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Record numbers at Harborne Carnival

THE Wild West rolled into town to make a record- breaking day for Birmingham’s only remaining street carnival.Read

Midlanders among leaders in celebrating St George's Day

PROUD Midlanders have built up St George’s Day traditions which have grown to become among the largest in England.Read

Antelope birth shock for Birmingham Nature Centre

AND baby makes three! A one-day-old Sitatunga antelope peers through the legs of its parents after its surprise arrival at Birmingham Nature Centre.Read

Birmingham gourmet Lynn Mirza launches home catering service

A WOMAN who helped to run one of Birmingham’s most successful Indian restaurants frequented by a host of celebrities has launched a new catering business.Read

National award for community projects

The Ladywood-based Housing Education Initiative beat scores of community projects to make it to London twice for national awards ceremonies.Read

Talent targets Aids orphans

TALENTED young musicians, dancers, actors and singers from Birmingham, are ready to take to the stage to raise money for Aids orphans in South Africa and Zimbabwe.Read

Former hairdresser becomes Britain's best selling living artist

A FORMER Birmingham hairdresser who started art classes just for fun when her children were at school more than 20 years ago has made it to the top of the charts as Britain’s top selling living artist.Read

Former hairdresser from Harborne becomes Britain's best selling living artist

A FORMER Birmingham hairdresser who started art classes just for fun when her children were at school more than 20 years ago has made it to the top of the charts as Britain’s top selling living artist.Read

Rare cats ready for stardom at Birmingham Nature Centre

Two ocelots have just become the latest addition to Birmingham Nature Centre after moving from Port Lympne Zoo in Kent.Read

Edgbaston hostel plan appeal raises storm of protest

FRESH battle lines are being drawn up over controversial plans to open a hostel in Birmingham for young men with criminal records, drug and alcohol problems.Read

Birmingham pupils bring horror of war into focus

Youngsters visit Flanders battlefields and graves to make own filmRead

Harborne becomes the first high street in Birmingham to launch their own Retail Crime Operation

LIFE is about to get a lot harder for shoplifters and criminals as traders in Harborne become the first high street in Birmingham to launch their own Retail Crime Operation.Read

Duke of Kent unveils Handsworth sculpture

A GIANT carved sculpture of a peony flower seed pod has taken centre stage in a new garden project in Birmingham opened by the Duke of Kent.Read

New dining card for food lovers

The Gastro Card – membership just £25 a year – is the brain-child of the NEC’s former ‘Mr Landlord,’ group exhibitions director Trevor Land, and is backed by Michelin-starred chef Andy Waters, who runs Edmunds’ restaurant in Brindleyplace.Read

Young Quinton artist has work displayed in Harborne restaurant

BEFORE he could write his own name Dante Lamb was a world record holder, scooping the title of the world’s youngest professional artist at the age of three.Read

Council tenant spends 10 years paying for third bedroom she can't use

COUNCIL: Tenant has spent 10 years paying rent on a bricked-up roomRead

Still suit-able after 50 years

IN his time he’s made a knock-out suit for boxing legend Muhammad Ali and a host of other celebrities, but after more than half a century in the business Birmingham bespoke tailor Ahmet Yusuf is showing no sign of hanging up his tape measure.Read

Niki Evans hands over charity cash

GOLDEN-hearted Brummies had the X-Factor treatment from former contestant Niki Evans when she handed over cash lifelines to a dozen Birmingham charities.Read

Probe call on 999 'hold-ups'

A BIRMINGHAM councillor is demanding an inquiry into claims that it took fire crews more than 25 minutes to answer a 999 call when three children were trapped.Read

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