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Mum’s £3 bet wins £618 on Grand National

TALK about beginner’s luck! Mum-of-three Margaret Dawson bagged a £618 win in Saturday’s Grand National with her first ever bet of just £3.Read

Mum’s £3 bet wins £618 on Grand National

TALK about beginner’s luck! Mum-of-three Margaret Dawson bagged a £618 win in Saturday’s Grand National with her first ever bet of just £3.Read

Aston gardens spruced up by kind council workers

THE lives of residents in a sheltered housing complex have been brightened up by council employees.Read

Police initiative in Quinton to put bobbies on the doorstep

POLICING is to get personal in an area of Birmingham pioneering a new approach to fighting crime.Read

Edgbaston clinic treating obese patients from Ulster

TWENTY NHS patients have travelled to Birmingham from Northern Ireland to receive specialist treatment for obesity at a private clinic.Read

Breast Cancer Campaign urges Brummies to 'step on it'

PEOPLE out and about over the May Bank Holiday weekend are being asked to raise money for Breast Cancer Campaign.Read

Fury at plan to scrap Birmingham's No. 10 bus service

A BUS service is to be scrapped – leaving some roads in Birmingham without a route.Read

Desperate appeal to foster abandoned dogs in Midlands

A MIDLAND rescue centre is appealing for foster homes for its dogs as the recession has brought a rush of abandoned pets.Read

Quinton cyclist riding to Paris to help nuns’ Harborne care home

A BIRMINGHAM man who beat cancer is preparing for his next challenge – a 300-kilometre cycle ride.Read

Police hold talks on new pledge

MEMBERS of the public can find out more about neighbourhood policing during a meeting on Monday.Read

Former Land Girls from Birmingham tell of the time of their lives

HUNDREDS more Land Army girls met up in Birmingham for the first time in 60 years to relive the “good old days”.Read

Two Midland women in TV battle to be Sir Alan’s next apprentice

TWO whizz-kid women from the West Midlands will be battling it out to be Sir Alan Sugar’s next Apprentice.Read

Lord Mayor takes the plunge in abseil challenge

BIRMINGHAM’S Lord Mayor showed his fearless side when he abseiled at a Birmingham adventure centre.Read

Wii helps old folk keep fit in Edgbaston

RESIDENTS in a Birmingham old folks home are enjoying keeping fit and active thanks to modern technology.Read

Wii helps old folk keep fit in Edgbaston

RESIDENTS in a Birmingham old folks home are enjoying keeping fit and active thanks to modern technology.Read

Birmingham reunion of Land Army girls

LAND Army girls caught up on 60 years’ worth of gossip when they had a massive reunion in Birmingham.Read

Dismissed pilot allowed former Birmingham City footballer Robbie Savage in cockpit

AN AIRLINE pilot sacked for allowing Premiership footballer Robbie Savage on to his flight deck was a “larger than life character” with a chequered disciplinary record, a tribunal heard.Read

Birmingham bottom of 'runner-friendly' city list

BIRMINGHAM has been named as the worst city in the UK to be a runner.Read

Man gunned down in Birmingham street fight for life

A FATHER who was gunned down in front of his son in a Birmingham street was today continuing to fight for life.Read

Birmingham's graffiti pensioners!

COMMUNITY groups in Birmingham have been reminded that millions of pounds in Lottery cash is up for grabs.Read

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