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Catherine Hendrick

Catherine Hendrick

Clare Cartmell

Giving makeover mum a big boost

DOESN'T she look great! Mum of two Clare Cartmell has every right to feel like a new woman after winning our £500 makeover competition. Read

I'm tee-ed off by holiday firm antics

BIRMINGHAM golfer who spent £4,000 with one of the country's best known travel firms has accused it of leaving him in the rough. Read

A cheap shot at advertising...

THE mother of a Birmingham teenager killed by gun crime has condemned a city store for using a gangster-style image of a man toting a gun to flog games and DVDs. Read

Sea Life Centre calls for carrier bag ban

BIRMINGHAM'S National Sea Life Centre has joined calls for a ban on plastic carrier bags because of the devastating effect they are having on the environment. Read

James Marshall

In for a long stay at NCP

DRIVERS are being driven mad by a city centre car park which keeps refusing to let them out after they have paid. Read

Denise Lewis

Experts give Mother's Day tips

Mother's Day is just around the corner. To help you pick the perfect pressie CATHERINE HENDRICK asked a team of shopping experts what they would give the West Midlands' most famous yummy mummies. Read

Nick Davis

I've turned my hobby into a job

NICK Davis began brewing beer as a skint student. Now he is the toast of the Midlands after turning his love of real ale into a flourishing business with the help of his parents Jim and Katie. Read

Raid on car clamp firm

A BIRMINGHAM car clamping firm which sparked furious complaints from scores of motorists was today raided by trading standards officers. Read

James and Jayne French

Love is in the air at Brum's rag market!

NEVER mind Paris or Rome. Love-starved Brummies should look closer to home for inspiration - to Birmingham's Rag Market! Read

Gemma Watts and Cayven Valentine

Losing your heart on the high street

WANT to discover whether a potential date is impatient or fussy? Read

Kings Arms, Kings Heath

Pub grub - Kings Arms, Kings Heath.

DRIVE out of Birmingham along the busy Alcester Road South and you probably won't even notice the Kings Arms. Read

Catherine Hendrick

Cooking a Valentine meal out of a box!

THEY say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach... Read

Catherine Hendrick

Office outfit for a fiver

THEY say you get what you pay for. So what on earth do you get when you hand over just £5 for a complete office outfit (minus the shoes)? Read

telecoms company put me on a broadband package - but i don't even have a computer

FATHER and son have accused a Birmingham telecoms company of 'upgrading' their accounts to include broadband - even though one of them doesn't have a computer. Read

Jamie Oliver

Murder most fowl?

Catherine Hendrick examines Birmingham stores after Jamie Oliver forced shoppers to look at the welfare of chickens. Read

Murder most fowl?

CELEBRITY chefs Jamie Oliver and Hugh FearnleyWhittingstall forced shoppers to question where their chickens come from with two stomach-churning programmes highlighting how some birds are processed. Read

Symphony Ballroom!

STRICTLY Come Dancing fans got a fix of their favourite series when two of the stars took to the stage at Symphony Hall. Read

The simple test that traced my family line to...13,000bc

IT feels like Christmas all over again when my results arrive. Read

A DNA swob

Meet the relatives!

AS FAR as discovering long lost relatives goes, it was pretty mind-blowing. Read

Bright idea for safety!

CHILDREN across the West Midlands are being encouraged to stay safe in the dark by tyre maker Goodyear, which is giving away thousands of high visibility strips. Read

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Catherine is Consumer Editor for the Birmingham Mail and is also Deputy Features Editor and a shopping correspondent.

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