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Singing for our supper Jan 20 2009

IT is a cold winter afternoon, but there is plenty of warmth inside the hall at All Saints Church in Kings Heath as a group of pensioners sing their hearts out.Read

Still smiling after brutal stabbing Jan 13 2009

WHEN Habib Malik stands up, you can be forgiven for thinking you are talking to the wrong person.Read

Weight loss has changed my life Jan 13 2009

WEIGHING in at a whopping 24 stone 12 lb, Michelle Bowater was truly miserable.Read

Pioneering treatment got me back into bed Jan 13 2009

There are now an estimated 15million snorers in Britain whose condition impacts on the whole family. Health Correspondent ALISON DAYANI talks to a Midland doctor who turned to a pioneering new treatment when his noisy habit began to affect his marriage.Read

‘I’d be sick, I’d have a terrible pain in one side of the head and I’d feel totally wiped out' Jan 13 2009

IT is when the pain starts in her eyes that Ingrid Arnold knows she is about to be laid low with a migraine.Read

Bill star’s personal battle with the bulge Jan 06 2009

He’s spent his acting career playing tough guys, but Bruce Byron – aka DC Terry Perkins of The Bill – has frequently been in despair about his weight.Read

Discover a real diet plan for the real world Jan 06 2009

LINDA Robinson is not someone to obsess over her weight but after putting on more than half a stone on her holiday last summer she was having problems shifting it.Read

I am living proof that this really does work Jan 06 2009

SARAH Shaw suffered from severe eczema for years. The condition was so bad that her skin cracked and bled, she gave up make-up, she would not go out unless covered up and she turned to anti-depressants.Read

Regular patterns and snooze food Dec 30 2008

it’s not all doom and gloom for the 11 million Britons who need nothing more than some zzzzs. Travelodge employees across the nation are now on refresher courses to help handle sleepwalking incidents as best they can.Read

Most common in children Dec 30 2008

But just what is sleepwalking? Put simply, it’s a sleep disorder that affects people before they reach REM sleep, characterised by the sufferer’s engagement in activities (such as walking, cleaning or moving about) that makes them seem awake when, in fact, they are asleep.Read

Stress suffering guests giving hotel staff a wake-up call Dec 30 2008

SOME people just don’t have any luck, or at least that’s what the Liverpool hotel receptionist must have thought when he discovered a naked male sleepwalker making love to a vending machine.Read

Don’t waste the chance to recycle Dec 23 2008

EACH year British people throw away mountains of wasted food – and the days after Christmas are the most wasteful.Read

Survivor Sandra set to celebrate Dec 23 2008

ONE woman with special reason to celebrate this Christmas is Sandra Burn – the Solihull mum has survived breast cancer, ovarian cancer and being told she has a gene which makes her susceptible to the disease.Read

Solihull mum tells of her hopes after surviving two types of cancer Dec 23 2008

ONE woman with special reason to celebrate this Christmas is Sandra Burn – the Solihull mum has survived breast cancer, ovarian cancer and being told she has a gene which makes her susceptible to the disease.Read

Walking on the wild side Dec 16 2008

THERE are plenty of opportunities to get out and about in and around Sandwell Valley both on independent walks and with groups.Read

Getting to know the neighbours Dec 16 2008

Group leader Margaret Pritchard is jointly responsible for the guided walk but admits that she enjoys it as much as the group.Read

Stepping out to stay in shape Dec 16 2008

COME rain, come shine, come frost, come snow, pensioner Les Cooper is happy to pull on his walking boots every Friday morning and step out.Read

COME rain, come shine, come frost, come snow, pensioner Les Cooper is happy to pull on his walking boots every Friday morning and step out. Dec 16 2008

The 65-year-old retired gas fitter from Great Barr is one of a group of around 40 people who take part in a Health Walk each week at Sandwell Valley.Read

RACHEL is just one of hundreds of young people who have been helped by Barnardo’s Amazon project in Birmingham, Dudley and Solihull. Dec 12 2008

Working with youngsters up to the age of 21, Amazon offers counselling for those who have experienced sexual abuse as well as their families, carers and other appropriate adults.Read

Paige shows her strength Dec 09 2008

FOR Paige Clarke-Jeffers, losing her hair was a real shock as she was just ten years old at the time. Now two years later it has started to grow back but she admits it has not been the easiest time.Read

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Singing for our supper Jan 20 2009

Still smiling after brutal stabbing Jan 13 2009

Weight loss has changed my life Jan 13 2009

Pioneering treatment got me back into bed Jan 13 2009

‘I’d be sick, I’d have a terrible pain in one side of the head and I’d feel totally wiped out' Jan 13 2009

Bill star’s personal battle with the bulge Jan 06 2009

Discover a real diet plan for the real world Jan 06 2009

I am living proof that this really does work Jan 06 2009

Regular patterns and snooze food Dec 30 2008

Most common in children Dec 30 2008

Stress suffering guests giving hotel staff a wake-up call Dec 30 2008

Don’t waste the chance to recycle Dec 23 2008

Survivor Sandra set to celebrate Dec 23 2008

Solihull mum tells of her hopes after surviving two types of cancer Dec 23 2008

Walking on the wild side Dec 16 2008

Getting to know the neighbours Dec 16 2008

Stepping out to stay in shape Dec 16 2008

COME rain, come shine, come frost, come snow, pensioner Les Cooper is happy to pull on his walking boots every Friday morning and step out. Dec 16 2008

RACHEL is just one of hundreds of young people who have been helped by Barnardo’s Amazon project in Birmingham, Dudley and Solihull. Dec 12 2008

Paige shows her strength Dec 09 2008

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