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James Cartledge

James Cartledge

Undercover cops in booze mission

STAFFORDSHIRE drinkers beware - you could be propping up the bar next to an undercover policeman from later this month. Read

Workers digging in to help Hollie

A TROOP of Ground Force-style volunteers are set to tame a "jungle" wilderness for a fouryearold disabled girl. Read

Final farewell to tragic Kayleigh

TRAGIC Castle Vale teenager Kayleigh Lavill was remembered as a "laid back tomboy" who touched many lives as hundreds of friends and relatives packed a church for her funeral. Read

Comedian's former driver facing jail term

LES Dawson's former chauffeur is facing prison over a 40mph speeding row. Read

Rosy outlook for rescued Rosie

LIFE was looking "ruff" for abandoned dog Rosie as she wandered helpless in a Birmingham park. Read

Safety work at scene of tragedy

ROAD safety improvements costing £500,000 are set to be introduced on an Erdington street where a father was mown down. Read

Brave Shae shows firebomb injuries

THIS is the first picture of the appalling burns inflicted on brave Shae Thomas by an evil Birmingham shop bomber. Read

Ferret fashion firm's dilemma

FASHION for ferrets has landed a Black Country couple in a legal battle with clothing giant Burberry. Read

Final picture of flood victim Kayleigh

IT'S the kind of holiday snap that could feature in anyone's photo album as a memory of a great time with pals. Read

Police in peace mission to mosques

POLICE covering north Birmingham are set to tour mosques in a bid to keep the city's diverse communities united for peace. Read

Disabled woman's 'Channel' swim

LIFE changed literally overnight for talented young musician Sue Bibby. She went to bed as an active student studying the guitar and trumpet at Birmingham Conservatoire but woke up unable to use her legs and facing life in a wheelchair. Read

She was a smashing, full-of-life young girl

TRAGIC teenager Kayleigh Lavill was today remembered as "17 going on 30" by grieving friends at the social club where she worked as a glass collector. Read

Thugs booted out by teens

A TEENAGE crimefighting duo have notched up another success by driving young hooligans out of a derelict home in Castle Bromwich. Read

Rookery House in need of a facelift

A GEORGIAN treasure left to rot in the heart of Erdington must be saved, residents urged today. Read

Girl drowns in holiday flooding

A FOOTBALL-mad teenager from Birmingham was swept to her death in a swollen stream while on holiday in Turkey. Read

Double death park riddle

A CITY park was at the centre of a double death mystery today after a son's body was found in the spot where his mother died 21 years before. Read

Railway misery set to last a week

COMMUTERS heading for Birmingham faced a third day of rail misery today at the hands of one of the Midlands' most wanted criminals. Read

Four held over body snatch

POLICE hunting the remains of a pensioner snatched from her grave arrested a Birmingham man today in a series of dawn raids. Read

Banding together in battle on terror

ANGUISHED city teenagers who felt "blamed" for the London terror attacks today sent a message of peace to families haunted by the bus and tube tragedies. Read

Don't turn house of evil into homes - victim

VICTIMS who suffered years of sexual abuse at a notorious Midland care home today condemned plans to turn the "house of evil" into new homes. Read

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Birmingham-born James Cartledge is a general reporter who also works on the Birmingham Mail's newsdesk.

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