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Explorer Tim Weller has conquered 527 Scottish mountains Aug 29 2008

CLIMB every mountain might be the theme song for intrepid explorer Tim Weller after he scaled more than 500 of them in an amazing 18-year odyssey.Read

Craig Yates appeals for public’s vote on Last Choir Standing Aug 29 2008

TONIGHT’S the night for Midland choirboy turned TV star Craig Yates.Read

Channel 4 defiant in ‘gang’ storm Aug 29 2008

TELEVISION bosses today rejected pleas from relatives of gun victims to release more details about a movie inspired by Birmingham’s most notorious gangsters.Read

Budding model wins regional finals of Specsavers competition Aug 29 2008

YOU should have gone to Specsavers if you wanted to bag the chance to win a year-long modelling contract.Read

MMR jab alert for school pupils Aug 29 2008

PARENTS were today warned to make sure their children are vaccinated with the full course of MMR jabs before the new school term starts in a battle to halt a measles outbreak.Read

Arnhem veterans march again Aug 29 2008

THE real heroes of the battle which was turned into classic war film A Bridge Too Far are celebrating a lottery cash windfall.Read

Dad faces fear of water for Iron Man challenge Aug 29 2008

ONLY six months ago, Ian Welton couldn’t swim a length after a horrific family holiday accident as a youngster left him terrified of water.Read

New Joseph Chamberlain College building completed in Highgate Aug 29 2008

IT’S enough to make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck! So says the principal of the new Joseph Chamberlain College building in Highgate which today completes its £39 million creation when the first of 1,500 students enrol.Read

Gang members arrested and guns seized in police blitz Aug 29 2008

A NUMBER of key gang members have been arrested and firearms recovered in a police blitz on rising gang violence in Birmingham.Read

Land Rover workers on four-day week Aug 29 2008

LAND Rover today announced plans to cut production and bring in a four-day week on some lines.Read

New £6m structure to be built in Sandwell Aug 29 2008

THIS is the £6 million 280ft design which has been dubbed the Midlands’ answer to the Angel of the North.Read

New world record for the world’s longest train set track at Drayton Manor Aug 29 2008

THOMAS the Tank Engine travelled along the world’s longest train set track, setting a new world record.Read

Biker dies after skid under lorry in Ward End Aug 29 2008

A MOTORCYCLIST died after clipping a car and skidding under a lorry on a busy Birmingham street.Read

Broken leg for Birmingham paraglider Aug 29 2008

A THRILLSEEKER from Birmingham was taken to hospital after breaking his leg during a paragliding flight.Read

400 jobs to go at parcel company Amtrak Aug 29 2008

FOUR hundred jobs are to be lost in the West Midlands with the collapse of the parcel delivery business Amtrak.Read

Security guards trapped inside cash machine in Erdington Aug 29 2008

FIRE crews came to the rescue of two security guards who were trapped inside a cash machine for nearly two hours.Read

Plea to Worcester mum after baby’s body found in tip Aug 29 2008

POLICE probing the discovery of a baby’s body at a recycling plant believe the tot was born in the Midlands.Read

Kidderminster hunt for crash driver Aug 29 2008

A GIRL of nine escaped with minor injuries after being hit by a motorist who drove off.Read

Walsall first-time burglar spared jail Aug 29 2008

A WALSALL man who was arrested just minutes after committing his first burglary has been spared further time behind bars.Read

West Bromwich MP in heating bills plea Aug 29 2008

A WEST Bromwich MP has called on a top Government minister to help the poorest people in the community with their heating bills by stopping fuel companies charging the highest prices to customers with coin meters.Read

Dudley Zoo posters keep visitors in the picture Aug 29 2008

A RANGE of artwork is putting visitors to Dudley Zoo in the picture.Read

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