Articles...
Jan 3 2008
A BUSINESSMAN shot in a Birmingham street was targeted by a mystery gunman who opened fire after ramming him off the road....
Jan 3 2008
SOLDIERS returning from Afghanistan were forced to change out of their uniforms outside the aircraft at Birmingham International Airport before they could enter the terminal....
Jan 3 2008
INDIAN industrial giant Tata was today in pole position to win the race for Jaguar and Land Rover - after a six-month battle....
Jan 3 2008
MIDLAND train passengers faced further misery today as allegations emerged that the network was brought to a halt because key staff took "sickies" as a result of festive hangovers....
Jan 3 2008
A TEENAGE girl was injured when she was hit by a car on Nechells Parkway in Birmingham....
Jan 3 2008
TWO Birmingham youngsters who were devastated by the death of their mum four years ago have channelled their grief into raising thousands of pounds to help sufferers of Motor Neurone disease....
Jan 3 2008
A POPULAR £70,000 landmark statue commissioned by Walsall Council has been named in memory of tragic miner Jack Jigger Tayler who was killed in a colliery accident....
Jan 3 2008
ROLLER-skating Birmingham brother and sister circus act Victor and Emilia Arata are among the new crop of fame seekers to take part in the latest Channel 4 Big Brother spin-off show....
Jan 3 2008
FORMER Birmingham shop worker Catherine O'Flynn, whose debut novel was rejected 15 times by publishers, has clinched a top literary award....
Jan 3 2008
ROADWORKS in Willenhall, near Walsall, could cause problems for motorists, council officers warned today....
Jan 3 2008
PATIENTS visiting the new Treatment Centre at Sutton Coldfield's Good Hope Hospital are set to be reminded of old times thanks to a former ambulance driver....
Jan 3 2008
THE threats to Birmingham's Victorian heritage will be highlighted at an all-day event to celebrate the work done by a group of people over the past four decades to save some of the city's historic landmarks....
Jan 3 2008
DELIGHTED youngsters in Africa have received reconditioned bikes restored by blind and partially-sighted students at a specialist college in Birmingham....
Jan 3 2008
A MASSIVE £129 million series of projects by Sandwell Homes and their construction partners in 2007 has improved living conditions for tens of thousands of tenants in modernised homes....
Jan 3 2008
STAN Hughes - the pensioner who couldn't give his business away to redundant Longbridge workers - is selling up after 30 years in the same factory....
Jan 3 2008
BIRMINGHAM mum-of-three Elaine Cox was shocked into slimming after she "couldn't tell the difference between herself and the elephant" on her holiday snaps from Thailand....
Jan 3 2008
MIDLAND schoolboy Callum Batham who saved his dad's life after having just one First Aid lesson is our latest Local Hero....
Jan 3 2008
A BUSINESS invoice scam is operating in the Midlands with firms warned to be on their guard....
Jan 3 2008
THE Archbishop of Birmingham The Rt Rev Vincent Nichols was among several VIPs invited to see the start of a new era at Birmingham's St Paul's School for Girls which celebrates its centenary this year....
