THOUGHTLESS builders, DIY enthusiasts and landscape gardeners who drop an estimated 80,000 skips on Birmingham’s pavements and grass verges every year have been warned to get a permit under a new scheme being launched by the city council.Read
YOUNG people from one of Birmingham’s most deprived neighbourhoods warned ministers that there were too few sports facilities in their neighbourhood, in a face-to-face meeting at the House of Commons.Read
THOUSANDS of caring folk from across the Midlands shook off the gloom of the recession to help raise millions of pounds for this year’s Children In Need appeal.Read
MORE than 100 West Midland workers were dealt a devastating pre-Christmas blow as major job losses were announced at Threshers off-licence chain and digger manufacturer JCB.Read
A BIRMINGHAM man’s sudden death in police custody could possibly have been triggered by officers who restrained him during arrest, an inquest heard.Read
Birmingham’s wackiest Christmas event, the annual Thomas Vale Pantomime Horse Grand National, will be taking place on Sunday in Centenary Square between 1pm-3pm. Read
A woman will be sentenced for attempting to murder a Birmingham transvestite who suffered horrific burns when he was set on fire following a row over a missing handbag.Read
