Updated 1:58am 26 May 2012

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Nick McCarthy

Nick McCarthy

Pupils at Christ Church CE School design new stained glass window

The new window was unveiled at the Christ Church, Church of England School, and was blessed by the Bishop of Aston earlier this week, the Rt Revd Andrew Waston.Read

Appeal for blood donors in Erdington and Sutton Coldfield

Appointments are available between 1.30pm and 3.30pm and between 4.30pm and 7.30pm. Book on 0300 123 23 23.Read

Tributes pour in for talented Edgbaston artist and DJ

Chris Lloyd, who is also known as Kreios Draedan, died when his VW Golf collided with a Jeep Cherokee on the A21 near to Tunbridge Wells on Saturday afternoon.Read

Scrap dealers in Birmingham asked to sign up to a voluntary code of conduct

Plans to stop illegal trades include insisting on paying by cheque or bank transfer to ensure sellers can be traced.Read

Brum baby joins seven billionth club

SLEEPING in the arms of his proud parents is Birmingham’s claimant to be the world’s seven billionth baby.Read

Information appeal after cyclist is found in Handsworth Road

The cyclist was discovered yesterday at 7am on Soho Hill, at the junction with Naden Road. The man, who has not yet been identified, had serious head injuries and was taken to hospital.Read

Tributes from Erdington man after sidecar race death

A BIRMINGHAM motorbike racer who survived a crash that killed his sidecar passenger said he had lost “a great friend”.Read

Birmingham City Supporters Trust gains momentum

THE new Birmingham City Supporters Trust has taken another step forward when it met for the second time in a week – to discuss jobs in the fledgling organisation.Read

Yardley MP John Hemming has conceded that the wrong cat has probably been returned to his mistress

The “love triangle” politician told of his delight on Monday after his girlfriend Emily Cox was reunited with missing moggy Beauty – stolen by his wife Christine.Read

Police arrest man in Kingstanding after a woman and a two-year-old child suffered knife injuries

POLICE have arrested a 56-year-old man after a two-year-old child and a woman suffered knife injuries at a house in Kingstanding.Read

Perry Barr mum hopes to meet young girl she saved from wreckage

Karina Moylan helped to rescue a young girl from the crash last Wednesday afternoon.Read

Birmingham driver dies after Sussex crash

Police said the VW Golf driver, a 26-year-old man from Birmingham who has not yet been named, died at the scene.Read

Heart FM hands over brand new Mini to Midlands children’s hospice

The new car was handed to the Acorns Hospice after the station raised £330,000 with its Have a Heart fundraising appeal.Read

Racist neighbour gives up her Moseley flat

Tina Freeman was filmed whilst she screamed a string of racist expletives at her Moseley neighbour, accounts clerk Victoria Apuusi.Read

Hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of 16-year-old Chanel-Lee Easy

HUNDREDS of mourners crammed into Birmingham’s Christian Centre yesterday for the emotional funeral of a “kind, caring and talented” 16-year-old girl who died in her sleep.Read

West Midlands Police officer cleared of child sex offence charges.

Det Insp Glen Boulton, 46, was found not guilty yesterday after the Crown Prosecution Service offered no evidence.Read

Gig review: Katy Perry, Birmingham NIA

KATY Perry filled a Birmingham arena for the second time in six months last night with a spectacular hit-filled show that had her fans screaming for more.Read

Erdington mum plans to spend two-weeks in fancy dress to raise cash for Cancer Research

A CITY mum is spending two whole weeks in fancy dress in a bid to raise cash for Cancer Research UK.Read

Doggie half marathon in Sutton Coldfield this weekend

The six-and-a-half mile walk starts at 10am at Town Gate on Sunday October 30.Read

Open meeting at Ward End support charity

The Al-anon meeting will support people whose lives are damaged by alcohol.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.