Articles...
Jul 2 2007
A SIX-year-old boy was killed when a motorcycle he was on crashed into a tree....
Jul 2 2007
AT least 15,000 homes and businesses across Birmingham were today left without power when an electricity sub-station broke down....
Jul 2 2007
A LEISURE chief today refused to commit himself to helping staff left jobless by the closure of a sports centre....
Jul 2 2007
A 43-YEAR-OLD man suffered severe injuries after being dragged along the road by a bus in Birmingham....
Jul 2 2007
RESIDENTS fighting controversial plans for a secure mental unit in the heart of their Birmingham community are to have their campaign debated in the House of Commons this week....
Jul 2 2007
IF OZZY Osbourne's former pub landlady ever meets the Prince of Darkness again, she knows exactly what she'll say: "Oi! You still owe me for two pints."...
Jul 2 2007
POLITICIANS, business leaders and community groups battling for an elected mayor referendum have hailed popular historian Carl Chinn's intervention as a major boost for their campaign....
Jul 2 2007
AN AGEING huge railway arch in Digbeth became a unique setting and perfect shelter from the rain for an eclectic day of live performances at the Custard Factory....
Jul 2 2007
FIVE frightened people were plucked to safety from a roof 30ft up in a dramatic rescue by fire-fighters as fire swept through a shop and office beneath flats in the Midlands....
Jul 2 2007
BIRMINGHAM, July 2 2007: armed police stand next to a bullet-proof Land Rover behind a road block. This was the scene at Birmingham International Airport today, preventing cars getting anywhere near terminals....
Jul 2 2007
THE first National Veterans Day celebrations held in Birmingham were brought to a resounding climax with a majestic parade through the centre of the city....
Jul 2 2007
BIRMINGHAM MP Liam Byrne has been appointed West Midlands "champion" in Gordon Brown's new Government....
Jul 2 2007
POLICE officers who stopped a motorist in Birmingham for a suspected driving offence were struck by an "overpowering" smell coming from the vehicle, a court heard....
Jul 2 2007
A NEW £5 million plus Travelodge budget hotel is on its way to Birmingham - as the first building on the former Science Museum site....
Jul 2 2007
THE scenes could have come straight out of Wimbledon. But at least the rain failed to stop play at Sutton Coldfield Carnival....
Jul 2 2007
IT was very much "jolly boating weather" as dragonboats took to Birmingham's main canal....
Jul 2 2007
FIRE has hit a window making factory in Smethwick, causing tens of thousands of pounds worth of damage....
Jul 2 2007
A MAN was fighting for his life today after being repeatedly kicked in a brutal attack in West Bromwich....
Jul 2 2007
THINGS are looking up for Aiden the English springer spaniel....
