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Poppy Brady

Book tribute to city's nightclub king

THE king of Birmingham's nightclub scene Eddie Fewtrell is about to become the subject of a new book about his life. Read

Farewell to the 102-year-old 'party girl'

CENTENARIAN Lillian Box, who was still visiting her favourite pub at 102 with her 81-year-old "toyboy" husband, has died. Read

Baby Joseph born on the back seat

BABY Joseph Bevan began life in a rush - in fact he was in such a hurry that he decided to arrive in the back of his dad's Mercedes. Read

Stone-throwing yobs terrorise passengers

STONE-throwing yobs brought terror to city bus passengers as they smashed a rear window of a double decker, showering people with broken glass. Read

Age is no barrier to finding love

YOU'RE never too old to fall in love - just ask newly-weds Joyce and Alan Hartley, who have just returned from their honeymoon after meeting in the sheltered-housing complex where they both live. Read

Hat's the way to remember mum

ENTREPRENEUR and hat designer Vivean Pomell is paying tribute to her mother in a unique way by naming her new hat shop after her beloved mum Brynel Stone. Read

Popular city cafe set for a final fry-up

THE finest fry-ups in town will be nothing more than a mouthwatering memory as the "unsinkable" Titanic cafe finally slips under the waves. Read

City show is ahead of the game

PLAYING games is set to become big business in Birmingham this summer when the city hosts the UK's first major fair to attract thousands of board game fans. Read

Irene's got an appetite for war!

RECIPES that kept wartime Britain alive through the rationing days of the Second World War are still on the menu for a Birmingham woman. Read

Cameron becomes the tough-talking Tory

PEOPLE who want a sharia state in Britain or a separate law for British Muslims are nothing better than a mirror image of the British National Party, Conservative leader David Cameron said. Read

Hundreds aim to be next BB star

THEY queued from 3am in the bitter cold for their chance to be part of the next Big Brother. Read

Belsen survivor praises mutli-racial Brum

NAZI death camp survivor Paul Oppenheimer has praised his adopted Birmingham as an outstanding example of a successful multi-racial city. Read

Jeweller reveals armed raid terror

A TERRIFIED shopkeeper has revealed how armed raiders burst into his family jewellery shop and lashed out with crowbars, leaving one of his cousins with serious facial injuries. Read

Mum raises £40,000 after watching son die

IT'S almost six years since Gill Ackrill endured every parent's nightmare. Read

Farewell to Maisie, the city's pub songbird

ONE of Birmingham's most popular publicans has died as she was planning an 85th birthday night out at her favourite casino. Read

Tearful farewell to city gun victim

THE sheer volume of young people who crowded into a funeral service for Birmingham shooting victim Meshack Tesfa Bernard-Brown was a testament to the popularity of the tragic young father. Read

Family's hell since son shot dead

THE grief-stricken father of shooting victim Meshack Bernard-Brown today spoke of the "rawness" his family feels after two months of hell since his son was murdered. Read

Sam's joy at pet reunion

THE New Year has got off to a fantastic start for one man who has been reunited with his beloved dog who vanished four days before Christmas in a car theft incident. Read

Moor protection for garden suburb!

THE New Year has brought a new lease of life for one of Birmingham's historic garden suburbs after it finally won extra legal protection to preserve its unique character. Read

Hundreds gather for funeral of murdered shopkeeper

MORE than 1,500 mourners packed into a city mosque to pay their last respects to young father-of-two Mohammed Basharat who was shot and killed outside his grocery shop a month ago. Read