EMBATTLED Birmingham bus and rail group National Express has been given extra breathing space on its £1.2 billion debt pile until the end of 2009, it was revealed today.Read
A MOTHER-of-four has appeared in court in America on child sex abuse charges after an investigation which also led to the arrest of a man from the Black Country.Read
The landlord of Birmingham’s Rainbow Pub has lashed out at the city council’s decision to serve a noise abatement order despite his pledge to invest thousands of pounds to soundproof the venue.Read
The worst fears of schools and colleges across the West Midlands were confirmed yesterday when both Schools Secretary Ed Balls and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said building plans faced major delays.Read
MINISTERS face more pressure for a full independent inquiry into an “appalling” catalogue of failings at Stafford Hospital, after 122 MPs demanded the investigation.Read
THE creation of a 6,000-home eco town in the Midlands could divert much-needed investment away from other parts of the region, the regional development agency has warned.Read
A DISABLED Birmingham man who went on a car-scratching spree targeting churchgoers out of “extreme frustration” was ordered to pay more than £200 compensation.Read
PAKISTAN could play a ‘home’ Test match in Birmingham next summer if the terror threat forces cricket to be staged outside one of the sport’s biggest hotbeds, it has emerged.Read
A TEAM of police and council crime-busters who led the battle against young gang members blighting a Birmingham estate have been short-listed for a Home Office award.Read
BIRMINGHAM housing chief John Lines is under fire after being accused of twice snubbing angry residents who want a showdown over controversial plans to revamp eyesore tower blocks.Read
A “HORRIFIED” MP has thrown his full backing behind residents fighting to stop millions of tonnes of gravel being extracted near their Midland homes.Read
“CHA-A-A-RGE!” That’s the splendid Stan Barten as Teddy Brewster, who thinks he’s President Roosevelt, galloping upstairs in David Wakeman’s excellent production of Joseph Kesselring’s wartime classic.Read
A BIRMINGHAM secondary school still under investigation over alleged financial irregularities is to be joined with another school in Sutton Coldfield under a pioneering government scheme.Read
A FAN who spent £160 to see the Britain’s Got Talent show in Birmingham was left in tears when she couldn’t see any of the acts because of people blocking her view.Read
