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Introducing the Wonderkids...

Our awards honour Midland children who have overcome adversity, shown outstanding bravery or community spirit. Read

Top Wolverhampton teens are happy to help

THEY’RE the teenagers who gladly give up their school holidays to help others less fortunate than they are. Read

Dancing to Bill Haley and his Comets

I REMEMBER the 1950s, the Italian style suits and the slim Jim ties. Read

Sunday Mercury charity aims to help Rachel breather more easily

SHE’S the teenager who is afraid to have fun. Read

All Saints School

LITTLE Joe Mainwaring walks into school with a big smile on his face. The happy five year-old loves attending All Saints in Bedworth, Warwickshire, because his classmates are so kind and friendly towards him. Read

Brave John achieved his final goals

SOCCER loving John Holland had always amazed his family with his bravery and determination. Read

Hall Green Harriers

THEY'RE the battling young footballers nobody else wanted - and they're proving everyone wrong. Read

Glen Barker

NOBODY expected Glen Barker to make it to his first Christmas. Read

Selly Oak Trust School

WHEN a school for children with learning difficulties starts getting significant GCSE passes, it is time to look at its methods. Read

Daniel Bussey

LITTLE Daniel Bussey was born FOURTEEN weeks premature - after his mum Jo had been to see the hit Abba show Mamma Mia! Yet he is now a chipper two-yearold, a credit to the work that takes place every day at Birmingham Women's Hospital. Read

Ceri Davis

AT just 18 years old Ceri Davis has achieved more than most Midland teenagers. Read

Holly Whitmore

SHE is the little girl who died twice - but who has now bounced back to health. Read

Lydia Lawton

MANY youngsters’ first experience of death is losing a loved family pet. Read

Amelia Dawson

WHEN Liliana Dawson fell and twisted her ankle, she didn't expect her 18 month-old baby to come to her rescue. Read

Kirsty Anne Lawrie

DAWN Lawrie was devastated when she lost her baby son at just 19 days old. Read

Abbey Cape

MEET the Midland schoolgirl who has become a world championship swimmer – after once being given just days to live as she awaited a heart transplant. Read

Connor Chilton

WHEN Louise Sparywatson saw her godson Connor Chilton running up the beach crying she knew something was seriously wrong. Read

Thomas Soady

LITTLE Thomas Soady could slip into a coma at any time because of a rare, life-threatening condition. Read

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