Updated 2:05pm 25 May 2012

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Mike Lockley

Daisy-May Brooks

Parents of Wolverhampton girl killed after being hit by car on the day she celebrated sixth birthday pay tribute

THE parents of a six-year-old girl killed when hit by a car outside her home have paid a moving tribute to their ‘funny, cheeky’ daughter. Read

BBC radio

Original Archers radio scripts put up for sale on eBay

Long-lost scripts for radio show The Archers, pencilled with suggestions, alterations and footnotes have been discovered by a Birmingham collector. Read

Tracy Farrell

'Brain tumour' Tile Cross mum still waiting to be moved to specialist hospital

A MUM feared to have been struck down with the same brain disease that killed her daughter was yesterday still waiting to be moved to a specialist hospital.Read

Gareth Welch

Dad of balcony plunge Tamworth man slams holiday firms over safety checks

THE father of a holidaymaker who plunged to his death from a Magaluf balcony has demanded action following a spate of carbon-copy tragedies.Read

Tim Beddow

Letter reveals hidden past of Birmingham's forgotten football team

IT’S one of the rarest slices of sporting memorabilia – a 120-year-old letter from a football club that helped lay the foundations of the modern game.Read

London 2012 Olympics

Birmingham's Olympic security operation to start next month

BIRMINGHAM’S Olympic counter-terror plans are to swing into action next month.Read

Jordain Plant

Birmingham pub The Post Office Vaults sells bottle of beer for £315

IT’S the tipple that could turn binge drinkers teetotal – a bottled beer that is selling at one city watering hole for a staggering £315.Read

Birmingham author claims Jack the Ripper was a WOMAN

A BIRMINGHAM author has caused a storm among historians by claiming Jack the Ripper was a WOMAN.Read

Bryan Player

Solihull grandad: My health problems were caused by the H-bomb

A GRANDFATHER has told of his ongoing battle to link his health problems with the H bomb test he witnessed more than 50 years ago.Read

Rosie Farrell

Birmingham mum fighting same brain tumour that killed her daughter

A DEVASTATED Birmingham husband fears his wife is battling the same brain tumour that killed their daughter just months ago.Read

Olympic torch

Riddle of Birmingham's missing 1948 Olympic Torch

A £10,000 OLYMPIC Torch – dating back to the 1948 London Games – has gone missing in Birmingham.Read

Jak Tuite-Leach

Video: Birmingham schoolboy Jak Tuite-Leach set for West End fame

HE’S the ten-year-old street dance sensation who has body-popped his way to a dream role on the West End.Read

Mimi Cesar tests out the MotivePro suit

Vibrating suit developed at Birmingham City University to help Olympic athletes

BIRMINGHAM university boffins have unveiled a world first to aid Olympic athletes – a tracksuit with its own memory. Read

Birmingham Mail Mint M

Gypsies spark anger after moving on to land in Blackheath

A LEADING councillor has vowed to do all in her power to evict an illegal traveller camp set up near the heart of a Sandwell town.Read

Gabrielle the Brummie cat survived being shot between the eyes

Picture: Gabrielle the miracle Brummie cat survives being shot between the eyes

THIS is Gabrielle, the miracle, smokey-grey moggie who cheated death after being shot between the eyes. Read

Choir With No Name

The Choir With No Name giving Birmingham's homeless a voice

The Choir With No Name is made up of 25 people and will perform at a concert in the city to herald the arrival of the Olympic torch. Read

Craig Lloyd

Car ploughs into bungalow in Kingstanding

THIS was the scene of destruction after a car ploughed through a brick garden wall – demolishing two stone pillars – before punching a gaping hole in a garage.Read

Wolves star Matt Jarvis strips off for cancer appeal

IT’S a game of two calves from midriff, sorry midfield, maestro Matt Jarvis as the Wolves star bares almost all for fashion mag Cosmopolitan.Read

Pritchard Group

Property firm the Pritchard Group goes into administration

A COMPANY responsible for re-shaping the face of South Staffordshire has gone into administration.Read

John Anslow

Police probe football clue to wanted fugitive John Anslow

POLICE hunting ‘most wanted’ fugitive John Anslow have switched their attention to Molineux, home of the murder suspect’s beloved Wolverhampton Wanderers.Read

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Mike is the editor of The Cannock Chase Post and Burntwood Post. He is the author of a very popular self titled column which sees him sharing his own unique slant on life...