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Rhona Ganguly

Rhona Ganguly

Golf club digs in over allotments row

A Birmingham golf club has vowed to let a former allotments site stand idle after the city council yesterday threw out its plans for a new practice area on the land. Read

Campaign to tackle extremism is launched

A £525,000 Government campaign aimed at winning the "battle of hearts and minds" to prevent Islamic extremism in Birmingham was launched yesterday. Read

Body Shop founder Anita Roddick dies

Dame Anita Roddick has died after suffering a major brain haemorrhage, her family have said. The Body Shop founder died at 6.30pm at St Richard's Hospital in Chichester, at the age of 64. Read

Midlands hit by countryside land grab

An area three times the size of Birmingham in the West Midlands countryside has been lost to developments in less than two decades, campaigners said. Read

Police 'forced to target Middle England'

Government targets are forcing police to prosecute low level crime in middle England - while gun crime continues to blight British streets, it was claimed yesterday. Read

Charts ban the Midas golden touch

After four years working to gain recognition, Stourbridge band Midas were delighted when their single Red Shoes reached number 16 in the midweek UK charts. Read

Pork pie joins the upper crust set

It may not be considered the most sophisticated of Britain's delicacies but a Midlands-manufactured pork pie has received the highest accolade at the food industry's "Oscars". Read

Iraq war has increased terror threat, says Waite

Terry Waite, the former envoy to the Archbishop of Canterbury, told The Birmingham Post yesterday that military action in Iraq had increased the threat of terrorism. Read

Book recalls ordeal of Far East POWs

They are universally known as FEPOWs and their harrowing tales of incarceration have become part of the hallmark of the brutality of war. Read

Symphony Hall designer dies

Russell Johnson, the acoustician famous for designing Birmingham's Symphony Hall, has died at the age of 83. Read

End of the line for historic silversmiths

Visitors to JW Evans & Sons Ltd in the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter would be forgiven for thinking they have stepped back in time. Read

Super Prix issue causes council split

The possibility of the Super Prix returning to Birmingham appeared last night to have triggered an embarrassing split among the city council heirarchy. Read

International gymnastics event for city

Birmingham's reputation as "a world class city of sport" received a further boost yesterday from organisers of the 2010 European Gymnastics Championships. Read

Historic factory gutted by massive blaze

A historic Black Country factory has been devastated by the worst blaze West Midlands Fire Service has experienced in quarter of a century. Read

Farming industry facing £150m foot and mouth bill

Britain's farming industry is set to suffer export losses of at least £150 million in the wake of the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak. Read

City firm pays for its part in GMTV phone scandal

The Birmingham firm responsible for organising phone-in competitions during the GMTV premium phone line scandal will contribute to the cost of remedies for the show. Read

Military cross winner honours fallen colleagues

A Black Country soldier yesterday paid tribute to his fallen colleagues after he learnt he had been awarded the Military Cross. Read

Search begins for top personal assistant

The search is on for this year's PA of the Year 2007 with a glittering Champagne reception and three-course dinner on offer for the West Midland's unsung office heroes. Read

Man begins jail term for 1994 attempted rape

A man who tried to rape a disabled woman more than 12 years ago began a seven-year prison sentence yesterday after being traced through advances in forensic science. Read

Floods return to Tenbury Wells

Residents of a rural market town in Worcestershire were evacuated from their homes yesterday after a heavy downfall caused widespread flooding. Read

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Rhona is a news reporter for The Birmingham Post with a special interest in community affairs and diversity.

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