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Dudley Council employees' union UNISON is shocked at the proposed loss of 400 borough jobs in the next financial year

A UNION representing 3,500 Dudley Council employees has expressed shock and anger at the borough’s vow to axe 400 jobs in the coming year.Read

Birmingham marks International Women's Day

BIRMINGHAM is preparing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day with a host of events across the city.Read

Birmingham authors celebrate World Book Night

THREE of Birmingham’s top authors are taking part in an event to mark World Book Night.Read

Book showcasing Sparkbrook residents to be launched this month

A BOOK of photographs featuring the people of Sparkbrook is being launched this month.Read

Book launch at Brindleyplace gallery

ACCLAIMED novelist Kalinda Ashton from Melbourne launches her debut novel The Danger Game in Birmingham on March 10. The event at Ikon Gallery in Brindleyplace includes a reading and book signing and starts at 6.30pm.Read

Art exhibition in St Pauls Square

THE Craft Gallery’s first exhibition of 2011 is featuring a host of designers not previously showcased by the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA).Read

Declassified documents reveal new UFO mysteries

THE Ministry of Defence has opened its X Files on thousands of UFO sightings – including details of an alien abduction and an unidentified aircraft shadowing a Lancaster bomber.Read

Selly Oak pupils taking anti-smoking campaign to Downing Street

BIRMINGHAM school children travelled to Downing Street to try to stub out smoking in cars.Read

The Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Team have been raising money to help patients

THE cardiac rehabilitation team at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital have been selling sweatshirts and T-shirts for patients to wear during their exercise sessions.Read

Kings Norton teacher staging charity concert

A KINGS Norton music teacher is taking to the stage for a charity concert on March 20.Read

Blues fans' Wembley joy ruined by camera theft

A FATHER and son’s Wembley joy turned to heartbreak after a camera containing memories of the Carling Cup final was stolen as they left the stadium.Read

Staffordshire bomb painting offered up for auction

A wartime painting of a Staffordshire bomb store could fetch up to £120,000 when it goes under the hammer.Read

Nursery in the West Midlands charges as much as Eton

BRITAIN’S most expensive nursery in the country is based in the West Midlands and charges parents more than the top elite public school Eton, it has been claimed.Read

Blue lights on Harborne tower block make residents see red

ATTEMPTS to brighten up a drab 1960s council tower block in Birmingham have incurred the wrath of its well-heeled neighbours.Read

Largest diabetic screening programme in country gets underway in Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM diabetes patients are being screened for blindness in the largest programme of its kind in the country.Read

Chiltern Railways bosses expect to poach customers for Birmingham to London route

CHILTERN Railways bosses said they expected to poach thousands of customers from Virgin Trains this year with reduced journey times between Birmingham and London this year.Read

Virgin Trains makes franchise journey times pledge

THE boss of Virgin Trains has vowed to slash journey times between Birmingham and London if his firm wins the next franchise for the route.Read

Birmingham school places: Boss says parents expecting first choice are 'unrealistic'

PARENTS left disappointed after their children missed out on their first choice secondary school have been branded “unrealistic” by Birmingham’s head of admissions.Read

Sacked Aston Villa historian wins compensation claim

ASTON Villa’s former full-time history writer has won a compensation claim for unfair dismissal against the club following an online row about an article.Read

Five Birmingham ticket offices to shut in railways job cull

TICKET offices at Birmingham train stations are set to be closed after the region’s biggest rail firm outlined plans to slash up to 130 jobs.Read

Birmingham City safety committee overlooked in Carling Cup Final celebration talks

CLUB and council officials are standing firm on their decision to deny Birmingham City's heroes a victory parade through the city centre to celebrate their win at Wembley.Read