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Erdington schoolchildren meet green challenges

CHILDREN from an Erdington school have been going green and getting their parents involved. Read

Widow's hunt for justice after husband's asbestos death

A GRIEVING widow of a Midland man who died after being exposed to asbestos is battling to get justice for his “unnecessary” death against three former renowned Birmingham firms. Read

Newspaper job cuts

About 94 redundancies are proposed, and the company has now entered a period of consultation with all affected staff. Read

Rotary International Convention in £25m boost for Birmingham businesses

THE international Rotarian convention that came to Birmingham last week pumped nearly £25 million into the city’s coffers. Read

Former Birmingham MP at centre of 'jobs for the boys' row

A FORMER Birmingham MP is at the centre of a row over “jobs for the boys” after he was offered a lucrative post as head of a government quango. Read

New licence for Midland strip club despite complaints

A BIRMINGHAM city centre strip club has been granted a new licence after residents who said they were disturbed at the sight of scantily-clad women smoking outside failed to attend a public hearing to register their complaints. Read

M6 closed near Coleshill after three-car smash

COMMUTERS faced rush-hour chaos today after a three-car smash left an elderly woman seriously hurt and blocked the M6 heading towards Birmingham. Read

Police lose fight for bouncers at Moseley kebab shop

POLICE have failed in an attempt to force a Birmingham kebab store owner to hire bouncers to deal with “alcohol-fuelled” customers. Read

LDV staff across Europe working 'for nothing'

AROUND 200 employees at LDV dealerships across Europe have been forced to work for nothing following the van-maker’s collapse with debts of £75 million. Read

New licence for Midland strip club despite complaints

A BIRMINGHAM city centre strip club has been granted a new licence after residents who said they were disturbed at the sight of scantily-clad women smoking outside failed to attend a public hearing to register their complaints. Read

M6 closed near Coleshill after three-car smash

COMMUTERS faced rush-hour chaos today after a three-car smash left an elderly woman seriously hurt and blocked the M6 heading towards Birmingham. Read

TRINITY Mirror Midlands has announced plans to cut a number of newspapers.

About 94 redundancies are proposed, and the company has now entered a period of consultation with all affected staff. Read

LDV staff across Europe working 'for nothing'

AROUND 200 employees at LDV dealerships across Europe have been forced to work for nothing following the van-maker’s collapse with debts of £75 million. Read

MPS WOULD face a drastic cut in their expenses and live in one-bedroom flats, under proposals from the Midlands MP in charge of cleaning up the House of Commons.

Tony Wright (Lab, Cannock Chase) wants to end the second home allowance, which allows MPs to claim for the interest on mortgage payments, and to buy furniture, at taxpayers’s expense. Read

Troubled Birmingham boss quits National Express role

THE chief executive of troubled National Express is to quit amid spiralling debts and the sudden halt to the £15 million redevelopment of Digbeth Coach Station. Read

Tributes paid to Birmingham swine flu victim Sameerah Ahmad

FAMILY and friends paid their respects to a six-year-old Birmingham girl who died after contracting swine flu, after her body was released by city coroner Aidan Cotter. Read

Birmingham teenager dies after being hit by lightning

Mohammed Junaid Hussain, aged 16, was rushed to hospital after he was hit by lighting during Saturday’s torrential thunderstorms but despite appearing to make an early recovery he died during surgery. Read

Brown steps in to break JLR talks deadlock

GORDON Brown has held direct talks with the Indian owners of Jaguar Land Rover, in a bid to end the row over government support for the struggling carmaker. Read