Articles...
Mar 28 2007
CHILDREN at a Birmingham school will be using PlayStations as part of their lessons in a revolutionary new education scheme....
Mar 28 2007
MORE than 1,500 jobs have been promised as part of a long-awaited plan to redevelop Jaguar's redundant car plant at Browns Lane in Coventry....
Mar 28 2007
THE Chinese dignitaries may have been delighted but it was a bitter-sweet moment for a group of former Longbridge workers as the new-look MG rose from the ashes of Birmingham's manufacturing heritage in a factory far away from home....
Mar 28 2007
THE legendary queen of Black Country comedy, Dolly Allen, is being brought back to life almost 17 years after her death....
Mar 28 2007
BIRMINGHAM sweet giant Cadbury has been ordered to scrap chewing gum commercials criticised for playing on Caribbean stereotypes....
Mar 28 2007
TWENTY drinkers and staff were evacuated from an historic pub after the roof caught fire....
Mar 28 2007
A MIDLAND woman murdered and encased in a bath of sand in a bedsit was a popular teacher trying to make a new career in Japan....
Mar 28 2007
TWO controversial performers plan to burn an effigy of a city MP as part of a publicly-funded arts event in Birmingham....
Mar 28 2007
A MAN was hailed a hero today for saving a semi-conscious teenager from a blazing Birmingham maisonette....
Mar 28 2007
BLUES star Fabrice Muamba unveiled a new training centre for Birmingham youngsters that has won the backing of Prince Charles....
Mar 28 2007
INNER-city volunteers at the sharp end of tackling Birmingham gun and gang crime say they are being excluded from "ivory tower" meetings about the issue....
Mar 28 2007
A DUDLEY man became "obsessional" about his ex-partner kidnapped and threatened to kill her new young boyfriend, a judge said....
Mar 28 2007
A WALSALL man has been warned he faces a substantial time behind bars after being convicted of manslaughter for the second time....
Mar 28 2007
A FAMOUS Birmingham piano company which supplies many of world's top orchestras is facing the music after going bust....
Mar 28 2007
THE Kate Winslets and Gwyneth Paltrows of tomorrow could be right here in Birmingham as eight schoolgirls get the chance to work with an award-winning film-maker....
Mar 28 2007
A VICTORIA Cross war hero from the Midlands who took part in one of the most daring raids of World War Two is set to have a street named after him in his home town....
Mar 28 2007
THE Bournville booze-busters were today warned that their victory over Tesco could be short-lived....
Mar 28 2007
A BIRMINGHAM private hire driver who sexually molested a drunken female student in the back of his car walked free from court after being given a suspended sentence....
Mar 28 2007
PARENTS protesting about plans to open a Probation Service drop-in centre near three schools in Kitts Green will take their fight to the Home Office....
Mar 28 2007
FORGET the Oscars! The cream of Birmingham's nightlife and entertainment industry paid tribute to its shining stars and outstanding achievers during a glittering awards ceremony to celebrate the Best of Broad Street....
Mar 28 2007
THE owner of a £700 pedigree cat reported stolen in Birmingham has made a public appeal to track down her pet....
Mar 28 2007
A CAT is now feline fine after using up some of its nine lives to hitch a 120-mile ride to the Midlands from Dorset....
Mar 28 2007
EASTER travellers hoping to use trains to visit relatives will be hit by rail closures because of engineering work....
Mar 28 2007
THE aunt of tragic tot Troy Simpson paid tribute to the "beautiful and cheerful baby" after his stepfather was convicted of his manslaughter....
Mar 28 2007
A MAN who tried to take his own life by lying on the track at Solihull railway station has pleaded guilty to an offence of obstructing an engine....
