OLYMPIC gold medallist Jonathan Edwards made the hop, skip and jump to a Birmingham school to try a recipe that could be served to the likes of Usain Bolt and Ellie Simmonds next year.Read
MIDLAND teenager Texas Bishop’s dream has come true with a surprise trip to America to thank the doctor who saved his life after he was born ten weeks premature.Read
A UNIVERSITY of Birmingham graduate has been suspended from his Guild of Students post after being arrested in connection with a protest outside the Liberal Democrat conference.Read
RATTLE snakes, cobras, pythons – Graham Chilton has dealt with them all and come away unscathed in a 45-year career at Dudley Zoo that saw him rise from trainee keeper to head of reptiles.Read
A UNIVERSITY of Birmingham Guild of Students official charged in connection with a protest outside the Liberal Democrat conference has been freed from prison on bail.Read
NETTLE and herb goats cheese, runner bean chutney and pink grapefruit marmalade had tastebuds in a tangy twist at a historic Midland beauty spot’s first ever cheese and pickle festival.Read
FRIENDS of a Midland primary school teacher who died after a painful four-year battle with cancer have raised more than £2,000 in her name to fund research into a cure.Read
THE future of a much-loved Midland nightspot that has hosted bands such as Blur and U2 has been secured – after its new owners pledged to keep its live music tradition alive.Read
A MAN with more than 100 crimes on his record has been allowed to keep his freedom after he stole baby clothes worth £33 from a Midland supermarket.Read
JURORS found a suicidal patient who died after his neck chain and clothing got caught in lift machinery at a Midland hospital died due to misadventure.Read
Chris is a general news reporter covering the Black Country. His journalism training was carried out near his home town of Carmarthen, in South Wales, where he worked on the Llanelli Star and South Wales Evening Post newspapers.
