ALTHOUGH many of us go on first aid courses, few people ever expect to put their skills into practice. But that’s not true of our newest Birmingham Mail Local Hero Jonathan Thompson.Read
AN INSPIRATIONAL youngster who has helped to raise more than half a million pounds despite suffering from a serious brain tumour has been made a Birmingham Mail Local Hero.Read
MEET the husband and wife team who beat kidney failure, despite a gruelling public work schedule, to become the latest Birmingham Mail Local Heroes.Read
BRAVE Bob Clements from Bournville has battled the odds to raise money for charity and has now become our first Birmingham Mail Local Hero of 2011.Read
BLUES goalie Colin Doyle and his wife Becky were left devastated when their seven-week-old son Liam was struck down with bacterial meningitis earlier this year.Read
THE Birmingham Mail’s Local Heroes 2010 Awards honoured the city’s real life heroes – from a four-year-old who saved his mother’s life to a nun working tirelessly to help the homeless.Read
HE might only be four years old but after helping save his mother’s life Jarvarni Singh has been crowned one of the Birmingham Mail’s Local Heroes of 2010.Read
BEING a hero doesn’t always mean saving someone’s life or risking your own, it can also be having the courage to help other people when you’re battling adversity yourself.Read
DEADLY flames and thick black smoke failed to deter two brave men who smashed through a gate to rescue a neighbour after she had set fire to her home.Read
A PROBATION chief has been commended for his “invaluable work” to help offenders turn away from crime with a Commander’s Award from West Midlands Police.Read
A TROUBLED teenager on the cusp of becoming embroiled in gang culture has transformed his life and become a budding triathlete – after a little help from his friends at West Midlands Youth Offending Service.Read
WALSALL is a diverse and multi-cultural borough home to around 254,000 people, but it’s just one of a number of hotspots in the West Midlands that’s being plagued by anti-social behaviour.Read
Once again, we have teamed up with the Pallasades Shopping Centre and Royal Mail to search for more members of the public who deserve to be honoured for their good deeds. But we need your help to find them!Read
