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Oct 14 2005
SCORES of talented young performers have put themselves forward for the Black Country's very own Youth Stars In Their Eyes show. ...
Oct 14 2005
A BRAVE mum who tragically lost two babies during pregnancy while at a Black Country hospital has donated a wooden play box full of toys to the unit in their memory. ...
Oct 14 2005
A SCHOOL head teacher has sparked controversy among parents by telling them: "One child hitting another child is not bullying."...
Oct 14 2005
HE IS eligible for his bus pass from today, but Sir Cliff Richard has shown there is life in him yet by announcing a 15-date UK tour for 2006. ...
Oct 14 2005
DISGRACED football pundit Ron Atkinson will be back on the Birmingham airwaves this weekend for the first time since being sacked from ITV for his racist rant....
Oct 14 2005
ORDINARY people with extraordinary courage, dedication and bravery, the Birmingham Mail's unsung heroes were honoured in an emotional ceremony....
Oct 14 2005
DESIGNING a bus shelter is hardly rocket science. It's simply a matter of providing one gap for passengers to walk into and another gap for them to get out and climb on a bus....
Oct 14 2005
WHEN Paul Godwin realised he could be his seriously-ill mum's last hope of survival he knew he had no choice but to donate his kidney to her....
Oct 14 2005
CITY schoolgirls are doing their bit for the earthquake victims in Pakistan by manufacturing a special line in charity ribbons. ...
Oct 14 2005
AN INQUEST jury has returned an open verdict after a suicidal grandmother walked out of a Birmingham hospital ward and jumped from a fourth-floor window. ...
Oct 14 2005
A MAN was today appearing before magistrates accused of shooting dead a seven-year-old girl who had left Birmingham to stay in London. ...
Oct 14 2005
PLANS to merge fire, police and ambulance services have been condemned by MPs in a heated Commons debate....
Oct 14 2005
A PARTY of golfers were all set to tee off when their game was stopped by a giant black cat....
Oct 14 2005
NURSES and medics from Birmingham Children's Hospital have been banned from wearing their uniforms in the street - because they are being targeted for attacks....
Oct 14 2005
AXE murder victim Nick Wallace will be remembered at a special charity night to raise cash for his family....
Oct 14 2005
A MYSTERY buyer has lodged a £2.5 million bid for Birmingham's best room with a view. ...
Oct 14 2005
A MOTHER and toddler were left languishing in their tornadoravaged home with a leaking roof - two-and-a-half months after the freak twister struck....
Oct 14 2005
CAMPAIGNERS against the march of mobile phone masts hold their annual meeting in Birmingham on Monday. ...
Oct 14 2005
A PUBLIC meeting in Birmingham tomorrow will give residents the chance to register their opposition to the Governments controversial ID cards scheme. ...
Oct 14 2005
A PLAN to rebuild or refurbish every secondary school in the city over ten years is going before the Government in the next few weeks. ...
Oct 14 2005
A LORRY driver who sold counterfeit CDs, DVDs and games from home had £44,000 in a bank account, but did not realise he had made so much profit, a court was told. ...
Oct 14 2005
STUDENTS at Birmingham University are to benefit from £32 million new halls of residence. ...
Oct 14 2005
RAIL passengers face a month of disruption as the line between Birmingham New Street, Redditch and Bromsgrove gets a £8.7m revamp....
Oct 14 2005
A MOTORIST who "made a mess of woman's life" when he pushed her over and broke her wrists in a road rage attack, has escaped a prison sentence....
Oct 14 2005
A MUSIC producer from Kidderminster has organised a special event to celebrate the life of respected BBC Radio One DJ John Peel. ...
Oct 14 2005
DRIVERS were celebrating an end to traffic jam misery today as a £40 million new road link began operating in Staffordshire. ...
Oct 14 2005
STAFF and pupils at a Droitwich school have helped produce a computer programme aimed at stamping out childhood obesity. ...
Oct 14 2005
YOUNGSTERS at Kingshurst City Technology College swapped the bright lights of the city for deepest, darkest Africa on a school trip they will never forget....
Oct 14 2005
PARENTS at a Sutton Coldfield special school are opposing moves to join up with another school for children with learning difficulties. ...
Oct 14 2005
A SHIRLEY canal boat enthusiast who worked for a Knowle narrowboat building firm has been awarded more than £7,000 by Birmingham Employment Tribunal for unfair dismissal. ...