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Poppy Brady

Poppy Brady

Mary, you're my Coo-Ca Choo!

GLAM rock king Alvin Stardust and former EastEnders star Nick Bailey took a break from hit musical Boogie Nights to bring a smile to patients at a Birmingham hospice. Read

John Bull delivers roof-top Post Office demo

THE spectacle of lone demonstrator John Bull decked out in his Union Jack attire greeted people visiting one of Birmingham's busiest Post Office branches today. Read

Nurses' Sahara trek aids English patients

TWO nurses at a Birmingham hospital are embarking on the trip of a lifetime to raise cash for a unique scheme that enhances the lives of people with cancer. Read

Green light given to £100m project

WORK on two new restaurants in the first phase of a £100 million development opposite Edgbaston's cricket ground moved a step closer today after city planners gave proposals the green light. Read

MP demands answers from council over riot report

CITY MP Khalid Mahmood today demanded to know why the city council has failed to publish the Lozells Response Plan, a document it promised to draw up following rioting which left one man dead. Read

A thousand thank-you's from toddler twins

THANKS for saving our lives! Toddler twins Katie and Chloe O'Sullivan returned to the Birmingham neonatal unit where they both spent the first three months of their lives, to give staff a cuddle. Read

Chamberlain Square big screen 'an eyesore'

FURIOUS conservationists want to pull the plug on the monster TV screen in Birmingham's Chamberlain Square which they claim is even more of an eyesore now restoration work has finished on the Town Hall next door. Read

Joe is Lord of the Dance

MOVE over Michael Flatley. A dance mad Birmingham teenager is ready to step into your shoes. Read

Lord Bill returns to his roots

FORMER union boss Bill Morris was bowled over when he returned to the Handsworth street he used to live in. Read

Race is on for big city food show

ARMED with quails' eggs and silver spoons some of the city's top chefs triggered the race for tickets for the next Taste of Birmingham extravaganza this summer. Read

Damilola dad praises awards

THE father of murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor has praised the proposed expansion of an awards scheme set up as a living memorial to teenage shooting victims Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis. Read

Young 'out in the cold' at gun talks

INNER-city volunteers at the sharp end of tackling Birmingham gun and gang crime say they are being excluded from "ivory tower" meetings about the issue. Read

Pogus shooting his own water world

THE Kate Winslets and Gwyneth Paltrows of tomorrow could be right here in Birmingham as eight schoolgirls get the chance to work with an award-winning film-maker. Read

Top show from model pupils

PARIS, Milan, New York...and Brum! Fashion gurus take note - our vibrant city is set to become one of the global catwalk venues if these young designers have anything to do with it. Read

Home hunt for golden oldie Sandy

CHRISTMAS has come and gone but an appeal to find a new loving home for an old gentleman has fallen on deaf ears. Read

Brum's slave shame

A CHANCE to pick up and hold a heavy spiked neck shackle, a branding iron or a half-face muzzle does more to bring home the full horror of slavery than any history book. Read

Reclaim our streets for their sake

VICTIMS who lost their lives through mindless violence in Birmingham will be remembered tonight by young people who will visit the scene of each killing. Read

Reclaim the streets for their sake

VICTIMS who lost their lives through mindless violence in Birmingham will be remembered tonight by young people who will visit the scene of each killing. Read

Peace wall for murdered girls

A COLLEGE in the heart of Birmingham which created a garden in memory of gun victims Charlene Ellis and Letisha Shakespeare now has its own peace wall. Read

Alan's a cut above the competition

SHOPPERS who think butchers are losing out to supermarket giants should talk to Alan Doherty. Read

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Poppy Brady has worked as a journalist based in the community for the past ten years. She previously worked as a sub-editor for the Mail.

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