A company director who died after jumping from the 20th floor of the Rotunda building in Birmingham had tried to kill himself on previous occasions, an inquest heard.Read
Directors of LDV vans have been forced to reapply for administration after essential funds to maintain the business and workforce as a going concern had not being made available, the firm announced today.Read
Medics from Kings Heath Field Hospital, who are serving in dangerous Helmand Province, worked tirelessly on the toddler after she was flown in to Camp Bastion with her seriously injured mum.Read
MP Roger Godsiff has pledged to re-pay any expense claims which cannot be justified, after it emerged he claimed for work on his Birmingham home as office costs.Read
YOUNG people in the richest parts of the West Midlands are 25 times more likely to go to university as those in the poorest wards, official figures have revealed.Read
COUNCIL-run neighbourhood offices in Kings Heath, Quinton, Ladywood and Yardley Wood will soon be entering smart new surroundings after a makeover.Read
A CITY guide dog charity is urging Moseley locals not to back a scheme which would remove pavements, claiming it would endanger the lives of blind and vulnerable people.Read
A SET of environmentally friendly houses which claim to have 40 per cent lower running costs than traditionally-built homes have been developed in Redditch.Read
RETIREMENT is a distant prospect for many small business owners in the West Midlands – with fewer than a quarter paying into a company pension scheme.Read
BIRMINGHAM’S leading petition organiser has vowed to continue using paper and pen despite the impending launch of a new city council e-petition website.Read
