Articles...
Aug 30 2007
A VIDEO-link court appearance of a Birmingham man and his accomplice jailed for murdering PC Sharon Beshenivsky, who then allegedly stabbed another inmate, has had to be postponed because of the dispute by prison officers....
Aug 30 2007
ASTON Villa's new star Zat Knight today told how he was arrested in a Birmingham drugs raid - but strongly protested his innocence....
Aug 30 2007
ONE of the oldest cricket clubs in the Midlands was left devastated today after a "suspicious" blaze destroyed its £150,000 pavilion....
Aug 30 2007
MIDLAND prison officers were back in work today after a 'wildcat' strike resulted in further talks with Whitehall bosses over pay and conditions....
Aug 30 2007
ASTON Villa's new star Zat Knight was arrested in a drugs raid just hours before being signed - but the club today insisted he was innocent....
Aug 30 2007
A MAN driving a stolen car, who turned round on the M6 after going onto the motorway by mistake following a heavy drinking session, was given a six-month prison sentence suspended for a year....
Aug 30 2007
A FRAIL elderly grandmother may have been killed by a burglar who tried to silence her after breaking into her home....
Aug 30 2007
MOST registered child carers in Birmingham are providing a "good or outstanding" service despite fears nationally that hundreds of infants are being treated badly....
Aug 30 2007
THE spectre of uncollected rubbish and unpaid benefits loomed large today as industrial action from town hall unions moved a step closer....
Aug 30 2007
PRIMARY schoolchildren are being offered the chance to wave goodbye to lessons and have a "whale" of a time at the National Sea Life Centre....
Aug 30 2007
THE case of a former Solihull pub landlord accused of having sex with an under-age girl many years ago has been adjourned for the charges he faces to be reconsidered....
Aug 30 2007
THE new Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands spoke today of the "honour and privilege" of being Her Majesty the Queen's local representative....
Aug 30 2007
GOD, a TV comedy star and a Birmingham pub are joining forces - and it's no joke....
Aug 30 2007
TWO men were today still being questioned in connection with the death of a Redditch man outside a video store in the town....
Aug 30 2007
BIRMINGHAM is set to get a new curry academy to confirm the city's status as home of the balti....
Aug 30 2007
A BIRMINGHAM hospice which helps thousands of patients from across the city is set for a major facelift as part of a £40 million spending spree....
Aug 30 2007
A Staffordshire MP is campaigning for the birthday of one of his city's most famous sons to be honoured with a special series of stamps....
Aug 30 2007
A BIRMINGHAM man who murdered a police officer are to appear in court charged with stabbing another inmate....
Aug 30 2007
A FORMER Midland parish councillor and ex-chairman of school governors was given a three-year community order and ordered to register as a sex offender after admitting child pornography charges....
Aug 30 2007
A CASHIER at Solihull's John Lewis store stole money from the till to pay off her mounting debts....
