Paul Fulford

Cafe Rouge 42 High Street, harborne. 0121 426 2444

IT’S a rare restaurant that serves olives which taste of that Scottish hangover cure Irn Bru.Read

Breads of heaven a hands-on recipe

ROCKING back and forth extravagantly, Ursula Ferrigno has a broad smile on her face.Read

Bread of heaven a hands-on recipe at Simpson's

ROCKING back and forth extravagantly, Ursula Ferrigno has a broad smile on her face.Read

Why a meal at Cafe Rouge stirs thoughts of kilts and ginger wigs

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Experts create new image of missing Maddie aged 6

A STRIKING image of how Madeleine McCann might look now has been released by her parents ahead of the second anniversary of her disappearance.Read

FORMER Chancellor Kenneth Clarke took to a factory floor to help make a pair of his favourite trademark brown shoes.

The shadow business secretary got involved in “skiving” – thinning the leather upper – of a Crockett and Jones shoe at the company’s plant in Northampton.Read

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n COME on guys, we know you’ve got one hidden away somewhere – a glistening Chopper, just waiting for a starring role.Read

Maison Mayci 8 Poplar road, Kings Heath. 0121 444 8167.

IN THESE times of economic uncertainty, most of us are looking for a bargain.Read

We shouldn’t accept bullying in school

TOM Daley is the most talented diver from this country in generations.Read

Wing Wah, Wing Yip Centre, Thimblemill Lane, Nechells. 327 7879.

“NO NEED to book – it’s a Bank Holiday Monday,” I proclaimed with the same misplaced certainty that has helped me contribute greatly to the coffers of Messrs Coral, Hill and Ladbrokes over the years.Read

Blue Mango, Regency wharf, Broad Street, Birmingham. Tel: 633 4422.

BLUE Mango operates in a crowded section of the market.Read

Rejoice in this Easter feast and Holiday

I DROVE behind a taxi the other day. Written across the back of the cab were the words: “What Easter is really about!”Read

Pomodoro Rosso, 2-4 St Mary’s Row, Moseley. 0121 449 8818

AMBITION is a good thing, encouraging us to improve and innovate.Read

Pies the limit for Hotel du Vin’s new pub

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Bringing back pride to neighbourhoods

BARMY Sandwell resident Chris Reilly wants his local council taken over by Birmingham – and has even set up a Downing Street petition to win support for the idea.Read

Simple, yet satisfying - our verdict on Pomodoro Rosso in Moseley

AMBITION is a good thing, encouraging us to improve and innovate.Read

Compensation door is hanging from its hinges

ALEXANDER Darg kept his left hand well and truly in his pocket as he walked out of the High Court in London £400,000 the richer.Read

Birmingham firm puts on positive pressure with workplace massages

A HAPPY and fit workforce is a productive workforce.Read

Buonissimo 1 Albany Road, Harborne, Birmingham

THE point of the globe artichoke has always rather evaded me.Read

Take it as Red – Peppers steak was a rare treat

PITY the poor mackerel, largely shunned by the eating public despite being the sleekest, most glistening fish in the ocean.Read

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