of the FILMCLUB festival.Read

Castle Bromwich Hall trust await building's new owners

A TRUST looking after a Jacobean mansion in the heart of Birmingham today said they hoped for a good working relationship with the new owner after it was sold for £1.75million.Read

Stafford mum gives kidney to save sick son

A MIDLAND mum gave up a kidney to save her son’s life in the ultimate act of love.Read

Birmingham Methodist Central Hall work sparks inquiry

AN investigation has been ordered into why a landmark Birmingham building has been kept covered by scaffolding and an advertising banner for the last three years.Read

Brummie pop queen Jamelia backs campaign to feed children in developing countries

BRUMMIE pop queen Jamelia has visited Africa as part of a new campaign urging schoolchildren to help combat hunger in the developing world.Read

Facebook ban for Birmingham City Council workers

COUNCIL bosses today imposed a ‘Facebook ban’ after a shock study found highly paid officials were wasting hundreds of hours by chatting to friends when they should have been working.Read

£280m monorail plan to solve Birmingham's traffic problems

COULD this be the answer to the city’s congestion problems?Read

Facebook ban for Birmingham City Council workers

COUNCIL bosses today imposed a ‘Facebook ban’ after a shock study found highly paid officials were wasting hundreds of hours by chatting to friends when they should have been working.Read

£280m monorail plan to solve Birmingham's traffic problems

COULD this be the answer to the city’s congestion problems?Read

Controversy over London mayor Boris Johnson's Birmingham hotel bills

LONDON Mayor Boris Johnson today said he would repay almost £2,000 of taxpayers’ money spent on his Birmingham hotel room at the Conservative Party conference if it turned out he had broken official rules.Read

Birmingham man on trial over £220 million fraud

FIVE men, including a Lord of the Manor and a Birmingham man, are due to stand trial today accused of trying to steal £220 million by hacking into a Japanese bank’s computer system.Read

Replica Batmobile fails to sell at National Exhibition Centre auction

IT WAS a Dark Knight for the owner of an imitation Batmobile after the vehicle failed to sell at auction.Read

Big Brother comes to Birmingham

A QUEUE of hundreds of wannabe celebrities snaked through the Thinktank this weekend, as auditions for Big Brother took place.Read

Rogue landlord fined £15,000

A ROGUE landlord who rented unlicensed homes to Midland students has been hit with a fine of almost £15,000.Read

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