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Absent-minded idea

SHAME on Birmingham councillors for voting to make former colleague Margaret Wells an honorary alderman this week. Read

Hands up if you think Dave's a dunce

WHO'S wearing the Dunce's cap this week? Read

Train drivers work on a different track

THOUSANDS of Sunday shoppers had their travel plans disrupted last weekend when Central Trains cancelled services between Walsall and Birmingham and on the Cross City Line. Read

Brawl man's anger as charges are dropped

THE former Birmingham councillor hospitalised after a brawl at a community meeting has lashed out at the police after learning that charges against his alleged attacker have been dropped. Read

Man of peace or man of war?

ANY minute now Tony Blair's going to get nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Read

Play-off tickets claim doesn't ring true

DOES anyone really believe that Albion's ticket allocation for Sunday's play-off final has been reduced because of building work near Molineux? Read

Dumped by hubby - and the 'listening' bank

SOME people think that bankers get a hard time - but when you hear stories like the one Gay Watson told me this week, you have to wonder if sometimes they deserve it. Read

They're parking mad

WHEN John Major privatised the railways, common sense was shunted off into the sidings. Read

Faux pas de Duke?

THE Stirrer might not have the stamp of royal approval, but we've obviously got readers in high places. Read

Don't be such a wet beach blanket, Mr Hartland

WHAT a misery guts Stephen Hartland must be. Read

Olympic hole in city funding

THE London Olympics could have a devastating impact on Birmingham's arts scene, with dozens of small and medium-sized companies facing savage cuts. Read

BBC bosses are more blinkered than biased

CORPORATION bosses will have been horrified by the furore surrounding Robert Beckford's departure from BBC WM. Read

Please can we have our money back now?

FED up of being ripped off by the banks every time you go a few quid overdrawn? Read

What next, Mr Byrne?

HODGE Hill MP Liam Byrne isn't the first New Labour politician to wade into the immigration issue. Read

It's none of our business

APPARENTLY, a soldier split up with his pretty girlfriend last weekend. Read

MP's fury over city's chaotic parking rules

MORE than 28,000 motorists have been fined in the last six years after falling foul of confusing Sunday parking rules in Birmingham city centre. Read

Postal voting still shames Brum

POSTAL voting fraud once led a High Court judge to compare Birmingham to a banana republic - and in the run up to next month's local council elections nothing much has changed. Read

Sarah's Law would make nobody safer

THE sickening truth about paedophiles is that most of them prey on family members and the children of friends or neighbours. Read

Missing royal as city ballet stars visit US

BIRMINGHAM Royal Ballet has been royally snubbed on a forthcoming tour of the United States. Read

Adding insult to injury

THOUSANDS of cable TV viewers lost their favourite Sky channels when Richard Branson's Virgin Media took over Telewest - and now The Stirrer can reveal that their phone bills will go up, too. Read