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A MAN obsessed with fire who began a blaze in Dudley Library has been made the subject of a hospital order.

Two people have been charged after cocaine with a potential street value of A 1 million was seized at Gatwick Airport.

Firefighters, police and paramedics were called to the aid of the woman, who was in her 20s, after she had been catapulted from her vehicle.

Lincoln Ladies will travel to Liverpool in the semi-finals of the Continental Cup after securing the point they needed in a 1-1 draw at Birmingham City yesterday.

They include Birmingham City University students who have designed and created nine front doors which will be displayed on the picnic hill area at the show, taking place on June 12-16 at the NEC A host of green-fingered local groups are set to take part in the BBC Gardeners' World Live 2013 event next month.

She's in the bookies watching the greyhounds!" 5. Mark Brown says: "This is a picture of my dog Harpo, who is dog-tired after a long walk in Snowdonia." 6. Annie O'Keeffe says: "This is Malachi, who is aged one year and nine months.

The 48-year-old mum, who teaches childcare at Dudley College, underwent eight months of treatment after being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer in 2010.

She is one of the oldest volunteers in Birmingham - and a woman who was forced to flee the Nazis as a child.

A SALE of plants and hanging baskets at a Cradley Heath floral demonstration raised A 300 for Birmingham Children's Hospital.

They are paying up to 5,000 for their own, dedicated midwife to ensure they get the best care during labour who can also offer advice throughout the pregnancy.

The history of the Black Country's canal network stretches back to the 18th century, and stories and photographs about our treasured waterways are constantly gracing the pages of the Bugle.

Less than two years ago, Laura Mvula was a receptionist honing her phone answering skills at music organization in Birmingham, England.

Another deep dig into the Bugle's archives has revealed the lyrics and music of a song, a jaunty number, all about The Crooked House at Himley, also known as The Glynne Arms, and The Siden House .

BOSSES at a Black Country training charity say they are completely baffled as to why their star pupil can't find a job.

A BLACK Country MP is urging people to reveal the good and bad about a Dudley hospital at the centre of a death rate probe.

Lester Kidd, aged 76, was found dead in a shed by fire crews tackling a blaze at the back of a property in Mostyn Road, Handsworth, last November.

Victims of crime and anti-social behaviour are to be given a guarantee that they will be put first when dealing with the city council, police and other public agencies.

Birmingham's planning committee has found itself powerless to stop the controversial Church of Scientology opening a A 6 million headquarters in Moseley.

Local councils say they do not have enough money or resources to cope with the rising number of people applying for help.

FINALLY after waiting over 70 years Rowley Regis a World War II veteran of the treacherous Arctic Convoys has had his heroics officially recognised.