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Meeting to give families a say over threat to Post Office branches

POST OFFICE bosses will be in for a rough ride when they come face to face with residents fighting to save three post office branches in one part of Birmingham.Read

Pensioners and young newshounds join forces in Post Office battle

NEWSHOUNDS from a Birmingham primary school took up cameras to gauge opinion on a burning issue – the possible closure of their well-used post office.Read

Shock at threat to 70-year-old Post Office branch in Handsworth Wood

THERE’S been a popular post office in Handsworth Wood for more than 70 years and it’s as well used by customers today as it was when it first opened its doors in 1936.Read

Barricade threat in battle against Post Office axe

FEELINGS are running so high about the threatened closure of a city post office that campaigners say they will barricade themselves in before they see the branch close.Read

Former pupils mark 100th birthday of Edgbaston school

SOME travelled only a few miles and some from the other side of the world for a very special party.Read

Post Office closure makes lives a misery

CUSTOMERS using a busy post office in Birmingham were united in anger at another branch in Harborne facing the axe.Read

Aston Villa nets £300,000 cash boost for youngsters

THE unique power of football is being celebrated at Aston Villa as the club netted a £300,000 boost to help make life better and healthier for youngsters across the city.Read

Musicians get set for Motown music extravaganza

MUSICIANS from five to the age of 70 will be joining forces for an extravaganza of Motown music after being specially coached for the one-off event by members of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.Read

Birmingham team flies football Euro flag for England

ENGLAND may have missed out on Euro 2008 but a team from Birmingham are still in with a fighting chance – even though the players are all over 45.Read

Amateur dramatics couple celebrate 60 years

STAGE-struck duo Peter and Betty Sheppard have spent decades together treading the boards on Birmingham’s amateur theatre scene.Read

Historic silverware firm saved by English Heritage

IT’S like walking into a time capsule created 120 years ago, but this unique piece of British industrial heritage is to be preserved for future generations to understand how Birmingham was once the workshop of the world.Read

Brother saves boy in pond

TEENAGER Matthew Wood was today hailed a hero by his proud family after dragging his baby brother from a fish pond in the back garden of their Birmingham home and giving him the kiss of life.Read

British Airways helps gran deliver help to orphans

TIRELESS charity worker Erma Lewis is on cloud nine after British Airways agreed to fly out four freight loads of aid to help orphans in Jamaica.Read

Handsworth recording studios to nurture Brum’s young talent

IT’S had a rock’n’rolling past and now the future sounds good for Birmingham’s very own house of music which has been officially opened as a social enterprise.Read

Blind man takes part in charity skydive

A BLIND man’s leap of faith in a sponsored skydive has helped to raise more than £7,000 for a Birmingham college.Read

Aston Events Centre attracts big names

A POPULAR centre which has been a mainstay of the city’s social scene for the past three decades is bringing back the good times to Birmingham by attracting big names from the sporting and music world.Read

Fears for safety of homes with estate plant plague

THE Triffid-like menace of Japanese Knotweed is creeping relentlessly across one of Birmingham’s historic garden suburbs, growing through walls and pavements.Read

Group targets males in bid to tackle domestic abuse

THE first group of its kind has been launched in Birmingham to tackle domestic violence with men taking a leading role.Read

Aston Villa put Acorns Children's Hospice on their shirts

ASTON Villa are teaming up with Acorns children's hospice in a unique partnership deal that is making Premier league history.Read

Birmingham tearaway Karl Fitzharris turns his life around

HE was once Birmingham's tiny tearaway who struck terror into the hearts of his teachers. But a decade later, Karl Fitzharris is all grown up and back on the straight and narrow.Read

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