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Plea for security cameras in tower block

ANXIOUS residents who survived an arson attack on their 20-storey city tower block are being reassured that security cameras will be installed within the next two weeks to stem the rising tide of vandalism which is now putting people’s lives at risk. Read

Traders boarded into Five Ways shopping centre

THE last group of traders in a shopping centre that is about to be bulldozed found themselves being boarded in - while they were still working in the city centre premises. Read

Gay Pride parade cancelled

THE largest gay and lesbian event in the country organised by Birmingham Pride will be without its crowd-pulling party piece this year - the famous parade that winds round the city centre and ends in the gay village. Read

Battle cry in Edgbaston hostel row

BATTLE lines are being drawn up by determined residents who are preparing for the next round of a fight to stop a hostel being opened on their doorstep for young men with criminal records, drug and alcohol problems. Read

2,000 take part in Birmingham Mail fun run

ASTON Villa was awash in a sea of green but even the most ardent Villa supporter was smiling as the best part of 2,000 people took to the streets for the Birmingham Mail’s first-ever Fun Run. Read

Patriotic Brummies celebrate St George’s Day

IN glorious spring sunshine, patriotic Brummies enjoyed all that makes England great with one of the finest St George’s Day celebrations in the country. Read

Thousands enjoy Vaisakhi celebrations

THE vibrant orange colour of the Sikh nation was proudly worn by thousands of revellers who joined forces in Birmingham to enjoy the city’s annual Vaisakhi celebrations. Read

Plea after Edgbaston fire scare

RESIDENTS who survived an arson attack on their 20-storey city tower block today called for security cameras to stop mindless vandals putting their lives at risk. Read

Plaque honours for a five star record

A FAMILY whose remarkable achievements twice made it into the Guinness Book of Records has been publicly thanked for their selfless service to Birmingham over two centuries. Read

Brum expects a celebration for St George's Day

MAYPOLE dancers, morris men, long sword dancers and even a dragon breathing real smoke will be lining up to celebrate the best things about England during a weekend of celebrations in honour of the country's patron St George. Read

Delight in lessons cash row

LEARNERS told they wouldn't get a penny back after a driving instructor sped off with their cash will now get full refunds after their plight was reported in the Birmingham Mail. Read

Bigger carnival to celebrate milestone

A CITY carnival which began with a handful of stalls and grew over the past decade to become the second largest street event in Britain is celebrating its tenth milestone with a two-day extravaganza. Read

Instructor sped off with my fees

A BIRMINGHAM mum who paid out £140 in cash for her son's driving lessons has been left high and dry after the instructor vanished with her money, along with several other customers' fees. Read

Fund drive for dumped dogs in Birmingham

THE huge number of dogs dumped and left to die on Birmingham's streets has led to a new fund being launched to pay for the cost of treatment. Read

Madge Simmonds, Ronald Rowe, Gordon Cull and Barry Cull.

Brummies travel across the globe for reunion

IT'S a get-together they wouldn't have missed for the world, even though it meant travelling across the globe. Read

The Tower is back in Birmingham

THEIR hair might be greyer and the waistlines wider but hundreds of revellers rolled back the years at a grand reopening party at one of Birmingham's best loved nightspots. Read

The Great American Sports shop in Birmingham.

Birmingham American Football shop owner Frank Leadon bows out

A TINY slice of the States is about to vanish forever from Birmingham as Frank Leadon, the godfather of great American sportswear, finally hangs up his baseball cap. Read

Birmingham rep commissions play about Lozells riots

THE Lozells riots of 2005 have inspired a new play by six women which is being commissioned by one of Birmingham's leading theatres. Read

Schoolboy leads campaign to save trees

SCHOOLBOY Alex Stedman is leading his own campaign to save trees being axed at the back of his Birmingham home. Read

It's open house to celebrate for Vicky Markey

A GRANDMOTHER who has lived in the same house in Birmingham for the past half a century threw a party for her neighbours to celebrate raising her family in what she believes is the happiest part of Brum. Read