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Gang guilty of terrorising mobile home park Sep 09 2008

A “COLD hearted” gang were today convicted of carrying out a sustained “campaign of terror” against elderly and vulnerable residents of a West Midlands mobile home park.Read

Skydivers raise funds for Birmingham Children's Hospital Sep 09 2008

INTREPID fundraisers Serena Preston and Emma Newey took the plunge with a sponsored parachute jump in aid of Birmingham Children's Hospital.Read

Mail tribute to servicemen and women across the globe Sep 09 2008

BRAVE soldiers who risk their lives fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan are set to be recognised in a new way as the Birmingham Mail launches its Badge of Honour campaign.Read

Nine-year-old raises cash for children with kidney problems Sep 09 2008

A KIND-hearted Birmingham girl braved the downpours to do more than her bit for children suffering with kidney conditions.Read

New £150m scheme on M6 Sep 09 2008

A NEW £150 million scheme is starting in a bid to keep traffic moving on the clogged up M6 in the West Midlands.Read

Call for city skills boost for 2012 Olympic Games Sep 09 2008

WORKERS in the Birmingham area have been urged to get “in the zone” and prepare for the opportunities expected to flow from the 2012 London Olympics.Read

Northfield tenant angers family Sep 09 2008

A BIRMINGHAM family claims to have endured a seven-year nightmare because of a nuisance neighbour.Read

Singers Hill Synagogue to open its doors Sep 09 2008

HISTORY lovers will be able to take a peek into the past when Birmingham’s oldest synagogue opens its doors to the public later this month.Read

Midland mum Linzie Bissett stars in TV show Chateau Monty Sep 09 2008

A LICHFIELD mum is on the way to becoming a TV star – after her Brummie accent helped her land the chance of assisting a posh wine expert to grow his own grapes in the Pyrenean foothills.Read

Readers grab chance to meet Cabinet members Sep 09 2008

MAIL readers grabbed the chance to discuss policing with Jacqui Smith and education with Ed Balls at the Government’s public engagement event.Read

Latest canine cadets for West Midlands Police Sep 09 2008

THE short paw of the law... at just a few days old, these cute canine cadets are recruits to the thin blue line in Birmingham.Read

Mother's relief after stab victim James Bennett survives attack Sep 09 2008

A TEENAGER stabbed by muggers cheated death when the knife blade hit a rib, deflecting it from his vital organs, his mother revealed today.Read

Birmingham patients join Parkinson's trial Sep 09 2008

BIRMINGHAM patients with Parkinson’s disease are to get the chance to take part in the world’s largest ever clinical trial into easing effects of the debilitating brain condition.Read

Record rush for Sir Cliff Richard Sep 09 2008

THE rush for CD singles at a Birmingham record store wasn’t for the latest boy band sensation but 67-year-old Cliff Richard.Read

Families get set for 20th Anniversary Tattoo at NIA Sep 09 2008

FAMILIES have been giving good causes across Birmingham a boost while gearing up to enjoy the spectacle of the city’s 20th Anniversary Tattoo at knockdown prices.Read

Cameras for crossing wardens in Dudley Sep 09 2008

HI-TECH cameras are to be fitted to lollipop crossing wardens’ poles as part of a pioneering scheme to boost safety for children walking to school in Dudley.Read

Mail reader wins New York trip Sep 09 2008

MARY Poppins fan Rod Plant is swapping Brum for the Big Apple, thanks to the Birmingham Mail.Read

Child abuse team probes London death fall Sep 09 2008

CHILD abuse officers are investigating after a Birmingham toddler plunged more than 30ft to his death from a London tower block.Read

Coronation Street cast help Big Joe Egan in bullying campaign Sep 09 2008

BIRMINGHAM’S Big Joe Egan has roped in the Coronation Street cast to help his Let’s Knock Out Bullying campaign.Read

Psychic investigator looks into spooky painting Sep 09 2008

APPEAL: Readers asked to shed light on picture which has spooked so manyRead

Parking joy near shops in Soilhull Sep 09 2008

SHOPPERS in Solihull are set to have free parking after 3,000 people signed a petition.Read

Teen charged with murder Sep 09 2008

A TEENAGER has been charged with the murder of a dad-of-two knifed to death at his home.Read

Blaze at Fleetwood Pier Sep 09 2008

FIREFIGHTERS were today tackling a major blaze on one of Britain’s last remaining historic piers.Read

Prize for Laboratory medics at Heartlands Hospital Sep 09 2008

BY DAY, they are hardworking “lab rats” diligently tackling blood and cell tests for patients.By night, they are making tackles of a different kind.Read

Dudley Council workers in national golf competition Sep 09 2008

IT MAY be a fair way off their day jobs, but three council workers have certainly got into the swing of their favourite hobby.Read

Gordon Brown visits Jaguar Sep 09 2008

REDUCING pollution was at the top of Gordon Brown’s agenda when he paid a visit to Birmingham’s Jaguar car factory.Read

Hospital bosses admit blunder Sep 09 2008

MIDLAND hospital bosses have admitted a blunder that caused a Birmingham pupil to be born with severe brain damage when she was starved of oxygen at birth.Read

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