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Christopher Henwood

Chris Henwood

Shoppers queue from 2am for Boxing Day sales at the Bullring

BIRMINGHAM’S Boxing Day bargain hunters were out in force with queues forming at the Bullring from as early as 2am.Read

Birmingham-bought lifeboat saves 40 people off Welsh coast since launch

FORTY people – and one lucky dog – owe their lives to a £2.7million lifeboat paid for with the help of thousands of Midland families.Read

CCTV may hold clues to fire at Birmingham van dealer

FIRE investigators were today poring over CCTV footage of a suspected Christmas Day arson attack on a Birmingham van dealership.Read

Massive queues expected in Birmingham for Boxing Day sales

HUGE queues of bargain-hunting Brummies were expected outside city centre stores today to herald the start of the traditional Boxing Day sales.Read

Move Parliament from London to West Bromwich says architect

A TOP architect has suggested that Parliament should be relocated from London – to West Bromwich.Read

Baby Joseph is perfect Christmas gift for Midland couple

HE may not have travelled from Bethlehem, but Joseph did arrive just in time to give Midland couple Emma and Mark Chadwick the gift of life.Read

Birmingham man jailed for being over limit behind the wheel of kids' bus

A BIRMINGHAM man who was disqualified from driving and three times over the alcohol limit when he took a coach full of children to a Black Country school has been put behind bars for 17 months.Read

Festive cheer sweeps through Meriden gypsy camp protest

FESTIVE carols warmed a Midland protest camp as villagers demanding the end of a gypsy settlement on green belt land prepared for their second Christmas on site.Read

Man dressed as Santa in horror attack with hot iron in Birmingham

A MAN dressed as Father Christmas subjected a law graduate to a brutal torture ordeal with a hot iron after tricking his way into a Birmingham home.Read

Birmingham City Council erects 'no cycling' sign on city cycling route

CONFUSING ‘no cycling’ signs have been bizarrely erected by the city council along a Birmingham section of the National Cycle Network.Read

Celebrity books bonanza at Birmingham hospital's renal ward

A BOOK bonanza has hit Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital with Channel 5 presenter Gabby Logan dishing out 50 celebrity-signed novels to its Renal Dialysis Unit.Read

Birmingham bagpipe band performs with Westlife for last TV show

MEMBERS of a Birmingham bagpipe band is set to make history by sharing the stage with global music stars Westlife for their last television appearance together.Read

Acocks Green thief caught by man in dressing gown

A BURGLAR was caught fleeing a home he had targeted by the owner wearing his dressing gown and an off-duty police officer.Read

Electrical tests 'farcical' at home of West Bromwich mum electrocuted

SAFETY tests carried out at the home of a mum found electrocuted by her boyfriend were branded “farcical” at an inquest into her death.Read

Beauty contest wins keep totting up for Dudley sisters

TWO Midland sisters are keeping it in the family after taking first and secondprizes with the latest in a string of beauty contest successes.Read

Young Kings Heath poet Jodi Ann Bickley relearns to write after devastating brain infection

WORDS came easily for young poet Jodi Ann Bickley – until a devastating brain infection and stroke robbed her of the ability to write.Read

Christmas jobs row at Birmingham Royal Mail centre

JOB-hunters heaved a sigh of relief when they were told they had won work at the Royal Mail in the run-up to Christmas.Read

BMX world elite to make NIA bow

THE all-action BMX World Championships are returning to the UK after 15 years, with an indoor track at Birmingham’s NIA offering riders their last shot at Olympic glory.Read

Wolverhampton schoolkids given tour of London Olympic Stadium

MIDLAND schoolchildren who won a VIP guided tour of London’s Olympic Park with triple jump hero Jonathan Edwards have given the site a big thumb’s up.Read

Parents 'cynical' about Birmingham kids' home future

BIRMINGHAM mums and dads who grilled a leading city councillor over possible cuts hitting a children’s home said they remained “cynical” about the facility’s future.Read

Author Profile

Chris is a general news reporter covering the Black Country. His journalism training was carried out near his home town of Carmarthen, in South Wales, where he worked on the Llanelli Star and South Wales Evening Post newspapers.