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Great Barr School boosts new fund for pancreatic cancer research

A NEW charity appeal has been launched in Birmingham aimed at trying to find a cure for the cancer that killed Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze.Read

Mount Everest here I come - Pete's ultimate fundraiser

AN ENGINEERING graduate from Birmingham is taking on his biggest assignment when he attempts to conquer Mount Everest in aid of a charity for wounded British servicemen.Read

Mount Everest here I come - Pete's ultimate fundraiser

AN ENGINEERING graduate from Birmingham is taking on his biggest assignment when he attempts to conquer Mount Everest in aid of a charity for wounded British servicemen.Read

Birmingham school in prop appeal for High School Musical stage production

PUPILS are hunting for a throne prop as they put the finishing touches to their latest production.Read

Mount Everest here I come - Pete's ultimate fundraiser

AN ENGINEERING graduate from Birmingham is taking on his biggest assignment when he attempts to conquer Mount Everest in aid of a charity for wounded British servicemen.Read

Birmingham's education chief: I was bullied at school

BIRMINGHAM’S education chief has revealed he was bullied at school.Read

The Belfast Wheel alongside historic City Hall

Travel: Belfast's big makeover

IT has been through more than its fair share of troubles.Read

Conference on tackling cyber-bullying is beamed to every Birmingham school

MORE than half of pupils in the West Midlands have been bullied online or via their mobile phones, according to a survey aimed at tackling cyber-bullies.Read

Birmingham nursery aids school for needy in Africa

PUPILS and staff at a Birmingham primary school have been helping to make dreams come true for children in an impoverished part of Africa.Read

Sir Ian McKellen visits Birmingham school to campaign against homophobic bullying

ACCLAIMED stage and film actor Sir Ian McKellen found himself with a totally different audience when he visited a Birmingham secondary school over the issue of homophobic bullying.Read

Birmingham Christmas lights switch-on could be moved from Millennium Point

THE Christmas Lights switch-on is set to be moved from Millennium Point, it emerged today.Read

Birmingham student's knife death a 'tragic accident'

DETECTIVES investigating the death of a university student found with a knife wound in Birmingham today said they have ruled out murder and described it as a “tragic accident”.Read

Faces light up for Santa's Birmingham festival

CHRISTMAS is back on track in Birmingham, according to the Lord Mayor as thousands of people watched yesterday’s traditional Christmas reindeer and lantern parade.Read

Jobs come round on Birmingham's new wheel

THE Birmingham Mail has created its own ‘wheely’ good news – after helping to fill around 20 jobs with the welcome return of a landmark attraction.Read

A girl who doctors told would not walk wins an award for skiing

A YOUNG girl left severely disabled after a brain haemorrhage has defied doctors who feared she would never walk by going on to become a skiing ace.Read

Moyet merrier in recent years

SHE’S had hits with Yazoo and as a solo performer but Alison Moyet admits the last few years have been the most enjoyable.Read

Workmen on the wheel, with the Birmingham Mail sponsorship.

The Birmingham Mail sponsors the Birmingham Wheel

BIRMINGHAM’S favourite newspaper will soon be soaring!Read

A GROUP of construction students were given a hands-on lesson in bricklaying and other skills on a house-building site in Birmingham.

Retirement homes specialist McCarthy & Stone welcomed the 15-year-olds from Stratford upon Avon College to its new St Nicolas Gardens development in Kings Norton.Read

The Birmingham Mail is flying high on the Birmingham Wheel

BIRMINGHAM’S favourite newspaper will soon be soaring!Read

Campaigners fight closure threat to Birmingham University department

STAFF and students at a Birmingham university are fighting plans to close one of its departments which could see more than a dozen academic jobs go.Read

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