By Evening Mail Reporter THOUSANDS of commuters in Birmingham faced chaos on their way home this evening after 100 drivers stopped operating their buses after a colleague was beaten up.

Gospel music is being used to help Birmingham pupils make the transition from primary school to secondary. Under the unusual initiative, youngsters in their last year of primary education are visiting local secondaries to sing passionately with older children.

By Mrs O Wells THE council is right to do the red route on Stratford Road. If the traders did not fill the pavement with their goods, there would be room for parking and walking on the footpath. Buses will be able to run on time. We sometimes wait three quarters of an hour for a 31.

By Tony Collins MORE than a dozen Birmingham schools have been officially labelled education champions after being declared as "outstanding" by Government inspectors.

By Trevor Wagg I REFER to the article and subsequent letter concerning the Shared Space Traffic considerations for Acocks Green Village. I most certainly agree that we should all do our part to improve our environment, for my part I stopped using a car to commute to work and use public transport.