Articles...
Apr 1 2008
A FAMILY faces a health timebomb after being told they they may have a life-threatening condition which causes the heart to stop suddenly....
Apr 1 2008
AROUND 50 jobs at Pickfords' regional depot off the M6 in Birmingham were today at the centre of uncertainty following a takeover....
Apr 1 2008
A FORMER Midland council leader today appeared in court charged with 15 offences of fraud, deception and theft....
Apr 1 2008
MOST of the luxury cars stolen from a Stourbridge dealership over the weekend have been recovered, police said today....
Apr 1 2008
A TEENAGER and another man were injured when a gun-toting thug sprayed a packed internet cafe and barber shop with bullets....
Apr 1 2008
ALL eyes were on Broad Street last night as the people who run its pubs, clubs, hotels and bars were honoured at a glitzy ceremony....
Apr 1 2008
TEMPERS flared as people living near Birmingham International Airport's proposed runway extension aired their views at a public meeting....
Apr 1 2008
A "VULNERABLE" young boy was corrupted and sexually abused by a trusted family friend during karate lessons ten years ago, Birmingham Crown Court heard....
Apr 1 2008
RESIDENTS were evacuated from their homes amid fears a gas cylinder could explode during a fire....
Apr 1 2008
A MAN was airlifted to hospital with serious leg injuries after becoming trapped between a car and a lorry....
Apr 1 2008
POLICE today appealed for witnesses to a crash in Kidderminster which killed one man and left two others fighting for life....
Apr 1 2008
THE inexperienced young driver of a powerful Range Rover Sport has denied dangerous driving and speeding at 70mph moments before a head-on crash left a baby with serious injuries....
Apr 1 2008
A SCIENCE teacher was today starting to rebuild his career after a tearaway pupil's claims that he was violently attacked in class were exposed as lies....
Apr 1 2008
THE family of a Birmingham woman who died after raising thousands of pounds for charity have completed a walk in her honour....
Apr 1 2008
THE glorious history of a Midland swimming baths, which has brought pleasure to thousands of "water babies" over 75 years, has been celebrated in style....
Apr 1 2008
AN Aston Villa dietician has helped devise a Fruit and Veg first XI team including players from Wayne Pruney to Jonathan Woodgrape and Robbie Cabbage to introduce children to new and exciting food....
Apr 1 2008
MENTAL health chiefs have ordered an internal inquiry into treatment surrounding a paranoid schizophrenic who attacked a pensioner and police officer in a knife rampage in Birmingham....
Apr 1 2008
A CITY estate, written off as a "third world slum" just a few months ago is now recovering following a £376,000 revamp....
Apr 1 2008
RESIDENTS of Birmingham's historic Jewellery Quarter have accused the city council of failing on a promise to transform the area into a creative village for small businesses....
Apr 1 2008
MORE than half a million pounds of Worcestershire taxpayers' money is being spent on the wages of five council bosses, a report has revealed....
Apr 1 2008
COUNCIL chiefs have been given a welcome cash boost to help get communities still affected by last year's flooding back on their feet....
Apr 1 2008
COUNCILLORS representing families living on three Birmingham estates will meet with a shadow minister today in a bid to help clinch £15 million to bring the area's housing up to scratch....
Apr 1 2008
A BIRMINGHAM ladies' cricket team could be facing their final innings unless new members are found....
Apr 1 2008
STAFFORDSHIRE'S most senior police officer will be going back on the beat to meet residents on Saturday as part of an on-going initiative....
Apr 1 2008
POLICE were today still hunting a man they want to trace in connection with the murder of a father-of-five stabbed to death at a Birmingham pub....
Apr 1 2008
A MOTHER-of-two was seriously injured when her car crashed with a van....
Apr 1 2008
TRADE unions may be acting unlawfully if they call further strikes over Birmingham City Council's controversial salary shake-up without putting an improved offer to a formal ballot, a senior politician warned today....
