Articles...
Mar 28 2006
WHEN gentle giant Trevor Owens suffered the stab wound that was to cut short his life cruelly, he was not the only victim of that night....
Mar 28 2006
POLICE have named a man, believed to have connections in Birmingham, who they want to speak to in relation to the murder of a British businessman in India....
Mar 28 2006
A CONSULTATION into Birmingham's first ever carsharing lane won't start for several months, delaying its launch....
Mar 28 2006
THE grieving parents of a 23-year-old man killed in a car crash say they are devastated his body could not be used for donation - because he died on a Sunday....
Mar 28 2006
A MAN has been arrested after a 55-year-old was left fighting for his life with serious head injuries....
Mar 28 2006
A DRIVER who offered a woman £400 to put his penalty points on her licence was today behind bars....
Mar 28 2006
THE planned £72 million Metro tram extension through Birmingham city centre is on the brink of collapse....
Mar 28 2006
HUNDREDS of mourners packed a church for a tearful final farewell to a tragic teenager killed in an horrific hit-and-run which devastated a community....
Mar 28 2006
A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following a collision between two buses which brought traffic chaos to the city....
Mar 28 2006
A PERVERT who raped and indecently assaulted a schoolgirl after threatening to cut her throat was today starting an eight-year jail sentence....
Mar 28 2006
A YOUNG policewoman honoured for her bravery was killed in a car crash in Solihull which left a second officer injured....
Mar 28 2006
THE controversial battle for a regional casino has begun in earnest with local authorities promoting their bids in the House of Commons....
Mar 28 2006
SCHOOLS closed and other council services throughout the Midlands came to a standstill today as more than 100,000 staff joined a huge national protest over pensions....
Mar 28 2006
THE head and deputy head of a city primary school are working from home while they "consider their future options" after their school was heavily criticised by government inspectors....
Mar 28 2006
CAR and home owners who arranged insurance through a Midlands consultancy were today warned they may not be covered for losses....
Mar 28 2006
A KIND Lichfield woman is lacing up her running shoes in a bid to raise cash for a Thailand orphanage by completing the London Marathon....
Mar 28 2006
POLICE have urged the elderly and vulnerable in Droitwich to be wary of who they allow in their homes after a conman tricked a pensioner to hand over cash....
Mar 28 2006
A CONTROVERSIAL post office has opened at a Sheldon supermarket after the local branch was shut down to cut costs....
Mar 28 2006
AN AMATEUR historian is about to embark on a five-year research project in a bid to delve into the past and unearth the mysterious history of a 621-year-old building in Solihull....
Mar 28 2006
A CONTROVERSIAL scheme to let private hire drivers use bus lanes was scrapped today amid safety fears....
Mar 28 2006
A BABY born in Birmingham is eight times more likely to die than a tot in the affluent stockbroker belt of Surrey, it emerged today....
Mar 28 2006
FORMER Longbridge workers who contracted a serious lung complaint are being denied incapacity payments while ex-colleagues with asthma collect £62 a week....
