Articles...
Sep 6 2007
IT'S the advert everyone's talking about, but confusion over its star is the topic of pub and office conversation – until now....
Sep 6 2007
A NORTH Solihull housing development will be named after a Chelmsley Wood man who tragically died from a heart condition, aged just 39....
Sep 6 2007
A WOLVES fan who threw stones at police in an outbreak of violence after last season's Molineux game against Albion has avoided time behind bars....
Sep 6 2007
FORMER industrial giants, including the HP Sauce factory, Alstom trains and MG Rover are among prime sites included in a new shopping list for developers....
Sep 6 2007
A COLLEGE student from Birmingham was stabbed to death by two teenagers and a man because he "bad mouthed" a member of a rival gang, a court heard....
Sep 6 2007
OPERA babe Katherine Jenkins, the modern day "forces sweetheart", made a surprise morale-boosting visit to injured soldiers recovering in Birmingham....
Sep 6 2007
A POLICE officer today described the bloody aftermath of a dog fight at a Birmingham shop as "the most distressing" scene he had witnessed in his career....
Sep 6 2007
LEGENDARY tenor Pavarotti was always a hit in Birmingham, with tickets for his concerts selling out in minutes....
Sep 6 2007
I'M A CELEBRITY winner and panto king Joe Pasquale has become the patron of a Birmingham children's theatre school....
Sep 6 2007
A FACTORY owner who unwittingly used an unexploded bomb as a door stop said he was sad to see it go after it was removed by army officials....
Sep 6 2007
COMPANIES could be caught up in a copyright nightmare if they do not ensure website owner-ship, says a Midland IT expert....
Sep 6 2007
BARGAIN hunters are in for a treat with the launch of a flea market in Birmingham....
Sep 6 2007
NARROWBOAT owners are demanding action to improve a canal towpath in Knowle amid safety fears....
Sep 6 2007
A SMETHWICK teacher who lost his job to make way for improvements dealing with "problem" children has been awarded £330 in compensation....
Sep 6 2007
A LECTURER today made an impassioned plea for the return of prized artwork stolen in Birmingham....
Sep 6 2007
A BIRMINGHAM licence dodger has made it on to a national league of shame of lame excuses for not buying a TV permit....
Sep 6 2007
IT MAY not be considered the most sophisticated of Britain's delicacies but a Midlands-manufactured pork pie has received the highest accolade at the food industry's Oscars....
Sep 6 2007
POLICE in Solihull have scored a hat trick after scooping a coveted award for cracking down on crime....
Sep 6 2007
TWO new Asda supermarkets would bring nearly 1,000 jobs to Birmingham, it was announced today. ...
Sep 6 2007
FUN-LOVING Black Country businessmen swapped their suits and ties for pink bras to launch a fund raising campaign with a serious aim....
Sep 6 2007
A ROYAL guardsman from Northfield has swapped his traditional bearskin for a bush hat after branching out into the jungle....
Sep 6 2007
A BIRMINGHAM artist has captured two favourite shops on canvas as a salute to the oldfashioned grocery store....
Sep 6 2007
FAMILIES living in a Birmingham road say they are up in arms after council chiefs pulled the plug on garden waste collections....
Sep 6 2007
A BIRMINGHAM man was today arrested for the murder of a pensioner in her city home....
Sep 6 2007
AN under-threat major Black Country market is running at a £250,000-a-year loss, latest figures have revealed....
Sep 6 2007
A COUNCIL'S delivery of a scheme designed to help some of the most vulnerable members of its community has been labelled "poor" by Government watchdogs....
Sep 6 2007
RELIEVED firefighters said a repeat of the devastating Shannons Mill blaze was narrowly avoided when an empty factory unit went up in flames....
Sep 6 2007
BIRMINGHAM City Council planning chiefs were today again set to refuse a controversial plan to build a retirement village on Jockey Road....
Sep 6 2007
A KENILWORTH man took part in sexual activity with an under-age girl and then tried to intimidate one of her friends who was to be a witness in the case....
Sep 6 2007
A MAN involved in a vicious attack after one of England's World Cup games last summer was given a nine-month jail term suspended for two years....
Sep 6 2007
THE hunt for a fugitive who vanished on his barge has switched to Birmingham....
Sep 6 2007
IT might be the oddest day out in town but a trip to the cemetery is fast becoming a popular tourist attraction to rank alongside the best theme park....
Sep 6 2007
FROM superstar to lowly pub performer!...
