Jan
2008
Articles from 23rd Jan 2008
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Starting salary of £21,534
Jan 23 2008 | Birmingham News
THE bitter police pay row with the Government concerns the loss of a modest average of about £250 per officer. Read
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Our Randy has got an 'art of gold
Jan 23 2008 | Birmingham News
GENEROUS Aston Villa owner Randy Lerner today emerged as a major patron of the arts, with a £5 million gift to the National Portrait Gallery. Read
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Martin O'Neill in no hurry to sell
Jan 23 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O'Neill is under no pressure to sell any of his fringe players despite three of them being heavily pursued by would-be buyers. Read
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Ashley Young faces one-match ban
Jan 23 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
ASHLEY Young will have to serve a one-match suspension after collecting his fifth booking of the campaign during the 2-2 draw with Liverpool. Read
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Aston Villa's 7,000 goal milestone
Jan 23 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
FOOTBALL statistician Tony Matthews informs us that Villa's second goal in the 2-2 draw at Liverpool was the club's 7,000th in league football. Read
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Stuart Taylor praises Curtis Davies
Jan 23 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
STUART Taylor paid tribute to Curtis Davies and Villa's never-say-die attitude which earned them an unlikely point at Liverpool. Read
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Olof Mellberg hangs on to goal hope
Jan 23 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
OLOF Mellberg is claiming a third goal of the season for Villa - despite the huge deflection his shot took off Fabio Aurelio in the 2-2 draw at Liverpool. Read
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Blues starlet David Howland goes on loan
Jan 23 2008 | Birmingham City News
Birmingham City FC have sent David Howland on loan to Port Vale until the end of the season. Read
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McLeish: Sheff's lost killer instinct
Jan 23 2008 | Birmingham City News
GARY McSheffrey has lost that killer instinct, according to Birmingham City FC manager Alex McLeish. Read
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Alex McLeish back to square one in defender hunt
Jan 23 2008 | Birmingham City News
BIRMINGHAM City FC boss Alex McLeish has drawn another blank in his search for a new centre-half after hopes of luring Guglielmo Stendardo from Lazio came to nothing. Read
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Mowbray: Albion will cut out the errors
Jan 23 2008 | West Brom News
TONY Mowbray is confident his West Bromwich Albion defence will overcome their recent poor form. Read
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No time off for West Bromwich Albion players
Jan 23 2008 | West Brom News
ALBION manager Tony Mowbray has ruled out any extra time off for his players as Albion enjoy a rare week without any midweek games. Read
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Wolves Reserves 1 Shrewsbury Reserves 1
Jan 23 2008 | Wolves Match Reports
THE heavy conditions didn't help, but this was an uninspiring affair at Bucks Head. Read
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Harriers crash in spot-kick drama
Jan 23 2008 | Non-League
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers crashed out of this season's FA Trophy after losing to Blue Square Premier rivals Weymouth in a penalty shoot-out last night at Aggborough. Read
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Daniel's quip is the height of wit
Jan 23 2008 | Jon Walker
MERRIMENT in the Commons after this column reported on the ongoing row between Liam Byrne (Lab Hodge Hill), Minister for the West Midlands, and Shropshire MP Daniel Kawczynski (Con Shrewsbury). Read
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Shaw McConnell makes Brummies return
Jan 23 2008 | Birmingham Speedway
VETERAN American Shawn McConnell has been booked to ride in Birmingham's 2008 curtain-raiser, the Alan Hunt Memorial Trophy, at Perry Barr on Sunday March 16. Read
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Elliott waits in the wings for Wolves
Jan 23 2008 | Wolves FC News
MICK McCarthy today revealed he will be more than happy using striker Stephen Elliott as his "wingman" after an impressive performance for Wolverhampton Wanderers against Scunthorpe. Read
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People like Frank are Britain's real heroes
Jan 23 2008 | Tom Ross Column
I SAT with tears in my eyes as I read two stories in the newspapers last week. Read
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Evacuation as Bloxwich leisure centre catches fire
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
LEISURE chiefs were today counting the cost of a fire which destroyed Walsall Council's only sauna facility. Read
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Sickness bug strikes again
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
A SICKNESS bug has closed another ward at Sandwell Hospital, it was revealed today. Read
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Birmingham schoolchildren cook up a good idea!
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM pupils gave Government plans to introduce compulsory cooking lessons in schools the big thumbs-up. Read
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No fears over MG at council
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
NANJING gave a cast-iron guarantee to Birmingham's council leader that full-scale production at Longbridge would launch by the end of March, it emerged today. Read
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Man 'told to stab burglar by shouting mob'
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN who caught a burglar who had broken into his flat was encouraged to stab him by a shouting mob to stab him, Birmingham Crown Court heard. Read
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Mum-of-five stole cash from grandad
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
A Northfield mother-of-five plundered almost £5,000 from an account belonging to her war veteran grandfather and then "frittered it away," a court heard. Read
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Gun victim 'shot before'
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
A DAD-of-two shot dead outside a Birmingham pub had been targeted by gunmen before, it emerged today. Read
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Fresh hope for eye drug funds
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM patients who face going blind from a severe eye condition are being offered fresh hope of getting a sight-saving drug on the NHS. Read
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Bobbies join mass rally in pay battle
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
MORE than 1,700 West Midlands police officers were today en route to London to join a mass national protest over pay. Read
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Woman 'suffered gang rape'
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
A WOMAN from Botswana was subjected to a horrifying ordeal when she was gang-raped after being invited to a party in Birmingham, the City's Crown Court was told. Read
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Thieves plunder funeral savings
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
THIEVES have stolen hundreds of pounds in cash that an elderly cancer patient, from Bordesley Green, given just months to live had set aside for his funeral. Read
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Joker role will be his epitaph
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
HEATH Ledger will be seen in the latest Batman epic this summer - a role tipped to cement his status in Hollywood but which will now be his epitaph. Read
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Drugs riddle in Brokeback star's death
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
BROKEBACK Mountain actor Heath Ledger was found dead with sleeping pills near his naked body in his New York apartment. Read
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Art is on the cards for Birmingham schoolchildren
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
OLD cardboard boxes are being put to good use by artistic Birmingham schoolchildren. Read
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Bullring fishmonger inspires community
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
GOLDEN hearted fishmonger Dave McLean is inspiring an entire Birmingham community to help youngsters struggling in poverty on the other side of the world. Read
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Meriden MP in death probe plea
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
MERIDEN MP Caroline Spelman has demanded a new probe into the death of a dad who suffered a heart attack after being given the wrong drug at a Birmingham hospital. Read
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Record producer promotes harmony with new album
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM record producer has made a ground-breaking album in a bid to dispel the stereotype that Muslims are involved in terrorism. Read
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Fear as flood funding axed in West Midlands
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
FUNDING for flood defences in the West Midlands could be cut by £5 million, it emerged today, as householders in Worcestershire remain on alert for rising waters. Read
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City centre car park levy rise
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
MOTORISTS using car parks in Birmingham city centre will have to pay more from next month. Read
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Two held over hotel blaze
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
TWO men were arrested today by detectives investigating a hotel fire which killed three people, including a mother and son from Staffordshire. Read
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Network rail to face MPs over New Year chaos
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
NETWORK Rail will today be forced to answer questions before MPs about the disruption to its services in Birmingham over the New Year period. Read
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Three Midland prisons to merge
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
Three Worcestershire prisons - HMPs Blakenhurst, Brockhill and Hewell Grange - are to merge in a move to save money and improve “efficiency and effectiveness”. Read
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Villa owner makes record donation to gallery
Jan 23 2008 | Top Stories
The owner of Aston Villa football club, Randy Lerner, has given £5 million to the National Portrait Gallery, the institution’s largest single donation to date. Read
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Police protest rally
Jan 23 2008 | Colin Whittock Cartoons
COLIN Whittock's View as thousands of West Midlands Police officers travel to London to protest over pay. Read
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Two more clubs join hunt for Walsall's Stephen Fox
Jan 23 2008 | Walsall FC News
COVENTRY City and Reading have joined the list of clubs interested in signing defender Daniel Fox from Walsall FC. Read
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Jeff Bonser: Exciting times ahead for Walsall
Jan 23 2008 | Walsall FC News
JEFF Bonser today hailed Walsall's surprise push for promotion from League One as a "fantastic achievement". Read
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Darkest Hour, Barfly, Birmingham
Jan 23 2008 | Gig Reviews
THE prospect of Darkest Hour playing on Blue Monday - thought to be the most depressing day of the year - could have made for a lethal combination. Read
