West MidlandsYou are in: Inside Out > West Midlands  Pete Waterman finds out how the recession is affecting plans to transform Coventry.  Pete Waterman revisits his home city to find out how the credit crunch is affecting redevelopment.  BBC Inside Out returns to Japan to try and cast fresh light on the Lindsay Hawker murder case.  How safe do passengers feel on the West Midlands' buses with new safety measures in place?  Your comments following Inside Out's investigation into passenger safety on West Midlands buses.  As the credit crunch hits, traditional West Midlands dishes have once again become popular.  Traditional West Midlands food takes centre stage as the credit crunch hits people in the pocket.  A simple, affordable and delicious recipe to feed family and friends.  Big cat sightings are persistent in the Midlands but could these animals really live in the wild?  After persistent sightings of big cats in Gloucestershire we try to capture one on camera!  An investigation into second hand clothes using students as collectors.  We investigate the collectiion of second hand clothes to help the developing world.  We meet the motorcycle paramedics who save lives as they race to accidents on their bikes.  Inside Out spends a day out on the road with the West Midlands motorcycle paramedics.  We follow a Midlands mother and son on a brand new programme to help kids lose weight.  Speed humps are everywhere these days - and these are your comments about them.  An innovative new approach to weight loss for obese children in the West Midlands.  Inside Out gains exclusive access to one of Britain's Sharia Law Councils operating in Birmingham.  Inside Out has exclusive access to see a Sharia Law council operating in Birmingham.  Your comments following Inside Out's report about overcrowding on trains in the West Midlands.  Inside Out examines the issue of overcrowding on trains meaning people stand for two or three hours.  Mark Hoban goes for tough lessons at a private bodyguard school in the Midlands.  Mark Hoban visits a special school which can train you in the art of being a bodyguard.  Inside Out investigates what the credit crunch means for buy-to-let mortgage holders.  Inside Out finds out how the Government's policies on immigration are working in the Midlands.  Exclusive access to the WBA Football Academy where attention is being focussed on local talent.  Aston Villa's Craig Gardner talks to Inside Out about the importance of football academies.  The trade in counterfeit goods and what is being done to address the problem in the Midlands.  We reveal the shocking extent of drug abuse among teenagers across the West Midlands.  Inside Out examines the effect 'no win no fee' compensation culture is having on local councils.  Every single week 15 young people die from Sudden Death Syndrome. Better screening could help.  Inside Out investigates whether a fire 25 years ago could still threaten public health.  New plans to deal with abuse of the disabled ‘blue badge’ parking system in Birmingham.  Inside Out investigates whether illegal fox hunting is taking place in the West Midlands.  Has Birmingham capitalised on opportunity and 'come of age as an international city'?  Could the return of wild boars be destructive to the countryside and farming?  We try to find the elusive owner of a car clamping firm which owes thousands of pounds to motorists.  London 2012 might never have happened if it hadn't been Much Wenlock in Shropshire.  If you missed a West Midlands programme from a previous series, fear not, you can catch-up here.  Inside Out West Midlands brings you surprising stories from across your region. More from this sectionYou are in: Inside Out > West Midlands |