West Midlands news, Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton

New Black Country vets practice hits the right note for pets Apr 23 2013

A new £250,000 Black Country veterinary practice claims to be the first in Britain to play specially selected soothing music for cats and dogs recovering from operations.Read

Firm appointed to deliver £35m office to hotel transformation in Birmingham Apr 22 2013

A £35 million office-to-hotel conversion in Birmingham city centre has taken a step closer to completion with the appointment of a property and construction consultancy.Read

Deal agreed for £4million Birmingham University car park Apr 22 2013

A Midland construction company has been awarded a £4 million contract to build a private car park at the University of Birmingham’s Edgbaston campus.Read

West Midlands drama suffers a TV production crisis Apr 21 2013

Two television series set in the West Midlands have had to be filmed in London and Manchester because of the region's meagre production resources.Read

Final gypsy caravan leaves Meriden after 1,085 days Apr 21 2013

It’s taken 1,085 days, £90,000 and 20 legal battles – but campaigners who opposed a gypsy camp in Meriden have finally won the day.Read

New anger over plans for windfarm at Swift Valley, Warwickshire Apr 19 2013

Residents who successfully campaigned against a Warwickshire windfarm have been left reeling after a new plan was announced.Read

'Defrauded' charity set to claw back missing cash Apr 19 2013

A Midland charity which sued a former vicar over a £1.9 million black hole in its accounts looks set to reclaim at least some of the missing cash.Read

Daw Mill Colliery miners facing battle to get full redundancy payout Apr 19 2013

Miners cast aside with the closure of Warwickshire’s last pit claim they are now being “shafted” over redundancy payments.Read

Meriden gypsies start fires at illegal camp before departing Apr 19 2013

Gyspies staged a blazing protest at their illegal Meriden camp – three days before their eviction deadline passed.Read

Big cities go it alone to lobby Whitehall on cuts Apr 19 2013

Birmingham City Council is set to leave the Local Government Association in the latest evidence of a regional political divide over spending cuts.Read

Money museum idea for Birmingham's Municipal Bank building Apr 19 2013

Birmingham's historic Municipal Bank is to be put on the market by council bosses prompting calls for it to be used as a museum of finance, banking and industry.Read

Huge fire at Birmingham paper recycling plant. Apr 18 2013

Ten thousand tons of cardboard went up in flames in a huge blaze at a Birmingham paper mill on Wednesday night.Read

Tributes to creator of hepatitis vaccine who studied in Birmingham Apr 18 2013

Tributes have been paid to a Birmingham professor who is credited with saving countless lives after developing the first vaccine against viral hepatitis B.Read

Sutton Coldfield breakaway campaign close to petition target Apr 18 2013

Campaigners battling for greater independence for Sutton Coldfield claim they are closing in on the petition target needed to trigger a referendum on setting up a town council.Read

Birmingham draws up plans to bid for £10m cycling city grant Apr 18 2013

Plans to revolutionise Birmingham’s biking infrastructure have been revealed to city cyclists.Read

Wi-fi park benches come to Birmingham city centre Apr 18 2013

Birmingham is getting the first ever electronic seats, which it is hoped will enable city people to work from anywhere.Read

Last of the Meriden gypsy caravans pull away from illegal site Apr 18 2013

After more than 1,000 days of protest and campaigning, it’s a sight Solihull villagers dreamed of during their against an illegal green belt camp.Read

West Midlands Police spends £1m in one year on consultants Apr 17 2013

West Midlands Police has spent more than £1 million on consultants in the last 12 months.Read

Birmingham agrees to fly flag at half mast for Thatcher funeral Apr 17 2013

Birmingham City Council will fly the city’s official flag at half-mast today as a mark of respect during the funeral of Baroness Thatcher.Read

Extremist who plotted to bomb London Stock Exchange has sentence cut Apr 17 2013

A Birmingham member of an Islamic extremist gang which plotted a bomb attack on the London Stock Exchange has had his sentence cut.Read

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