Ten years ago today TV sports presenter Gary Newbon suffered a life threatening stroke. He tells Graham Young how he hopes his recovery will help to inspire the 150,000 other people who go through the same trauma every yearRead
Major Birmingham City Council contracts should be independently audited to avoid a repeat of the costly off-shoring jobs to India fiasco, it has been claimed.Read
Motorists were left confused and angry after trying to pay for parking in Birmingham city centre using their phones – only to discover the system had expired.Read
Labour has committed “electoral suicide” over the public sector strikes – handing the next election on a plate to the Tories, top national union leader Mark Serwotka said in Birmingham.Read
A sophisticated ‘bullet beater’ designed to crack down on gun crime failed to detect five confirmed shootings on the inner-city streets of Birmingham, it has emerged.Read
Midland universities insisted young people had not been put off applying by the Government’s decision to triple tuition fees – despite a dramatic drop in numbers.Read
Birmingham City Council is to ramp up the moral pressure on developer Quintain Estates in a bid to save the 100-year-old Island House building from demolition.Read
Labour’s plans for a “local benefit cap” could mean families in the West Midlands face tougher limits than under the Government’s controversial plans.Read
