Boy, 4, wandered out of school gates Oct 3 2008
Urgent safety measures are being introduced at a New Oscott primary school after a four-year-old boy managed to walk out of the gates unnoticed. more
Brave Cerys back home Oct 3 2008
Brave little Cerys Edwards has returned to Sutton Coldfield nearly two years after a speeding driver left her brain damaged, paralysed and unable to breathe without a ventilator. more
Harbinder takes on demanding trail Oct 3 2008
The lost city of Machu Piccu beckons 'do-gooders' with trekking the Inca Trail to raise money and awareness for charity. more
Housing groups join forces Oct 3 2008
Sutton Coldfield-based Waterloo Housing Association, which manages more than 5,500 homes across the West Midlands, has joined forces with the Eastern Shires Housing Group to create one of the largest housing groups in the region. more
Jail for woman in attack on police Oct 3 2008
A Stafford woman who stole bacon and coffee from a local supermarket and assaulted three police officers has been sentenced to 21 weeks in prison. more
Masked robbers get terms of detention Oct 3 2008
A pair of 17-year-old youths robbed their terrified victims while wearing a World War Two gas mask and a 'Scream' horror film mask, a court heard. more
Milestone celebrations Oct 3 2008
Former staff and pupils of Mere Green Combined School joined their current counterparts at the school's magnificent 50th birthday celebrations this week. more
Noisy tenant has equipment seized Oct 3 2008
A noisy Erdington council tenant had his music equipment seized by the authorities after breaking the terms of an Anti-Social Behaviour Injunction (ASBI) imposed on him earlier this year. more
Race ace to drive Vectra in touring car championship Oct 3 2008
Sutton's Andrew Jordan will race a Vauxhall Vectra in the 2009 HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship, with success in the Independents' Trophy as his prime target. more
Sartorial boost for pupils a success Oct 3 2008
Arthur Terry School has hailed its new 'clip-on' tie a great success after seeing attendance increase just two weeks after introducing it. more
Station fire halts trains Oct 3 2008
Trains going through Sutton Coldfield and into Lichfield were cancelled or delayed on Wednesday night following a fire in New Street Station. more
Students get to quiz MP in visit Oct 3 2008
Andrew Mitchell MP has visited Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls to talk to Year 13 pupils about politics and the electoral system. more
Tree fall man taken by air to hospital Oct 3 2008
An elderly man fell over 25 feet from his ladder in Streetly last Thursday whilst trying to chop branches off a tree. more
Woman's anger at rubbish delay Oct 3 2008
An Erdington woman has said she is sick of the council's excuse-making after they repeatedly failed to pick up her rubbish. more
Call for lights at accident blackspot Sep 26 2008
A crash at a "horror junction" near Falcon Lodge has revived desperate pleas for traffic lights to be put up there. more
Failure to solve damp problem is attacked Sep 26 2008
Angry residents living on the doorstep of a local football club have blasted the council for what they say is an 'abject failure' to deal with excess water running off the pitch. more
