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Volcanic ash chaos: Malvern nurse is delighted to be home from Dubai Apr 22 2010

A MIDLAND mother stranded in Dubai for a week after nursing her injured daughter back to health has spoken of her relief at finally returning home.Read

Ash Cloud; Rotary club members in 1,600 mile road trip to get home Apr 20 2010

A CHARITY mission has turned into a gruelling 1,600-mile coach trip across five countries for a group of Birmingham Rotarians caught up in the ash cloud chaos.Read

Birmingham school children and teachers stranded abroad Apr 20 2010

FIFTY seven Birmingham pupils and eight teachers have missed the start of the summer term after being stranded in America on a school trip.Read

Volcanic ash chaos: Travel misery for 40 Shire Oak School pupils Apr 20 2010

FORTY Midland pupils were trapped in Italy for four days because of the flight ban resulting from the volcanic ash cloud.Read

Volcanic ash chaos: Dance goes on in Birmingham despite the volcano Apr 20 2010

BIRMINGHAM’s second international dance festival is going ahead as planned despite the grounding of flights.Read

German footballers blag a lift back from Birmingham Apr 19 2010

Members of Germany’s national blind football team, hitched a lift from Birmingham where they have been stranded, back to Stuttgart thanks to a passing Austrian coach returning stranded passengers. Player Alex Fangmann, aged 25, said: “We were due to play two friendly matches against the England team in Hereford but had to get a coach over last week. The journey took 26 hours.”Read

Long trip to Birmingham for nothing Apr 19 2010

Less fortunate was Cherry Thompson, who came all the way from Scotland to Birmingham with her family hoping their flight to Lanzarote would be allowed to leave yesterday.Read

Long coach back from Austria Apr 19 2010

Stourbridge couple Elaine and Mark Ashton also got the coach and ferry back from Austria after a week’s skiing.Read

Italian trek to get back to Birmingham Airport Apr 19 2010

Elizabeth and Patrick Wilkinson, from Plymouth, regularly fly abroad from Birmingham, but had to return from their Italian skiing holiday by coach.Read

Spain pain for Edgbaston couple Apr 19 2010

Phil and Sandra Allen, from Edgbaston, were also due to fly to Spain for a holiday.Read

Solihull couple's Spain holiday cancelled Apr 19 2010

Bob and Maggie Galloway, both aged 57, from Solihull, were due to fly to Spain only to see their flight axed.Read

Dream holiday in Maldives wrecked by ash Apr 19 2010

JULIA Jones should have been starting a dream holiday – jetting to the Maldives to meet her husband.Read

Brownhills couple have Egypt honeymoon ruined Apr 19 2010

CAUGHT up in the travel chaos at Birmingham Airport were would-be-honeymooners Tracey and John Clarke.Read

Birmingham teacher trapped in Australia Apr 19 2010

THE beginning of term after the Easter break has been delayed for a Birmingham teacher trapped in Australia because of the ash cloud.Read

Israel must wait for businessman Apr 19 2010

Businessman Laurent Sobel, 53 and from Switzerland, was due to fly to Amsterdam, and then on to Israel, on Thursday following a three-day business trip – but has been stuck in the Midlands.Read

Spring in Birmingham, not Paris, for civil servant Apr 19 2010

Maria Constantinou from Greece has flown over to England to have an operation on her spine, but is devastated that her two children have not been able to join her.Read

Greek woman stranded in Birmingham Apr 19 2010

Maria Constantinou from Greece has flown over to England to have an operation on her spine, but is devastated that her two children have not been able to join her.Read

Staffordshire mum stuck in Australia Apr 19 2010

Paula Norris, a foreign trade consultant from Staffordshire, who is now based in France, was due to come back to the UK to see relatives but has been stuck in Brisbane for the past two days.Read