http://www.birminghammail.net/ Visit the brand new Birmingham Mail newspaper website. Read Birmingham news, updates on Birmingham City and Aston Villa, find jobs in Birmingham & much more. en-gb http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/24/x-factor-s-niki-evans-slims-down-in-time-for-single-97319-21142014/ Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:41:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2008/06/24/x-factor-s-niki-evans-slims-down-in-time-for-single-97319-21142014/ MIDLAND X Factor star Niki Evans today revealed she is set to release her first single in August as she unveiled her new slimmer figure after undergoing liposuction. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/staffordshire-news/2008/06/05/new-film-festival-to-launch-in-tamworth-97319-21029292/ Thu, 05 Jun 2008 12:49:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/staffordshire-news/2008/06/05/new-film-festival-to-launch-in-tamworth-97319-21029292/ A NEW film festival is to be launched in the Midlands in a bid to show-case the talents of movie makers from across the world. The Heart Of England International Film Festival will be held at the Ramada Hotel, in Tamworth, from Monday until Friday. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/staffordshire-news/2008/05/13/tamworth-benefits-cheat-fiddled-31-000-97319-20903756/ Tue, 13 May 2008 13:39:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/staffordshire-news/2008/05/13/tamworth-benefits-cheat-fiddled-31-000-97319-20903756/ A TAMWORTH woman cheated taxpayers out £31,000 benefits over three years, a court heard. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/local-elections-2008/latest-news/2008/05/02/fiancee-helps-to-tighten-the-grip-in-tamworth-97319-20852586/ Fri, 02 May 2008 07:17:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/local-elections-2008/latest-news/2008/05/02/fiancee-helps-to-tighten-the-grip-in-tamworth-97319-20852586/ TAMWORTH’S council chief welcomed his fiancee onto the authority as the Tories tightened their grip on power in the town. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/staffordshire-news/2008/05/01/tamworth-pupils-taken-to-hospital-after-explosion-97319-20846121/ Thu, 01 May 2008 07:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/staffordshire-news/2008/05/01/tamworth-pupils-taken-to-hospital-after-explosion-97319-20846121/ SEVEN pupils were taken to hospital and two teachers were treated by paramedics after a bottle containing a potent chemical exploded during a chemistry lesson at a Midland school. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/staffordshire-news/2008/04/01/tamworth-families-flee-over-fears-of-explosion-97319-20701874/ Mon, 31 Mar 2008 23:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/staffordshire-news/2008/04/01/tamworth-families-flee-over-fears-of-explosion-97319-20701874/ RESIDENTS were evacuated from their homes amid fears a gas cylinder could explode during a fire. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/your-news/2008/03/18/charity-football-match-in-tamworth-in-aid-of-the-air-ambulance-appeal-97319-20641034/ Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:54:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/your-news/2008/03/18/charity-football-match-in-tamworth-in-aid-of-the-air-ambulance-appeal-97319-20641034/ A CHARITY football match to raise money for the West Midlands Air Ambulance is to take place in Tamworth. http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-non-league-football/2008/03/11/australian-goalkeeper-elliott-jones-keeps-his-place-at-tamworth-97319-20604931/ Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-non-league-football/2008/03/11/australian-goalkeeper-elliott-jones-keeps-his-place-at-tamworth-97319-20604931/ TAMWORTH will call on Aussie shotstopper Elliott Jones to face Redditch United tonight in their Blue Square North local derby. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/staffordshire-news/2008/03/07/enjoy-an-ice-time-at-tamworth-hotel-97319-20573319/ Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/staffordshire-news/2008/03/07/enjoy-an-ice-time-at-tamworth-hotel-97319-20573319/ PLANS for a multi-million pound hotel shaped like a ski slope in the middle of Tamworth have been given the go-ahead. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/staffordshire-news/2008/02/25/tamworth-boy-trapped-in-ditch-after-smash-97319-20520561/ Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/staffordshire-news/2008/02/25/tamworth-boy-trapped-in-ditch-after-smash-97319-20520561/ AN eight-year-old boy had a lucky escape when he was trapped in cold, wet mud for 40 minutes after a road accident in Warwickshire.