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Oct 25 2005
THE family of tragic Isiah Young- Sam who was stabbed to death in Saturday's riot in Lozells, today pleaded for calm and an end to the violence....
Oct 25 2005
LIFE has improved considerably for a local primary school, government inspectors have ruled. ...
Oct 25 2005
DOZENS of people from the Asian community ignored driving rain to gather for a rally where they voiced fear and frustration at senior police officers....
Oct 25 2005
PEACE descended on troubled Lozells as the insistent calls for calm from community leaders led to deserted streets instead of riots....
Oct 25 2005
A TUMBLE in the playground means a simple cut and graze for most children, but for little Jessica Shakeshaft it is enough to see her bleed to death....
Oct 25 2005
ALL church schools should be abolished and replaced by secular schools, a Midland MP has claimed....
Oct 25 2005
TWO men were overcome by fumes after vandals set off a fire extinguisher in the basement of a Midland shopping centre. ...
Oct 25 2005
SOLIHULL schoolgirl Abbie Macey picked her up skis for the first time just over 12 months ago and now she's a national champion....
Oct 25 2005
A PROJECT manager is to be appointed to settle a £150 million row over a new location for Birmingham's Central Library....
Oct 25 2005
A MAN is seriously ill in hospital after he was stabbed on a bus in Birmingham....
Oct 25 2005
AN ASYLUM seeker who found work as a nurse in Birmingham after being trained in the city is to be deported, her lawyer confirmed today....
Oct 25 2005
BOSSES at Birmingham City Council have no idea how many of their 55,000 staff have been suspended....
Oct 25 2005
TWO injured paramedics were hailed as heroes today for rescuing a sick patient from their ambulance after it was involved in a head-on road crash in Staffordshire. ...
Oct 25 2005
HE might only have three legs but Staffordshire bull terrier Bruce doesn't let that stop him bounding about a city dog shelter where he is waiting for a new pad....
Oct 25 2005
WEST Midlands Police is set to lead a massive regional force taking in the shire counties and five million people....
Oct 25 2005
A WOMAN in her 30s was trapped for about 45 minutes after her car was in collision with another vehicle at a notorious accident black spot. ...
Oct 25 2005
CITY bosses have brought in their own expert to determine what caused a tree to topple over crushing a pensioner to death. ...
Oct 25 2005
A PRISON officer at Stafford jail has pleaded guilty to downloading 1,151 images of child pornography from the internet. ...
Oct 25 2005
A BIRMINGHAM man who threatened a group of youths with a gun has been sent to a detention centre for five years. ...
Oct 25 2005
THREE members of the same Oldbury family were due to go on trial today in connection with the tragic death of a soccer-mad Smethwick schoolboy....
Oct 25 2005
A VICTORIAN mansion has thrown open its doors this week with a host of fun events. ...
Oct 25 2005
MUSICAL youths in Solihull are being urged to set aside their score sheets and pull out their drawing boards to showcase their talents. ...
Oct 25 2005
POLICE drugs dogs were drafted into a Wednesfield High School as part of a hard-hitting awareness and education campaign....
Oct 25 2005
THOUSANDS of extra homes in Sandwell are set to get a recycling boost. ...
Oct 25 2005
A SOLIHULL College Alevel student who was expelled for attacking another pupil with an extendable baton has been ordered to do 125 hours community work. ...
Oct 25 2005
POLICE have arrested seven teenagers as part of a crackdown on graffiti in Solihull. ...
Oct 25 2005
HEALTH chiefs today scotched rumours that the planned merger of two Black Country NHS trusts would lead to huge job losses and the closure of a major hospital. ...
Oct 25 2005
DIEHARD West Bromwich Albion fan Keith Simcox is flying the flag for his beloved club - by going into the nostalgia business....
Oct 25 2005
A LIBERAL Democrat councillor ousted by the local party has deleted the names of his colleagues from the group's website, including his wife's. ...
Oct 25 2005
HEALTH chiefs in Solihull are urging the Government to impose a blanket ban on smoking in public places. ...
Oct 25 2005
DRIVERS face six weeks of major roadworks on the A5, days after the opening of a £40 jambuster traffic link....
Oct 25 2005
THOUSANDS of Staffordshire families caught up in a Midland policing shake-up have been told that their safety and protection is top priority. ...
Oct 25 2005
PROPOSALS to merge Staffordshire Ambulance Service into a wider regional body could jeopardise its response times, the Tory MP for Lichfield has warned....
Oct 25 2005
TOP curry chef Abdul Salam will dish up a banquet to raise cash for victims of the Asian earthquake. ...
Oct 25 2005
A SAFE spooky guide has been issued by police in north Worcestershire to protect trick or treaters this Halloween. ...
Oct 25 2005
A FORMER Redditch schoolgirl who starred in the hit Australian television soap Neighbours has made a return to the screen. ...
Oct 25 2005
A JUDGE has imposed no penalty on a man who had used threatening behaviour towards a police officer - because no-one turned up at Warwick Crown Court to prosecute the case. ...
Oct 25 2005
SCORES of north Birmingham youngsters who are themselves supporting the campaign to rid the city of its gun and gang culture are to be rewarded at an awards ceremony on Friday. ...
Oct 25 2005
SUTTON Coldfield is to get a new environmental warden after annual figures revealed there was over £73,000 left in the kitty. ...
Oct 25 2005
AN Acocks Green woman who lost her mother and two other members of her family to breast cancer, is facing her own challenge to raise money for research into the condition. ...
Oct 25 2005
A MAJOR £2.3 million training programme has been launched in a bid to get more than 1,000 unemployed young Black Country people into work. ...
Oct 25 2005
THE 18-year-old man who was shot dead in Newtown near to the scene of the riots was named today as Aaron James....
