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Catherine Lillington

Catherine Lillington

'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

Landmark scheme to transform city skyline

SHOPS, offices, an hotel and housing will transform land near Birmingham city centre, architects told councillors. Read

Abandoned dogs looking for love

HOMELESS, desperate for some love and attention and hoping 2007 will see them find kind, responsible owners. Read

Les goes loco for his train!

RADIO presenter Les Ross is living a childhood dream - by buying his own train. Read

Postie Rob is Santa's Royal Mail helper

HE'S one of Santa's most important helpers! Read

Tied to bricks and left to die

THIS is the shocking image of a dog found scarred and bloated in a Birmingham canal, its head tethered to bricks. Read

Missing bird leaves cat feeling lonely

PILLOW the cat is all of a flutter after her feathered friend Mindy the parrot flew the nest. Read

Celtic dreaming in the land of Nessie

HADN'T got much further than the first chapter of my Loch Ness folklore book when my flight from Birmingham arrived in the Highlands of Scotland. Read

Fears over arson attacks on cars

FAMILIES in a Northfield street are living in fear after a spate of arson attacks on their cars and property. Read

Facing up to my 8-legged horror

"READY!" I heard myself saying as the soft, warm body of a South American tarantula was carefully placed onto my hands. Read

Cell for last of the tomcat torturers

A SADISTIC teenager who hurled a cat off a fifth floor balcony in Birmingham has been sentenced to four months' detention. Read

Caught filming up ladies' skirts

A MAN filmed up women's skirts as they did their shopping at a Birmingham supermarket before putting the perverted video clips to music. Read

Tears for tree crush woman

A MAN who survived after a decaying tree crashed down and killed the elderly woman he cared for fought back tears as he paid tribute to her following an inquest into her death. Read

Boy's limo treat for staying alive

A BOY who nearly died playing with petrol in his back garden was treated to a limo ride home from hospital by his mum to thank him for "staying alive". 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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