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Catherine Lillington

Catherine Lillington

A cutting edge on the catwalk

CITY hairdressing students proved they were a cut above when they staged their own catwalk show. Read

Bowling twins on a roll

TEENAGE twins Kirsty and Adam Richards are getting used to bowling over the opposition. Read

Correspondents who want their say

EVERY day they tell it like it is, unafraid to ruffle a few feathers with their often outspoken views. Read

Longbridge: The shape of things to come

THIS is how the former MG Rover site may look if plans for new businesses and housing succeed. Read

Mum's anger at bus driver

AN angry Birmingham mum claimed her son was knocked to the ground by a bus running a red light. Read

Tension, tears and then triumph!

Bluenose CATHERINE LILLINGTON mixed with an anxious Blues crowd on Saturday, who eventually saw their prayers for a win answered. Twenty-four hours later, promotion was confirmed. Read

Megan dances to the top

TALENTED teenage dancing queen Megan Kerrigan has been crowned the winner of the World Irish Dancing Championships. Read

Keely's a true blue voice for the young

CITY parliamentary candidate Keely Rogers is the youngest woman selected by the Conservative Party to stand in the next General Election. Read

Stage pooch set to cast another spell

A DOG who proved a hit with Birmingham theatre-goers is to star in another show after producers wrote a part just for her. Read

Amsterdam at the double!

PAUL Hopkins may be blind, but that's not going to stop him cycling more than 200 miles to Amsterdam and raising hundreds of pounds. Read

Wed nose day!

IT WAS a case of something old, something new, something borrowed, something red when Birmingham couple Scott and Sarah Minchin tied the knot. Read

Pub bars smoking ahead of ban

A CITY centre bar is to go smoke-free three months ahead of legislation banning smoking in pubs. Read

Karren takes on Sir Alan for Comic Relief

BUSINESS tycoon Sir Alan Sugar will meet his match when Birmingham's First Lady of Football Karren Brady takes part in a celebrity version of The Apprentice. Read

'It was an accident waiting to happen'

A WOMAN today spoke of the terrifying moment she was knocked to the ground by hoarding surrounding a city centre building site. Read

Woman hurt after hoarding collapse

A WOMAN was flattened as heavy hoarding surrounding a city centre development collapsed on top of her in the wind. Read

Building site hoarding collapses on pedestrian

A WOMAN escaped serious injuries after wooden hoarding surrounding a city centre development collapsed on top of her in a gust of wind. Read

Brum fails to make top 150

TOURIST attractions in the West Midlands have failed to make it into a list of the top 150 most visited places in the country. Read

Oscar on his bike for the last 50 years

OSCAR Hopkins' trusty, secondhand bike - bought 51 years ago - has helped him clock up a staggering 100,000 miles. Read

Jeanne's a dancing queen at 81

TWINKLE-toed Jeanne Pittaway is still queen of the dance floor at the age of 81. Read

Great-gran injured after dog attack

A BRAVE great-grandmother has told how she fought off a Rottweiler which bit a chunk of flesh out of her arm. 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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