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Paul Suart

Paul Suart

Birmingham Mail journalist scoops award

TALENTED Birmingham Mail journalist Jon Griffin scooped a Business Journalist of the Year award for the fourth consecutive year at a regional press awards ceremony. Read

Road named after Birmingham war hero

BIRMINGHAM war hero William Mosedale is to have a new road in the city named after him. Read

Mary J Blige, NEC

TO A deafening explosion of fireworks, Mary J Blige emerged clad in trademark white suit, over-sized wrap-around shades and blonde locks. Read

Mail win chopped holidays cost

AVID Birmingham Mail reader Amanda Wilson hopes the £2,000 she has netted in our Cut The Cost competition will go some way in cheering up her football-mad family. The 41-year-old Villa supporter has, along with her sons Ross, aged 15, and 10-year-old Oliver, resisted the temptation to tease husband and father Colin – the only Bluenose in the household – since Blues’ relegation to the Championship. Read

Money laundering gang jailed

A WEST Midlands gang which netted £1.8million through a major money laundering operation has been jailed for a total of more than 22 years. Read

Dad is jailed for child porn

A PERVERT who downloaded more than 6,000 sexually explicit pictures of children during an 18-month period has been jailed. Read

Football lovers get tips from the experts at Grass Roots Live in Birmingham

FOOTIE fanatics from across Birmingham flocked to the NEC for tips from some of the country’s finest coaches. Read

Birmingham man 'cheats death' from falling branch

A BIRMINGHAM bus driver cheated death when a 50ft tree crashed down on top of him. Read

Marching on for Army challenge

FEARLESS workers from across the West Midlands swapped their sharp suits for boiler suits to tackle a gruelling Army assault course. Read

Man dies in horror collision

A YOUNG man died and three others were injured when two cars were involved in a smash in Birmingham. Read

Indiana Jones made out of marzipan

FEMALE fans of Harrison Ford have always reckoned the Hollywood legend is a bit tasty. Read

Missed train put Birmingham couple on track to love

WHEN Les Bate missed the train as a wide-eyed 18-year-old back in 1942 he could not have known that fate had just changed his life forever. Read

Family debt levels treble

A THOUSAND Birmingham families are plunging into a debt nightmare every month as the credit crunch tightens its grip. Read

Pendulum, Custard Factory, Birmingham

PEOPLE who think drum'n'bass gigs are simply DJ sets void of live musical creativity need to see Pendulum for a radical swing in perspective. Read

Joe Lean and The Jing Jang Jong / The Beggars Birmingham Academy

STILL no album yet a string of sold out dates and support slots for the likes of Kaiser Chiefs and Babyshambles suggest JLJJJ are headed for a bright future. Read

Mother and son banned from keeping animals

A BIRMINGHAM mother and son whose neglect caused their pet greyhound to lose a quarter of its body weight have been banned from keeping animals. Read

The Thirst & Kav, The Place I Love, Digbeth

HAVING supported The Rolling Stones and The Sex Pistols there's a lot of raucous hype surrounding The Thirst. Read

Birmingham finance industry holds charity run in Sutton Park

MORE than 200 staff from insurance and banking companies across the region took to Sutton Park, Sutton Coldfield, for the first Birmingham Insurance Institute charity run. Read

Facing up to fame

PEOPLE in the West Midlands could have their face on an upmarket Birmingham development as part of a innovative public art competition. Read

Boy trapped in Birmingham city centre wall fall

A TEENAGE boy suffered back injuries after he was trapped beneath a wall that collapsed in Birmingham city centre. Read

Author Profile

Paul Suart is a senior journalist at the Birmingham Mail covering general news and specifically Kings Heath, Billesley and Stirchley. He used to work at the Coventry Telegraph on a series of weekly titles covering central Warwickshire.

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