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Jane Tyler

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Travellers move on to Bearwood park

TRAVELLERS have set up camp on a Midland park.Read

Mum becomes Bupa Great Birmingham Run's 10,000th entrant

RUNNERS are sprinting to take part in Birmingham’s half marathon – with entries now reaching the 10,000 mark.Read

Birmingham man may have died after playing 'Russian roulette', inquest hears

A MAN who died of a gunshot wound to his head could have been playing Russian roulette in his flat with an illegal revolver, an inquest heard.Read

Zumba dance class helps Birmingham woman shed 5 stone

A WOMAN lost five stone and dropped four dress sizes by shimmying and shaking her booty at Zumba classes.Read

Redditch Mum doing Birmingham Half Marathon to raise money for children's hospital.

A MUM will be taking part in this autumn’s Bupa Great Birmingham Run as a thank you to hospital staff who saved her young son’s life.Read

Birmingham riots: Judge warns of jail terms for most offenders

BIRMINGHAM’S top judge has warned that the majority of people who appear in court charged over the riots can expect a jail term.Read

Man, 84, in court over death of teenage Weoley Castle motorcyclist

The driver accused of causing the death of a popular teenage motorcyclist in a Birmingham road smash has appeared in court.Read

Birmingham girl aged seven dies after choking on rubber ball

A SEVEN-year-old girl choked to death in a freak accident after a small rubber ball bounced into her mouth, lodging in her throat.Read

Travellers move onto land at Bartley Green again

AN AREA of Birmingham which has already seen travellers occupy its green space twice this summer has had a third visit.Read

Birmingham riots: Newsagent's joy at William and Kate's visit

A NEWSAGENT whose shop was ransacked during the riots had some good news at last when he had a surprise visit from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.Read

Birmingham violence: Birmingham City Council vows rioters will be evicted

BIRMINGHAM is pressing ahead with plans to evict tenants who were involved in last week’s riots.Read

Fourth man accused of Winson Green murders is named in court

A FOURTH man has appeared in court charged over the deaths of three friends killed during the riots.Read

Birmingham peace rally sees city unite as one voice after Winson Green deaths

AROUND 2,000 people packed into a peace rally in a Birmingham park to show the world that the city was beginning to put last week’s riots behind it.Read

Business as usual vow from Birmingham groups

TWO voluntary groups which between them lost more than £1 million in council funding this year because of cutbacks have vowed it is business as usual.Read

New indoor horse riding centre set to be opened in Woodgate Valley Country Park.

A NEW indoor pony trekking centre is set to open in Birmingham – the first in the Midlands.Read

Police chase car knocked down couple's fence

AN ELDERLY couple whose garden fence was flattened by a car being followed by police are still waiting for it to be repaired two months later.Read

Birmingham choir with combined age of 25,000 launches album

A CHOIR with a combined age of 25,000 years has recorded its first album in Birmingham.Read

Rednal disabled man in house move plea.

A DISABLED man claims he could drown in his own bath unless he gets a move to a council bungalow.Read

Plans for Birmingham's latest Florida-style retirement village are revealed

THIS is the first image of Birmingham’s fourth Florida-style retirement village – set to be built at a cost of £43 million.Read

Merger of Halesowen and Cradley Heath fire stations to go ahead

WEST Midlands Fire Service is pressing ahead with plans to close a Black Country fire station.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.