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Sep 12 2006
CAMPAIGNERS for a Birmingham-based city region have been told they are on a loser and have been advised to back directly-elected mayors instead....
Sep 12 2006
A TAMWORTH woman warned by doctors she may never be a mother has helped a fertility clinic celebrate a milestone - with her own "little miracles"....
Sep 12 2006
A MAN tried to abduct an eight-year-old girl as she played with a friend, police said today....
Sep 12 2006
A MAN and a youth were appearing in court today after a woman sustained serious injuries in collision with a car outside a Birmingham hotel...
Sep 12 2006
"BARBARIC" fishermen have been spotted spearing carp in a Birmingham beauty spot....
Sep 12 2006
THE Rev Claringbull also hit the headlines in July when he admitted lowering a cross of St George flag in a fury at Wayne Rooney's World Cup red card....
Sep 12 2006
A SAFETY alert hit Birmingham's Royal Mail headquarters after a "suspect package" containing liquid was discovered in a toilet....
Sep 12 2006
BUS vandalism by schoolchildren in the West Midlands cost £1.4 million last year - a rise of more than 25 per cent....
Sep 12 2006
A UNIVERSITY student from Birmingham who collected over 10,000 indecent images of children from the internet has avoided a prison sentence....
Sep 12 2006
A GERMAN lorry driver has been charged over the deaths of four people killed in a horror crash which brought a Midlands motor-way to a standstill....
Sep 12 2006
AFTER months of meticulous preparation, excited Richard Gathercole and Rebecca Smith thought nothing could go wrong on their wedding day....
Sep 12 2006
AN Albion-mad Black Country couple were celebrating today after netting more than £2 million on the Lotto....
Sep 12 2006
LIVES are being risked because residents in a Solihull street cannot afford controversial new parking charges, a councillor claimed today....
Sep 12 2006
A COUNCILLOR is urging residents to follow his example and help save the planet by making their homes more environmentally friendly....
Sep 12 2006
A STUDENT who bludgeoned his estranged wife to death with a baseball bat at the university where she worked did not intend to kill her, he told a court....
Sep 12 2006
POLICE are investigating after burglars stole more than £200 worth of wine from a home in Rubery....
Sep 12 2006
PLANS to build homes on a "eyesore" patch of land look set to get the green light....
Sep 12 2006
FRIENDS and family of a tragic Birmingham amateur sportsman have been bowled over by the response to a memorial day....
Sep 12 2006
"WOEFUL" facilities at Sutton Coldfield rail station are stopping local disabled people travelling by train, a campaigner has claimed today....
Sep 12 2006
CHILDREN like fairy tales. Most of them even like the good side to win, although this is by no means universal among boys....
Sep 12 2006
MIDLAND businesses face a race against the clock to avoid missing out on thousands of pounds worth of research and development tax credits....
Sep 12 2006
TEACHERS are celebrating the success of their school's mixed sex policy after the number of girl pupils rocketed....
Sep 12 2006
RESIDENTS who feel powerless when it comes to their applications for planning permission have the power to speak out, thanks to a new scheme....
Sep 12 2006
FIRE chiefs have called on families to douse the danger in their homes by booking a house safety check....
Sep 12 2006
WHEN Jane Johns returned from years living abroad, she wanted to give something back to the community where she grew up....
Sep 12 2006
TWO friends are getting behind the wheel to take part in a three-day international driving challenge....
Sep 12 2006
AN Iraqi blinded in a bomb blast has been given a suspended prison sentence after being caught driving a car....
Sep 12 2006
A MAN filmed up women's skirts as they did their shopping at a Birmingham supermarket before putting the perverted video clips to music....
Sep 12 2006
TALENTED young cricketers in Kitts Green were looking forward to showing off their skills to royal visitors today....
Sep 12 2006
LUCKY the black cat used up one of his nine lives after finding himself entombed under floorboards which had been nailed down by builders in a Birmingham house....
Sep 12 2006
A SOLIHULL man has been awarded more than £10,000 after being unfairly sacked as a courtesy car driver....
Sep 12 2006
THE broken-hearted husband of a cancer victim has quit his day job to run an animal sanctuary to keep his wife's memory alive - and reform prisoners in the process....
Sep 12 2006
MOTORISTS can beat the jams by using the hard shoulder in a controversial scheme launched in the Midlands today ....
Sep 12 2006
A CANNOCK businesswoman recently named as the UK's most exceptional working mum is setting up a networking group, designed especially for fellow women in business....
Sep 12 2006
DETERMINED council chiefs have vowed to continue the fight against Government plans to scrap three rail lines they see as vital to their ambitious regeneration plans....
Sep 12 2006
A CONTROVERSIAL plan to open a home for problem children at Dudley now hinges on a decision by Government planning officials....
Sep 12 2006
BEREAVED families are set to foot the bill for unsafe gravestones in north Birmingham's cemeteries....
Sep 12 2006
LICHFIELD will see its high speed train link to London slashed, it has been confirmed....
Sep 12 2006
A BIRMINGHAM education chief today warned that new Government healthy eating initiatives are putting too much pressure on schools to produce well-nourished children....
Sep 12 2006
A NATIONAL memorial service is to be held to commemorate a Worcestershire teenager and other Britons killed in bomb attacks across the world....
Sep 12 2006
A SHOPPING centre in Solihull has been celebrating its fifth birthday in style....
Sep 12 2006
THE hero soldier who earned the legend of the "Lost VC" was finally being recognised today - ending 50 years of obscurity in an unmarked grave....
Sep 12 2006
A VENEZUELAN MP is hoping to win over support for president Hugo Chavez in Birmingham....
Sep 12 2006
A WOMAN had a lucky escape when the roof of her home caught fire after being struck by lightning....
