Articles...
Jun 27 2007
SCORES of workers at a Birmingham factory which is closing after 112 years must leave with their pensions reduced by a third, it was claimed today....
Jun 27 2007
A PROLIFIC criminal and son of the leader of the BNP in Sandwell is back behind bars after a high-speed car chase....
Jun 27 2007
UP TO 2,500 Royal Mail workers across Birmingham are set to walk out on Friday, causing a delivery backlog of up to five days....
Jun 27 2007
SIX suspected dangerous dogs and dog-fighting equipment have been seized in a raid in the Black Country....
Jun 27 2007
A BIRMINGHAM man was among 40 parents identified today by the Child Support Agency in a "naming and shaming" blitz on non-payers....
Jun 27 2007
STAFF at branches of travel agent Thomas Cook in the region face an uncertain future after the firm announced plans to close six offices and 150 stores....
Jun 27 2007
A NEW magistrates court is to be built in Birmingham as part of a £400m Government investment....
Jun 27 2007
A SANDWELL school has undergone a £1.5m refurbishment....
Jun 27 2007
FAMILIES in Birmingham m ay be offered the chance to buy football-style shares in their city....
Jun 27 2007
FEWER pupils are being expelled from Birmingham's schools - but the city remains well ahead of the national average, new Government figures revealed today....
Jun 27 2007
A HIT-and-run driver who left a young mum seriously injured in a Birmingham road may have stolen the car, police said....
Jun 27 2007
THE mother of a Midland soldier killed in Iraq was set to picket Tony Blair one last time today as he prepared to step down as Prime Minister....
Jun 27 2007
THE widow of Black Country comic John "Ayli" Plant sheds a silent tear as she remembers the man who brought laughter to audiences across the Midlands for two decades....
Jun 27 2007
THE threat of strike action at a troubled Birmingham school could be lifted as an acting headteacher moves in....
Jun 27 2007
CAMPAIGNERS were set to protest outside a controversial new Birmingham probation centre tonight ahead of a public meeting calling for the facility to close....
Jun 27 2007
A PAEDOPHILE who searched the internet for "Romanian Lolitas" has been jailed indefintely after his third conviction for child pornography....
Jun 27 2007
DAYS of torrential rain have taken their toll on Birmingham's attempt to create the world's biggest hanging basket after it collapsed under the weight of water while one man was working inside it....
Jun 27 2007
A WOMAN was recovering in hospital after suffering breathing difficulties in a fire at her Midland home....
Jun 27 2007
A FORMER pub landlord has appeared in court charged with child sex offences spanning 30 years....
Jun 27 2007
A BIRMINGHAM soldier was struggling with mounting debts today because Army officials have failed to pay him while he serves in Iraq....
Jun 27 2007
BIRMINGHAM International Airport came into line with other major airports today , by adopting a 'silent airport' policy in its departure lounges....
Jun 27 2007
MOTORISTS were warned to steer clear of several roads today unless essential as the swollen Rivern Severn continued to rise....
Jun 27 2007
A FARMER from has been forced to pay out almost £2,500 after being found guilty of causing unnecessary suffering to a sheep....
