Jane Tyler

First aid upgrade for all Staffordshire firefighters

FIREFIGHTERS in a Midland brigade will be among the first in the country to receive extra first aid training so they can offer advanced care to accident victims.Read

V Festival arrests rise linked to warm weather

THIS year’s V Festival was declared a huge success by police despite a slight increase in the number of arrests.Read

Police urged to ban far right rally in Birmingham

WEST Midlands Police have been urged to step in and ban a far-right group from holding a march in Birmingham next month to avoid a repeat of the shocking scenes of violence witnessed earlier this month.Read

Pair burned in bonfire accident in Bordesley Green

A MAN and a woman suffered burns when petrol was poured on to a bonfire at a house in Birmingham.Read

Royal Mail finally recognises Quinton - 160 years late

RESIDENTS in a suburb of Birmingham are celebrating after the Royal Mail finally officially recognised that they exist.Read

Police in Quinton join grot spot clean-up to send message to yobs

POLICE in Birmingham turned into litter pickers as they continued their crackdown on summer yobs.Read

Explorers needed for once-in-a-lifetime Sahara charity trek

INTREPID explorers are being sought for a breathtaking trek through the Sahara Desert to raise funds for Acorns Children’s Hospice.Read

Rest and relaxation at tranquillity base

IT MAY be less than a two-hour drive, but Buxton is a whole world away from the bustling West Midlands.Read

6,000 sign up so far for Birmingham Mail charity half marathon

THE countdown is on – with just over two months to go more than 6,000 people have signed up for the EDF Energy Birmingham Half Marathon.Read

Trainee West Midlands firefighters raise cash for Bobby Moore charity

TRAINEE West Midlands firefighters raised £2,000 for a footballing hero’s cancer charity.Read

Erdington mechanics rescue kitten trapped in car engine

A KITTEN used up one of its nine lives when it had an amazing escape – surviving a rush-hour journey on the engine of a car.Read

Disabled driver is stung by £60 fine

A DISABLED man claims he was “cheated” out of £60 when he was forced to pay a parking fine outside a Birmingham store.Read

Redditch MP Jacqui Smith on star panel

FORMER Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will face a grilling of a different kind when she appears on a discussion panel in Birmingham.Read

Birmingham charity given £11k grant

Wheelchair Recycling We Can Do, based in Harborne, will hold six workshops across Birmingham in the coming months.Read

Huge rise in number of desperate boys calling Midlands Childline

THE number of depressed and worried boys in the Midlands who call ChildLine has increased sevenfold in recent years.Read

Huge rise in number of desperate boys calling Midlands Childline

THE number of depressed and worried boys in the Midlands who call ChildLine has increased sevenfold in recent years, new figures show.Read

Supermarket threat to Barnes Hill pet cemetery

ANIMAL lovers with pets buried in a cemetery in Birmingham face having them dug up to make way for a new supermarket.Read

Majority of Birmingham Half Marathon runners make footwear faux pas

OF THE thousands of people taking part in October’s Birmingham Half Marathon the vast majority will be running in the wrong shoes.Read

First peek at new retirement village

THIS is the first glimpse of Birmingham’s new retirement village.Read

Race for Life poster’s inspiring message of hope

A WOMAN has urged charity runners in the Midlands to send in their sponsorship money. Joanne Cartwright, from Halesowen, took part in Cancer Research’s UK’s Race for Life in memory of her friend Emily Garrington-Harris, who died aged just 28. Joanne joined Heart FM presenter Steve Denyer in unveiling a billboard at Sherlock Street in Birmingham which highlights the moving stories which inspired the runners. For more info visit www.raceforlife.orgRead

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