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Nick McCarthy

Nick McCarthy

West Midlands Fire Service chief Frank Sheehan resigns after child porn arrest

THE man in charge of West Midlands firefighters was forced to resign after he was arrested on suspicion of making indecent images of children. Read

Midlands fire chief resigns

THE man in charge of West Midlands firefighters resigned today for personal reasons. Read

Pupils have pizza-making masterclass from Domino’s Pizza

The youngsters, from Sutton Coldfield’s Penns Primary School on Berwood Road donned caps and aprons at the Wylde Green branch on Birmingham Road. They tried their hand at dough stretching and slapping before they got the chance to sample their own creations. Read

Newtown a jobs trailblazer - Tories

A TRAILBLAZING one-stop city job centre should be used as a blueprint for the rest of the UK according to the shadow Work and Pensions Secretary. Read

Newtown a jobs trailblazer - Tories

A TRAILBLAZING one-stop city job centre should be used as a blueprint for the rest of the UK according to the shadow Work and Pensions Secretary. Read

Birmingham restaurant The House closes

MYSTERY surrounds the sudden closure of a city restaurant owned by a clubland entrepreneur involved in a string of failed ventures. Read

German Christmas market returns to Birmingham

LEDERHOSEN-clad market stall holders will bring beer and bratwurst to Birmingham tomorrow as the Frankfurt Christmas market opens for the eighth year. Read

Acocks Green family flees firework attack

Firework attack Read

Pupils account for the pocket money

PUPILS at a Birmingham school are branching out with their very own bank. Read

Meditation classes in Erdington and Sutton Coldfield

Learn to let go of all your stress Read

City family admit neglecting horses

A FAMILY of city farmers has been banned from keeping animals for life after inflicting months of suffering on two horses. Read

Tot 'lost nose and cheek in mauling'

A MAN has pleaded guilty to losing control of two terrier dogs who mauled a three-year-old boy. Read

'Grey haired' drug smuggler is jailed

A FRENCH woman has been jailed for nine years for trying to smuggle 1.5 kilos of cocaine through Birmingham airport. Read

Driver who injured Cerys Edwards freed after six months

A DANGEROUS driver who left baby Cerys Edwards brain damaged and paralysed has been released from prison six months into his 21-month sentence. Read

Rookery House in Erdington to stay open

ERDINGTON’S historic Rookery House will stay open after it was handed a last-minute lifeline by Birmingham City Council. Read

One-legged golfer's cash win

A GOLFING amputee has finally received a refund from his club, six months after doctors told him he would have to lose his remaining leg. Read

Midland cars in top ten cars and most embarrassing

AN array of Midland cars are stuck on the road to nowhere after dominating a league of motoring shame. Read

Cerys Edwards to get cash from millionaire family

THE multi-millionaire parents of jailed dangerous driver Antonio Boparan have offered his brain-damaged victim Cerys Edwards a substantial cash gift. Read

Sutton Coldfield tells Birmingham to stick it!

ANTI-Birmingham vigilantes are defacing road signs in one of the city’s poshest suburbs. Read

Anger at Sandwell Hospital over woman's labour blunder

A PREGNANT woman in labour was sent home from hospital and told to take two paracetamol for “pelvic problems”. 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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