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Nick McCarthy

Nick McCarthy

CCTV threat to Birmingham publicans

PUBS and clubs in Birmingham could lose their licences for supplying sub-standard CCTV images that let criminals off the hook, it emerged today. Read

Lightbulb changer switched

COUNCIL bosses today vowed to review crazy charges such as £211 to change a lightbulb. Read

Jack Bailey

Jack's the lad for 115 miles!

PEDALLING pensioner Jack Bailey shrugged off the threat of cancer to cycle coast to coast on a bike almost as old as himself. Read

Councillor Bob Sleigh

Outcry over homes plan

ANGRY campaigners who feel besieged by developers made a rallying call to battle on against "garden grabbers" at a hastily-arranged public meeting. Read

Spaghetti Junction's £3.7m bill

THE cost of maintaining and repairing Birmingham's crumbling Spaghetti Junction is set to more than double during the next 12 months to £3.7million. Read

Dinner lady attacks boy at Kingshurst school

A DINNER lady at a Birmingham school has been sacked for repeatedly punching a young pupil in the face. Read

Babies moved in MRSA scare

BABIES were moved to "safe" areas and treated after a scare over MRSA at a Black Country Hospital. Read

Police name crash driver

POLICE today named the driver of a yellow Ferrari who died in a car crash in Solihull. Read

£211 to change a lightbulb!

FAMILIES were shocked to see residents were being charge &£138 to change lightbulbs by Birmingham City Council because they are being charged even more! Read

Memories in store of reggae legend

THE Birmingham daughter of a world famous reggae legend who launched the career of Bob Marley is opening up a city shop in his memory. Read

Giant flag plan for Villa fans

ASTON Villa bosses are stumping up the cash for a giant Villa Park flag - and want supporters to choose the best design. Read

Store in fresh car park bid

GREAT Barr's 24-hour Asda has applied to build a 2,000 sq metre mezzanine floor with a 135-space deck car park. Read

Couple have big day at last

A BIRMINGHAM family organised a "surprise wedding" for an elderly couple who celebrate 60 years of marriage today. Read

Trader is fined for sale of bad veg

A BIRMINGHAM market trader and his firm have been forced to cough up more than £15,000 for selling rotten fruit and veg. Read

Street sealed off after body is discovered

POLICE sealed off a Birmingham street today after a man was found dead in a house. Read

Give Birmingham's historic Moseley Road baths £23m, says report

BIRMINGHAM'S Moseley Road Baths should re-open one of its two pools at a cost of £23 million, according to a confidential expert report that was finally released today. Read

Man shot dead outside Birmingham pub

DETECTIVES today pleaded with neighbours to break through a wall of silence and help find the killers of a man gunned down in a pub row. Read

Chasetown FC

FA Cup glory for minnows Chasetown as they beat Port Vale

JUBILANT Chasetown football fans partied into the early hours of this morning after their FA Cup fairytale came true with a sensational win. Read

The National Lottery

Birmingham councillors urged to get behind lottery cycle network scheme

BIRMINGHAM'S councillors were today urged to back the city's £50 million battle for Lottery cash to bring a network of cycle and pedestrian paths to the north of the city. Read

Police

Teenager dies a week after car crash in Birmingham

A SECOND teenager has died in hospital a week after a car smashed into a tree and burst into flames in Pilkington Avenue, Sutton Coldfield. Read

Author Profile

Nick McCarthy was born and raised in Birmingham and he joined the Birmingham Mail in 2007. He joined the weekly Sutton Coldfield News in 2004 and qualified as a senior journalist in 2006. Before working as a journalist he completed an undergraduate degree in sport and a masters degree in sociology.

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