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Catherine Lillington

Catherine Lillington

Shoppers unhappy with hoodie ban

PROPOSALS to ban hoodies from Birmingham's shopping and entertainment centres in a bid to crackdown on anti-social behaviour have been given the thumbs down by city shoppers. Read

Little Jake is top of the tots

LOVEABLE blue-eyed Jake Maloney is all smiles after he was voted top of the tots in the Birmingham Mail Baby of the Year 2006 competition. Read

Job hope for ex-Rover staff

FORMER Rover workers are being invited to a city council recruitment fair one year after the Longbridge plant closed its gates. Read

Workmen dig up pavement...at 1am!

SLEEPING families in a Birmingham street had an early wake-up call when workmen started digging up the pavement outside in the early hours. Read

Fired Apprentice has no regrets

SIR Alan Sugar's immortal line "you're fired" might still be ringing in Jo Cameron's ears but the wannabe apprentice has no regrets after getting the boot on the popular TV show last night. Read

Hospital plaques restored

MORE than 100 plaques which remember much needed donations of money and equipment to a city hospital will be rededicated in a service tomorrow. Read

Parents reveal anger over tot's death

THE parents of a four-month-old Birmingham boy who died after his ventilator failed at a Birmingham hospital are considering legal action. Read

NHS blamed over baby tragedy

THE Birmingham family of tragic baby Thomas Smith today blamed over-stretched NHS services for his death. Read

Lecturer probed in affair allegations

A LECTURER has been suspended from a Birmingham college while it probes an alleged relationship with a female student. Read

Search for dog to take centre stage

WANTED: One well-behaved pooch to tread the boards alongside 12-year-old actress Ellie Bradshaw, playing the role of Annie on a city stage. Read

Margaret's painting the past

WHEN artist Margaret Braithwaite saw her beloved neighbourhood start to disappear around her she decided to get out her easel and brushes and preserve the area's characters and landmarks on canvas. Read

Marathon OAP vows to keep running

HE'S more comfortable in his well-worn trainers than slippers and despite turning 90 Ernie Warwick is determined to keep on running. Read

Missing baby feared dead

A SIX-month old baby boy is feared dead after vanishing from his home in Smethwick. Read

Neighbour in the clear on tragedy

A MAN arrested on suspicion of murder after a neighbour died will face no charges, police said. Read

Cub scouts face the axe

A TROOP of cub scouts, established in Rubery more than 75 years ago, will have to disband if they fail to find a new leader. Read

I warned about pervert teacher - ex-wife

THE ex-wife of perverted teaching assistant Mark Smith warned Birmingham authorities that he was a "sexual deviant" more than five years ago. Read

Mum's 'guilt' over fire tragedy

THE heartbroken family of a disabled Birmingham man who died in a New Year's Day fire today spoke for the first time about their feelings of guilt at being unable to save him. Read

Circus stars shine in the city

A DIZZYING display of highflying trapeze and slapstick comedy has rolled into town with The Mighty Moscow State Circus. Read

Sleepy Blues fan blames long week

THIS is Tony Wearing - the snoozing Blues fan caught by TV cameras during his team's crucial match against Fulham. Read

Choir hit by baby boom

Away in a manger and Silent Night will strike a chord this Christmas with ten members of the same Birmingham choir who have all had babies in the last year. 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.

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