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Oct 19 2005
A POST office worker was injured when raiders hijacked a Royal Mail delivery van in Birmingham....
Oct 19 2005
A DOZEN women fled a church hall keep-fit class in panic on a night of firework attacks by yobs across the region....
Oct 19 2005
A SEVEN-year-old Birmingham boy is today fighting for life after being pulled from a swimming pool at a Welsh leisure centre. ...
Oct 19 2005
COMEDY legend Ronnie Barker named a famous character from his sitcom Open All Hours after a Barnt Green pensioner, it was revealed today....
Oct 19 2005
FORENSICS experts were today continuing to examine an unmarked police car which was ambushed when a dangerous burglar was snatched from custody. ...
Oct 19 2005
EMOTIONS were continuing to run high today among hundreds of people who staged a demonstration over the alleged rape of a teenager....
Oct 19 2005
PLANS to relaunch speedway at Perry Barr are in the balance ahead of tomorrow's city council planning meeting....
Oct 19 2005
MORE than 700 jobs have been saved by a fund set up to help companies struggling to come to terms with the aftermath of the MG Rover collapse. ...
Oct 19 2005
HEALTH services in the West Midlands are to be centralised under one massive regional authority in a bid to save £26 million a year. ...
Oct 19 2005
CITY transport chiefs today vowed to end gridlock on Birmingham roads after earmarking almost 300 traffic congestion hotspots....
Oct 19 2005
BETTER buses, trains and trams are the only way to prevent gridlock in the West Midlands, a survey has found....
Oct 19 2005
BIRMINGHAM may be banned from evicting bands of travellers from its parks and playing fields by a legal test case....
Oct 19 2005
NO CHARGES will be brought against police officers following the death of a woman they arrested, a watchdog ruled today. ...
Oct 19 2005
A CITY university academic and school governor is supporting calls for schools to open 364 days a year. ...
Oct 19 2005
DEVELOPERS building hundreds of homes in Lichfield will chip in cash towards a £1.4 million community hall for residents....
Oct 19 2005
TRADING standards bosses today threatened tough action against any traders caught breaking the law in a crackdown on fireworks sales. ...
Oct 19 2005
A TASK force has been set up to eradicate childhood obesity - and stop pupils misbehaving. ...
Oct 19 2005
DRAYTON Manor fun park bosses were celebrating today after collecting their second major award in less than a week. ...
Oct 19 2005
YOUNG pranksters planning on playing cruel trick or treats on vulnerable Redditch residents will not be tolerated this Halloween, police have warned....
Oct 19 2005
A PUB landlady and her husband lost three family members in the space of one tragic week - yet still consider themselves lucky. ...
Oct 19 2005
EDUCATION bosses in Dudley have revealed their delight in getting an £8 million cash boost to improve two schools. ...
Oct 19 2005
A MEDIUM dubbed Miss Marple of the spirit world will be performing her live show to the region as part of a nationwide theatre tour....
Oct 19 2005
CRACKING crime will be at the top of agenda at a special conference today . ...
Oct 19 2005
MORE than 3,500 homes across Solihull were left without power after underground cables were damaged by workmen. ...
Oct 19 2005
SOLIHULL'S last independent electrical store has closed its doors for the final time. ...
Oct 19 2005
A WALSALL man who killed his stepfather with a flurry of punches as they argued over a £20 debt has been jailed for life. ...
Oct 19 2005
A COUNCILLOR today hit out at "deplorable" parking facilities and directions at Dudley's newly-revamped hospital. ...
Oct 19 2005
A CONTROVERSIAL bid to install floodlighting at a Solihull golf club's driving range will be thrashed out in public. ...
Oct 19 2005
A SHIRLEY head teacher has hit out at education critics who regard special schools as second class. ...
Oct 19 2005
CRACKING crime will be at the top of agenda at a special conference today . ...
Oct 19 2005
TWO men were today being hunted by police after FIVE children were targeted in separate attempted abductions in the north of the city....
Oct 19 2005
POLICE were today trying to trace the mum of this abandoned new born baby who was discovered on the doorstep of a Midland house....
