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Deadline for proxy vote April 25 Apr 21 2012

ALTHOUGH it is now too late to register to vote in the May 3 local elections and mayoral referendum there is still time to appoint a proxy vote for those unable to get to polling stations.Read

Consumer watchdogs issue warning over rogues claiming to be medical experts to flog dodgy "health equipment" to Midland households Apr 19 2012

ROGUE salesmen claiming to be medical experts are preying on vulnerable people in a bid to flog them so-called medical equipment, Midland consumer watchdogs have warned.Read

Firefighters pull dead body from water in Birmingham Jan 08 2012

The body of a woman has been found in a stream in a Birmingham park.Read

Fleetwood Mac man postpones Symphony Hall date Dec 07 2011

FLEETWOOD Mac singer/ songwriter Lindsey Buckingham has postponed his solo UK tour, including a date at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall tomorrow, as his guitarist has injured his back and is unable to perform.Read

30-year-old woman suffers serious head injuries in a hit-and-run collision in Bloxwich Lane, Walsall Nov 24 2011

A FEMALE pedestrian was taken to hospital with head injuries after an horrific hit-and-run collision with a car in Walsall.Read

Carnage as 26 vehicles in M5 pile-up Nov 05 2011

A MULTI-vehicle smash on the M5 has caused multiple serious injuries and possible fatalities, police said last night.Read

West Brom MP Tom Watson tackles Rupert Murdoch at NewsCorp HQ Oct 22 2011

West Bromwich MP Tom Watson has used the annual shareholders’ meeting of News Corporation to tackle Rupert Murdoch about the ongoing News of the World phone hacking saga.Read

EMMANUEL Church opens its doors on Sunday, September 25, as part of the Church of England’s Back To Church initiative. The church, in Birmingham Road, Wylde Green, will open at 10am and offer a cup of tea, coffee or a glass of sherry. There will also be an open day on September 24, from 2pm. Sep 10 2011

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Smethwick teenager killed in Edgbaston road traffic collision Aug 03 2011

HEARTFELT messages were left in memory of a popular teenager killed in a road accident outside his Birmingham school.Read

Council U-turn on Birmingham markets closure decision Jun 30 2011

BIRMINGHAM’S wholesale and retail markets will remain open today after stallholders won their fight to dodge the public sector pensions strike.Read

Birmingham Half Marathon: Sun shines as 15,000 pound streets Oct 24 2010

THE sun was shining on the Second City as 15,000 people took to the streets for the Birmingham Half Marathon.Read

Slade's Dave Hill in stroke scare Jul 17 2010

MIDLAND rock legends Slade have been forced to cancel appearances in Europe after their flamboyant guitarist Dave Hill suffered a minor stroke.Read

Police switch off controversial spy cameras Jun 17 2010

POLICE are to place bags over controversial covert cameras secretly installed around parts of Birmingham where there are large Muslim populations.Read

Police switch off controversial spy cameras in Washwood Heath and Sparkhill Jun 17 2010

WEST Midlands Police have apologised for failing to fully consult with inner-city residents over the installation of a controversial ring of spy cameras – and now agreed not to switch them on.Read

Birmingham City Council to cut budgets by £100m over next two years Jun 16 2010

BIRMINGHAM City Council has revealed that it expects to cut budgets by a whopping £100 million over the next two years to comply with the Government’s public spending clamp-down.Read

Staff at Selly Oak Hospital bid farewell to home of 15 years Jun 16 2010

STAFF at Selly Oak Hospital’s A&E last night bid their home of 15 years an emotional farewell when it finally closed its doors.Read

New project sees artwork on rail Jun 15 2010

MILLIONS of rail users across the West Midlands will be able to enjoy looking at artwork on their journey thanks to a new project.Read

Birmingham City's Karren Brady re-arrested by corruption probe cops Feb 10 2009

Birmingham City managing director Karren Brady was re-arrested by police investigating alleged corruption in English football.Read

Engineers work through the night to sort out West Coast Mainline Jan 07 2009

Rail engineers were working through the night tonight to try to prevent another day of travel chaos on a major line.Read

Two feared dead after light aircraft crash in Staffordshire Jan 02 2009

British Transport Police have reported that at least one person has been killed in an incident involving a ligh-aircraft crashing near the West Coast Main Line in Staffordshire.Read