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Danger of playing with trains

THE teenager, Adam, adopts an over-confident walk as he approaches the parked train to spray his graffiti tag on it.Read

Hal just couldn’t survive big school

MUM Emma Whistance is so determined to ensure her son Hal, who has Asperger’s syndrome, receives the best education possible that she is planning to quit her job and teach him herself.Read

Slimming club helps Irene go from a size 20/22 to 12/14 in 18 months

BALLROOM dancer Irene Scott is lighter on her feet after losing five stone in weight.Read

Soldier killed in Afghanistan gave poignant Valentine’s interview

TRAGIC Midland soldier Jonathan Horne is pictured celebrating Valentine’s Day with his future wife Rachel – less than three years before he laid down his life in Afghanistan.Read

How I learned to live with the illness that no-one talks about

THREE weeks before walking down the aisle on her wedding day Wendy Holt was diagnosed with the incurable condition Crohn’s disease.Read

Wii've found new way to exercise

YOUNGSTERS at Selly Oak School are finding a new way to get fit – using computers.Read

Birmingham wing walker crosses the Channel at 89-years-old

VETERAN wing walker Tom Lackey is hoping to hear in the next few days that he has gained a new world record after being the oldest man to cross the English Channel on the wings of a plane.Read

Pupils get head start on careers

A BIRMINGHAM primary school is helping children to aim high with a series of careers events.Read

Chocs away for slimline Debbie

GIVING up chocolate was no easy task for Weight Watcher Debbie Higgins as she works as a sales assistant in Thorntons.Read

Sam just couldn't go on the beach

WHEN mum Anna Dunstan looked into the eyes of her new-born baby she immediately noticed something unexpected – but she had no idea at the time how this would affect the life of her son.Read

Beating a Drum for the Young and Gifted

THE curtain is due to rise on a new Kathak dance tomorrow at Aston’s Drum arts centre, but just before the main performance there will be a short show from a group of local youngsters.Read

How Georgia Ivery's new hair changed her life

LIKE many six-year-old girls, Georgia Ivery wanted to grow her hair and wear it in plaits – but a genetic condition meant her hair would never be long enough and strong enough.Read

Sonia Sabri breaks down youths’ pre-conceived ideas

SONIA Sabri’s involvement has been a short-term project linked to a public performance of her own work Parallels at the theatre tomorrow.Read

Strictly dancers can be 'ignorant' of their star partners

WHEN the celebrities are announced for each year’s Strictly Come Dancing competition there is always the odd name where we scratch our heads and ask ‘who?’ but imagine being the dance partner who has to own up to ignorance.Read

Dad loses almost six stone to be a slimming finalist

WHEN John Webb came home from work in the evening he, and his family, would head to one of their local takeaways for dinner.Read

Black Country Weight Watchers on long walk to health

MEMBERS of two Black Country Weight Watchers groups have been putting their best feet forward to walk to fitness.Read

Mums chill out at Northfield family centre’s coffee sessions

WHEN mum Emma O’Brien moved to Northfield she did not know a soul and admits it was a difficult time.Read

Nechells school children learn Chinese cooking

CHILDREN are learning about healthy eating quicker than they can say chopsticks in a series of Chinese cookery workshops.Read

Pelsall children work with media on communications project

CHILDREN at a Pelsall School are learning the art of communication in a project which has seen them working with journalists, emergency services and business people.Read

Pelsall children work with media on communications project

CHILDREN at a Pelsall School are learning the art of communication in a project which has seen them working with journalists, emergency services and business people.Read

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