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Soap star Kym Marsh brings fight for neonatal funding to Birmingham

SOAP actress Kym Marsh, whose son died after he was born at 21 weeks, has brought her fight for more neonatal funding to Birmingham.Read

Birmingham MP tables Commons motion to keep Cadbury British

AN MP has tabled a House of Commons motion to keep Cadbury in British ownership.Read

Birmingham MP tables Commons motion to keep Cadbury British

AN MP has tabled a House of Commons motion to keep Cadbury in British ownership.Read

Birmingham pays its respects to fallen heroes

A HALLOWED silence fell upon a busy public square in Birmingham as the city honoured foreign and British soldiers in conflicts past and present today.Read

Volunteers iron 2,000 sheets for new Birmingham Ronald McDonald House

A TEAM of volunteers spent an afternoon ironing bed sheets to be used in the brand new Birmingham Ronald McDonald House.Read

West Midlands is a hotspot for scientific invention and innovation

THE West Midlands has been hailed as a scientific powerhouse packed with inventions and innovations on a new online map.Read

Rosemary Bishop scoops Justice Awards Engaging Communities prize

A MIDLAND Victim Support volunteer has won a national award recognising top staff and volunteers working in the Criminal Justice System.Read

Warning over language used by police

According to one Midland police force, “evening” is a “subjective” term that can vary depending on a person’s culture or nationality.Read

A MAN denied today that he murdered his own teenage daughter.

Gary John Fisher is accused of intentionally killing 17-year-old Chanelle Sasha Jones, whose body was discovered in the passenger seat of a Ford Fiesta near Aberaeron, Ceredigion, West Wales, on August 2.Read

Retired Midlands haulier Jack is trucking on...in miniature!

A MODEL-mad pensioner who spent his life driving lorries has made his own unique trucker tribute – by making 120 miniature wagons from scratch. Read

Midland workers could be loaned out to avoid redundancy

A SCHEME in Birmingham will allow small businesses to place staff at risk of redundancy on secondment with other firms.Read

Warwickshire are expected to unveil plans to close seven fire stations

A MIDLAND fire service today announced plans to close one in four of its stations and axe a third of fire appliances under a cost-cutting drive, union leaders claimed today.Read

Bullock rescued by firefighters in Shropshire

A BULLOCK had to be rescued by firefighters after it stumbled into a well.Read

Birmingham and Worcesters Soldiers tell of life on the front line in Afghanistan

A MIDLAND soldier fighting in Afghanistan has described the adrenaline rush of being under fire – and says his colleagues are determined to prove “they could do the job”.Read

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