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Queueing up for homes in New Oscott retirement village

A WAITING list for Birmingham’s first American-style retirement village has grown to nearly 2,000, it has emerged. Read

THREE people died and two others were left fighting for their lives after road accidents in Birmingham.

Two women – one thought to be called Vikki, or Vicky – were killed in a crash in Druids Heath early yesterday. Read

THREE people died and two others were left fighting for their lives after road accidents in Birmingham.

Two women – one thought to be called Vikki, or Vicky – were killed in a crash in Druids Heath early yesterday. Read

Firefighters test their skills in mock explosion

By Jane Tyler Read

Sit-in protest at school merger plans in Solihull

DOZENS of parents and pupils staged a sit-in at a Solihull school to protest against an unpopular merger. Read

Pranksters start a fire at hotel in Edgbaston

PRANKSTERS started a fire at a Birmingham hotel. Read

THREE people died and two others were left fighting for their lives after road accidents in Birmingham.

Two women – one thought to be called Vikki, or Vicky – were killed in a crash in Druids Heath early yesterday. Read

Firefighters test their skills in mock explosion

By Jane Tyler Read

THREE people died and two others were left fighting for their lives after road accidents in Birmingham.

Two women – one thought to be called Vikki, or Vicky – were killed in a crash in Druids Heath early yesterday. Read

Firefighters test their skills in mock explosion

By Jane Tyler Read

Volunteers take to the streets to collect more than £400 for RSPCA Birmingham Animal Centre

A STREET collection in The Parade, Sutton Coldfield raised £434.82 for the RSPCA Birmingham Animal Centre. Read

Birmingham silverware firm bought for the nation

ENGLISH HERITAGE’S purchase of a piece of Birmingham’s industrial past has been hailed as one of the highlights of the organisation’s year. Read

Bromsgrove girl Jess on the road to being Britain's latest cycling star

MIDLAND teenager Jess Varnish is cycling’s new golden girl. Read

Bromsgrove girl Jess on the road to being Britain's latest cycling star

MIDLAND teenager Jess Varnish is cycling’s new golden girl. Read

Checks for Birmingham council tenants

COUNCIL tenants in parts of Birmingham are receiving doorstep visits from neighbourhood officers to check they are happy and secure. Read

West Midlands workers spend £260m on lunches

Wasted food Read

West Midlands Fire Service launch DVD to warn teenagers

TEENAGERS will be shown the stark consequences of starting fires in a hard-hitting new DVD. Read

Protest on homes bid

SOLIHULL residents are being urged to put pen to paper and lodge a formal objection to plans to build up to 26,000 new homes. Read

Fears for character of Solihull

SOLIHULL residents are being urged to put pen to paper and lodge a formal objection to plans to build up to 26,000 new homes. Read

Trudy, 100, parties on

Trudy Loveridge may have notched up a century, but she partied like a woman 80 years younger. 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.

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