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How the money you raise for Burma will be spent

MONEY raised will be used to buy supplies of medicine to deal with diarrhoea and upper respiratory congestion. Read

Birmingham charity Agape launches campaign in aid of Burma cyclone victims

A CAMPAIGN has been launched by a Birmingham organisation which is hoping to save thousands of lives in the aftermath of the catastrophic cyclone which hit Burma. Read

Memorial service to be held for 'Mr Brum' Dick Knowles

A MEMORIAL service is to held on Monday for a former Lord Mayor and leader of Birmingham City Council, Sir Richard Knowles. Members of the public are welcome to attend the service at 11am at St Philip’s Cathedral, in Colmore Row. Read

Bright new look for Barr Beacon nature reserve

WORK to improve access to a Midland beauty spot has been completed. Read

Relatives win battle for inquest into death of war hero

BIRMINGHAM coroner Aidan Cotter was today ordered by Whitehall to open an inquest into the death of a war hero who died at a controversial city nursing home. Read

Birmingham and Walsall hospitals slated in patient surveys

HOSPITALS slated in patient surveys have pledged to tackle the problems highlighted. Walsall Manor Hospital was rated one of the worst in the country for overall care, while Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth and Selly Oak hospitals scored badly over mixed sex wards. Read

Summer of delays as roadworks start on M6 in Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM motorists face 11 weeks of summer traffic jams when resurfacing work begins on a 1.75-mile stretch of the M6. Read

Ten years on from the human chain around Birmingham

TEN years ago 70,000 people formed a human chain around Birmingham in one of the biggest protests against world debt this country has ever seen. Read

Mercy for disqualified Birmingham motorist who fled from police

TWO pedestrians were almost hit by flying debris when a disqualified driver at the wheel of a car with a deflated tyre tried to escape from police, Birmingham Crown Court heard. Read

Gun raiders target bank

MASKED thugs brandishing a gun terrorised security staff at a Birmingham bank. Read

Hearing into death of Villa supporter after second city derby match

AN inquest into the death of Villa fan Christopher Priest, who died following a road accident after last month’s second city derby, was opened and adjourned today . Read

Earliest Crossroads episode found in archives

THE earliest known surviving Crossroads episode has been discovered in an old ATV archive. Episode 126 dates back to 1965 and was found in an unmarked tin in West London. Read

Police payout over TV mosque

WEST Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service will today publicly apologise and pay a six-figure sum for accusing a Channel 4 documentary exposing extremism in Britain’s mosques of misleading editing. Read

Hospital trust to axe 300 beds

A MIDLAND hospital trust is set to lose 300 beds as part of a £190 million redevelopment scheme. Read

Blind Dave's guide runner Mac Carr in charity event

THE runner who was the "eyes" for Blind Dave as he achieved his record-breaking seven marathons will again be doing his bit to support charity this weekend. Read

No neglect of tragedy baby

A BABY died of natural causes attributed to a heart abnormality and not medical neglect, the Birmingham Coroner said. Read

Tesco's Israeli 'shame'

LEAFLETS urging shoppers to boycott a new Tesco in Birmingham have been delivered to hundreds of homes. Read

Tests on Newtown gun victim

A SECOND post-mortem examination has been ordered on a Birmingham man found with gunshot wounds. Read

Clerical blunder holds up hearing into nursing home

THE former manager of a Birmingham nursing home who is accused of misconduct held up an inquiry three times in just over four hours because of unfinished photocopying. Read