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Barnsley 2 Coventry City 0 match report

COVENTRY boss Andy Thorn hit out at referee Geoff Eltringham – and his off-colour troops – after the Sky Blues’ worrying form downturn continued with defeat at Barnsley.Read

Blackpool vs Nottingham Forest match report

FOREST were left ruing missed chances after Charlie Adam’s second-half penalty ensured Blackpool will defend a slender advantage at the City Ground on Tuesday in the second leg of their Coca-Cola Championship play-off semi-final.Read

Pensioner suffered broken nose and two fractured arms in Cradley Heath robbery

A PENSIONER suffered a broken nose and fractured both arms in a brutal Midland robbery.Read

leicester city beat blackpool in hard fought contest

LEICESTER boss Nigel Pearson celebrated his side’s return to form but admitted Blackpool would be scratching their heads after losing a hard-fought Bloomfield Road contest.Read

Dexter Blackstock double sees Nottingham forest beat Sheffield Wednesday

TWO-goal Dexter Blackstock fired Nottingham Forest to their seventh successive home win but boss Billy Davies admitted he was poised to substitute the striker shortly before his clincher.Read

Derby County slump to 2-0 defeat at Blackpool

Rams booed forRead

Forest maintain last unbeaten sequence after stoppage time furore

Forest survive aRead

Craig Bellamy my friend insists mancini after city win

ROBERTO Mancini insists Craig Bellamy is his “friend” even though he left the Welsh striker out of his first Manchester City starting line-up this afternoon.Read

Freddy Eastwood delivers perfect Christmas gift for Coventry City fans

A SUPERB headed goal by Freddy Eastwood gave Coventry City back-to-back league wins for the first time since August.Read

Nottingham Forest show their promotion credentials

PAUL McKenna returned to haunt Preston as in-form Nottingham Forest stretched their unbeaten run to 14 Coca-Cola Championship games to move level on points with second-placed West Brom.Read

Huge compensation for Midland paramedic who snagged bag on door

A MIDLAND paramedic left permanently disabled in a fall after snagging his 60lb equipment bag on a door handle has been awarded £200,000 compensation.Read

HSBC starts stocking cash machines with five pound notes

HSBC has started dispensing £5 notes from its cash machines in the Midlands to boost the number in circulation.Read

HSBC starts stocking cash machines with five pound notes

HSBC has started dispensing £5 notes from its cash machines in the Midlands to boost the number in circulation.Read

Roy Keane keeps his eye on the main prize

ROY Keane is refusing to lower his expectations for this season – despite his Ipswich side only picking up one point from their opening two Championship games.Read

Chris Coleman won't get carried away with perfect start for Coventry

COVENTRY boss Chris Coleman was a happy man after seeing his side win 2-0 at Barnsley following goals either side of the break from Leon Best and Clinton Morrison.Read

Midland nurses hailed the 'Angels of Afghanistan'

The ‘Angels of Afghanistan’Read

Author Profile

News Editor Ben Hurst joined the Birmingham Mail in 2000 from the Gloucestershire Echo. Ben writes the Technobabble technology blog for the Birmingham Mail.