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Paul Bradley

We fight on, says Stirchley superstore chief

SUPERMARKET bosses in Birmingham today vowed they would not be forced out without a battle. Read

Number's up for motorists

MOTORISTS driving with illegal number plates face a £1,000 fine if they are caught in Worcestershire, police have warned. Read

Paving the way for an end to flooding

BROKEN televisions, old computer monitors and smashed glasses are set to solve Worcestershire's flooding problems thanks to a new invention by two pioneers. Read

Jacqui Smith

Name row stalls Redditch jail plan

MOVES to turn three West Midlands prisons into the second largest jail in Britain were today put on hold after a public backlash over its name. Read

Sky lasers to unveil history

A PIONEERING project is set to unearth hidden archaeological treasures in Worcestershire using laser beams shone from the sky. Read

Birth in jail for Redditch fraud woman

A REDDITCH mother-to-be who took more than £45,000 from her bosses in less than 18 months will give birth to her first child behind bars. Read

Public raises £1,500 for Birmingham Mail Charity Trust

KIND-hearted readers and city shoppers raised nearly £1,500 for for the Birmingham Mail's own charity over Christmas. Read

Thug Birmingham teenagers accused of breaching ASBOs

A TRIO of Birmingham teenage gang members were today behind bars amid fresh allegations they breached anti-social behaviour orders. Read

Village crackdown on drunken yobs

DRUNKS who plague the streets of aAlvechurch are set to face on-the-spot police fines in a new crack-down on anti-social behaviour. Read

Family pays tribute to PCSO crash victim James Price

THE bereaved family of popular Worcestershire police community support officer James Price today paid tribute to him as a "loving father, son and brother". Read

Row over merger to create big jail

THREE West Midlands prisons will merge to form one of Britain's biggest jails, the Prison Service has announced. Read

Voters accuse Smith of "looking after herself"

CONSTITUENTS of Home Secretary and Redditch MP Jacqui Smith today agreed with her that it was unsafe to walk the streets alone at night - but accused her of only looking after number one. Read

Midland restaurateur dies at 45

A MIDLANDS restaurateur known as a friend to football stars across the city has died suddenly, aged 45. Read

Dream home's a flood nightmare

WHEN the Lomas family bought their dream home they had all the usual checks done and couldn't wait to move in. Read

Tragic officer star of silver screen

A MIDLAND police community support officer who died in a car crash had worked as an actor alongside Johnny Depp and John Malkovich. Read

Flying ace aims high in New Zealand

A TEENAGE flying ace is set to take on some of the world's most aweinspiring landscapes - in the mountains of New Zealand. Read

Tragedy of dog in car

A DOG died after its owner left him trapped in a car for two hours on a hot summer day, Birmingham magistrates heard. Read

PCSO is killed in car crash

A POLICE community support officer has been killed in a car crash in Bewdley. Read

Neglect 'played a part' in pensioner death

NEGLECT played a part in the death of a disabled grandmother who was strangled by the safety belt of her wheelchair at a Birmingham nursing home, an inquest jury decided. Read

Faults found at 'poor' nursing home

A BIRMINGHAM nursing home where a grandmother was found strangled in her wheelchair was found to have almost 40 faults needing attention during an inspection several months earlier, an inquest jury heard. Read

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Worcestershire reporter Paul Bradley splits his work duties between stories in his Redditch, Bromsgrove and Kidderminster patch and reports and investigations in Birmingham. He works from an office in Redditch and an office in Birmingham. He is also a video journalist.

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