POLICE today swooped on homes across Birmingham as part of an investigation into rogue builders suspected of ripping off a pensioner to the tune of more than £300,000.Read
A SENIOR Birmingham Tory councillor has been sacked from his £21,000-a-year job in the fallout of a failed attempt to topple city leader Mike Whitby. Read
Executives at Birmingham’s largest hospital trust have revealed that ambitious £190 million redevelopment plans for three hospitals could be hit by the credit crunch.Read
A £100 million scheme to move Birmingham’s wholesale markets out of Digbeth has been given the green light – clearing the way for one of the UK’s biggest urban regeneration opportunities.Read
A BLIND footballer who took part in last year’s Paralympic Games in China swapped Beijing for Birmingham to launch a major walk to school fitness scheme.Read
INQUIRIES to join the Army and Territorials in the Midlands have increased this year, both from older candidates who have been made redundant as well as from younger men and women.Read
BUSINESSES in the West Midlands have called on the Government to act to stave off worsening deflation, which moved into record territory last month.Read
A FORMER Solihull schoolboy is hoping to write his own successful chapter in the business world by starting his own yearbook company at the age of just 17.Read
A 53-YEAR-OLD man who caused passengers to flee in terror when he started slashing seats on a bus with a large kitchen knife has narrowly avoided being jailed.Read
TWO Birmingham men and a Black Country care worker have been put behind bars for a total of 28 years after they tried to extort £100,000 in a blackmail plot.Read
A SUCCESSFUL Solihull businessman who recruited a “shady individual” to put pressure on a former employee to get back money he felt he was owed has been spared a prison sentence.Read
BUSINESSES in the West Midlands have called on the Government to act to stave off worsening deflation, which moved into record territory last month.Read
