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Catherine Lillington

Catherine Lillington

TV drama Call The Midwife inspires memories of Birmingham 1950s midwives

How Birmingham's real-life midwives of the 1950's compare to new hit drama Call The MidwifeRead

Men warned to be wary of gold diggers

A BIRMINGHAM lawyer has warned “aesthetically challenged” wealthy men to beware of a new breed of gold-digger – the ‘‘piranha’’.Read

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Charity ball planned for tragic Birmingham schoolboy Harry Moseley

SHOWBIZ stars are to stage a celebration ball to honour the memory of brave Birmingham schoolboy Harry Moseley – and raise funds for his charity.Read

Three years on - the tiny Birmingham sandwich bag baby that defied the odds

BORN weighing just one pound and three ounces, Saif Mehmood was so tiny that nurses tucked him up in a sandwich bag to keep him warm.Read

Glynn Purnell's staff just love bacon sandwiches from Bon Bon next door

CHEFS at a Michelin-starred Birmingham restaurant know which side their bread’s buttered when it comes to bacon sandwiches.Read

Mamma Mia! Six Birmingham theatre stars pregnant at same time

A BIRMINGHAM am dram group will soon have its own junior section – with SIX pregnant members treading the boards.Read

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg admits to Solihull school children: I was a very naughty boy

HE MIGHT be the Deputy Prime Minister – but Nick Clegg has admitted to Birmingham schoolchildren: “I was a very naughty boy.”Read

Cops find £500,000 of cannabis in raid on old factory next door to Birmingham theatre

POLICE discovered almost £500,000 of cannabis after raiding a derelict factory – next door to the Old Rep Theatre in Birmingham.Read

Pair jailed over £90k cigarette tax dodge

TWO Midland men have been jailed for plotting to flood the region with 500,000 counterfeit cigarettes in a £90,000 tax dodge.Read

Former Birmingham journalist dies while on honeymoon

A TRAGIC bride and former Birmingham journalist has died while on honeymoon in Cambodia after suffering a cardiac arrest.Read

Northfield Conservative Club accused of smelling like rotten eggs

A SMELL of rotten eggs outside a Birmingham Conservative club is causing a right stink.Read

Crowds turn out for Leonardo da Vinci exhibition in Birmingham

HUGE crowds queued to see the first works of Leonardo da Vinci to ever go on show in Birmingham yesterday.Read

Edgbaston drug dealer killed in "turf war", court hears

A CANNABIS dealer was “lured” to his death by a fake drug deal on a street corner near his home, Birmingham Crown Court heard.Read

Picture: Dog stuck in rabbit warren after chasing fox near Moseley Bog

TUG the terrier gave his owner a fright after he was lost six feet down a rabbit warren for seven hoursand had to be rescued by fire crews.Read

Thief steals Smethwick boy's early Christmas present on Christmas Eve

A SCHOOLBOY has been left heartbroken after a thief ran off with a his prized stunt scooter – on Christmas Eve.Read

Birmingham twins give RSPCA rescue dog Harvey twice the love

RESCUE dog Harvey is doubly delighted with his new owners – three-year-old twins Joshua and Rowan Farrell. Read

Man fights for life after Hagley Road crash in Birmingham

A MAN WAS fighting for his life after he was hit by a lorry on one of Birmingham’s busiest roads.Read

No Christmas cheer for homeless Suki

The lovable feline will join 66 other cats, 44 dogs and 44 small animals including rabbits, gerbils, chinchillas and ferrets at the charity’s full-to-capacity base, in Barnes Hill.Read

Teddy the loveable Birmingham fat cat that behaves like a dog

HIS collar says “Do Not Feed” and he’s a regular at fat fighters’ club but podgy cat Teddy is still putting on weight.Read

Romeo the rescue dog finds new home in Selly Oak

Keith Miles, from Selly Oak, said the German shepherd collie cross was still very nervous of strangers after the ordeal.Read

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Catherine Lillington works as a general news reporter on the Birmingham Mail, covering patches in the south of the city and stories for the jobs pages.