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RESIDENTS in Birmingham today criticised city refuse collectors after treacherous winter weather left their bins unemptied for nearly a month.

High Brow in the Moorpool Estate, Harborne was one of many side roads in Birmingham left unattended by council binmen who could not access certain residential areas because of the recent sub zero temperatures.Read

Birmingham Mail survey finds taxpayers will pay more for proper gritting

MORE than half of people in the Midlands would be prepared to pay more tax if it meant their roads were properly gritted, a Birmingham Mail survey found.Read

Birmingham medic saves Afghan youngster

A BOY of six gravely ill with tetanus was saved by a Birmingham medic after he was flown hundreds of miles from a remote village in Afghanistan to a British-run hospital.Read

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Former RE teacher who ran a Birmingham brothel is jailed

A FORMER RE schoolteacher who ran a Birmingham brothel with his son was starting a nine-month jail sentence today.Read

M6 repair work set to cause chaos for motorists for 15 months

DRIVERS are facing 15 months of misery as work is carried out to repair the crumbling concrete supports which carry the M6 over Birmingham.Read

High speed rail route through west midlands plans to be presented to government

PLANS for a £60 billion north-south rail line through the region with 250mph trains will be presented to the Government either today or tomorrow.Read

IT consultant from Birmingham in Californian family Christmas

ANOTHER Midland expat who will be opening his Christmas gifts across the water this year is IT consultant Lee Abercrombiecarswell from Hamstead.Read

Festive feast for Brum couple in the heat of Perth

IT MAY be 41 years since Gordon and Jenni Kirkham went Down Under in search of a better life but turkey is still the centrepiece for their annual festive feast.Read

Ian Brown review at the O2 Academy Birmingham

FROM the opening bars of Love Like a Fountain, Ian Brown – the original singer with attitude – proved he still has what it takes to mesmerise an audience.Read

Dozens of celebrities congratulate Midland couple on tying the knot

MIDLAND newlyweds Ross Fraser and Louise Everist got the star-studded seal of approval for their big day – after they received nearly 60 cards from the world’s biggest celebrities.Read

Two jailed for savage Birmingham robbery

TWO Birmingham men who ambushed and robbed a scrap metal dealer, during which he was severely beaten, have been jailed.Read

Police cleared of wrongdoing over Helen Findlay murder

WEST Midlands Police have today been cleared of any wrongdoing after it emerged Helen Findlay had claimed her estranged husband had glued her car and house doors together just five days before her death.Read

Mandelson heads speakers at international automotive summit

BUSINESS Secretary Lord Mandelson will be among speakers in London today at the first international automotive summit.Read

Mandelson heads speakers at international automotive summit

BUSINESS Secretary Lord Mandelson will be among speakers in London today at the first international automotive summit.Read

Hell's Angel set to sentencing over role in Birmingham riot

A HELL’S Angel who went on the run after being convicted of rioting at an airport will be sentenced by a Crown Court judge today.Read

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

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