AN ambitious project aimed at turning a landmark Midland cathedral into one of the most accessible in Britain was given a Royal seal of approval today.Read
A YOUNG pupil from Kingshurst’s City Technology College has rubbed shoulders with the biggest names in British sport in a two-year stint as a young ambassador for the 2012 London Olympics.Read
Heartlands Hospital has drawn inspiration from a favourite 80’s movie Ghostbusters to launch a fun infection control campaign to spread the important message of how to stop MRSA in its tracks.Read
THE recruitment crisis reported by Birmingham balti-houses might be solved by training British people to become chefs, Immigration Minister Liam Byrne has suggested.Read
AN INSPIRATIONAL figure in Birmingham’s Irish community who was instrumental in reviving the St Patrick’s Parade in the city has died after a battle with cancer.Read
THE ambitious refurbishment of Birmingham's Town Hall, the imaginative reinvention of iconic Fort Dunlop and the newly built Holloway Circus Tower, are all in line for a prestigious national architectural award for excellence.Read
FRESH delays over the long awaited relaunch of Longbridge are down to the link-up between former Chinese rivals SAIC and Nanjing, the Midlands’ top motoring industry guru said.Read
THE woman owner of a Midland company which collected between up to £2,000 a day from illegal wheelclamping, has been convicted of conspiracy to blackmail motorists.Read
THE last group of traders in a shopping centre that is about to be bulldozed found themselves being boarded in - while they were still working in the city centre premises.Read
THE largest gay and lesbian event in the country organised by Birmingham Pride will be without its crowd-pulling party piece this year - the famous parade that winds round the city centre and ends in the gay village.Read
THOUSANDS of fans frozen out of the climax to West Bromwich Albion's glory season have launched a campaign to get the game beamed back to The Hawthorns.Read
THE family of two-year-old hit-and-run victim Josh Berrill today praised the police and prosecutors after a m an was convicted of his manslaughter.Read
A SPECTACULAR two-mile walk through the Midlands' largest area of natural bluebells will help to raise thousands of pounds for charity this weekend.Read
FIRE crews from the water rescue unit pulled a terrier to safety after he almost drowned in a storm culvert which had become flooded in heavy rain.Read
THOUSANDS of Aston Villa fans are set to pay tribute to "gentle giant" Christopher Priest in a poignant minute's silence before kick-off against Wigan on Saturday.Read
