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Jane Tyler

Jane Tyler

Woodgate Valley school pupil may have to miss summer trip because of council cutbacks.

LITTLE Harrison Brady was full of excitement about going on his school trip this summer.Read

West Midlands Fire Service to scrap its policy of giving away old engines to poor countries

CHARITY begins at home for a cash-strapped Midland fire brigade which will no longer give away its old 999 engines to poor countries.Read

West Midlands fire chiefs claim government have 'shafted' them

WEST Midlands fire chiefs said they had been “shafted” by the Government in the spending cuts.Read

Car crashes into Witton shops

A SHOP had to be demolished and two more may have to come down after a car ploughed into a row of buildings in Birmingham.Read

Cotteridge OAPs' day centre facing bleak future.

ANOTHER Birmingham day centre for the elderly has been left fearing for its future because of council cutbacks.Read

Police to close mini-station in Quinton because of cutbacks.

A POLICE base which was opened to fight crime on a Birmingham estate is to close at the end of this month because of cutbacks.Read

City council and police to join forces and ban EDL march in Birmingham

MOVES have begun to ban far right group the English Defence League from staging a demonstration in Birmingham next month.Read

Calls to stop the EDL coming to Birmingham next month

POLICE chiefs and council officials making huge budget cuts are facing a £1 million bill for an English Defence League march planned for the same day as a key Midland football derby.Read

Family of swans found injured and covered in oil in Rubery lake.

A FAMILY of swans found in a Birmingham park injured by fishing hooks and covered in black oil are on the road to recovery after being rescued by the RSPCA.Read

Dig out your antiques for BBC roadshow

PEOPLE are being urged to start rummaging in their attics in prepartion for a visit to Birmingham by the Antiques Roadshow in April.Read

Snow causes delay to Harborne's new £12m swimming pool.

LAST year’s heavy snowfall could have prevented Birmingham’s new £12 million swimming pool from opening on time.Read

Clinical waste bags left lying in Hockley street.

A PILE of bags containing clinical waste were left on a Birmingham street for more than a week, angry residents claimed.Read

Tributes paid after man dies in Erdington road accident

A MAN was killed when a car overturned and ended up in a front garden.Read

Britain's Got Talent in Birmingham - picture gallery

BRITAIN’S Got Talent rolled into Birmingham complete with two new judges and hordes of screaming fans.Read

Moseley runner Alexa limbers up for five marathons in six days challenge,

FOR most people, doing just one marathon would be a challenge – but super-fit Alexa Torlo is planning to do the equivalent of five in a week.Read

Crowds flock to the Britain's Got Talent auditions in Birmingham

People travelled from all over the country and queued for six hours in the freezing cold – just to be in the Birmingham audience of the Britain's Got Talent auditions.Read

Panto stars Julian Clary and Nigel Havers in cat campaign

PANTO stars Julian Clary and Nigel Havers took time out from treading the boards to back an RSPCA campaign to have cats neutered.Read

New care home in Northfield

THE first resident has moved into Birmingham’s newest care home for elderly dementia sufferers.Read

13-year-old Gemma's weight loss joy

THIS time last year, pretty 13-year-old Gemma Hardman was one of those overweight kids who are taunted and bullied at school.Read

Birmingham City fans celebrate

Birmingham City fans' delight after Carling Cup semi-final win - with video

Birmingham City fans were jubilant as they came out of St Andrew’s – with all saying “Wembley – here we come!” Read

Author Profile

Jane Tyler is a senior reporter for the Birmingham Mail covering news and features. She has worked for a variety of local newspapers.