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Jane Tyler

Jane Tyler

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

Halesowen Golf Club hosts fundraising day for RSPCA

A GOLF day will be held at Halesowen Golf Club on August 25 to raise money for the RSPCA Birmingham Animal Centre.Read

Shocked residents told to run Quinton police station themselves

SHOCKED residents who complained that their local police station was set to close to save cash have been told by officers: “If you want to keep it, run it yourselves.”Read

Birmingham begins Olympic countdown with colourful Jamaican festival.

BIRMINGHAM’S Victoria Square turned into a tropical paradise as the city began its countdown to the 2012 London Olympics.Read

Sir Anthony Hopkins gives Birmingham a thumbs up at the CBSO Film Music Festival

SIR Anthony Hopkins gave the thumbs-up as the CBSO’s tested his musical masterpiece before its debut performance.Read

Fat, thick and jobless - is this really the view people have of Brummies?

FAT, thick and jobless – that’s the unflattering view of today’s Brummie.Read

Fat, thick and jobless: Midland Apprentice star Jo Cameron urges people to stop giving Birmingham a bad press

MIDLAND Apprentice star Jo Cameron stuck up for Birmingham, urging: “Stop giving us such a bad press”.Read

Can you give one of these dogs a Birmingham home?

The Dogs Trust at Kenilworth is looking for homes for these four delightful duos who cannot be separated.Read

Arson attacks in West Midlands have fallen

ARSON attacks have fallen dramatically in the West Midlands thanks to a campaign by police and firefighters.Read

Travellers due to be booted off site in Bartley Green

POLICE were set to move in and boot a large group of travellers off land in Birmingham.Read

Police seize dangerous vehicles in Small Heath.

A POLICE swoop saw 28 dangerous and uninsured vehicles being taken off the road.Read

Six rescued after bedsit fires in Birmingham

SIX people had to be rescued after fire broke out in two separate two blocks of bedsits.Read

Travellers pitch up in Bartley Green

TRAVELLERS have provoked fury among residents by setting up camp on open space in a Birmingham suburb.Read

Kidderminster man jailed for six years for sex abuse on two girls.

A KIDDERMINSTER man has been jailed for six years for sexually abusing two young girls.Read

Firefighters' union warns of job cuts in West Midlands

SAVAGE cuts will be made to the fire service with as many as one in ten firefighters losing their jobs, a union has warned.Read

Birmingham MP finds mystery cash donation on his front doorstep

A BIRMINGHAM MP was astonished when a good samaritan left a bag of money on the doorstep of his house.Read

Asda finally gets go ahead to build supermarket in Bartley Green

BIRMINGHAM City Council is set to get a bumper price for selling a tiny part of a country park to a supermarket giant desperate to build in the city.Read

Bournville teenager Tom Mullaney hanged himself after Facebook taunts

A TEENAGE boy hanged himself hours after being bullied on Facebook, an inquest heard.Read

Birmingham City owner Carson Yeung charged with laundering £59million

BLUES owner Carson Yeung is facing a court today charged with five counts of money laundering.Read

New-look Birmingham half marathon is launched

The starting gun was fired on this year’s Birmingham half marathon, which takes place on October 23. 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.