May 26 2010 | Top Stories
Diane Parkes meets a purveyor of the ancient art of silversmithing ...with a modern twist Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
MORE than 50 jobs look set to go in Castle Bromwich as painting firm Programmed plans to close its UK arm. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
A FORMER abattoir worker who killed a partially-sighted cat at flats in Birmingham by stamping on its head has been told he could face jail. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
TEN bewildered residents had to be evacuated from their homes when fire swept through their block of flats in Birmingham while they began to relax for the evening. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
A FORMER Cadbury’s project manager has been jailed for two-and-a-half years for terrorising a man because he believed he had burgled his home and stolen £15,000 from him. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
DESIGN students are hoping to dazzle shoppers with their jewellery on display at a Birmingham shop. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
A MUCH-loved Midland great-grandmother polished off her 100th birthday in style. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
A SOLDIER wounded a man in a Midland bar while he was on bail for an earlier assault and banned from the town centre at night. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
A MUM-of-three has revealed her anger at a Birmingham shop which has left her waiting more than 18 months for furniture. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
A BLUES programme-seller caught pocketing his takings and claiming he had been robbed has escaped being jailed – for a second time. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S new transport chief has vowed to fight hard to ensure that the city keeps its major road and rail projects on track amid Government spending cuts. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S new Lord Mayor is campaigning for children at every one of the city’s 430 schools to learn British Sign Language. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
A GANG of VAT fraudsters who stole £37 million from the public purse have been jailed for a total of 74 years following one of the most complex investigations undertaken by customs and excise. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
A SERIOUSLY ill pensioner died after choking on a sandwich an inquest heard. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
MEMBERS of a Meriden campaign group fighting attempts by travellers to build on green belt land delivered their letters opposing the project – by tractor. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
A FURTHER two men were last night being quizzed by detectives as police continued a fresh crackdown on drug dealers. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE have launched a major World Cup crackdown against known hooligans in the West Midlands. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
THE huge extent of NHS cuts to management in the Midlands has been revealed as a colossal £62.5million. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
CLOTHING rails have been left empty in Asda stores across Birmingham and the Black Country as thousands of England fans snapped up the country’s replica shirt at a bargain price of £25. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
SOLIHULL Council is to be run by a Liberal Democrat-Labour coalition, leaving former controlling party the Conservatives reeling. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
A YOUNG Midland football fan is on top of the world after winning a trip of a lifetime to help lead England on to the pitch at their first World Cup game in South Africa this summer. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND builder denied almost 30 deception charges when he appeared in court. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
A GARDEN designed and built by staff from Birmingham City Council has scooped a top award at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of pounds worth of floral tributes left in memory of a Birmingham teenager were stolen just hours after he was laid to rest, it was revealed today. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
A new Academies Bill included in the Queen’s Speech could mark the end of local education authorities in their current form. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
THE Sheriff of Nottingham, master falconers and even a medieval wise woman will be on hand at the Kenilworth Castle and Elizabethan Gardens Family Festival over the Bank Holiday weekend. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
THE first woman to be banned from every pub in Britain said she wants to end her booze-fuelled troubles but found little sympathy during a radio interview. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM City FC star is urging people to take part in a charity hike across the region. Read
May 26 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND church has been burgled for the third time this year, with the criminals taking cash and goods including Fairtrade chocolate bars, teas and coffees. Read