Articles...
Apr 22 2008
A Birmingham man who was jailed for life over the fatal shooting of a man in a quiet city street has had his convictions overturned by three top judges at the Court of Appeal....
Apr 22 2008
A drug-taking dentist from the Black Country flouted an order banning him from working and continued to treat patients for cash behind locked doors, a hearing was told....
Apr 22 2008
Hundreds of people turned out to see the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall as they visited Birmingham for the official opening of the newly refurbished Town Hall....
Apr 22 2008
Detectives searching for a missing disabled Redditch man are "extremely concerned" for his welfare following the discovery of a body, believed to be that of his mother....
Apr 22 2008
A new candidate has been parachuted in to the race for the chairmanship of regional development agency Advantage West Midlands....
Apr 22 2008
Birmingham City Council’s chief executive has pleaded with 20,000 local authority workers not to strike this week. Dozens of schools are set to close during the dispute - see the full list here....
Apr 22 2008
Divide and rule tactics are to be used by Birmingham City Council in a bid to dampen the impact of a two-day strike, due to begin tomorrow, by 20,000 local authority workers....
Apr 22 2008
Three men arrested in connection with the death of an Aston Villa fan who died after he was struck by a car outside Villa Park on Sunday have been bailed, police have reported....
Apr 22 2008
West Midlands Police failed to meet Government targets for recruiting ethnic minorities introduced nine years ago....
Apr 22 2008
Residents battling Government proposals to turn a former Ministry of Defence depot into a 6,000-home eco-town may have another fight on their hands as details emerged of plans for another "new community" in Warwickshire....
Apr 22 2008
A leading member of a "notorious" Birmingham ,gang was jailed for a minimum of 14 years for shooting a student at a concert on a university campus....
