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Let Ed get back to the dirty work

ED DOOLAN is one of the reasons I wanted to become a broadcaster. Read

Party ban is an own goal

PARTY pooping Baggies bosses have done their best to give the club a bad name in the wake of winning the Championship. Read

Be prepared for results row

IS IT true that international observers have been sent to monitor the elections in Birmingham today? Read

Track and trace callous owners

SHOCKING new figures from Birmingham Dogs' Home show that more pooches are being abandoned in the city than ever before. Read

Don't let The Sun catch you crying

FOR years Scousers have boycotted Britain's best-selling tabloid The Sun after its shameful lies about Liverpool fans in the wake of the Hillsborough tragedy. Read

Party posters ban benefits no-one

ANYONE noticed that the local elections are just over a week away? Thought not. Read

Exams saga goes on

THE West Midlands language school exposed in this column for falsely claiming to have accreditation from a number of exam awarding bodies is in bother again. Read

Property cloud has a silver lining for starters

THERE'S going to be a house price crash. Get over it. Read

Blind Dave's astonishing feat

BLACK Country marathon runner Blind Dave Heeley is just three days away from completing seven marathons in seven days on seven continents. Read

Lies, dam lies, and water co. statistics

HERE'S some free careers advice to anyone thinking of becoming a robber. Read

Campaigners hit at play field 'bullying'

CAMPAIGNERS trying to save a precious wildlife oasis three miles from Birmingham city centre fear they could end up thousands of pounds out of pocket after a leading law firm threatened to take them to the High Court. Read

Councillor rejects bias claim

HARBORNE councillor John Alden has withdrawn his backing for the Friends of Ravenhurst Playing Fields - in order to help them. Read

Better late than never, Neil

THANKS to the Birmingham Mail, I've discovered this week that Councillor Neil Eustace, the city's public protection watchdog, has joined a long-running Stirrer campaign and declared "war on the clampers". Read

Do we really want to deal with this regime

HOPE Birmingham's globe-trotting council leader Mike Whitby has had time to catch up with the news since returning from the MIPIM property conference in Cannes last week. Read

Flats poorly sound-proofed - claim

LUXURY apartments at the centre of a noise row that threatens the future of Digbeth's nightlife have been fitted with inadequate sound-proofing. Read

Noise probe has publican baffled

THERE'S an old saying that just because you're paranoid, it doesn't mean they aren't out to get you - and publican John Tighe reckons it fits him perfectly. Read

Anger as towers still standing

ANGRY tenants have accused Birmingham Council of tricking them into leaving their homes on a city estate. Read

Dramatic BBC plea

THE Stirrer's campaign to keep alive the BBC's Drama Production Village in Selly Oak is going right to the top of the Corporation. Read

Anger as tower blocks are still standing

ANGRY tenants have accused Birmingham Council of tricking them into leaving their homes on a city estate. Read

Audrey misses pay bonanza

AUDREY Nicholson is one of the forgotten army of Birmingham City Council workers who won't get a penny from the new single status deal aimed at ending wage discrimination - even though she was officially ripped-off for years. Read