Updated 1:54am 26 May 2012

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Acocks Green park taken over by travellers.

FRAIL pensioners awoke to find travellers had invaded parkland outside their homes for the fourth time.Read

Mayday festival to take place in Bearwood

A MAY Day festival will be held in Lightwoods Park in Bearwood on Monday.Read

Plans for a 'mosque' in Selly Oak turned down by planners.

THE owner of a former dance hall in Birmingham hit out after his bid to turn it into a place of worship was refused by planners.Read

Digbeth curtain warehouse to be turned into hotels.

A FORMER curtain warehouse in Birmingham’s Irish Quarter is to be turned into a hotel and conference centre.Read

Former brother-in-law of West Mercia Police assistant chief constable admits harassing him

A FORMER brother-in-law of a top Midland policeman has admitted making his life a misery in a two-year harassment campaign.Read

Edgbaston university student spied on women and filmed them in Bullring toilets

A BEARDED pervert donned a mask and wig to spy on women using the ladies toilets at Birmingham’s showpiece Bullring mall.Read

Firefighters to take part in London Marathon

THREE Midlands firefighters will be among the thousands tackling the London Marathon on Sunday.Read

Row over who is to blame for litter in Cannon Hill Park.

A ROW has broken out about a build-up of rubbish in one of Birmingham’s most popular parks.Read

Woman sexually assaulted in Edgbaston allotments.

A WOMAN was dragged on to allotments and sexually assaulted as she walked alone at night in Birmingham.Read

Aleena Biju tribute: Weoley Castle pupils hold sponsored walk

FELLOW pupils of a Birmingham schoolgirl tragically killed in a road accident have held a sponsored walk in her memory.Read

RAC man released by police after Hall Green death crash

AN RAC patrol driver involved in a road accident in which a woman died has been released on bail by police.Read

Mystery over man found in pool of blood in Handsworth

POLICE are trying to identify a man found in a pool of blood in a Birmingham street.Read

Worcestershire and England cricketer Martin Horton dies aged 76.

THE ashes of a popular Midland cricketer are set to be scattered at the ground of his beloved Worcestershire County Cricket Club.Read

Stechford dad delivers baby daughter on Mother's Day

MOST new fathers would buy their partner flowers and maybe a box of chocolates for Mother’s Day.Read

Pensioners clamour for place in new Edgbaston retirement complex

PENSIONERS are clamouring to get a place in Birmingham’s next retirement village – even though it is not due to open for another three years.Read

Harborne councillor Peter Hollingworth retires after 51 years

A BIRMINGHAM councillor, believed to be the longest serving for a single community in Britain, is retiring after a staggering 51 years.Read

Harborne school hosts city's first cycling competition.

BUDDING cyclists were put through their paces when Birmingham held its first cycling competition for secondary schools.Read

Sutton fun run spaces filling up fast.

PEOPLE who want to enter this year’s Great Midlands Fun Run are being urged to hurry up.Read

Army holds careers fair in Stafford with 1,200 jobs up for grabs

YOUNG people are invited to a jobs fair with a difference in the Midlands next week.Read