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October 23, 2009
MPs call for talks over future of Post and Mail
Union members ballot for strike as MPs seek meeting with bosses

October 20, 2009
Editors quit as Brum changes announced
Dyson, Reeves to leave Trinity Mirror titles

Post goes weekly as Mail switches to overnight printing
Trinity Mirror confirms plans for Midlands regional titles

Union shocked by "savage" cuts
Birmingham changes are "corporate equivalent of self-harm" says NUJ

Fourteen months of change at Birmingham titles
What happened in the run up to today's Trinity Mirror announcements

August 25, 2009
Over 80 posts could be lost at Midlands newspapers
New details emerge about proposals for Trinity Mirror Midlands

More job losses 'inevitable' at Trinity Mirror Midlands
Company forecasts over £6m loss for 2010 as consultations being

August 03, 2009
Property crash costs publisher £9m on office deal
Developer gets hefty reduction on Post and Mail building

July 24, 2009
Midlands journalists to hold one-day strike
Protest against job cuts to take place next week

July 20, 2009
Strike action vote at Trinity Mirror's Midlands titles
Nearly all NUJ members opt for industrial action

Developer buys up newspapers' old home
'Landmark' complex promised for former offices

July 15, 2009
Mercury rising as site marks first birthday
Weekly's online arm tops half million mark

June 19, 2009
Mercury crowned Midlands' best again
See the winners from last night's Midlands Media Awards

June 17, 2009
Ramsay's TV slur brings back unhappy memories
Ex-Mercury staffer recalls a brush with celebrity

May 26, 2009
Princess Anne pays visit to the Fort
Newspapers' new home welcomes royal guest

April 14, 2009
Princess Anne to officially open Midlands news hub
Post and Mail receives royal visit after £8m relocation

November 21, 2008
First look at new Birmingham news hub
Post and Mail editors upbeat about new surroundings

November 17, 2008
New era dawns for Birmingham newspapers
Staff take their seats in new-look home today

November 07, 2008
Reporter praises paper on YouTube after sobering up
Birmingham Mail hack admits he's scared to call work in second video

November 06, 2008
Reporter 'resigns' and tells the world about it on YouTube
Birmingham journalist's goodbye to bosses is posted online

September 04, 2008
Mercury reporter gears up for next big stunt
Daredevil journalist aims to help children's charities

August 19, 2008
Major job losses on the cards at Midlands newspapers
More than 60 editorial positions could go at Trinity Mirror titles

Regional newspaper editor retires from post
Alan Kirby says goodbye to Coventry Telegraph as part of wider editorial changes at Trinity Mirror

July 11, 2008
Sunday newspaper goes 24/7 with new online operation
Mercury aims to offer breaking news along with army of bloggers on new-look website

January 15, 2008
Former regional editor Ron Hunt has died, aged 77
Major figure was editor of weeklies and daily newspapers - and a key editorial trainer

January 07, 2008
Freelance journalist's book set to become American TV movie
Fox channel buys option on Decent Exposure, the debut novel by Sunday Mercury's Phillipa Ashley

November 22, 2007
Sunday Mercury scoops top prize at awards ceremony
Sentinel defeated by weekly title after four years at the top - click through to read the full winners' list

October 17, 2007
Shake-up sees Trinity Mirror Midlands trio leave the company
Executives were behind failed management buy-out of Post & Mail

October 04, 2007
Post & Mail to relocate to Fort Dunlop factory
Out of town move will open door for "new ways of working demanded by digital revolution"

July 24, 2007
Potential Mail buyers targeted by trade union's pre-emptive strike
Private equity firms are warned against "savage cost cuts" and possible move to overnight production

May 17, 2007
Six newspapers pay 'bomb plot' libel damages to Birmingham businessman
"Significant embarrassment and distress" was caused at a time of heightened sensitivity

February 09, 2007
MPs call for investment in Midlands newspapers
Early Day Motion says any new owner of Trinity Mirror titles should move to "boost editorial quality"

September 04, 2006
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC
Unfair dismissal clarification - plus more news in brief from the press watchdog

July 28, 2006
'All-round' Echo scoops Newspaper of the Year prize
Praise for Merseyside paper as Chester Chronicle and Bangor and Anglesey Mail also pick up prizes

April 07, 2006
Mercury guilty of privacy breach
Photo appeared in paper after permission was denied, PCC is told

March 01, 2006
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC
Details on murder charge man were taken from court statements - plus more news from the PCC

October 05, 2005
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC
Woman claimed article was inaccurate and full of lurid detail - plus more PCC news

August 26, 2005
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC
Readers complain of errors - read the latest PCC news here

July 14, 2005
Mercury editor in demand as 'alert edition' boosts sales by eight per cent
Team worked through bomb scare to produce special edition on the drama

April 22, 2005
Sentinel Sunday is named Newspaper of the Year

April 15, 2005
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC
Action by newspapers after complaint from mother - plus more news from the PCC

March 10, 2005
Mercury sets up face-to-face Q&A with Tory leader Howard

February 24, 2005
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC
Editor apologises after mother complains that coverage was too detailed

December 15, 2004
Football team bares all for press snapper Jane

Young writers are praised for their positive reporting

October 07, 2004
Mercury sets national news agenda

September 20, 2004
Tributes paid to former chief photographer

August 17, 2004
New face on regionals' parliamentary beat

July 15, 2004
£10,000 reward to bring attacker to justice

June 04, 2004
Echo scoops awards hat-trick

January 12, 2004
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC

December 11, 2003
'True wordsmith' Richard Williamson has died

December 09, 2003
Flooding forces Post & Mail disaster plan into action

August 13, 2003
Latest resolved complaints dealt with by the PCC

August 06, 2003
The Birmingham Post has a new editor

July 08, 2003
New roles, new posts, new responsibilities

June 03, 2003
News in brief

May 13, 2003
"Intrusive" article did not distinguish comment from fact

April 02, 2003
Group rewards best of its regional talent

March 27, 2003
20 redundancies for Post & Mail and Sunday Mercury

March 26, 2003
Gazette named Regional Newspaper of the Year

March 24, 2003
Group focuses on photo talent

March 21, 2003
West Midlands media celebrates

March 13, 2003
Midlands photographers are a picture of success

February 26, 2003
Candidates line up for editorial awards

February 17, 2003
Awards shortlist announced

February 05, 2003
News in brief

October 18, 2002
Investment will bring job losses

September 24, 2002
Sunday's answer to national "threat"

September 05, 2002
Mosque terror claim article cleared

August 19, 2002
Assistant editor dies at 43

June 06, 2002
Amardeep Bassey to be freed

May 30, 2002
Journalist still awaiting deportation

May 24, 2002
Amardeep's "release expected by Tuesday"

May 23, 2002
Amardeep awaits decision

May 21, 2002
"Crucial day" for Midlands journalist

May 15, 2002
Jailed journalist makes contact from Pakistan

May 14, 2002
Trinity papers press ahead

Midlands journalist held in Pakistan

Midlands journalist held in Pakistan

March 22, 2002
Hat-trick of wins for Sunday Mercury

March 01, 2002
First BT Media Awards nominations are announced

January 16, 2002
Sunday Mercury exposes "brothel"

December 14, 2001
Investigation costs phone firm £1,000

November 06, 2001
Mercury reporter tracks down Taliban recruiter in Pakistan

September 05, 2001
More TV dates for Hale

August 22, 2001
Sunday Mercury to increase its East Midlands coverage

August 16, 2001
Big names for Sunday

March 31, 2001
Mercury scoops 10 award honours in three weeks

March 29, 2001
Mercury pulls the plug on premium-rate conmen

February 24, 2001
Readers to benefit from weeklies' new look

February 02, 2001
Midlands websitessimply 'click'

December 05, 2000
Sunday Mercury devotes seven pages to murder exclusive

November 16, 2000
Journalist cleared of attempting to pervert the course of justice

November 14, 2000
Newspaper's exclusives are sent to top inquiry team

November 07, 2000
Mercury man dies two days before his 90th birthday

October 03, 2000
Four down, six to go

September 30, 2000
Experts to prowl the Midlands' 'Big Cat' country

September 19, 2000
Another Big Brother Exclusive for Mercury re-launch

September 15, 2000
Senior management changes at Trinity Mirror

Trinity Mirror profits grow in the regions

Sunday Mercury to be "lighter and brighter"

September 13, 2000
Massage parlour exposed

September 12, 2000
Two "most wanted" are arrested

August 02, 2000
Reporter goes public in hisbid to quit smoking

July 31, 2000
False rape claim makes a mockery of the law

July 27, 2000
Asylum seeker's children should have been protected

March 29, 2000
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BT winners

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