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Very Best of Two Worlds ; Hot Property

LONGBRIDGE is not a name that brings fields and cottages to Midlands minds. Tunnel Cottage, in Groveley Lane, Longbridge, 20 minutes from the city centre, faces treefringed fields and is a short step away from the former Phoenix headquarters, straddling the boundaries between town and country - and the dividing line between ancient and modern.

Delightfully Old-School ; Dream Home

OVER the past 200 years, Wythall has been bounced, administratively and ecclesiastically, between Bromsgrove, Kings Norton and Alvechurch. Now, it knows exactly where it stands, as a popular semirural suburb, 18 minutes' drive from the centre of Birmingham, it is almost as close to Drakes Cross shopping centre as it is to the Worcestershire greenbelt fields behind this delightful double- fronted cottage.

Linked to Town and Country

HERE'S a real honey of a house, bestriding both town and country with its location in the almost-rural New Road, Hollywood. Chez Belle it's called and it's a deceptively spacious detached property with big in and out drive at the top of the front lawn.

Experience a Taste of Bordeaux in Birmingham ; Bordeaux: Advertisement Feature

BORDEAUX - the wine, the chteaux and the region - has something wonderful in store on all counts. Summer means barbecues - long, leisurely, wine-filled "pique- niques" that stretch from noon until evening, and of course, holidays.

Weather Warning Suits Sisters

GOOD Evans - the regional premiere of the new summer holiday blockbuster Ice Age 3 Dawn of the Dinosaurs - went down a storm at Cineworld Broad Street. There was even a snow machine to help guests feel acclimatised on their way into the screening. Sisters and Birmingham Mail competition winners Eboy and Eloise Evans were the envy of their friends when they won the chance to write the first review of the CGI blockbuster in the Midlands, thanks to movie distributors 20th Century Fox. Ice Age 3 ...

Time to Pray Lengthened ; Mosque: More Can Be Accommodated for Longer

A MOSQUE in a residential Birmingham street can be open longer despite protests by neighbours. For three years, the mosque and madrassah - an Islamic school - in Bacchus Road, Soho, has been operating with temporary planning permission.

Teen Hunts Woman for Stage Show

A MIDLAND teenager is on the hunt for a thirtysomething woman - to star in his third production at The Old Joint Stock Theatre in Birmingham. Alex was just 17 when he staged Jim Cartwright's Two at the city centre pub on Temple Row West last September.

Train to Be a Friend Indeed

THE National Autistic Society is offering training to people from all walks of life interested in becoming a volunteer befriender. The volunteer befriending training will take place on July 4 and 11 between 10am and 4pm at Solihull Methodist Church.

Local Heroes Help Launch New Asda ; Community: Supermarket Development Is a Milestone in Area's Rejuvenation

THE hard-pressed Midland economy has received a rare boost with the opening of a new supermarket creating 400 jobs. Britain's Got Talent star Shaun Smith and community fundraiser Tom Lackey helped open the new Asda store at Chelmsley Wood.

Angry Cameron: I Predict a Riot

CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron didn't pull any punches when he claimed a Labour general election victory could lead to "riots in the streets". He claimed voters would be angry when Gordon Brown's government was forced to cut spending after giving the impression there would be no cuts.

Still No Sign of Rover Report

MP Richard Burden (Lab, Northfield), pictured, has been urging the Government to publish a report into the collapse of MG Rover. It's understandable, as the inquiry has taken four years to come to a conclusion, at a cost of pounds 16 million.

Aston Webb Anniversary

HISTORIAN Carl Chinn is to deliver a talk to mark the 100th anniversary of a university building in Birmingham. Prof Chinn will be at the Great Hall of the Aston Webb Building, on the University of Birmingham campus in Edgbaston, next Tuesday at 6.30pm.

Last-Ditch Talks Hope ; Dispute: Teachers Against Education Overhaul

TALKS were due to be held today in a bid to stave off more teacher strikes and resolve a dispute over plans to overhaul a Midland town's secondary education system. Members of the NASUWT and National Union of Teachers were expected to meet Staffordshire County Council chiefs after the authority's new leader, Coun Philip Atkins, agreed to review the council's position on the controversial Building for Staffordshire's Future plans.

Space Is the Final Frontier for James

TVChoice James May at the Edge of Space (BBC Two, 10pm) CONCLUDING the spacethemed double-bill, celebrating 40 years since the first moon landings, Top Gear presenter James May follows up his On The Moon programme with this extraordinary oneoff documentary.

Collision of Cases Kicks Off Drama at Sun Hill ; Crime

The Bill (ITV, 8pm) THE Sun Hill cops face one of their trickiest cases to date, as a six-part storyline kicks off. Outside a busy 'E1' bar, Sergeant Smith and his officers try to break up a street fight and discover badly-beaten Andy Brennan lying alone in a nearby alleyway.

Shrouded in Mystery

History The Da Vinci Shroud - Revealed (Five, 8pm) EVER since Dan Brown wrote his phenomenally successful conspiracy novel, the world has been going Da Vinci mad.

Pick of the Day

Celebrity MasterChef (8.00pm) The six remaining contestants are challenged to cook a two-course meal for 30 schoolchildren before preparing a roast dinner to impress judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace. Continues tomorrow. James May at the Edge of Space (10.00pm) The presenter undergoes a rigorous training regimen at a US Air Force base in California before boarding a U-2 spy plane that will take him 70,000ft above Earth.

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Dartmouth 7 nights, save pounds 200 Dartmouth is a pretty south Devon town packed with shops and restaurants.