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Strike action hits schools

COLIN Whittock's view when strike action closed hundreds of West Midlands schools and colleges as teachers and lecturers walked out in disputes over pay.Read

Prince Charles and Camilla visit Brum

COLIN Whittock's view after Prince Charles and Camilla visit the city.Read

Aston Villa v Birmingham City

COLIN Whittock's view after the Aston Villa v Birmingham City derby.Read

Trinny and Susannah urge Brummies to get naked

COLIN Whittock's as TV stars Trinny and Susannah urge Brummies to get naked for a new show.Read

Local elections

COLIN Whittock's view in the countdown to the local elections.Read

London Marathon

COLIN Whittock's view after the London Marathon on Sunday.Read

Debt problems

COLIN Whittock's view on the current financial situation.Read

Pay-per-view funerals

COLIN Whittock's view as a Redditch crematorium announces a scheme to produce pay-per-view funerals.Read

Mortgage problems

COLIN Whittock comments on the problems on securing new mortgages.Read

Human rights activists disrupt Olympic ceremony

COLIN Whittock's view after human rights activists disrupted the lighting ceremony of the Olympic torch in Greece.Read

Post office closures

COLIN Whittock's view as the Tories call for a re-think on post office closures.Read

Bank crisis

COLIN Whittock's view on the current bank crisis. Read

Whittock's View - Sport Relief

COLIN Whittock's view after Sport Relief runners raised £20 million for charity. Read

Clasic Whittock - Wimbledon

COLIN Whittock's view in 1976 when Tracey Austen first played at Wimbledon, aged on 14.Read

Classic Whittock - Olympic bid

COLIN Whittock's view in 1992 when Birmingham's Olympic bid failed and some believe the bid wasn't helped by the image of the Handsworth riots.Read

Classic Whittock - Sofia Loren

COLIN Whittock's view in 1979 when Sofia Loren came to Hudson's book shop in New Street and the original of this cartoon was collected by Hudson's as a memoir.Read

Classic Whittock - Japanese expertise

COLIN Whittock's view in 1981 after the union problems when Sir Michael Edwardes suggested that BL should consider Japanese expertise.Read

Classic Whittock - Michael Heseltine

COLIN's view in 1990 when Margaret Thatcher dispensed with the services of Michael Heseltine.Read

Classic Whittock - Aida comes to Brum

COLIN Whittock's view in 1991 when the first huge spectacular production of Aida was held was held at the NIA.Read

Classic Whittock - skateboards

"Can't see what all the fuss is about - it's perfectly safe to skateboard on the quiet side roads!"Read