Articles...
May 13 2008
TEENAGE stunner Ayesha Jones is walking tall as a model despite suffering with an extremely rare debilitating back illness that causes her spine to curve....
May 13 2008
TWO well-known Black Country pubs have been put up for sale....
May 13 2008
BEEFY Hollywood legend Arnold Schwarzennegger has been invited to join in the golden jubilee celebrations of a famous Midland gym....
May 13 2008
A PLAYING field which is to be renamed this summer in honour of Wolves and England football legend Norman Deeley has yet to be prepared for the ceremony, a councillor complained today....
May 13 2008
THOUSANDS of Birmingham teenagers are set to benefit from a £6.38 million cash package for a wide range of activities from car building to sports facilities. The cash, delivered over the next three years, is aimed at increasing things for teenagers to do in a bid to keep boredom at bay and cut problems with anti-social behaviour....
May 13 2008
THE glamour, glitz and fun of the Eurovision Song Contest is coming to Birmingham to help launch the city’s annual Pride event....
May 13 2008
A TAMWORTH woman cheated taxpayers out £31,000 benefits over three years, a court heard....
May 13 2008
BIRMINGHAM businessman Richard Smith has landed a once in a lifetime slot at the UEFA Cup final today thanks to a unique table football venture....
May 13 2008
A WOMAN has admitted robbing a sprightly widower who died a week later....
May 13 2008
FORMER Premiership footballer Steve Claridge was today found guilty of dangerous driving....
May 13 2008
A BIRMINGHAM man told today of his terror as he was caught up in the devastating Chinese earthquake which has claimed at least 10,000 lives....
May 13 2008
LOCAL politicians have unanimously rejected Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s plans for a new 6,000-home town to be built by a sleepy Midland village....
May 13 2008
FORMER Birmingham City footballer Steve Claridge drove at speeds of about 100mph in treacherous conditions because he was desperate for the toilet, a court heard....
May 13 2008
BIRMINGHAM’S most iconic building is today starting a new lease of life as a 21st century apartment block....
May 13 2008
A SECURITY van driver allowed a gang to steal almost £180,000 because he feared he and his parents lives were in danger, Birmingham Crown Court heard....
May 13 2008
A TERRIFIED eight-year-old boy was pushed onto railway lines in Birmingham by a 14-year-old who laughed as he had to stand and wait as two trains sped by, a court was told....
May 13 2008
MANY Birmingham residents fear that immigration will lead to worse public services and more competition for jobs, a major new study has shown....
May 13 2008
SICK youngsters at a Birmingham hospital are tickled pink, and blue and green, after a city paint firm gave their wards a new lease of life....
May 13 2008
A MAN who exposed himself in front of a schoolgirl has avoided time in prison....
May 13 2008
A WOMAN banned from streets in Birmingham after asking for her own ASBO today told how she hoped it would help her kick crime....
May 13 2008
THE Prince of Wales was due in the West Midlands today, visiting Solihull and Birmingham....
May 13 2008
PHEW! A firm is helping Midlanders beat the heat with ice creams....
May 13 2008
FOOTBALL stars from yesteryear were attending a ceremony today to name a Midland Metro tram in honour of Wolves and England football hero Billy Wright....
May 13 2008
A NEW £6 million centre aimed at teaching students how to find scientific breakthroughs to fight diseases and illnesses is to be created at the University of Birmingham....
May 13 2008
A £54 MILLION arts centre which has been plagued by controversy is finally set to open its doors in the Midlands next month....
May 13 2008
A SUMMIT meeting is taking place this week to thrash out the future of Erdington's decaying Rookery Park House....
May 13 2008
A MIDLAND hospital trust is to use robots costing £14,000 each in the war against superbugs....
May 13 2008
A LIE detector which identifies benefit cheats as they talk on the telephone led to almost 160 investigations in Birmingham last year, the city council revealed today....
May 13 2008
THREE rail companies who were responsible for an incident more than four years ago when a Midland worker suffered horrific injuries have been fined £200,000 each....
May 13 2008
BIRMINGHAM'S new £70 million mental health hospital complex is set to open its doors to patients this week....
May 13 2008
CAMPAIGNERS battling to boost the lives of adults suffering from autism in Birmingham were celebrating today after the Government pledged to take action....
May 13 2008
A SET of ten new stamps celebrating some of the UK's most prominent cathedrals, including Lichfield, will be released today....
May 13 2008
A MAN suffered cuts and bruises after being attacked by baseball bat-wielding thugs as he had his hair cut....
May 13 2008
FASHION fan Theresa Dean was celebrating today after winning hundreds of pounds worth of vouchers to spend at a department store thanks to the Birmingham Mail....
