Ben Hurst - Birmingham Post

West Midlands News: Jewellers' investment preserves Anglo-Saxon treasure

Birmingham Post — Fri, 10 May 2013 06:15:00 GMT

Artefacts dug up on the same site as the Staffordshire Hoard have been saved for the nation after an appeal gained a donation from the same jewellers who made the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding ring.

West Midlands News: Plans for Birmingham flood defence from Perry Barr to Witton revealed

Birmingham Post — Mon, 06 May 2013 07:12:00 GMT

New anti-flood defences are being unveiled which Environment Agency bosses hope prevent two parts of Birmingham being devastated by water ever again.

Health News: Measles risk for 40,000 Birmingham children who have not had MMR jab

Birmingham Post — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:08:00 GMT

As many as 40,000 teenagers and children in Birmingham are not protected properly from catching measles, new figures have revealed.

West Midlands News: £17m bid to improve Birmingham's cycling offer

Birmingham Post — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 06:30:00 GMT

£17 million bid has been launched to turn Birmingham into a centre for cycling – just as new figures revealed the region is the worst in the UK for people taking to pedal power.

Health News: Business as usual during administration, insists Staffordshire NHS trust

Birmingham Post — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 06:12:00 GMT

A Staffordshire hospital trust which became the first of its kind in the country to be placed into administration has insisted it’s “business as usual” for patients.

West Midlands News: A grave disservice for Birmingham's Victoria Cross heroes

Birmingham Post — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:00:00 GMT

They were feted as heroes who risked life and limb for the nation. But campaigners want action to ensure Birmingham's Victoria Cross heroes are properly remembered at their final resting places. Ben Hurst reports.

West Midlands News: Princess Elizabeth steam train gets overhaul at Tyseley Locomotive Works

Birmingham Post — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:21:00 GMT

The Princess Elizabeth locomotive is undergoing a major overhaul in a Birmingham workshop, in desperate need of funds to help return it to the railways.

West Midlands News: Arson suspected as fire hits Birmingham venue where The Beatles played

Birmingham Post — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:13:00 GMT

A huge clean up operation is taking place at a historic Birmngham rock venue, which played host to The Beatles and Stones, which has been destroyed in a suspected arson attack.

West Midlands News: Talyllyn Railway engine Sir Haydn to visit Tyseley Works in Birmingham

Birmingham Post — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 07:38:00 GMT

A unique visitor will be steaming in Birmingham to mark a successful campaign 60 years ago to save a Welsh railway, which began in the pages of the Post.

Manufacturing & Skills: Cannock firm Finning on track for Antarctic expedition

Birmingham Post — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:04:00 GMT

A team attempting one of the most dangerous journeys ever undertaken across the frozen wastes of Antarctica in a polar winter has got under way – supported by a Staffordshire firm.

West Midlands News: Call for Birmingham's Municipal Bank to return 'for city's people'

Birmingham Post — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:59:00 GMT

A landmark Birmingham building should be returned to use for the people of the city, a historian has claimed.

West Midlands News: Face of Birmingham sailor of lost Dutch submarine revealed

Birmingham Post — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:20:00 GMT

The nephew of a Birmingham sailor killed after his submarine went missing on a Second World War mission has spoken of his surprise after plans to find his resting place were revealed.

West Midlands News: Hunt for Dutch submarine O13 turns up Ladywood link

Birmingham Post — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:03:00 GMT

It was a tough wartime mission for a lad from Ladywood which saw him join a foreign crew in the most cramped environment possible.

West Midlands News: Birmingham historian Matthew Ward granted an audience with the bones of Richard III

Birmingham Post — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:00:00 GMT

A Birmingham historian has spoken of the moment he gazed in person into the face of Richard III.

West Midlands News: Show to mark 50th anniversary of The Beatles at The Ritz in Kings Heath

Birmingham Post — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:08:00 GMT

It was a time when Beatlemania was just dawning – and the four, who were already fab, played a small Birmingham ballroom.

West Midlands News: First World War training camp site at Cannock Chase to be excavated

Birmingham Post — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:00:00 GMT

A First World War Army camp buried under Cannock Chase could hold significant clues to the bloodshed that took place hundreds of miles away on the Western Front, writes Ben Hurst.

Transport News: Train ticket to Birmingham too expensive for government's transport spokesman

Birmingham Post — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:25:00 GMT

The Government’s transport spokesman in the House of Lords has admitted that he was unable to travel to an event in Birmingham – because he couldn’t afford the train fare.

Health News: Malala Yousafzai to have surgery in Birmingham for what doctors hope is last time

Birmingham Post — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:45:00 GMT

A “remarkable” teenage girl shot in the head by the Taliban is to undergo surgery for what doctors hope is the last time.

Transport News: HS2 line beyond Birmingham is unveiled

Birmingham Post — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 09:05:00 GMT

The routes of high-speed rail links from Birmingham to cities in the north of England have been unveiled, in a move Prime Minister David Cameron said would boost Britain’s stagnant economy.

West Midlands News: Snow closures cost Birmingham economy £100m, claims Chamber

Birmingham Post — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:18:00 GMT

Business leaders have called for a more joined-up approach to school closures, with Birmingham’s economy estimated to have lost more than £100 million in the cold snap.