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Poppy Brady

Poppy Brady

Medals theft heartbreak

HEARTLESS thieves who ransacked a Birmingham family's home have snatched their late grandfather's treasured war medals. Read

Floral tributes on Redditch Road

Farewell to girl in Kings Norton crash

TOUCHING tributes and flowers have been left at a Birmingham roadside by friends grieving over a teenage student. Read

Colin Bowen and Brett Calvert

The show of the century!

IT'S the show of the century! That's because these stagestruck youngsters are starring in their own Gang Show to mark 100 years of scouting in Birmingham. Read

Cash crisis for peace patrols

BIRMINGHAM'S award-winning Rastafarian peace officers may have to fold because of a funding cash crisis, their president warned today. Read

Dancing back to happiness

ONE of Birmingham's best loved nightspots will live again after being saved from the bulldozer. Read

Schoolteacher Lindsay Lucas with Bethany Lucas and Arpan Sharma

Edward's memory lives on in music

A BOY who lost his battle with cancer almost 20 years ago is the inspiration behind an ambitious piece of music set to have its premiere at Birmingham's new Town Hall. Read

Little chefs spice up the menu at Birmingham pub

THEY may have a combined age of just 11, but Birmingham sisters India and Olivia Chatha know what they and other youngsters really, really want to spice up children's food choices in pubs and restaurants. Read

Bullring fishmonger inspires community

GOLDEN hearted fishmonger Dave McLean is inspiring an entire Birmingham community to help youngsters struggling in poverty on the other side of the world. Read

Cash blow to cancer victim.

A WOMAN battling terminal cancer has another fight on her hands – to get thousands of pounds of her savings out of a city-based credit union branch which has had its assets frozen. Read

Schoolboy experiences life as an evacuee

IT'S a bit like Big Brother 1940s style, but one Birmingham schoolboy says his time as a wartime evacuee on a TV reality show has been a life changing experience. Read

Radio boost for the deaf

YOUNGSTERS with hearing problems across Birmingham are getting a helping hand with gadgets to improve their quality of life, thanks to the city's newest community radio station and Barclays Bank. Read

My passion for fashion

A YOUNG playwright whose dynamism has already earned her the nickname 'Supergirl' among her friends, is branching out by staging a fashion show with an African theme. Read

Mums meet with Home Office

HOPES of creating a national weapons amnesty day could become reality after the Home Office held talks in Birmingham with the mums of gun victims Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis. Read

Birmingham youngsters Priya and Aaron Chote give sufferers a boost in memory of their mum

TWO Birmingham youngsters who were devastated by the death of their mum four years ago have channelled their grief into raising thousands of pounds to help sufferers of Motor Neurone disease. Read

Birmingham's St Paul's School gets VIP visit for centenary

THE Archbishop of Birmingham The Rt Rev Vincent Nichols was among several VIPs invited to see the start of a new era at Birmingham's St Paul's School for Girls which celebrates its centenary this year. Read

Spotlight on Birmingham's Victorian Society

THE threats to Birmingham's Victorian heritage will be highlighted at an all-day event to celebrate the work done by a group of people over the past four decades to save some of the city's historic landmarks. Read

Letisha and Charlene award winners

THE new winners of the Letisha and Charlene Education Awards. Read

Awards to youngsters in memory of murdered Birmingham girls Letisha and Charlene

FIVE years after the shocking murders of Letisha Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis, today the Birmingham Mail can unveil a new, special legacy in memory of the tragic teenagers. Read

Designs on a joint future with Letisha and Charlene Education Awards

THE world of work can be a very daunting one after student life, but these two budding entrepreneurs are hoping their joint printing venture will spell out success for 2008. Read

McLeish unhappy at goal

ALEX McLeish was more concerned about Blues' defending than the controversy that surrounded Manchester United's winner. 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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