A FORMER gangster who turned to graffiti to escape guns and violence on the streets of the West Midlands was today completing a rags to riches fairytale.Read
THEY are the new sheriffs in town. Employed by Birmingham City Council, enforcement officers are visiting pubs, clubs, restaurants and shops to make sure Brummies comply with the new anti-smoking laws.Read
A FORMER assistant bursar at a private school in Solihull stole thousands of pounds which she had been handed by parents over a two-year period, a court heard.Read
THE 23rd Birmingham International Jazz Festival kicked off today with musicians pledging to celebrate the memory of flamboyant singer George Melly.Read
AILING Birmingham children were given a right royal tonic with an invite from the two princes to experience the run-up to the Diana memorial concert.Read
A "DESTITUTE and desperate" Somalian man lay down in front of a train at Solihull railway station to take his own life after his asylum application was rejected, a court heard.Read
THE man who helped reshape Birmingham's Botanical Gardens into one of the city's most precious oases has finally downed his trowel after 20 years on the green front line.Read
