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Apr 29 2008
A HERO guide dog and her owner are supporting a charity rugby event in memory of a teenage player who died of a brain haemorrhage....
Apr 29 2008
FOOTBALL fanatic Naidene Ifill has netted a prized goal for the girls – by winning a competition to design a new soccer strip for her school. And the ten-year-old Brummie is likely to be even more popular with her classmates in Handsworth when they receive a visit from former England star John Barnes as part of her prize....
Apr 29 2008
POLICE are to clamp down on young tearaways by encouraging well-meaning youngsters to make more use of a park....
Apr 29 2008
A TOWER block planned for the heart of Birmingham's Colmore Row Conservation Area has been criticised by the city's Victorian Society....
Apr 29 2008
A LUCKY Birmingham punter has scooped £139,000 on a season match bet accumulator....
Apr 29 2008
A WOMAN cyclist who crashed off her mountain bike on a steep bank was found by a passing cross country runner who heard her cries for help....
Apr 29 2008
A TEENAGER was shot in the leg during a party in Birmingham, it emerged today....
Apr 29 2008
PUPILS were given the first look at a new schoolbus produced by Birmingham vanmaker LDV....
Apr 29 2008
A FORMER policeman has been told to pay the West Midlands force £6,000 costs after losing a compensation claim for disability discrimination following a heart attack....
Apr 29 2008
A POPULAR Elvis fanatic who helped raised thousands of pounds for charity has died. Eunice Fitch, from Cannock, who had previously successfully battled cancer, died at Stafford General Hospital on Saturday from heart failure....
Apr 29 2008
LABOUR must rally around Gordon Brown if it hopes to win the next General Election, a Birmingham MP has warned colleagues....
Apr 29 2008
A CONSERVATIVE candidate is claiming to live in both south Birmingham and Wolverhampton as he battles for two elections....
Apr 29 2008
A HIT-and-run killer has been convicted of causing the death of a two-year-old boy who was dragged 400 yards along a road in Birmingham by a sports car....
Apr 29 2008
BUSINESSES will have to prove they cannot find suitable British workers before they are allowed to employ immigrant staff under new proposals from Immigration Minister and Birmingham MP Liam Byrne....
Apr 29 2008
INAPPROPRIATE and incorrect procedures could “easily have led to a catastrophic accident” in the Midlands involving a large cargo plane caught in night-time bad weather, an official inquiry report revealed today....
Apr 29 2008
THEY'RE up! Buoyant West Bromwich Albion 'boing boinged' their way back to the Premiership in a night of high drama at The Hawthorns....
Apr 29 2008
THE dad of TV presenter Mark Speight paid tribute to his life and career , describing him as a Pied Piper figure who took youngsters on a “magical mystery tour” of art....
Apr 29 2008
ORGANISERS of the Birmingham Mail Fun Run today revealed how they are hoping more than £75,000 will be raised from the fun-packed event....
Apr 29 2008
A MAN who had repeatedly driven after being banned caused an officer to leap out of the way when he tried to escape from police, Birmingham Crown Court heard....
Apr 29 2008
FOUR people fled to safety today after a smoke alarm alerted them to a fire at a house....
Apr 29 2008
VANDALS are believed to be responsible for a fire which damaged a school's technology classroom today....
Apr 29 2008
NEWSPAPERS, plastic bottles, glass and tin cans left by Sutton Coldfield residents for recycling during last week's strike have been sent to landfill site in a bid to clear the backlog....
Apr 29 2008
BATTLE lines are being drawn up by determined residents who are preparing for the next round of a fight to stop a hostel being opened on their doorstep for young men with criminal records, drug and alcohol problems....
Apr 29 2008
BIRMINGHAM Children's Hospital bosses today pledged to investigate after a blood-stained dressing was found discarded in a corridor....
Apr 29 2008
SO MANY companies and individuals helped to make the first Birmingham Mail Fun Run for Macmillan Cancer Support an event to remember. We would like to thank:...
Apr 29 2008
DEVELOPERS have been warned not to design buildings with basement levels or underground parking in Birmingham because of the rising water table....
Apr 29 2008
WORK has started on an £8.5 million new health centre in Birmingham to boost services for 13,000 residents....
Apr 29 2008
TRADE Minister Digby Jones insisted he still had the full support of the Prime Minister after revealing he planned to quit the Government before the next election....
Apr 29 2008
THIS clapped-out car may look ready for the breakers' yard, but angry Birmingham families have been told it is "art"....
Apr 29 2008
FORGET the relegation woes of Birmingham City - there's a new soccer star in town....
Apr 29 2008
WEST Midlands Fire Service is stepping up its training to deal with a terrorism "dirty bomb" after an internal review concluded it needed improving....
Apr 29 2008
PUBLIC health bosses are calling for a London-style congestion charge to help cut pollution in the industrial heartlands of the Black Country....
Apr 29 2008
MANY game show contestants dream of splashing out on a new car or a holiday....
Apr 29 2008
LIGHTS, camera, action! Aspiring film directors of the future enjoyed their first experience of Hollywood-style glamour at their Birmingham school....
Apr 29 2008
FORGET London, Paris and Rome, Birmingham is one of the most expensive cities in the world for an overnight hotel stay according to a surprise new survey....
Apr 29 2008
A GROUP of street artists is giving Birmingham school-children extra-curricular lessons, in graffiti....
