Articles...
Sep 11 2007
POP star Jamelia and supermodel Erin O'Connor are set to visit Birmingham tomorrow to launch their new hair-care range....
Sep 11 2007
A PIONEERING warden scheme has been given a welcome funding boost to help improve the service....
Sep 11 2007
MENTAL health patients in Worcestershire are not getting the out of hours crisis care they need, it was revealed today....
Sep 11 2007
GANGS in Worcestershire are targeting a village in a spate of vandalism that has left victims in a state of distress....
Sep 11 2007
AN MP has urged Worcestershire householders to sign up for a free automatic flood warning system being run by the Environment Agency....
Sep 11 2007
A SCHOOL in east Birmingham is celebrating after clinching an £8 million windfall in a bid to boost the education of its pupils....
Sep 11 2007
THE POPULAR Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham is facing a major jobs crisis following a bleak warning it cannot survive without cash support....
Sep 11 2007
A MAN suffered multiple injuries after falling 40ft from a Birmingham street wall into a train electricity sub station....
Sep 11 2007
A BOY of 13 hanged himself following a bad school report and after being bullied on a social networking website, an inquest heard....
Sep 11 2007
A BIRMINGHAM secondary school has received national recognition for its work in tackling the culture of low aspirations and academic achievement amongst black boys....
Sep 11 2007
A £3.5 million centre aimed at embracing deaf culture was officially opened in Birmingham by the Princess Royal....
Sep 11 2007
RETAILERS across the West Midlands are missing out on "easy" cash-savings - which could add up to many thousands of pounds....
Sep 11 2007
ONE of parents' biggest fears as their children head off to school in the morning is that their youngster will be the target of bullies....
Sep 11 2007
BLUES footballing legend Trevor Francis could be jetting back to Birmingham to see a celebrity pal receive the city's top showbiz accolade....
Sep 11 2007
FORMER Big Brother winner Kate Lawler is to become the new breakfast show presenter at Birmingham-based rock radio station Kerrang!....
Sep 11 2007
MIDLAND teenager Giselle Boxer is proving to be a model student....
Sep 11 2007
A DUDLEY mother today told of her family's grief at the tragic death of her daughter in a road accident....
Sep 11 2007
ANGRY crowds stormed the Indian Consulate office in Birmingham as a row over visas erupted into violence....
Sep 11 2007
THE bid for a £550 million upgrade to New Street Station is "in better shape to succeed" today following top level Government talks....
Sep 11 2007
A MEMORIAL plaque to honour Birmingham's war heroes could soon have pride of place in the heart of the city thanks to a long campaign by historian Chris Sutton....
Sep 11 2007
BIRMINGHAM'S cabinet has secretly agreed a controversial "fair pay" deal which could lead to crippling strikes by binmen and other manual workers....
Sep 11 2007
THE Midland driver of a National Express coach which overturned last week, injuring 33 people, has been freed on bail, police said....
Sep 11 2007
A FAILURE by senior council officials to follow their own rules led to a 'whistleblower' being paid £650,000 in compensation, a Government report has found....
Sep 11 2007
A MIDLAND pensioner who was severely injured in a car crash is helping military doctors at a Birmingham hospital improve their clinical skills....
Sep 11 2007
A SUTTON Coldfield man has stunned medics by triumphing at the World Transplant Games just 15 years after staring death in the face....
Sep 11 2007
A TREE surgeon suffered multiple injuries and later died after falling 30ft out of a tree in a Birmingham back garden, an inquest heard....
Sep 11 2007
THE Prime Minister has told a Selly Oak community worker from Birmingham he will make a great ambassador in England's efforts to host the football World Cup....
Sep 11 2007
MORE than 100 West Midlands fare dodgers are named and shamed this month on posters going up at rail stations across the region....
Sep 11 2007
CASTLE Bromwich Cricket Club has raised more than £500 during a family fun day in honour of its late president, Haydn Conley....
Sep 11 2007
HAVING no development on one of Birmingham's most precious garden suburbs "will not be an option" residents have been told by the estate owners....
Sep 11 2007
A BURGLAR who targeted houses being renovated to steal copper piping is to start a six-month jail term - as soon as he is arrested....
Sep 11 2007
NUMBERS certainly add up for an accounts clerk who is combining the world of work and reiki sessions to help others....
Sep 11 2007
A MAJOR police crackdown on illegal drivers saw more than 100 vehicles stopped and two people arrested in Solihull....
Sep 11 2007
A COUPLE have lived in a budget hotel for more than 20 years because it is cheaper and safer than living in their home....
Sep 11 2007
A NEW anti-bullying initiative has been launched in Staffordshire to help support terrified young victims and stamp out the problem in schools....
Sep 11 2007
A MUSICIAN whose battle with cancer stopped him from playing his beloved guitar will be remembered at a musical memorial night....
Sep 11 2007
TONY Benn is to be the main speaker at this year's Women Chainmakers' Festival....
Sep 11 2007
HEALTH watchdogs could ban sunbeds from Birmingham's leisure centres....
Sep 11 2007
A MAN conned £7,000 out of a Solihull bank to fund his gambling addiction by using documents burgled from a barrister's home....
Sep 11 2007
THE red carpet was being rolled out today as Birmingham hosted the premiere of a film based on one of the city's best-loved water landmarks....
Sep 11 2007
FAMILIES campaigning against plans to build dozens of new golf course lodges near their homes were today celebrating a partial victory over developers....
Sep 11 2007
A DOG owner who neglected a German Shepherd until the animal was emaciated and maggot-ridden has been banned from keeping animals for life....
Sep 11 2007
FURIOUS opposition councillors say taxpayers will be forced to foot the bill when a new pay structure is implemented....
Sep 11 2007
PLANS for a new chapter in Dudley's library service are being put forward with a £2 million investment....
Sep 11 2007
FOOD buffs are in for a gastronomical treat when a £3 million food hall opens next week....
