Articles...
Oct 17 2006
HUNDREDS of mourners packed into a city church wearing claret and blue ribbons pinned on their lapels to pay tribute to a popular Villa fan who died after a long battle with cancer....
Oct 17 2006
A FORMER mining town is to have its own prestige bronze statue as a tribute to its industrial heritage....
Oct 17 2006
A BIRMINGHAM brewery run by Doug Ellis' son has been fined £10,000 after failing to properly dispose of radioactive material....
Oct 17 2006
TWO children are facing a Christmas without presents after a saving scheme used by their mum went bust....
Oct 17 2006
WITH the controversy over Muslim women wearing face veils continuing to hit the headlines, city councillor SALMA YAQOOB (Respect, Sparkbrook) offers a personal perspective....
Oct 17 2006
CHILD of courage Ellie Bishop, who lost most of her limbs after being ravaged by meningitis, is amazing doctors with her bravery....
Oct 17 2006
A BANNED driver has admitted causing the death of Birmingham schoolboy Justin Murphy, who was struck by a stolen car which failed to stop....
Oct 17 2006
A FORMER soldier who helped rob a 16-year-old boy has avoided a jail sentence after a judge was told that his life was "back on track"....
Oct 17 2006
THE disturbances in Lozells a year ago have united one community as never before, but they claim they are still waiting for answers from police as to why hundreds of their 999 calls went unanswered....
Oct 17 2006
CATHOLIC primary schools in Birmingham's inner cities are leading the Government's planned transformation of faith schools....
Oct 17 2006
A 15-YEAR-OLD boy from Tamworth died after a heart attack in a residential care home....
Oct 17 2006
A SCHEME to slash bus fares in Worcestershire has been hailed a major success with more commuters than ever now taking a ticket to ride....
Oct 17 2006
A BIRMINGHAM MP today called for an independent body to investigate allegations of financial mismanagement on a city housing estate....
Oct 17 2006
A DOG owner was left injured and traumatised when she and her pet poodle were victims of a terrifying attack by another dog in the street, a court heard....
Oct 17 2006
A PUBLIC inquiry is to be opened into the sky-high salaries being earned by Birmingham road gangs, it was revealed today....
Oct 17 2006
PILLOW the cat lives up to her name. She loves nothing more than providing a resting place for Mindy the parrot....
Oct 17 2006
TRAVELLERS wondering when the next train is coming at stations in the West Midlands will be able to use "talking timetables"....
Oct 17 2006
CITY leaders were today accused of taking Birmingham's taxpayers for a "first class ride" after booking a luxury £118-a-night hotel - to work out next year's higher council tax bills....
Oct 17 2006
A TEENAGER was arrested by armed police in a dramatic swoop on a packed commuter bus in Birmingham....
