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Bluenose Catherine Lillington finds

the latest defeat so very hard to takeRead

15 fans are arrested after Blues v Villa derby

FIFTEEN arrests were made at the game and following the match.Read

Birmingham pub Man on the Moon celebrates being named the best

REGULARS at a Birmingham pub are over the moon it was named the city’s best inn.Read

Paramedics on stand-by outside the House of Fraser store.

Hundreds evacuated after Birmingham city centre bank blaze

HUNDREDS of shoppers were evacuated from a city department store, along with bank and office workers as firefighters tackled a blaze.Read

Arrest after Sparkbrook crash leaves man critically ill

A MAN has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and another man is fighting for life in hospital with head injuries following a road accident.Read

Guard is attacked at job centre in Selly Oak

A SECURITY guard was “stable” in hospital today after being stabbed at a Birmingham job centre.Read

New £2m community centre opened on Wychall Farm estate

A NEW community centre has been officially opened in the heart of a city estate which is undergoing a £34 million regeneration.Read

Recession forcing Birmingham's organic shops to sell conventional produce

ORGANIC retailers in Birmingham are being forced to switch to conventional produce to survive the recession.Read

Birmingham given £2m Lottery windfall for youth projects

LOTTERY funding worth more than £2 million has been awarded to eight projects tackling youth unemployment, health and crime in Birmingham.Read

Fire at Birmingham derelict pub treated as arson

A FIRE which broke out at a derelict city pub and involved 65 firefighters overnight is being treated as arson.Read

Gok Wan invites Birmingham pensioners to filming of TV show

FASHION guru Gok Wan surrounded himself with a bevy of Birmingham beauties for his new show – all of them 60-plus.Read

Grandson saves Moseley pensioner from choking on church outing

A GRANDAD has told how he nearly choked to death on a piece of melon – but was saved by his grandson who performed the Heimlich Manoeuvre.Read

Farewell to ’Save Your Love’ Renato Pagliari

SINGING star Renee joined mourners at the funeral of Renato Pagliari to bid farewell to the “great man” with who she shared the number one hit Save Your Love.Read

Farewell to ’Save Your Love’ Renato Pagliari

SINGING star Renee joined mourners at the funeral of Renato Pagliari to bid farewell to the “great man” with who she shared the number one hit Save Your Love.Read

Northfield supermarket refuses sale of PG film to 28-year-old man

BANK manager Lewis Peagam was stunned when he was told by a zealous Birmingham supermarket cashier he looked too young to buy a PG rated film.Read

Peace reigns at Bulldog Bash

ORGANISERS of the controversial Bulldog Bash said the event was trouble-free as a large police presence was on standby following the murder of Hells Angel Gerry Tobin.Read

Cotteridge chip shop owner to retire after 40 years

HER Birmingham chip shop has become a local landmark – but after 40 years in business Sophie Ktori is about to retire.Read

Midland graduates find it tough to get jobs

GRADUATES dreaming of highly-paid jobs are instead facing a career in door-to-door sales to survive record levels of unemployment and student debt in the region.Read

Revealed: Birmingham council worker quits job and tells all in global email

A BIRMINGHAM Council worker stunned hundreds of colleagues – by sending them all an email saying: “I quit”.Read

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