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Emma Cullwick

Emma Cullwick

Scheme winning war over conmen

A PILOT scheme set up in Solihull in a bid to thwart rogue traders has proved such a success it is to be rolled out across the country. Read

Barston Bridge

Appeal to repair 'unsafe' bridge

FAMILIES and workers in a Solihull village today claimed a damaged bridge is threatening to cost people's lives. Read

Airport threat misses target

VILLAGERS were left stunned by letters which appeared to tell them they would have to give up their homes for an expansion of Birmingham International Airport. Read

£250,000 of gems snatched from NEC

POLICE today launched an investigation after £250,000 worth of diamonds were stolen in a gems heist at the NEC – a year almost to the day after a similar theft there. Read

Terror 'risks' over garden flats plan

CAMPAIGNERS battling plans to build homes in the back gardens of a Solihull road today claimed terrorists could use the properties to spy on neighbouring Birmingham airport. Read

Edward Dent concert

Magic tribute to tragic Edward Dent

A CONCERT has been staged in Birmingham featuring music based on a story written by a boy shortly before he lost his battle with cancer. Read

Plain sailing after winning Birmingham Mail competition

NURSE Kath Hall has sailed to success after clinching £1,000 - thanks to the Birmingham Mail's Money Mania promotion. Read

Playgroup child 'gouged my girl'

POLICE have launched an investigation into claims a girl of three was attacked by another child at a Birmingham play centre. Read

Funeral of car smash victim

THE funeral of a Midland man who died when his car crashed and burst into flames takes place next week. Read

Pupils have a powerful idea

A SCHOOL in Solihull is hoping to do its bit to help save the environment by installing a wind turbine in a bid to supply some of its power. Read

Gladiators to return to our screens

TELEVISION viewers are in for a blast from the past when Birmingham-based show Gladiators returns to our screens - thanks to the US writers' strike. Read

MP's tribute to 6m dead

SOLIHULL MP Lorely Burt has lined up to honour the victims of the Nazi Holocaust. Read

Theatre show bid to save charity

A CHARITY helping disabled people is facing closure because of a cash crisis. Read

Trains halt for £75m upgrade to track

COMMUTERS travelling to Solihull and Shirley have been warned of major disruption next month as a £75 million rail upgrade begins. Read

Lock keeper Les Sumpter at Lapworth

Hard work paying off

VOLUNTEERS who spent years tirelessly restoring an historic canal through the Midlands have gathered to see new work being carried out. Read

Woman admits stealing £29k

A FORMER assistant bursar at a private school in Solihull stole thousands of pounds she had been handed by pupils' parents, a court heard. Read

MP out to beat killer disease

SOLIHULL MP Lorely Burt put her political allegiances to one side as she threw her weight behind a campaign aimed at raising awareness of cervical cancer. Read

Gladiators set to make TV return

TV BOSSES have revealed the Birmingham-based hit show Gladiators is to make a comeback - but it won't be filmed in the city. Read

Warning after burning paper pushed into Northfield home

FIREFIGHTERS today warned youths about the potentially-deadly consequences of playing with fire after yobs pushed lit paper through the letterbox of a Birmingham home. Read

Fifth generation as Wyatt enters world

BORN six weeks prematurely, little Wyatt Millward is the miracle baby his Solihull mum feared she may never have. Read

Author Profile

Emma Cullwick is the Birmingham Mail's Chief Reporter who has previously worked as a Health Correspondent and Features Editor for the Worcester News and Home Affairs Correspondent for the Gloucester Citizen.

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