THE Arts Council has withdrawn its funding from the Public Gallery, the principal visitor attraction at The Public, West Bromwich’s controversial £60 million arts centre.Read
A BRAVE shopkeeper who won a Birmingham Mail Local Hero after giving a gun-wielding robber the brush-off has been attacked again while trying to fend off another crook.Read
THE Blues’ favourite furry friend Beau Brummie made an emotional return yesterday in time for the team’s crunch Championship match with Derby County.Read
BIRMINGHAM’S social services department is in “serious difficulty” following the deaths of 15 children of suspected abuse or neglect, Ministers have warned.Read
A WOMAN released from hospital after being treated for knife wounds following a double stabbing in Solihull was today due to be interviewed over the incident, but is not being treated as a suspect.Read
BUSINESS Secretary Lord Mandelson was today in crucial talks with the car sector over the Government’s £2.3 billion package of support – with bosses at Jaguar Land Rover still pressing for an emergency £1 billion loan.Read
GKN, which supplies components to car factories across the UK, said that since last October it had cut around 2,800 jobs from its workforce globally, including temporary, agency and permanent employees.Read
HMS Daring crew have been building links with Birmingham since boat-builders started work. And the ship has a famous fan – Villa chairman Randy Lerner, pictured, has thrown his weight behind the ship – he gave a specially commissioned painting to the captain as a sign of support.Read
JUST a year ago Rachael Bennett was in hospital fighting for her life and struggling to come to terms with her grandmother being diagnosed with cancer.Read
A GENEROUS Birmingham Mail reader has put up a £300 reward to reunite a devastated Midland couple with stolen pictures of their desperately-ill toddler.Read
A FITNESS scheme to get inner-city Birmingham families into council gyms is in danger of stalling after it emerged treadmills and exercise bikes were not being repaired because the authority has not paid its bills.Read
CAMPAIGNERS fighting for a new swimming pool for their Birmingham community fear the city’s £60 million Olympic-sized baths could delay the scheme still further.Read
LATEST plans for a new £484 million hospital for west Birmingham and the Black Country reveal cuts to staff and bed numbers that will put extra pressure on neighbouring hospitals, it emerged today.Read
FAMILIES are being forced to wait to bury their loved ones because coroners do not have the resources to deal with cases quickly, a Midland MP has warned.Read
BIRMINGHAM International Airport may be forced to abandon its expansion plans in favour of Heathrow’s new runway if the Government is to meet its climate change targets, a new study suggested today.Read
Rashpal Mattu was smashed over the head with a bottle of whisky as he grappled with the masked raider who burst in to his Bartley Green store, earlier this month.Read
A WOMAN released from hospital after being treated for knife wounds following a double stabbing in Solihull was today due to be interviewed over the incident, but is not being treated as a suspect.Read
A FITNESS scheme to get inner-city Birmingham families into council gyms is in danger of stalling after it emerged treadmills and exercise bikes were not being repaired because the authority has not paid its bills.Read
LATEST plans for a new £484 million hospital for west Birmingham and the Black Country reveal cuts to staff and bed numbers that will put extra pressure on neighbouring hospitals, it emerged today.Read
FAMILIES are being forced to wait to bury their loved ones as coroners do not have enough resources, MP Bruce George (Lab, Walsall South) has warned.Read
A COUNTRYSIDE team will guide bird lovers around a wildlife haven at half-term and teach residents how to keep their feathered friends well fed this winter.Read
A BIRMINGHAM Rotary Club has thanked the city’s Lord Mayor for his support with a £100 cheque for his nominated charities. Lord Mayor Coun Chauhdry Rashid, a Rotarian, was guest of honour at the Erdington branch’s annual civic lunch. In his speech of welcome, Rotary Club president Mike Overton referred to the club’s 55-year history and presented the charity cheque to Coun Rashid. The Lord Mayor talked about his life in the UK after arriving from Pakistan at the age of 14.Read
Rashpal Mattu was smashed over the head with a bottle of whisky as he grappled with the masked raider who burst in to his Bartley Green store, earlier this month.Read
A WOMAN released from hospital after being treated for knife wounds following a double stabbing in Solihull was today due to be interviewed over the incident, but is not being treated as a suspect.Read
