Articles...
Jun 29 2007
A POIGNANT book featuring writings and drawings by a murdered teenage schoolgirl has been launched to raise funds for the charity set up in her memory....
Jun 29 2007
TODDLER David Paine is following in the twinkle-toed footsteps of Billy Elliot - as the only boy starring in a dance show with 96 girls....
Jun 29 2007
ONE of Birmingham's most respected former matrons and a pioneer of palliative care in the city has died at the age of 91....
Jun 29 2007
HOUSING chiefs may be forced to hire a team of burly minders to protect builders working on a £250,000 facelift for a neglected block of flats....
Jun 29 2007
THE world-famous Birmingham landmark of HP Sauce is to disappear from the city skyline after more than 100 years....
Jun 29 2007
FORMER Midland football commentator Hugh Johns has died aged 84....
Jun 29 2007
A BLACK Country couple grieving over the loss of their stillborn baby have suffered further heartbreak - after thieves stole precious mementoes from a special remembrance garden....
Jun 29 2007
CAMPAIGNERS against a controversial new Birmingham probation centre are to take legal action because they say it infringes their human rights....
Jun 29 2007
A "HUSHED-UP" Second World War plane crash escape by one of Britain's Spitfire heroes is to be featured in a TV programme....
Jun 29 2007
A VILLAGE will pay tribute to an heroic US wartime fighter pilot whose actions saved residents from almost certain death....
Jun 29 2007
POST may not drop through letter boxes for almost a week after thousands of Royal Mail workers today began a strike over pay....
Jun 29 2007
IT'S a case of batten down the hatches as Birmingham braces itself for another miserable weekend of torrential rain....
Jun 29 2007
A MAN fed up with the city's accent being the butt of jokes has started a campaign for a national "talk like a Brummie" day....
Jun 29 2007
A SPECIAL recipe of cement, brass and a lot of love has gone into creating Birmingham's first Hollywood Boulevard-style star....
Jun 29 2007
A BRAVE Birmingham man who was kidnapped and attacked with a machete and a baseball bat by a vicious loan shark has been hailed a hero for giving evidence against his brutal attacker....
Jun 29 2007
TWO buses were allegedly attacked on a main road in Birmingham by a mob of around 20 secondary school pupils....
Jun 29 2007
PROTESTERS fighting to stop hospital services for west Birmingham being downgraded have taken their battle to the new Prime Minister....
Jun 29 2007
THE debate on whether Birmingham should have an elected mayor will soon be coming to a street near you....
Jun 29 2007
FAMILIES fighting plans for a secure mental unit in the heart of their neighbourhood are to stage another major demonstration tomorrow....
Jun 29 2007
A POLICE officer was due before magistrates today charged with causing the death of a car passenger by dangerous driving....
Jun 29 2007
A CHINESE man and woman were today starting year long jail sentences for their role in running a 350-plant cannabis factory from a house in Birmingham....
Jun 29 2007
NANJING could link up with rivals SAIC in a "gentleman's agreement" to bolster the relaunch of MG at Longbridge....
Jun 29 2007
A MAN was today fighting for his life with severe burns after a blaze tore through a Birmingham hostel....
Jun 29 2007
THE debate about whether Birmingham should be run by the present leader and cabinet system or by an elected mayor is an important one about the governance of the city....
Jun 29 2007
FALKLANDS war hero Simon Weston paid a flying visit to the Midlands to promote a care home for ex-servicemen and women....
Jun 29 2007
AN ELDERLY man has been found dead at a house in West Bromwich, prompting a search for relatives....
