Jane Tyler - Birmingham Mail

Birmingham News: Birmingham Dogs’ Home pleads for loving owners to adopt pets as centre overflows with unwanted animals

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:59:00 GMT

A DESPERATE plea for loving owners has gone out after Birmingham Dogs’ Home revealed it was full to the brim.

Birmingham News: Soap stars and Olympic athlete launch Birmingham half marathon

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:30:00 GMT

THE 2012 Bupa Great Birmingham Run was launched yesterday amid a mass of balloons, soap stars and Olympians.

Birmingham News: West Midlands Fire Service council tax bill frozen again

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:15:00 GMT

THE amount people in the West Midlands pay for the fire service is to be frozen for the second year running after councillors voted against a controversial plan to make them pay more.

Birmingham News: Great Birmingham Run 2012 set to be launched with free lunch for 100 people

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:00:00 GMT

THIS year’s Bupa Great Birmingham Run will be launched tomorrow – with free places on offer for ten lucky entrants.

Birmingham News: First glimpse of new £22 million retirement village in Newtown

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM’S new £22 million retirement village has opened its doors.

Birmingham News: Entries open for Great Midlands Fun Run at Sutton Park

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

REGISTRATION has opened for the Great Midlands Fun Run in Sutton Park on June 10.

Birmingham News: West Coast Main Line trains between London and Birmingham suspended

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:00:00 GMT

PASSENGERS travelling by train to London from Birmingham and the Black Country faced massive disruption after a derailment.

Birmingham News: M6 Toll price hikes - to keep investors sweet

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:59:00 GMT

THE company behind the M6 Toll road has defended increasing prices yet again – insisting backers who stumped up to build it needed a “return on their investment”.

Birmingham News: Great Barr Rotary club set to close unless new members come forward.

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:00 GMT

TIME is catching up with a group of charity fundraisers whose numbers have dwindled to four – with the youngest aged 58.

Birmingham News: Great Midlands Fun Run race expands due to popular demand

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

EVERY man – and his dog – wants to take part in this year’s tenth anniversary Great Midlands Fun Run.

Birmingham News: New Harborne swimming pool starts to attract complaints

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:01:00 GMT

Harborne Pool and Fitness Centre opened on January 3 but has already attracted gripes over the cost of keeping fit.

Birmingham News: Tory councillor calls for Birmingham lap dancing clubs not to use porn to advertise themselves

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:55:00 GMT

LAP dancing clubs in Birmingham could soon be banned from using porn to promote themselves, if a Tory councillor has his way.

Birmingham News: Bumpy ride for taxi and private hire sticker scheme in Birmingham

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

PLANS to spend £2,000 of taxpayers’ money on stickers for private hire vehicles and taxis were put on hold after being branded “daft”.

Birmingham News: Car boot sale with a difference to be held in Birmingham

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:00:00 GMT

A CAR boot with a difference will be held in Birmingham on Saturday.

Birmingham News: Oxbridge offers for King Edward's boys

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:00:00 GMT

A BIRMINGHAM school is celebrating after 20 of its pupils received offers from Oxbridge.

Birmingham News: Birmingham road brought to standstill by Congo protest march

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:57:00 GMT

TRAFFIC on a major Birmingham road was brought to a halt today (TUES) when protestors staged a march against human rights in the Congo.

Birmingham News: Some Birmingham residents still waiting for Christmas rubbish to be collected

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:40:00 GMT

SOME Birmingham residents are still waiting for their Christmas rubbish and recycling to be collected more than two weeks on, it has been revealed.

Birmingham News: New Harborne Pool and Fitness Centre opens its doors

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:34:00 GMT

THEY waited two years to make a splash – but the first swimmers to use Birmingham’s £12 million pool said it was worth the wait.

Birmingham News: Birmingham Mail Top Ten: The best ways to get in shape in Birmingham for 2012

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:00:00 GMT

THE beginning of the new year means it's time to shed the pounds piled on during the festive season - and here's 10 ways to get back into shape here in Birmingham.