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May 21 2008
HIGHWAYS chiefs today pledged to complete some major West Midlands roadworks by the weekend in a bid to stop traffic chaos during the big Bank Holiday getaway. To prevent roads from becoming clogged, the Highways Agency says it is pulling out all the stops to complete a series of road works in the region by tomorrow, including work on the M42 near Redditch, Worcestershire, and the M6 in many parts of Staffordshire. It has also promised to temporarily suspend some work between 6am on Friday and midnight on Monday at the A500/A34 Hanford Island in Staffordshire, which is expected to become deluged with families....
May 21 2008
BIRMINGHAM’S young athletes are on track for a cash head-start thanks to a new programme aimed at boosting UK Olympic and Paralympic chances....
May 21 2008
PLANS for a £12 million landmark apartment block for the homeless are a step nearer thanks to a Government grant....
May 21 2008
BIRMINGHAM is to get a brand new on-line radio service and website aimed at the ’gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender’ community. The Digbeth-based local, national and internationally-available service will be called GADIO 1 and include a chat room with music, news, fashion, travel and entertainment....
May 21 2008
ECO-conscious commuters seeking a quicker way to travel without harming the environment can now try a hydrogen-powered bicycle developed by a Birmingham company....
May 21 2008
COMMUNITY policing could suffer following the introduction of round-the-clock drinking, it has emerged....
May 21 2008
OWNERS of Birmingham’s new Irish Quarter were today urged to fulfil a moral duty to restore the much-loved Kennedy memorial to its former glory....
May 21 2008
A MAN and a woman have been charged with starving a seven-year-old Birmingham girl to death....
May 21 2008
PERHAPS the F&C School Challenge should be renamed the Lyndon Green Challenge after the Sheldon junior school made it three wins in four years in the final at St Andrew’s yesterday....
May 21 2008
See the first pictures of the Longbridge of the future as four major planning applications worth £750 million have been handed to planning chiefs....
May 21 2008
BEHIND every great man there's a even greater woman...and Birmingham's new Lord Mayor admitted he is no exception to that rule....
May 21 2008
FOR many, the first ever performance from the world-renowned Kirov Ballet in our home city is the highlight of the month-long International Dance Festival Birmingham....
May 21 2008
THE most serious attempt to change abortion law in Britain for two decades was defeated after MPs threw out a series of proposals for reform. ...
May 21 2008
HOME Secretary Jacqui Smith was today likely to face the wrath of the nation's police as she addressed at their annual conference....
May 21 2008
A BIRMINGHAM man whose invention turns fallen leaves into fuel has been backed by millionaire Ben Way....
May 21 2008
ELEVEN security guards in Birmingham have been found to be working without a licence in a series of spot checks....
May 21 2008
A WOMAN had to be treated for smoke inhalation after a chip pan caught on fire at her Birmingham home....
May 21 2008
FOUR Birmingham teenagers who police claimed were part of a notorious gang have been banned from wearing bandanas in the colours of the city's Slash Crew....
May 21 2008
A NATIONAL monument to honour fire-fighters who lost their lives in the line of duty has been unveiled by the Princess Royal in Staffordshire....
May 21 2008
FIFTEEN men were appearing in court at Walsall today charged with public order offences near a Midland rail station....
May 21 2008
A WOMAN wept in court as she told how she discovered her best friend's daughter had been allegedly sexually assaulted by a Birmingham man....
May 21 2008
A THOUSAND Birmingham families are plunging into a debt nightmare every month as the credit crunch tightens its grip....
May 21 2008
With everyday costs going through the roof, it is no surprise that most of us are tightening our belts....
May 21 2008
ONE of two young men killed in a road accident was a world champion kick boxer, it was revealed today....
May 21 2008
A BAND of multi-skilled brothers will be keeping it in the family when they take on the extensive refurbishment of a Birmingham city centre pub in just three days....
May 21 2008
A CAMPAIGN has been launched on both sides of the Irish Sea to try to get a testimonial game for former Birmingham City full-back Dave Langan....
May 21 2008
AN UNDERWATER search unit formed in memory of a Birmingham schoolboy who drowned in a country park pool seven years ago is now set to go into action....
May 21 2008
THERE's a Golden Glow over the Black Country after brewer Holden's proved it has plenty of bottle in a search for the best beer in Britain....
May 21 2008
A RELATIVE of one of Birmingham's most famous sons has stepped in to boost one of the city's biggest regeneration projects....
