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Adam Smith

Council agrees Speedway races at Perry Barr

SPEEDWAY'S blue riband events can now be held in Birmingham after council chiefs gave the go-ahead for more races at Perry Barr. Read

Tony Mole

D-day in fight for more revs on track

BIRMINGHAM Brummies will find out tomorrow whether they can hold extra speedway races and more Sunday meetings. Read

Jacqui Smith

Anti-ID card campaigners point finger at Jacqui

A BOUNTY of £1,000 has been put on the fingerprint of Redditch MP and Home Secretary Jacqui Smith by two human rights groups. Read

Water

Jobs go as Severn Trent closes Coleshill plant

SEVERN Trent Water is axing 30 jobs after bosses decided to close the Coleshill incinerator plant. Read

Live darts at Birmingham's NIA scores a bullseye

THE Premier Darts League bandwagon rolled in to Birmingham bringing all the razzamatazz of the Superbowl and Wrestling rolled into one. Read

Bullseye!

THE PREMIER Darts League bandwagon rolled in to Birmingham bringing all the razzamatazz of the Superbowl and Wrestling rolled into one. Read

Friends Jewellers, Cape Hill,

Armed robber wore a burkha

A BURKHA-wearing armed robber pushing a pram carried out a violent raid at a jewellers. The terrifying attack happened when the man, who police say was impersonating a mother browsing for gifts, entered Friends Jewellers in Cape Hill. Read

David Brueton

Blues fan in hols tragedy

AN AVID Blues fan from South Yardley drowned in the sea off Tenerife after going abroad alone last year, an inquest has revealed. Read

Pipe burst leaves town in chaos

HUNDREDS of homes were left without water and roads were damaged as a major water pipe burst in Sutton Coldfield. Read

Major water pipe bursts in Sutton Coldfield

PART of Sutton Coldfield town centre was cordoned off today after a major water pipe burst. Read

Minister backs plan for town council in Sutton Coldfield

GOVERNMENT minister Hazel Blears is backing a plan to give Sutton Coldfield its own powerful town council. Read

Davenports Brewery

Cheers... it's beer at home with Davenport's - again!

CHEERS! Birmingham's famous Davenports beer is being relaunched and, in time-honoured tradition, it's going to be delivered to homes. Read

Man held over gun terror at Birmingham doctor's surgery

A MAN has been arrested in connection with an incident that saw terrified patients locked inside a Birmingham doctor's surgery for their own safety after a gunman burst in brandishing a firearm. Read

Seismogram showing the earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 (ML) on the Richter scale

Birmingham rocked by earthquake

THE Midlands was rocked by a huge earthquake which shook the UK today. Read

General Jackson steamboat

I sat at Elvis' piano then stood on the stage where Johnny Cash made his name

MY fingers quivered over the keys of Elvis Presley's 1947 Steinway piano as my audience waited in anticipation. Read

Dave Cross

Children learn about policing in 1970s

RETIRED policemen are visiting Birmingham schools to tell children what it was like to be a copper in the days of Life On Mars. Read

Anger over op tragedy

A FATHER-of-four died in a Birmingham hospital from blood poisoning and multiple organ failure a week after being admitted for a routine operation, an inquest heard. Read

Jurors slam care home over death

A BIRMINGHAM care home has been criticised for "gross failures" after death of an 85-year-old resident. Read

Tommy Downes'

Net puts Focus on have-a-go Tommy

A DEFIANT war hero who stopped thugs stealing his car has become a celebrity on the internet. Read

Blueprints for a Touchwood rival

AN INTERNATIONAL consultancy firm has won the contract to rede-sign Sutton Coldfield's ailing town centre. Read

Author Profile

Adam Smith works in the Sutton Coldfield district office. He previously worked as a dustman, a security guard, in call centres, countless factories and Burger King before becoming a journalist eight years ago. A native of Perry Barr he also writes ýSkidderý Smithýs Speedway blog.

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