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Bartley Green community centre thrown cash lifeline

A COMMUNITY centre has been thrown a lifeline by the Birmingham Mail Charity Trust.Read

Novice taste buds try dishes of top city chefs

IT MAY be mushy but it’s not just mash and veg – its Michelin-starred baby food and it’s made in Birmingham.Read

Protest over axed Kerrang! DJ

RADIO listeners handed a petition to station bosses during a protest against the axeing of popular Kerrang! DJ Emma Scott.Read

New bar awards aim to cut binge drinking in Solihull

A NEW awards scheme aims to boost the licensed trade and reducealcohol-fuelled crimes in Solihull town centre.Read

Revellers enjoy events galore at carnivals

THE streets of Birmingham thronged with revellers enjoying the sights and sounds of summer as carnival fever gripped the air.Read

Fans set for protest after Kerrang Radio drops popular DJ Emma Scott

DOZENS of radio listeners are staging a protest against the axeing of popular Kerrang! DJ Emma Scott.Read

Work about to start on £11m Solihull link to airport

WORK is about to start on a long-awaited £11 million transport project to improve links between Solihull and the region’s biggest airport and exhibition centre.Read

Local heroes help launch new Chelmsley Wood supermarket

THE hard-pressed Midland economy has received a rare boost with the opening of a new supermarket creating 400 jobs.Read

Birmingham pupils celebrate as film scoops top US award

ASPIRING young filmmakers are celebrating after scooping a top award at a film festival in the United States.Read

Halesowen man dies on paintballing trip

A 21-year-old man collapsed and died as he enjoyed paintballing shoot-out during a friend’s birthday celebrations.Read

Winson Green church given a £150,000 facelift

A CHURCH built more than 100 years ago has been given a new look thanks to grant from English Heritage.Read

Former Sutton Coldfield head girl in Atlantic voyage

A FORMER head girl at a Sutton Coldfield school has become the youngest ever woman to complete a 3,000-mile voyage across the Atlantic.Read

Train firm puts up £5,000 reward after concrete slab thrown at train by thugs

The cash was put up by train firm London Midland in a renewed appeal to find those responsible.Read

Sutton couple foster Iraqi teenager forced to flee war-torn homeland

FATHER’S Day will be extra special this year for a Birmingham dad who has chosen to foster an Iraqi teenager forced to flee his homeland because of the war.Read

Sutton couple foster Iraqi teenager forced to flee war-torn homeland

FATHER’S Day will be extra special this year for a Birmingham dad who has chosen to foster an Iraqi teenager forced to flee his homeland because of the war.Read

Veteran fundraiser Danny Ryan urges sponsors to come good on promises

The dad-of-two, who was awarded an MBE for services to the community in 2001, handed in a £50 donation to the Birmingham Mail Charity Trust during the Birmingham Mail Fun Run. Although he didn’t take part, he is hoping to encourage runners to help reach the £100,000 fundraising target.Read

Plea to driver after hit-and-run death

THE driver of a car captured on CCTV heading towards the spot where a Birmingham restaurant worker died was today urged to come forward.Read

Policeman hurt in Nechells car crash

A POLICEMAN was hurt when his marked car collided with another vehicle.Read

Kick out Khalid as MP, say Perry Barr campaigners

CAMPAIGNERS are demanding the deselection of Khalid Mahmood as Birmingham MP over his expense claims.Read