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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

Centurion Gladys McDonald raises over £450 for Acorns Children's Hospice from her 100th birthday celebrations

SHE may be nearly a century older than them, but kind-hearted centurion Gladys McDonald made sure poorly children benefited from her 100th birthday celebrations.Read

Race for Life poster’s inspiring message of hope

A WOMAN who lost her best friend to cancer has urged charity runners in the Midlands to take the next step and send in their sponsorship money.Read

Failed Tyburn Road bus lane in Birmingham cost over £2.6m

THE final cost of Birmingham’s ill-fated Tyburn Road bus lane will be more than £2.6 million, it has been revealed.Read

Arson probe after van blaze drama in city centre

THIS is what happened when a van went up in flames in Birmingham city centre.Read

Dispersal order to help police keep the peace in Quinton

RESIDENTS in a Birmingham suburb are hoping for a trouble-free summer after police were granted a dispersal order.Read

PC mans Quinton station counter in back to basics move

MEET Birmingham’s very own Dixon of Dock Green.Read

Collector's SOS to keep George Cross honour in Birmingham

A MEDAL collector today pleaded for help to save a George Cross given to a brave Birmingham factory worker for the city.Read

Joanne Roney's remarkable path from a council house to Buckingham Palace

A WOMAN who grew up on a Birmingham council estate and left school at 16 has been to Buckingham Palace to be made an OBE.Read

People power wins as Balsall Heath library reopens

A BIRMINGHAM library which was closed amid huge protests and petitions by residents has been reopened.Read

Tributes paid to former Conservative councillor David Coldicott

TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Birmingham councillor who was killed in a cycling accident.Read

Ex-LDV worker's fury over £150 fee to change air ticket

AN LDV worker who had to cancel a holiday after he lost his job is being charged £150 by the airline – more than he paid for the ticket.Read

Ex-LDV worker's fury over £150 fee to change air ticket

AN LDV worker who had to cancel a holiday after he lost his job is being charged £150 by the airline – more than he paid for the ticket.Read

Harborne mum bids to help crisis-hit Zimbabwe

A BIRMINGHAM mother had a reality check on a mercy mission to crisis-torn Zimbabwe.Read

Birmingham Post and Mail team to take on Birmingham Half Marathon

THE Birmingham Post and Mail is not only supporting the EDF Energy Birmingham Half Marathon – we’ll also be running it!Read

Harborne traders get digital radios to foil shoplifters

SHOPLIFTERS will no longer find easy pickings on a Birmingham high street.Read

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