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Jane Tyler

Jane Tyler

Former Bournville College site to be city's fifth retirement village.

DETAILS of another retirement village in Birmingham have been unveiled.Read

Birmingham Botanical Gardens launch £60,000 appeal.

BIRMINGHAM’S Botanical Gardens has launched a £60,000 appeal to preserve one of its most important attractions.Read

Hagley Road in Edgbaston closed after man hit by lorry

A MAN is critically ill after being hit by a lorry on a busy Birmingham road today. Read

Birmingham cats Mary and Joseph find there's no room at the inn.

THERE was no room at the inn for this cute family of cats.Read

Winson green pub rioter jailed for 28 months

A RIOTER who was found hiding behind a bar in a pub which had just been trashed by looters during the August disorder has been jailed for 28 months.Read

Pensioners in Quinton tuck into a Christmas meal thanks to local police

PENSIONERS enjoyed a festive slap-up meal – courtesy of their local bobbies.Read

Birmingham travel agent jailed for Hajj pilgrimage rip-off

A BIRMINGHAM travel agent has been jailed for 15 months after he ripped off a family who paid £10,000 for a Hajj pilgrimage.Read

Kings Heath church turned into a Christmas tree wonderland

A Birmingham church is inviting the public to see its collection of more than 50 Christmas trees this weekend. Read

Pictures: Birmingham Mail School Awards results announced

TOP of the class! Schools and teachers from across the city have been congratulated for their sterling efforts during 2011.Read

Notorious 1960s murderer dies in prison, aged 74.

A NOTORIOUS murderer who killed a teenager in Birmingham in the 1960s has died while serving his life prison sentence.Read

Shamed former England youth player avoids jail for drug offence

A FORMER England football starlet from Birmingham who descended into a “stop me and buy” drug dealer has avoided a jail sentence for a second time.Read

Mother of online bullying victim Natasha MacBryde speaks out.

THE grieving mother of online bullying victim Natasha MacBryde has spoken for the first time about the devastation of her daughter’s death.Read

Probe into 500 breast cancer operations at Solihull Hospital

Solihull Hospital is re-examining mastectomies performed on more than 500 breast cancer patients by a top surgeon who was experimenting with a controversial technique. Read

Sixty jobs to be created with opening of new swimming pool in Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM’S first new swimming pool for more than 20 years is to create 60 new jobs.Read

Councillors approve plans to remove fire engine from Halesowen and Cradley Heath

CONTROVERSIAL plans to take a fire engine away from Halesowen and Cradley Heath have been approved by councillors.Read

Join the Bloxwich Christmas Pudding Run

PEOPLE who want to get in shape for the Christmas festivities are invited to take part in a ten-mile run in Bloxwich on December 11.Read

Birmingham residents claim they were “duped” into accepting the partial closure of their police station

Earlier this year police announced they were closing the front counter of Quinton Station.Read

Bournville residents lose fight to stop Cadbury World holding more private functions

City councillors ignored their plea to turn down a request by Kraft Foods to extend the alcohol and entertainment licence at the Bournville venue.Read

Police shut down Vietnamese club after stabbing and weapons haul

A VIETNAMESE bar in Birmingham has been shut down over fears it was being used for “serious crime”.Read

Boy, 14, in court over stolen chocolate bars during Birmingham riots.

A TEENAGE boy appeared in court in his school uniform to admit receiving ten stolen chocolate bars during the Birmingham riots.Read

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