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The Black Awards.

Honours for black heroes

LOCAL heroes in the community have been honoured as part of Birmingham's celebrations to mark Black History Month.Read

Law and order.

Wife killer faces life for murder

A JEALOUS husband was facing a life sentence today after being found guilty of murdering his wife.Read

Birmingham's first fatal tram crash.

Pupils on right lines to history

YOUNGSTERS at a city school left their desks behind to retrace the route of Birmingham's first fatal tram crash which happened a century ago.Read

Phil Murray

My cancer 'killed by heat'

PAINTER and decorator Phil Murray is back up his ladders again only weeks after undergoing revolutionary treatment for prostate cancer.Read

We're star guests at our own movie!

THE red carpet was rolled out for a group of budding actresses who are the stars of a film all about one of Birmingham's most-loved beauty spots.Read

Spa plan for old manison

RESIDENTS who saw off plans to convert an Edwardian mansion into a posh restaurant are now fighting to stop it becoming a health spa.Read

A tribute to our forgotten soldiers

A MEMORIAL plaque to honour Birmingham's war heroes could soon have pride of place in the heart of the city thanks to a long campaign by historian Chris Sutton.Read

Fillm fame is plain sailing

THE red carpet was being rolled out today as Birmingham hosted the premiere of a film based on one of the city's best-loved water landmarks.Read

Dinner date to help homeless

PEOPLE struggling to cope with the aftermath of a hurricane in Jamaica are being remembered by tireless city charity worker Erma Lewis.Read

It's a dead quiet day out

IT might be the oddest day out in town but a trip to the cemetery is fast becoming a popular tourist attraction to rank alongside the best theme park.Read

Memorial to city scientist

A BRILLIANT scientist who won the Nobel prize for chemistry is to be remembered with a historic blue plaque near where he grew up in Birmingham.Read

Plans to shut Post Offices

THE FATE of 13 Post Offices in the Edgbaston constituency will be known early next summer when Post Office bosses carry out their next round of closures.Read

Bring peace to this city

"GANG members get into peace" and "no more blood on our streets" were some of the banner slogans carried by almost 200 people who staged a peace march.Read

Colour is 'no issue'

THE news that Birmingham's white community will be an ethnic minority in less than 17 years will not affect existing good community relations, according to a leading city Muslim.Read

Anger at 'rabbit hutch' homes plan

THE design of new homes proposed for one of Birmingham's historic garden suburbs have been branded an "architectural monstrosity" by angry residents.Read

Folk have a fab time at festival

FOLK music is back in the big time if a Birmingham music festival is anything to go by.Read

Thousands enjoy bloomin' day out

WE might be city dwellers but there's nothing we like better than making our gardens blooming lovely.Read

Lib Dem's praise for NHS

The Lib Dem veteran went walkabout in Washwood Heath's bustling Alum Rock Road to talk to residents, while giving his support to local councillor Tariq Khan, who is also a Lib Dem prospective Parliamentary candidate.Read

Last rites for Villa chapel

A CHURCH which spawned the creation of Aston Villa Football Club holds its last service on Sunday before its demolition to make way for a new £4.5 million centre.Read

Curtis Stanley

Curtis is top of the bops

HE MAY be only 11 but Curtis Stanley is already dancing his way to a world title after beating thousands of young hopefuls in an international street dance championship.Read

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