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Richard McComb

Richard McComb

West Midland teenagers are living in fear of knife-wielding gangs

KNIFE-wielding gangs have turned some West Midland town centres and districts into no-go areas for rival teenagers, according to a shock new Birmingham report.Read

West Midland teenagers are living in fear of knife-wielding gangs

KNIFE-wielding gangs have turned some West Midland town centres and districts into no-go areas for rival teenagers, according to a shock new Birmingham report.Read

An Ox-picious start to 2009

KATE Moss, George Clooney and Barack Obama have the perfect excuse to deck their homes with red and gold paper decorations, eat long noodles and take to the streets with colourful lanterns.Read

Bewdley fish-and-chip shop used by Led Zeppelin's Robert Plant in running to be named best in Britain

IF rock gods were taken into account when judging the nation’s best chippie, the Merchant Fish Bar would be a shoe-in.Read

Jimmy’s bringing home the bacon

IT’S been a whirlwind few weeks for celebrity pig breeder Jimmy Doherty, best known as the star of the BBC TV show Jimmy’s Farm.Read

A taste of the farm in Brum

It’s been a whirlwind few weeks for celebrity pig breeder Jimmy Doherty, best known as the star of the BBC TV show Jimmy’s Farm.Read

Labrador plays mum to tiny abandoned kitten

WHEN orphaned kitten Pebbles was found abandoned on a building site, shivering next to her dead sister, her chances of surviving until Christmas looked bleak.Read

Alan's a cut above

THERE are few small towns with a bigger culinary reputation than Ludlow.Read

Getting away from it all before you jet off

CHEAP flights may have been a revelation for travellers but they often mean a painfully early start to the day – and a nerve-wracking dash to the airport.Read

Reliant Robin gets all fired up at show

IT MAY look like one of Del Boy’s madcap “get-rich-quick” schemes but this really is the world’s only three-wheeled organic smokehouse.Read

Solihull man tells of three brothers killed in wartime bombing raid in Birmingham

A MAN whose three brothers were killed in the same Second World War bombing raid has spoken publicly about the tragedy for the first time.Read

Bishops Frome couple's mission for humble Scotch egg

WHEN Penny Chambers started making Scotch eggs five years ago, she thought the quintessential British picnic snack might serve as a useful sideline.Read

Sideline that grew into a golden egg

WHEN Penny Chambers started making Scotch eggs five years ago, she thought the quintessential British picnic snack might serve as a useful sideline.Read

Jamie feels the heat

LIFE never stands still for TV chef Jamie Oliver, but even by his standards the last few weeks have been lived at a hectic pace.Read

Author Profile

Richard McComb is a columnist, writer and restaurant critic for The Birmingham Post. Likes: Stevie Wonder (1963-1982 output); taking the long view; beaches; jumpers for goalposts. Dislikes: (Amongst others) enablement; spitting; the short straw; double maths.