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Neil Connor

Neil Connor

David Cameron calls for more police accountability

Conservative leader David Cameron has called for more accountability of police forces, days after West Midlands Police and prosecutors paid out a six-figure sum for wrongly claiming a television expose of Islamist extremists was faked. Read

The stories of the Light Brigade survivors

The Midland men who survived the Charge of the Light Brigade might have lived as heroes, but a new book charts how some of them died as paupers. Read

Funding pulled on wind turbine industry project

A scheme to help Midland companies tap into the lucrative wind turbine market has had its funding cut off. Read

Neil Connor: How can I stop my cat being a junkie

Someone very close to me has an expensive drug habit, and it is getting me worried. Read

Life will be dull without Birmingham City in Premiership

Neil Connor watched Birmingham City win on the day - but lose the war against relegation. Read

Top talent recognised at Disability Sports Awards

The cream of Midland sporting talent has been recognised at a prestigious event honouring disabled athletes. Read

The Bluebell - as English as it gets

Half-way between Birmingham and Stratford-upon-Avon is a corner of England that Shakespeare would have been proud of. Read

Mum's horror as bus ploughs into Birmingham house

A Birmingham housewife has told how she feared for her life when a packed bus crashed into a house, injuring 15 people. Read

Murray Walker next on Birmingham's Walk of Stars

The man behind one of the most recognisable voices in British sport is set to be honoured by his home city of Birmingham this summer. Read

Digby Jones hits back as politicians attack

Lord Digby Jones of Birmingham angrily hit out at his critics as he claimed he was the victim of a smear campaign orchestrated by politicians who have a vendetta against him.  Read

Tories give Solihull its quality, claims David Cameron

People in Solihull have the Conservatives to thank for their good quality of life, Tory leader David Cameron has claimed. Read

Neil Connor: I have a guilty secret - I fear I might not be normal

Dear Agony Aunt. Well I know The Post doesn't have an agony aunt, but I have a problem of a - ahem - personal nature, and I feel like getting it off my chest. Read

Birmingham 2028: Scooters, eco-homes and a train to Paris

Those who attended the Highbury conference in 1988 described the ideas that were discussed then as 'visionary'. Twenty years later, new ideas for Birmingham seem even bolder. Read

Birmingham 'needs second wave of regeneration'

Birmingham's renaissance must act as a catalyst for a new wave of regional regeneration, a conference exploring the city's changing landscape was has been told. Read

Doctor claims victimisation over health cash targets

The Midland headquarters of a firm which processes applications for incapacity benefit awarded "erroneous" claims to meet Government targets, it was claimed yesterday. Read

Moat House is just magic - and worth the wait

There might be a three-week waiting list to book a table at the Moat House in Acton Trussell, but the food here is so good that even Gordon Ramsay was impressed. Read

Racism rife in Birmingham, says Ali Campbell

Former UB40 frontman Ali Campbell claims his home city of Birmingham has become increasingly fractured on racial lines. Read

Royal reward for memorial garden youngsters

A team of community-spirited unemployed Birmingham youngsters have been recognised by royalty after they revived a Second World War memorial garden. Read

Steel band fears for its future in new-look Mac

A Caribbean orchestra has claimed it is being booted out of its Birmingham base by "middle class arty types". Read

Emotional appeal after fatal shooting in Birmingham

Detectives in Birmingham are investigating the murder of a man who was believed to have been shot in the back as he attempted to escape from his killers. Read

Author Profile

Neil became chief reporter at The Post after building up his skills reporting on community affairs, particularly with regard to terrorism and wider criminal issues. He now spends much of his time news editing, is food critic for Select Magazine and carries out travel and gig reviews.

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