http://www.birminghammail.net/authors/ Authors en-gb http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/07/group-aims-to-turn-youth-from-violence-97319-21274275/ Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:49:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/07/group-aims-to-turn-youth-from-violence-97319-21274275/ YOUNG people are being urged to say no to peer pressure when it comes to violence and gun crime in a new campaign run by a national Christian church group which has branches in Birmingham. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/04/meeting-to-give-families-a-say-over-threat-to-post-office-branches-97319-21266050/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:29:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/04/meeting-to-give-families-a-say-over-threat-to-post-office-branches-97319-21266050/ 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. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/03/pensioners-and-young-newshounds-join-forces-in-post-office-battle-97319-21223915/ Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:55:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/03/pensioners-and-young-newshounds-join-forces-in-post-office-battle-97319-21223915/ 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. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/02/shock-at-threat-to-70-year-old-post-office-branch-in-handsworth-wood-97319-21216569/ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:38:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/02/shock-at-threat-to-70-year-old-post-office-branch-in-handsworth-wood-97319-21216569/ 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. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/01/barricade-threat-in-battle-against-post-office-axe-97319-21207520/ Tue, 01 Jul 2008 09:13:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/07/01/barricade-threat-in-battle-against-post-office-axe-97319-21207520/ 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. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/30/former-pupils-mark-100th-birthday-of-edgbaston-school-97319-21203077/ Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:17:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/30/former-pupils-mark-100th-birthday-of-edgbaston-school-97319-21203077/ SOME travelled only a few miles and some from the other side of the world for a very special party. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/25/post-office-closure-makes-lives-a-misery-97319-21148304/ Wed, 25 Jun 2008 09:25:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/25/post-office-closure-makes-lives-a-misery-97319-21148304/ CUSTOMERS using a busy post office in Birmingham were united in anger at another branch in Harborne facing the axe. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/24/aston-villa-nets-300-000-cash-boost-for-youngsters-97319-21142868/ Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:34:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/24/aston-villa-nets-300-000-cash-boost-for-youngsters-97319-21142868/ 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. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/23/musicians-get-set-for-motown-music-extravaganza-97319-21136724/ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:32:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/23/musicians-get-set-for-motown-music-extravaganza-97319-21136724/ 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. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/20/birmingham-team-flies-football-euro-flag-for-england-97319-21126249/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:03:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/20/birmingham-team-flies-football-euro-flag-for-england-97319-21126249/ 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. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/20/amateur-dramatics-couple-celebrate-60-years-97319-21110623/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:50:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/20/amateur-dramatics-couple-celebrate-60-years-97319-21110623/ STAGE-struck duo Peter and Betty Sheppard have spent decades together treading the boards on Birmingham’s amateur theatre scene. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/20/historic-silverware-firm-saved-by-english-heritage-97319-21110579/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:34:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/20/historic-silverware-firm-saved-by-english-heritage-97319-21110579/ 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. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/18/brother-saves-boy-in-pond-97319-21094435/ Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:31:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/18/brother-saves-boy-in-pond-97319-21094435/ 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. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/16/british-airways-helps-gran-deliver-help-to-orphans-97319-21081599/ Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:41:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/06/16/british-airways-helps-gran-deliver-help-to-orphans-97319-21081599/ 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. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/13/handsworth-recording-studios-to-nurture-brum-s-young-talent-97319-21070970/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:02:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/13/handsworth-recording-studios-to-nurture-brum-s-young-talent-97319-21070970/ 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. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/13/blind-man-takes-part-in-charity-skydive-97319-21069278/ Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:24:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/13/blind-man-takes-part-in-charity-skydive-97319-21069278/ A BLIND man’s leap of faith in a sponsored skydive has helped to raise more than £7,000 for a Birmingham college. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/12/aston-events-centre-attracts-big-names-97319-21063769/ Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:32:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/12/aston-events-centre-attracts-big-names-97319-21063769/ 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. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/10/fears-for-safety-of-homes-with-estate-plant-plague-97319-21050601/ Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:55:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/10/fears-for-safety-of-homes-with-estate-plant-plague-97319-21050601/ THE Triffid-like menace of Japanese Knotweed is creeping relentlessly across one of Birmingham’s historic garden suburbs, growing through walls and pavements. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/09/group-targets-males-in-bid-to-tackle-domestic-abuse-97319-21046217/ Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:52:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/09/group-targets-males-in-bid-to-tackle-domestic-abuse-97319-21046217/ THE first group of its kind has been launched in Birmingham to tackle domestic violence with men taking a leading role. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/03/aston-villa-put-acorns-children-s-hospice-on-their-shirts-97319-21015422/ Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/03/aston-villa-put-acorns-children-s-hospice-on-their-shirts-97319-21015422/ ASTON Villa are teaming up with Acorns children's hospice in a unique partnership deal that is making Premier league history.