Articles...
May 25 2007
HIS daring raids over Germany earned brave Birmingham Spitfire ace Arthur Tomblin a succession of honours from the Queen....
May 25 2007
DIE hard West Bromwich Albion fans are so passionate about their club that they have "boinged" all the way from Australia to see their beloved side attempt to clinch their way into Premiership....
May 25 2007
DESPITE two visits to the Black Country in a fortnight Prime Minister Tony Blair would not admit to rooting for the Albion in Monday's play-off final....
May 25 2007
THE search is on in the West Midlands for top new female comedy talent....
May 25 2007
LOUISE Edge was devastated when her faithful dog Dougal died, and couldn't ever face the ordeal of seeing another pet die....
May 25 2007
TICKETS for the first concerts at Birmingham Town Hall in more than a decade are to go on sale next week....
May 25 2007
FUN seekers will flock to a popular annual event in one of Birmingham's most popular parks this weekend....
May 25 2007
THE jury in the trial of a man accused of causing the death of a toddler in a hit-and-run crash in Birmingham has been discharged....
May 25 2007
ADRIAN Chiles today called for Baggies supporters to ensure any spare Wembley tickets are passed on to fellow Hawthorns fans....
May 25 2007
SHOPS and traders in Worcestershire have been warned to be on their guard for fake £20 and £50 notes circulating in the county....
May 25 2007
WEMBLEY-bound West Bromwich Albion have made a dream come true for soccer-mad schoolboy Keiron Ball....
May 25 2007
A BUS may not appear to be the ticket to the ballet but for Aaron Robinson and Sonia Aguilar it was just the stage to show off their art to people across Birmingham....
May 25 2007
A MAN was shot as he ran for his life when a gunman opened fire in a Smethwick street....
May 25 2007
A QUARTER of Birmingham parents were denied a place for their children at the secondary school of their choice....
May 25 2007
PAY-as-you-throw rubbish collection has been rejected by Birmingham City Council....
May 25 2007
A FAMILY of West Bromwich Albion fanatics have been split over the club's crucial Wembley play-off....
May 25 2007
BIRMINGHAM medics hope to have saved the life of a desperately ill toddler following a worldwide appeal for donors....
May 25 2007
LIBERAL Democrats in Birmingham have launched legal action over alleged local election irregularities....
May 25 2007
TONY Blair has defended his decision to keep A-level and GCSE rather than intruduce a new diploma system....
May 25 2007
THERE couldn't have been a greater contrast - one a balding comedian who has notched up an OBE, two gold albums and a raft of TV appearances....
May 25 2007
GETAWAY Brummies were today warned to expect a cold, wet, windy and traffic-jammed bank holiday weekend....
May 25 2007
BIRMINGHAM'S Big Screen is to be pulled down in the autumn, it has been confirmed....
May 25 2007
THE first semi-professional Asian football club to own its own ground has suffered a major body blow after its clubhouse was destroyed in a fire....
May 25 2007
A £10 MILLION expansion programme was announced by the Black Country Living Museum today....
May 25 2007
MIDLANDS supermodel Erin O' Connor struts her stuff in the spring sunshine with fellow model Lizzy Jagger....
May 25 2007
LEADERS of one of the oldest gangs in Birmingham have dismissed as "politically correct nonsense" a suggestion that the word "gang" should be banned....
May 25 2007
TWO women booted out of an upmarket Birmingham health club for fighting were considering legal action today to clear their names....
May 25 2007
A MUSLIM political party has distanced itself from a rash of offensive posters that have sprung up in Birmingham....
May 25 2007
ONE of the greatest figures in the history of Birmingham, steam engine inventor James Watt, will make a special appearance back in the city on Monday....
May 25 2007
A BIRMINGHAM election official has been cleared of any wrongdoing following an investigation into the 2005 General Election....
May 25 2007
ART-lovers are to be treated to a famed collection of works by some of Britain's most influential artists, including Damien Hirst and Lucian Freud....
May 25 2007
HARD-UP families face repaying up to £75 million wrongly paid out in tax credits in the West Midlands, campaigners claimed today....
May 25 2007
A WEST Midlands MP has claimed "out of touch" judges are undermining public confidence in law and order....
May 25 2007
YOUNG people from Birmingham took the stage to argue over controversial books in the annual Teenage Debate....
May 25 2007
THERE was no chance of missing certain well known women as they strolled through Birmingham city centre sunshine....
May 25 2007
A 10-WEEK-OLD baby has been seriously injured in a Birmingham car crash....
May 25 2007
TWO sisters who sparked a city-wide search after disappearing from their Birmingham home were today back home with their parents....
May 25 2007
A MAN was killed in a suspected gas tank explosion at a pub in Birmingham....
May 25 2007
THE body of a Birmingham soldier killed in Iraq is due to be brought back to Britain....