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Nov 22 2006
RAIL workers across the West Midlands are being balloted on strike action over a dispute at a Shropshire signal box....
Nov 22 2006
"TWINNING" links between Birmingham and the war-torn Palestinian city of Ramallah are being set up, it was revealed today....
Nov 22 2006
NOW you must listen - that's the message Rail Minister Tom Harris received loud and clear when he was presented with the massive response from Birmingham Mail readers calling for New Street Station to be revamped....
Nov 22 2006
A TERRIFIED mother and her toddler clung on to a window ledge 35ft above the ground as flames tore through their Birmingham flat....
Nov 22 2006
BLUES chief Karren Brady today scotched reports that she had handed in her notice....
Nov 22 2006
COMEDIAN John Plant, one half of legendary Black Country comedy duo Aynuk and Ayli has died in hospital....
Nov 22 2006
A 38-year-old man from Tipton is to appear before magistrates in West Bromwich charged with murder....
Nov 22 2006
A BIRMINGHAM hotelier and his wife were left trapped in terror as a gang surrounded and kicked their £25,000 Bentley car on a city street - all to steal a handbag....
Nov 22 2006
CHILDREN at a Kidderminster school are enjoying the latest addition to their grounds - a giant tree house built by students at a nearby college....
Nov 22 2006
THE West Midlands is home to the fourth highest number of asylum seekers living in state-funded accommodation in the UK, official figures have revealed....
Nov 22 2006
A WORCESTERSHIRE kennel owner has ended up with an estimated £500,000 legal bill after losing a protracted boundary dispute with a neighbour....
Nov 22 2006
A SPICY treat from the Caribbean, a dish inspired by a vegetable once sold to Birmingham factory workers and a dessert which pays homage to the city's most famous chocolate maker....
Nov 22 2006
AFTER his inauguration ceremony, Birmingham's new bishop didn't expect to be crowned as well!...
Nov 22 2006
BARBIE and Ken are in custody, Thomas the Tank Engine impounded and five teddies are helping officers with their inquiries at Wednesfield police station....
Nov 22 2006
A MAJOR clampdown on shops selling booze to under-age kids has been launched in Redditch after councillors discovered a third of stores were breaking the law....
Nov 22 2006
JUST like the classic comedy show, Olivia Harriott is living The Good Life in the heart of the city....
Nov 22 2006
THE latest recruit to West Mercia Police, a four-legged sniffer dog puppy called Bertie will be out to please the crowds as part of Inside Justice Week events at the weekend....
Nov 22 2006
OWZAT! A rising star from Birmingham, who has been billed as pop's next Christina Aguilera, will take centre stage as the eagerly awaited Ashes series begins in Australia....
Nov 22 2006
HUNDREDS of boats will converge on Birmingham this weekend to stage a floating protest against British Waterways job loses in the city....
Nov 22 2006
A CROONER who once found fame after appearing as Lionel Richie on television show Stars in Their Eyes is back belting out tunes - thanks to a Yardley employment centre....
Nov 22 2006
A VICIOUSLY beaten pensioner told a paramedic just before he died that he did not know why he had been attacked, a court heard....
Nov 22 2006
A MIDLAND stage group will mark a magic milestone when they take to the boards with their latest production....
Nov 22 2006
FAMILIES in Staffordshire who own the rights to gravestones subjected to pressure tests have been offered help to restore them to their original condition....
Nov 22 2006
CHINESE Olympic bosses visit Birmingham this weekend as city leaders continue their drive to attract world-class sport....
Nov 22 2006
A DRIVER was killed today over his van flipped over in Birmingham....
Nov 22 2006
FAMILIES in Staffordshire who own the rights to gravestones subjected to pressure tests have been offered help to restore them to their original condition....
Nov 22 2006
A BURGLAR who escaped with more than £6,000 of property in two house raids on the same day is to be examined by a psychiatrist....
Nov 22 2006
BANK customers in Staffordshire have been urged to be alert against cashpoint fraud....
Nov 22 2006
COMMUTERS who travel between Redditch and Birmingham are in line for better facilities thanks to a grant to improve timetables and public address systems at the Alvechurch and Barnt Green stations....
Nov 22 2006
A GIANT sculpture of a flower that lights up at night and is controlled by the weather is set to take centre stage in Birmingham city centre....
Nov 22 2006
TRADERS are being urged to band together under a new scheme which involves a radio link to help combat crime....
Nov 22 2006
AN award-winning Midland police project that has helped disabled people into work is to be rolled out to forces across the country....
