Train company London Midland has put up a £5,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of two men who attacked a rail worker with a hammer at a Birmingham station.Read
The late summer sunshine and record numbers at the annual ArtsFest provided a huge boost to Birmingham’s Monarch Beach, with visitor numbers reaching the highest ever of over 155,000 people this year. Read
Labour was accused of overseeing a “disgraceful” increase in the number of families desperate for a council house, as it emerged Birmingham’s waiting list has shot up 50 per cent since 1997.Read
Birmingham-based producer Nick Patten described the real perk of working with the late Keith Floyd on three TV series as eating the gourmet chef’s food.Read
An ornamental lake at the country’s largest exhibition centre has become a driving range for golfers sparking fears that wildlife will be disturbed.Read
The father of a Midland soldier killed in Afghanistan is carrying his son’s war medal to the top of Africa’s highest mountain in an emotional tribute to him.Read