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Tony Collins

Tony Collins

Shame of teacher who faked results

A BIRMINGHAM teacher has been banned from classrooms after she was caught falsifying pupils' work. Read

Jenny Eclair, Alexandra Theatre

ZANY comedienne Jenny Eclair confesses to being "not right" - and that's only the half of it. Read

Gina Yashere

Gina looks on lighter side in LA

SHE'S virtually a shadow of her former self, but comedienne Gina Yashere is absolutely "loving it" after making a new life for herself in Hollywood. Read

Memorial service to be held for 'Mr Brum' Dick Knowles

A MEMORIAL service is to held on Monday for a former Lord Mayor and leader of Birmingham City Council, Sir Richard Knowles. Members of the public are welcome to attend the service at 11am at St Philip’s Cathedral, in Colmore Row. Read

School Of The Week: Moor Green Primary School, Moseley

AMALGAMATION is the making of Moor Green Primary. Read

This tour's my pension plan!

DESPITE claims to the contrary, there is nothing 'grumpy' about Jenny Eclair. Read

Funnyman needs you

IT'S the chance of a lifetime! Up-and-coming bands, comedians and singers from across the West Midlands are being urged to take advantage of a rare stab at fame -and it's all thanks to the generosity of TV star Paddy McGuinness. Read

Mail readers pick city girl's soccer kit design for her school team

FOOTBALL fanatic Naidene Ifill has netted a prized goal for the girls – by winning a competition to design a new soccer strip for her school. And the ten-year-old Brummie is likely to be even more popular with her classmates in Handsworth when they receive a visit from former England star John Barnes as part of her prize. Read

School Of The Week: St Matthew's CE Primary School, Nechells

HEALTHY outlook is very much at the forefront of everything that St Matthew's CE Primary School does. Read

Oldest company in Brum to expand

THE oldest company in Birmingham is expanding after more than 330 years of helping to kit out the military. Read

Lecturers on strike at Sutton Coldfield College

Schools shut as teachers walk out

STRIKE action closed hundreds of West Midlands schools and colleges today as teachers and lecturers walked out in disputes over pay. Read

Brum medics save tot's life

A TEAM from Birmingham Children's Hospital has helped save the life of a four-year-old girl in Malaysia. Read

French and Saunders, Hippodrome Theatre

WHAT a send off! Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders are finally calling it a day after 30 years with this farewell UK tour. Read

School Of The Week: Colmers Farm Junior School, Rednal

FROM fencing to fine art! There is no shortage of pursuits at Colmers Farm Junior School in Leybrook Road, Rednal, aimed at enhancing learning for its pupils. Read

Kanika Miller with Zoe Salmon

Blue Peter presenter Zoe Salmon hands out badges

MUSIC students at a Birmingham secondary school had an extra lift to their voices following a surprise VIP visit by Blue Peter television presenter Zoe Salmon. Read

Dawn French

Greatest skits tour

THE comedy legends that are French and Saunders are finally bowing out after 30 years. Read

College plans for former MG Rover site

A BIRMINGHAM college is setting up home on the former MG Rover site at Longbridge in an £84 million move. Read

Maxine Bracey

Maxine gets a lucky break

REGULAR Birmingham Mail reader Maxine Bracey is looking forward to some guaranteed sunshine this summer. Read

Kane

Fans grapple with fame of 7ft Kane

THERE wasn't a fall or a submission in sight as hundreds of wrestling fans got to grips with one of their heroes. Read

The station at the University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham opens hydrogen gas station

A 'GREEN' university is providing "fuel for thought" - by opening the country's only hydrogen gas fuelling station. Read

Author Profile

Tony Collins joined the Birmingham Mail in 1980.After working in a couple of the Mail's district offices, he became Education Correspondent in 1994. Being regarded as something of a Groucho Marx lookalike, it is no surprise that he is also the Mail's 'Mr Comedy', responsible for interviews with many of our top comics.

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