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Praise for residents of Stechford Glebe Farm estate who took on the bullies and won

RESIDENTS of a troubled Birmingham estate who joined together to unite against hooligans and gangs are helping to raise awareness of antisocial behaviour orders.Read

£12million new Harborne swimming pool is finally approved

BUILDING work can now begin on Birmingham’s first new swimming pool for more than 20 years after city planners gave the scheme the thumbs up.Read

Bilston man admits blackmailing Asda stores

A MAN aged 49 has pleaded guilty to blackmailing two West Midland branches of a supermarket by making unwarranted demands for a total of £17,000.Read

Bonus row over Birmingham's 350 lollipop men and women

THE head of school crossing patrol attendants in Birmingham told an employment tribunal he felt it was “too hard to judge” how his team could be rewarded with bonuses.Read

Kingstanding woman celebrates 70 years of being married to Aston Villa

A BIRMINGHAM couple has celebrated 70 years of wedded bliss despite the fact that there is a very prominent third party in their relationship.Read

Drayton Manor Park and Black Country Living Museum honoured in awards

THE best of the best in tourism in the Midlands were celebrated in a glittering ceremony in Birmingham.Read

Birmingham City's Franck Queudrue curries favour in Blues' Indian food competition

FRENCHMAN Franck Queudrue restored a little bit of his country’s pride when he scored a 1-0 victory over Blues team mate James McFadden, scorer of a Scottish wonder goal against France two years ago.Read

West Midlands Police seize £9m in assets from criminals

Criminals lost more than £9 million over 12 months as West Midlands Police seized their ill-gotten gains.Read

Focus on last wife killer to be hanged in Britain following Aston hammer attack

WHEN Corbett Roberts walked into a Birmingham police station and confessed to murdering his wife in a moment of madness little did he realise he would become a gruesome footnote in history.Read

Praise for multi-faith Birmingham

Birmingham is leading the way in the creation of a vibrant multi-faith city, according to the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, the Most Rev Vincent Nichols.Read

MBE for Birmingham woman Justice Williams

A Birmingham woman who turned her life around after being sent to prison has received her MBE from the Queen.Read

Rememberance Day: Birmingham veteran's 37th visit to Western Front

Birmingham veteran's 37th visit to Western FrontRead

City council bows to pressure over meeting agendas

MEMBERS of the public can once again pick up paper copies of Birmingham City Council agendas at public meetings.Read

St John the Baptist RC Primary pupils preparing a bumper harvest

IT’S all grow at one primary school in Birmingham.Read

Robbers pounce on woman driver in Selly Oak

TWO thugs attacked a lone woman after following her driving through Birmingham.Read

Tobacco racket smashed as customs officers swoop on Birmingham shop

AN ILLEGAL tobacco smuggling racket has been smashed after police and Customs officers seized 107,880 cigarettes from a Birmingham shop.Read

Asbestos-related lung disease on rise in West Midlands

DEATH rates in the West Midlands from asbestos-related lung disease Mesothelioma have continued to surge, according to latest official reports.Read

Birmingham man's emotional trek to Nepal in memory of father

A BIRMINGHAM man is to make an emotional pilgrimage to open a schoolhouse built in Nepal with money raised by his father in honour of Gurkha soldiers.Read

Birmingham Mail columnist relives day he was detained by armed border guards

BIRMINGHAM Mail columnist Mike Olley has relived the moment he and his wife were surrounded by armed border patrol guards who put them under detention.Read

Acorn’s Children’s Hospice shop has proved invaluable to Yardley dolls collector

A BIRMINGHAM charity shop has proved a goldmine for a doll collector.Read