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Parks 'at risk' from homes demand

Birmingham's parks could be sliced apart by Government demands for new housing, campaigners warned yesterday. Read

Jezebels hit the Pop star trail

Poppy and the Jezebels tell Neil Connor how they are set to take over the rock world ... right after they finish their exams Read

Skateboard park's future in doubt

Concerns have been raised over youth facilities in Birmingham after the future of a popular inner-city skateboarding park was thrown into doubt. Read

Developers urged to add toddler play areas

Housebuilders in Birmingham are being urged to include in their plans a play area for toddlers. Read

Melly had a soft spot for Birmingham

Leading members of Birmingham's jazz community yesterday paid tribute to George Melly who died at his London home, yesterday, aged 80. Read

Rain brings flood of trade for shops

Miserable summer weather has sparked a boom in Birmingham's retail sector with grey skies and persistent rain driving shoppers into city centre stores. Read

Ambulance staff poised to strike

Ambulance staff could be going out on strike across the Midlands over plans to close two of the region's five control centres. Read

Businesses call for airport extension

Birmingham's competitive edge is being damaged by the lack of long haul flights from the city's airport, business leaders have claimed. Read

Wolves in mourning for Dougan

Tributes were being paid last night following the death one of the most talented players ever to wear a Wolverhampton Wanderers shirt. Read

Back-garden developers target Solihull

Almost half of all new properties in leafy Solihull are being built on land that was previously a garden, new figures reveal. Read

Longbridge creditors boycott talks

More than 2,000 firms facing long waits to receive money from the MG Rover crash voiced their feelings on the liquidation process yesterday with a near boycott of the latest creditors' meeting. Read

The battle for arts and minds

A panel of experts yesterday discussed if there is still life in regional arts at an event backed by The Birmingham Post and the NEC Group. Read

Solihull Council boss moving on

Solihull Council boss Katherine Kerswell is set to leave the borough in June to take up a new post as chief executive of the county council in Northamptonshire. Read

Crossing the channel into Lichfield

Neil Connor gets a flavour of France at Chandlers Grande Brasserie Read

Lib Dems take poll squabble to court

Liberal Democrats in Birmingham yesterday launched legal action over alleged local election irregularities, raising the spectre of another court case to decide a ballot winner. Read

Congestion charge should be a last resort

Neil Connor assesses the views of about 100 people who were at yesterday's Birmingham Post and NEC Group Big Debate to discuss traffic congestion Read

YouTube councillors probed

Two Birmingham councillors are being investigated by the Standards Board following a row over a run-down listed building. Read

As Blair quits, Cameron moves into the Balti belt

It was the day Tony Blair announced the date of his departure from Downing Street. For David Cameron, it was a day of serving the public from behind a shop till, having a drink in a local pub and enjoying a chicken tikka in inner city Birmingham. Read

Calls for voting to be compulsory

Calls for the introduction of compulsory voting were made by a political analyst yesterday as the Midlands finally completed its local election counts. Read

Tories lose control of Solihull

The Tories have lost control of Solihull Council for the first time in eight years. 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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