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Birmingham airport may be forced to abandon bigger runway hope because of Heathrow airport expansion plans

BIRMINGHAM International Airport may be forced to abandon its expansion plans in favour of Heathrow’s new runway if the Government is to meet its climate change targets, a new study suggested today.Read

Library exhibits to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

Chelmsley Wood and Solihull central libraries will have displays from today until February 27 to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and the day of remembrance for the Nazi atrocities.Read

Dancing duo are champion partnership

The 15-year-olds, members of the Broadway Dance Centre, in Perry Barr, scooped top prize for the waltz and quickstep at the British Juvenile Dance Championships in Blackpool.Read

YOUNG ballroom stars Helena Bradbury and James Westley waltzed their way to the top of the leader board in a national dance competition.

The 15-year-olds, members of the Broadway Dance Centre, in Perry Barr, scooped top prize for the waltz and quickstep at the British Juvenile Dance Championships in Blackpool.Read

Midland licensees protest for fairer deals on rent and beer prices

LICENSEES were today expected to protest outside the headquarters of Britain’s two biggest pub companies about rent and beer prices.Read

Midland licensees protest for fairer deals on rent and beer prices

LICENSEES were today expected to protest outside the headquarters of Britain’s two biggest pub companies about rent and beer prices.Read

Campaigners win battle against service stations

CAMPAIGNERS were celebrating today after plans for two Midland motorway service stations were thrown out following a £1million eight-year battle.Read

Two friends lose five stone

BOOT camp has helped two friends shed five stone between them.Read

Number of Birmingham Asian women having abortions increases

THERE has been a big jump in the number of Asian women having abortions in Birmingham.Read

Sailing record bid by former Sutton Coldfield schoolgirl

A FORMER head girl at a Sutton Coldfield school is preparing to sail into the record books by completing a 3,000-mile, single- handed voyage across the Atlantic.Read

Garden is step closer

A CHARITY which provides respite care for disabled children across the West Midlands is one step closer to creating a new sensory garden thanks to a donation from the Birmingham Mail Charity Trust.Read

A SUTTON Coldfield pub is due to reopen its doors tomorrow after a major refurbishment.

The Boldmere Oak will be relaunched after closing for one week to give it a makeover. A new menu will be introduced next month.Read

Rare bird sightings cause flutter in Birmingham

FEATHERS have been ruffled after several sightings of rare visitors in the West Midlands.Read

A SUTTON Coldfield pub is due to reopen its doors tomorrow after a major refurbishment.

The Boldmere Oak will be relaunched after closing for one week to give it a makeover. A new menu will be introduced next month.Read

Rare bird sightings cause flutter in Birmingham

FEATHERS have been ruffled after several sightings of rare visitors in the West Midlands.Read

Historian Carl Chinn at fundraising dinner in Hall Green Indian restaurant

AN award-winning Indian restaurant will be currying favour with a touch of nostalgia for diners to raise cash for the Birmingham Mail Charity Trust.Read

UP to 600 people were today attending the funeral of a Birmingham Royal Marine who was killed by a booby trap while trying to help fellow soldiers.

Corporal Robert Deering, aged 33, died after he rushed to the aid of comrades when their armoured vehicle was hit by a roadside blast in Afghanistan in December.Read

Oldbury couple still the same after lottery win

HE might have won £2 million on the lottery, but it’s not caviar and champagne galore for one Midland man.Read

M&S plan to close 27 stores and cut 1,230 jobs

AILING high street giant Marks & Spencer today unveiled its worst sales figures for almost a decade and plans to axe up to 1,230 jobs.Read

Parents of Wylde Green toddler born three months early raising cash to help families of premature babies

THE parents of a toddler born three months early want to raise more than £2,500 to help other families whose babies are born premature.Read