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Poppy Brady

Poppy Brady

Anti-gun fight youth awards

SCORES of north Birmingham youngsters who are themselves supporting the campaign to rid the city of its gun and gang culture are to be rewarded at an awards ceremony on Friday. Read

Peace plea by mum of stab victim

THE family of tragic Isiah Young- Sam who was stabbed to death in Saturday's riot in Lozells, today pleaded for calm and an end to the violence. Read

We have lost our diamond - relatives

HEARTBROKEN relatives of Isaiah Youngsam, the man who was stabbed to death in Saturday night's riot, today spoke of losing "the diamond in our family." Read

Youngsters help disaster victims

THOUSANDS of young people across the city are organising their own appeal to help victims caught up in the horror of the south Asian earthquake. Read

Angry demonstrations over rape claims

EMOTIONS were continuing to run high today among hundreds of people who staged a demonstration over the alleged rape of a teenager. Read

Families fury over work on hospital

FAMILIES living in the shadow of Edgbaston's new "super hospital" site are demanding residents' only parking schemes to ease the escalating traffic mayhem. Read

Pledge over loos clean-up

PUBLIC toilets in Harborne, which have caused a stink for years, are finally getting a proper clean-up and are to be better maintained. Read

Families waiting for earthquake news

TWO families were today amidst hundreds holding a vigil by the phone for news of loved ones caught up in the Asian earthquake disaster. Read

Man dies after axe attack at house

A MAN was bludgeoned to death and an elderly man left fighting for his life in a horrifying axe attack in their Birmingham home. Read

Midland heroes join Islamabad rescue

RESCUE teams from the West Midlands saved the lives of two people trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building within hours of arriving in Islamabad. Read

Mosques lead disaster fund appeal

MOSQUES across Birmingham today launched their own fundraising campaigns to support the thousands left destitute by the Kashmir earthquake. Read

Bernie's top of the cops!

HE'S the bobby with beat, the copper with cool - because PC Bernie Flynn has helped get hundreds of youngsters off the streets by launching his own teen disco. Read

Choir in tribute to tragic scholar

YOUNG choristers are to take part in a memorial service in honour of a former Birmingham choirmaster who was killed in a head-on collision in Hampshire last month. Read

£10m plan is out of Africa

THE first community building of African design in Britain could be built in Handsworth if the ambitious plans get the go ahead. Read

Pat on back for local bobbies

THREE police officers who have helped to improve the lives of an entire community have won a public pat on the back from the people they serve. Read

Nursery nurse scoops top prize

RUNNY porridge and a good old singsong are the secrets of nursery nurse Michelle Winkett's success. Read

Dying vicar left humbled

A CITY cleric who has terminal cancer says a recent visit to Malawi has been the most humbling experience of his life. Read

Charlene's mum thanks top cop

THE mother of New Year shootings victim Charlene Ellis has publicly thanked West Midlands police chief Paul Scott Lee for bringing her daughter's killers to justice. Read

Gospel HQ a capital idea for city

BIRMINGHAM is right on song to become Britain's capital of gospel music after campaigners won the full support of city council leader Mike Whitby. Read

Park protesters slam showpiece

FAMILIES in the innercity are demanding to know why £12 million has been earmarked for a showpiece new park when an existing one on their doorstep stands neglected. 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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