REG Varney used to make millions laugh as star of TV’s On The Buses – but how we could do with a few more inspectors like his old boss Blakey to get things moving now.Read
SINCE warning last week that three Birmingham libraries face the risk of closure, I’ve come in for a full frontal assault from city bigwigs accusing me of “scaremongering”.Read
RAIL operator London Midland has been accused of cheating taxpayers and putting passengers at risk by shutting dozens of ticket offices at stations across the region.Read
THE Muslim graffiti artist whose controversial pro-Palestinian wall painting was destroyed on police orders in Birmingham last week has won support from an unlikely source – the city’s leading voice on Jewish affairs.Read
THE plight of terminally ill Jade Goody can’t fail to arouse sympathy, but am I the only one sickened by how her final days on earth are being played out in front of TV cameras and tabloid newspapers?Read
AFTER serving 19 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Vincent Hickey is no longer behind bars – but he’ll never be a free man until the legal system finally admits he’s “not guilty” of killing tragic newspaper boy Carl Bridgewater.Read
COLOURFUL murals drawing attention to the plight of the people of Gaza have started cropping up in inner city Birmingham recently – and not everyone is impressed.Read
WEST Brom’s St George’s Day Parade is the biggest in the country, attracting 15,000 revellers from across Birmingham, the Black Country and beyond who want to peacefully celebrate their Englishness.Read
Gordon Brown’s humiliating U-turn on publishing MPs’ expenses this week is being spun as an example of parliamentary “openness” – our elected representatives apparently can’t wait to tell us exactly how they spend our money.Read
CASH-guzzling quango Sport England devours more than £250 million of taxpayers’ cash each year, yet it has failed to stop the West Midlands becoming the laziest part of the country.Read
THE row over comments made by Princes Charles and Harry this week doesn’t necessarily prove they are racist – but it does demonstrate how out of touch they are with the rest of us.Read
CAMPAIGNERS battling to save Birmingham Central Library are scenting victory after government officials declared it can’t be bulldozed simply because it’s rundown.Read
Israel’s attacks on Gaza have stirred up fury on the streets of Birmingham, with hundreds of protesters locked out of a meeting at the Council House on Monday night.Read
