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Catherine Lillington

Catherine Lillington

RSPCA Appeal: Love is blind for rescued cat Tucker

RESCUE cat Tucker might be blind but when it comes to attacking baubles on the Christmas tree he’s just like any other feline. Read

Birmingham Women's Hospital to challenge £5.5 million payout to brain damaged teenager Nathan Popple

A TEENAGER brain damaged when he was born at Birmingham Women’s Hospital must suffer more litigation before he can collect his £5.5 million compensation pay-out.Read

Superstition leaves RSPCA in Birmingham struggling to rehome black cats

BEING a black cat wasn’t so lucky for homeless Dolly who was rejected time and again for a whole year.Read

Dog Ben is given a loving home by Cannock couple

LITTLE Westie Ben was just a puppy when he was taken into the RSPCA’s animal hospital with one leg broken and another fractured.Read

Kings Heath pensioner gives dog Tilly a new home

ONE man and his dog, Tilly, will be very happy in their first Christmas together. Read

New Weoley Castle home for Annie the Staffordshire bull terrier

A DOG who was on the verge of starvation will get to enjoy her own turkey dinner come Christmas.Read

Birmingham's NIA venue set for £20 million makeover

A £20 million bid has been unveiled to transform Birmingham’s NIA into one of the top ten busiest music arenas in the world. Read

Pictures: Rescued Kings Norton pooch revels in new Cheltenham home

A DOG who was kept locked in a foul-smelling cellar by his last owner will instead enjoy the life of a pampered pooch this Christmas.Read

Three-legged homeless Birmingham dog given new home for Christmas

A THREE-legged dog who was hit by a car and left homeless has been given the best Christmas present ever – a loving new family. Read

Baby Alex is Birmingham German Market's real shining star

OH BABY just look at him now.Read

Historic Longbridge flightshed is being demolished

BULLDOZERS have begun to flatten an historic Birmingham flight shed where hundreds of Second World War fighter and bomber planes were built.Read

Pictures: Clothes Show Live at NEC 2011 - Alexandra Burke wows crowd

X FACTOR star Alexandra Burke wowed Birmingham fasionistas as she sang to them at the launch of Clothes Show Live at the NEC.Read

Christmas appeal to benefit Birmingham's poorest people

CITY communities among the most deprived in the country stand to benefit from the Birmingham Mail and Lord Mayor’s Christmas £1 Appeal.Read

Pictures: Marco Pierre White hits the heights at The Cube in Birmingham

TOP chef Marco Pierre White was today opening his skyline restaurant at the top of Birmingham’s iconic Cube building.Read

Pictures: Birmingham City fans living the dream on another European adventure

ALMOST 2,000 Birmingham City fans were left disappointed when they travelled to Portugal in search of another historic European conquest. Read

Selly Sausage cafe celebrates milestone birthday

IT WAS 20 years ago when Birmingham law student Tony McKinlay disappointed his parents by telling them he was going to open a greasy spoon.Read

The Birmingham quartet who've lived for 412 years between them

IT IS a Birmingham club so exclusive you need to have lived for more than 100 years to be in it.Read

Horrified neighbour filmed Ward End thug kicking his dogs

A THUG who kicked, punched, choked and whipped his four dogs when he thought no-one could see was caught on film by his horrified neighbour.Read

Sutton Park therapy centre for kids hosts Christmas Fair

A DONKEY riding therapy centre for children with special needs in Sutton Park is having a Christmas Fair.Read

RSPCA animal rescue appeal hits £300K

AN appeal to build a new RSPCA national animal rescue centre in the city, backed by the Mail, has raised an impressive £300,000 since it was launched last month.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.