Archive for May, 2011

SHAMELESS thieves have stolen two metal plates bearing the names of dozens of war heroes from a memorial. The memorial, in Wolverhampton, bore the names of dozens of soldiers

ROGUE POLICE officers are using official police computer systems to snoop on their loved ones for personal reasons. Over 50 West Midlands Police officers have been disciplined for using

Following major reforms to the Blue Badge scheme announced earlier this year, seven major supermarket chains have now given their support for the Government’s drive to

Now that no bank savings account in the UK can match boast inflation-beating credentials, savers need to look beyond the banks to protect their money from

The sportsmen joined the appeal to recycle clothes for World Environment Day - and help break a world record at the same time. The Trafford Centre is spearheading

THIS family of Great Tits have made an unlikely home underneath a traffic cone on a car park. The intrepid little birds are enjoying the unusual shelter after their

People living in the North of England get more stressed about moving home than people in the South, according to a survey by Bishop’s Move. Over

THERE can barely be a sofa in Britain that doesn’t have the odd penny stuck down it - but one woman was stunned when she found almost GBP1,500

A MAN has pleaded guilty to planting a hoax bomb at a hospital - leading to its evacuation and costing the NHS hundreds of thousands of pounds. Jeffrey Martin