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Rhona Ganguly

Rhona Ganguly

Weather batters Cheltenham Festival preparations

Cheltenham Festival staff are facing a race against time to repair storm damage ahead of the start of this week's event. Read

Big City Plan: Call for action not talk

Business leaders in Birmingham yesterday praised a 20-year vision for the city's future - but urged developers to stop talking and "produce the goods". Read

Ziana's climate change ideas impress the PM

A teenager from Birmingham has been named the region's "climate change champion" by the Prime Minister. Read

Life expectancy gap divides Birmingham

A 10-year life gap separates residents in Birmingham's prosperous suburbs from their counterparts in the inner city, a new study reveals. Read

Raymond Blanc quits Birmingham city centre

International chef Raymond Blanc has announced plans to quit Birmingham's restaurant scene, ending his nine-year association with the city. Read

Whistle answers prayers on averting church fires

A Birmingham silversmith has devised a way to call for help and alert church congregations if a fire breaks out in their building. Read

TV needs more black faces, says Lenny Henry

Midlands comedian Lenny Henry has accused the TV industry of racism. Read

Martial arts proves a winner

In 2006 former personal trainer Cedric Pulcian decided to put his love for martial arts to better use by helping young people in some of Birmingham's most troubled areas. Read

Battle to tackle honour killings lacks definition

The extent of so-called honour killings in the West Midlands cannot be established because there is no legal definition of what constitutes the crime, senior law officials said yesterday. Read

Historic new name for Travel West Midlands

Travel West Midlands - the name synonymous with public transport in the region - has been consigned to history. Read

A touch of frost, Canada-style

Rhona Ganguly has fun in the snow in the Canadian province of Quebec. Read

'Honour crimes on rise' in the Midlands

Police and elected representatives have been complicit in "community vigilantism" which has contributed to honour killing in the UK, a new report claims today. Read

Private investors backing regional arts

There is more private sector money reaching the arts in the West Midlands than ever before, a report has found. Read

Gravestone problems blamed on old masons

A Diocese of Lichfield investigation into the number of unstable gravestones in a Wolverhampton churchyard has blamed poor installation by the original stonemasons. Read

Anglicans are 'obsessed with sex', claims bishop

The Bishop of Stafford has criticised churchgoers for fuelling claims Anglicanism is in "terminal decline". Read

Starting from the bottom in fight against depression

When a member of Mark Peters' family was diagnosed with depression, he noted the stag-gering lack of facilities and support available in the city. Read

Birmingham school's £2.5m lesson in restoration

A £2.5 million project to restore a crumbling Birmingham school to its former glory has been completed. Read

NHS dental practice is desperate for patients

There might be waiting lists and a growing demand for NHS dental treatment, but officials at a new Midland practice are asking 'where have all the patients gone?' Read

Forced to sell family home of 1,000 years

A Staffordshire aristocrat and his wife are being forced to leave their family's ancestral home of 1,000 years. Read

Reprieve for Birmingham mum facing deportation

Supporters of a Birmingham mother threatened with deportation have been celebrating after she was released on bail from an immigration centre. Read

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Rhona is a news reporter for The Birmingham Post with a special interest in community affairs and diversity.

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