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AN INNOCENT man has been left with a £1,217 bill for a new front door because police spotted air conditioning units and thought he was growing cannabis.

Steve Ogilvie was at work when police smashed their way into his Sutton Coldfield home because they thought he was cultivating the drug.Read

AN INNOCENT man has been left with a £1,217 bill for a new front door because police spotted air conditioning units and thought he was growing cannabis.

Steve Ogilvie was at work when police smashed their way into his Sutton Coldfield home because they thought he was cultivating the drug.Read

MORE than 100 pupils at a Midland school have been struck down by the winter vomiting bug norovirus.

St Bede’s Catholic Middle School in Holloway Lane, Redditch, will remain open, but all after-school activities and outside trips have been cancelled.Read

Thieves plunder grave of Birmingham war hero

SICK thieves have stolen tributes from the graveside of a Birmingham war hero killed while carrying his injured comrade away from a bomb blast in Afghanistan, leaving his family devastated.Read

SICK thieves have stolen tributes from the graveside of a Birmingham war hero killed while carrying his injured comrade away from a bomb blast in Afghanistan, leaving his family devastated.

Two Aston Villa claret and blue gnomes were stolen by “low life” on two separate occasions two weeks ago at the grave of Joseph Murphy, who is buried at Woodlands Cemetery, near Coleshill.Read

Police appeal over suspicious death of man after disturbance at Northfield house

POLICE investigating the suspicious death of a man after a disturbance at Birmingham house today appealed for help from residents.Read

Dozen arrested in Birmingham police operation targeting criminals who handle stolen goods

A MASSIVE police operation targeting criminals who handle and sell stolen goods has led to a dozen arrests and the recovery of laptop computers, airbag systems and stolen items from HGVs.Read

Police to target "lawless areas" of Birmingham

POLICE today launched a massive operation to target “lawless areas” of Birmingham where motorists drive without tax, insurance or licences.Read

POLICE today launched a massive operation to target “lawless areas” of Birmingham where motorists drive without tax, insurance or licences.

The two-week zero tolerance crackdown will prosecute and fine illegal drivers in Sparkbrook, Sparkhill and those using the Stratford Road.Read

Former deputy head Derek Wootton found guilty of child porn

A DISGRACED former deputy head of a Birmingham boys’ school has been found guilty of possessing 55 indecent images of children.Read

Derek Wootton with his wife.

Former Northfield teacher lied about porn to protect sons, jury told

THE former deputy head of a Birmingham boys’ school has told a jury that confessions he gave to police about viewing indecent images of children were lies.Read

Former Northfield teacher lied about porn to protect sons, jury told

THE former deputy head of a Birmingham boys’ school has told a jury that confessions he gave to police about viewing indecent images of children were lies.Read

Court hears a former deputy head denies having child porn on his computer

THE former deputy head of a Birmingham boys’ school has denied possessing indecent images of children, which were hidden within an astronomy website that had been hacked by paedophiles.Read

Birmingham social services bosses vow to improve child care

THE men at the helm of Birmingham’s failing children’s social services department today vowed to be “absolutely relentless in improving front line services” after a damning internal report revealed “systemic failures”.Read

Birmingham soldier recovering after losing legs in Afghanistan bomb blast

A BRAVE Birmingham soldier who lost both of his legs in an explosion in Afghanistan is making a “good recovery” at Selly Oak Hospital.Read

Birmingham MP call to shop cruel dog-fights

A BIRMINGHAM MP has called on the family and friends of “sick” dog fight organisers to report them to police after a dead dog was found next to a canal in his constituency.Read

Cerys Edwards

Cerys Edwards campaign: Government says it "can't afford" to change law

THE Government has told the campaigning parents of Cerys Edwards that it “can’t afford” to increase prison sentences for dangerous drivers.Read

Goodyear's new tyres helping motorists get a grip on fuel consumption

I HEARD all of the instructions but I’m so competitive that some of them got lost in translation.Read

Perry Common Library will not reopen until Spring 2010 after repair work costing £650,000

BIRMINGHAM City Council has apologised for the “temporary closure” of a listed city library, which closed last year and will not reopen until next 2010.Read

Getting a grip on fuel consumption

I HEARD all of the instructions but I’m so competitive that some of them got lost in translation.Read

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