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Scheme helps give James a new future

AT THE beginning of the year teenager James Kempson had no idea what he was doing or where he was going in life.Read

I hope cutting edge technology will end my acne nightmare

AS a teenager Elliot Krauze suffered terrible acne over many years but he did not grow out of it – instead it left his face scarred with vivid red marks.Read

More than 600 walkers put best foot forward at Drayton Manor Park for diabetes

MORE than 600 walkers put their best foot forward in the aim of raising money to help fund a cure for diabetes.Read

A Birmingham student's experiences of volunteering on the phones at ChildLine

EVERY Saturday evening student Eshmael Palmer arrives on the third floor of a Birmingham office block, picks up the telephone and listens to cries of help from local children.Read

M6 Theatre Company perform One Little Word for under-sixes

WHEN M6 Theatre Company were creating their new work, One Little Word, they took it to the harshest critics of all – children.Read

Youngsters reach out to offer support at Falcon Lodge Community Centre

NEWCOMERS at a Birmingham community centre are guaranteed a warm welcome, thanks to a team of young peer supporters.Read

Speak Out Stop Bullying: Peacekeepers at play – we’re out on patrol to protect our puils

WITH their bright green caps on, peer mentors are easy to spot at Wychall Primary School in Northfield.Read

Speak Out Stop Bullying: Peacekeepers at play – we’re out on patrol to protect our puils

WITH their bright green caps on, peer mentors are easy to spot at Wychall Primary School in Northfield.Read

Andrea Bocelli fans demand compensation over Birmingham NIA concert cancelled at the last minute

FURIOUS Andrea Bocelli fans are demanding compensation for money they spent travelling to a concert which was cancelled at the last minute.Read

Mum’s the word here

THE room hums with the quiet murmur of mums – and one dad – swapping experiences of feeding, changing and entertaining their babies.Read

Mail anti-bullying campaign: School beats bullies with visit from singer

CHILDREN at a Dudley primary school were treated to a musical anti-bullying message when a singer-songwriter visited their class.Read

Birmingham drop-in sessions to help new mums - and dads

THE room hums with the quiet murmur of mums – and one dad – swapping experiences of feeding, changing and entertaining their babies.Read

Spicing up your salad: top tips from authors Sonja Bock and Tina Scheftelowitz

REMEMBER the days when a salad was simply a pile of lettuce leaves and a few tomatoes?Read

Eleanor Harborne and Laura Stanley

Birmingham Mail launch 2009 anti-bullying campaign

A GROUP of children surround one lonely child caught off-guard in the school corridor.Read

East role is familiar one for Belinda

AS LONG-SUFFERING mum Bill Porter in the television sitcom 2 Point 4 Children and as a parent herself, Belinda Lang knows the ups and downs that come with parenthood – but even she admits the quandary faced by her character in the drama East is East is difficult.Read

East role is a familiar one for Belinda

AS LONG-SUFFERING mum Bill Porter in the television sitcom 2 Point 4 Children and as a parent herself, Belinda Lang knows the ups and downs that come with parenthood – but even she admits the quandary faced by her character in the drama East is East is difficult.Read

Group takes steps to a better mind and body

IT IS a blustery autumn morning as the group gathers in the foyer of Handsworth Leisure Centre.Read

Emotion at heart of Michael's art

WHEN Michael Maharaj’s dad died suddenly the youngster was hit by a wave of emotions which he did not know how to express.Read

Master craftsman is real hidden gem

WITH a family heritage taking in Hockley-based diamond setters and silversmiths I have always fancied myself as a bit of a jewellery connoisseur.Read

Review: Florence and the Machine at the Birmingham 02 Academy

FLORENCE Welch may have missed out on a Mercury Prize but she certainly had no problems winning over the Birmingham audience in a fit-to-bursting Academy.Read

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