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Poppy Brady

Poppy Brady

Silver service by Brum firm

THE rich and the famous dining at some of the world's finest hotels are eating with five star silverware, thanks to the manufacturing skills of a Birmingham firm. Read

Philip Aubury

Botanical boss hangs up his trowel

THE man who helped reshape Birmingham's Botanical Gardens into one of the city's most precious oases has finally downed his trowel after 20 years on the green front line. Read

Japanese Knotweed

Brum's battle with Japanese plant

IT looks very harmless with its lush green leaves and cream blooms, but this bamboo-like plant is creeping relentlessly across the city and it's virtually unstoppable. Read

Tributes to former city matron

ONE of Birmingham's most respected former matrons and a pioneer of palliative care in the city has died at the age of 91. Read

Festival set to celebrate Aston's pride

A TWO-day festival is about to kick off at Aston Villa with the football giant one of the main players in the Aston Pride Family Festival - also backed by the Birmingham Mail. Read

The remains of the record attempt for the world's largest hanging basket

Record attempt is a wash-out

DAYS of torrential rain have taken their toll on Birmingham's attempt to create the world's biggest hanging basket after it collapsed under the weight of water while one man was working inside it. Read

Harborne Carnival 2007

Pirates sail in for carnival fun

THOUSANDS of revellers had a swashbuckling time as pirates swapped walking the plank for a stroll down Harborne's High Street which played host to some hearty carnival capers. Read

Mike Gayle

City author's hoping for a summer hit

HE'S been billed as the male Bridget Jones and the voice of male angst. Read

Hands in slave chains

Demonstrators in slavery apology

LINKS to Birmingham's slave trade past were as strong as the yokes and chains being worn by demonstrators as they staged a march to mark the bicentenary of abolition. Read

Alan and Mary Harbour

Still together - 60 years after blind date!

FROM their first date to a marriage proposal in less than six weeks - Alan Harbour was in no doubt that his new girlfriend Mary was the woman for him. Read

Phil Parry

Meningitis victim baffles doctors

A FORMER builder told today how he had beaten the deadly brain bug meningitis EIGHT times over the past 11 years. Read

Dorrington Primary School

Strike called off by city teachers

A STRIKE planned for today by teachers at a Birmingham school has been called off. Read

Pit deaths in still cut deep - 99 years on

A MINING tragedy that put Birmingham in the national spotlight almost a century ago is being re-told to show the comradeship and heroism that went on 1,800ft below ground. Read

Kevin Phelps

Donor appeal on anniversary of champion's death

KUNG fu champion Kevin Phelps died of leukaemia at the age of 38 as he waited in vain for a bone marrow donor. Read

Dorrington Primary School

Teachers set to strike at city school

THE threat of strike action is still hanging over a troubled Birmingham primary school where morale is at an all-time low, teaching union bosses warned today. Read

It's a fair cop for the Irish rose!

AT work she's a bobby on the beat, but out of uniform Aimee-Louise Porch has made history as the city's first police officer to reach the finals of a prestigious festival honouring Ireland's heritage. Read

It's a feather in TV Jo's cap

HARD-hitting businesswoman Jo Cameron, who became a household name in hit TV series The Apprentice, took her hat off to a thriving business which is turning heads in Birmingham. Read

Brum's £2m online jackpot winner

BRITAIN'S biggest ever online jackpot of more than £2 million has been scooped by a Birmingham man. Read

Famous five on the menu

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Plea to save Brum's old pubs

CLOSING time is looming for some of Birmingham's most historic pubs and conservationists are urging the council to act before part of the city's recreational heritage is lost for ever. 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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