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Nick McCarthy

Nick McCarthy

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

Wyndley Leisure Centre hosts half-term activity camp

There will be a host of sports and a fancy dress disco for children aged between six and 14.Read

Sutton Coldfield garden share scheme up for discussion

Ecosutton wants people to give up unused gardens for vegetable growing.Read

Theatre workshop for youngsters in Sutton Coldfield

THE Raw Talent Youth Theatre is holding a half-term workshop in Sutton Coldfield.Read

Sutton Coldfield ladies night for breast cancer charity

The event will include a three-course meal and Amy Winehouse tribute act.Read

Sutton Coldfield commuters will be affected by resurfacing work

Centro, the region’s transport authority, will be relaying the surface of Chester Road Station, in Sutton Coldfield, which will mean that 65 free parking spaces and five of the nine spaces for the disabled will be unavailable.Read

Half-term events at Kingstanding Library

The events take place at Kingstanding Library on Tuesday October 25 and in the Saint Mark’s Church Centre, in Bandywood Crescent at the same times on 27, 28 and 29.Read

Edgbaston GP donates raffle winnings to charity

Dr Paul Wong, a GP from Edgbaston who works in Wednesbury, won the cash in the annual prize draw, which had 57,000 entrants and raised £135,000.Read

Crime reduction scheme in Erdington praised

The gating initiative, in Stockland Green, has been running for six months.Read

Perry Barr councillor to raise cash for British Lung Foundation

The Liberal Democrat councillor is dedicating the run to her mum, who died from a lung condition.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.