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2008
Articles from 26th Mar 2008
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Martin Laursen demands more from Aston Villa
Mar 26 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN Laursen today told his faltering team-mates that Aston Villa cannot hope to be considered a big club if they continue to wilt under the weight of expectation. Read
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Craig Gardner in line for midfield return
Mar 26 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O'Neill has hinted at a return to midfield for Craig Gardner after the youngster played in his preferred position in last night's England Under-21 encounter with Poland. Read
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Win tickets to see Birmingham City v Manchester City
Mar 26 2008 | Birmingham City News
THE Birmingham Mail has teamed up with F&C Investments to offer you the chance to win a pair of tickets to watch Birmingham City play Manchester City at St Andrew's on March 29. Read
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Relegation battle isn't getting to Birmingham City
Mar 26 2008 | Birmingham City News
BIRMINGHAM City are not letting the mental strain of a relegation dogfight get to them, Andy Watson insisted today. Read
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Birmingham City fans can help us stay up - Andy Watson
Mar 26 2008 | Birmingham City News
ANDY Watson today outlined the crucial part fans could play in helping Birmingham City in their battle against relegation. Read
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Tony Mowbray takes the pressure off Luke Moore
Mar 26 2008 | West Brom News
TONY Mowbray today insisted there was no pressure on Luke Moore to deliver at all this season and backed the loan raider to be a star of the future when his £3.5million move from Aston Villa becomes permanent this summer. Read
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Tony Mowbray keeps things in perspective
Mar 26 2008 | West Brom News
MANAGER Tony Mowbray is confident in the many advances made by West Bromwich Albion this season to the extent that their will be no 'boom or bust' scenario should his team fail in their double quest for glory. Read
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Shrewsbury Reserves 5 West Bromwich Albion Reserves 2
Mar 26 2008 | West Brom News
WEST Bromwich Albion's reserves suffered their first defeat in four games as they crashed 5-2 at Shrewsbury Town. Read
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Luke Moore: I'll bounce back from red card
Mar 26 2008 | West Brom News
WEST Bromwich Albion striker Luke Moore today vowed to come back fitter and stronger after breaking his silence on the untimely red card which interrupted his early Hawthorns career. Read
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Punchbowl sunk by an Armada!
Mar 26 2008 | Non-League
ARMADA pulled off an impressive 4-0 win over Punchbowl in the Premier Division to press their claims for a top-four finish. Read
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Phoenix show resolution
Mar 26 2008 | Non-League
WALSALL Phoenix reached the Junior Cup Final following a hard-fought 1-0 win over Resolution. Read
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Midian magic
Mar 26 2008 | Non-League
MIDIAN made it through to the League Challenge Cup Final following a 4-2 success over Hardwick Arms. Read
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Mariners sail into the final
Mar 26 2008 | Non-League
MIGHTY Moseley Mariners made it through to the Birmingham County FA Sunday Cup Final for the third consecutive season. Read
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Horse tame top dogs
Mar 26 2008 | Non-League
CHAMPIONS White Horse reached the league's Harmon Bowl Final after crushing previous top dogs Cosmo United 8-1. Read
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Heath's super seven
Mar 26 2008 | Non-League
HOCKLEY Heath were in seventh heaven as they shot their way to the league's Christopher Moore Cup semi-finals with a 7-3 success over Handsworth Town. Read
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You may speak - whoever you are
Mar 26 2008 | Jon Walker
THE Speaker of the House of Commons is supposed to know the name of every MP and recognise them instantaneously. Read
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The price of independence
Mar 26 2008 | Jon Walker
BEING independent has its advantages and its pitfalls. Read
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Graham Drury lays down law to Brummies
Mar 26 2008 | Birmingham Speedway
HARD taskmaster Graham Drury has told his Brummies team he won't accept mechanical failure this season. Read
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Wolves Reserves 2 Nottingham Forest Reserves 3
Mar 26 2008 | Wolves FC News
WOLVES were rocked by a second-half fightback as Nottingham Forest showed just why they are the runaway Champions of this season's Pontin's Central League. Read
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Sylvan Ebanks-Blake form pleases Mick McCarthy
Mar 26 2008 | Wolves FC News
WOLVES boss Mick McCarthy today hailed the impressive impact of 20-goal Sylvan Ebanks-Blake and admitted he has probably exceeded expectations. Read
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Maggots given cold shoulder in quest for colossal carp
Mar 26 2008 | Other sport
ROB Hales has banned the use of maggots at his specimen carp day-ticket water The Monument, as he's convinced the all-time favourite bait is of no nutritional value to the huge fish that inhabit his famous Shropshire venue. Read
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Warwickshire out to buck up their future prospects
Mar 26 2008 | Other sport
WARWICKSHIRE play their penultimate fixture of the season in Division One of the Kaliber BDO Inter Counties Championships this weekend with a home tie against bottom-of-the-table Buckinghamshire at Canley Sports and Social Club. Read
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Why are we going cap in hand to David Backham?
Mar 26 2008 | Tom Ross Column
THERE has been so much rubbish written about David Beckham over the past few weeks concerning his 100th cap for England. Read
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Fresh council strike fears in Birmingham
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is again facing the prospect of school closures and uncollected rubbish with council unions gearing up for walkouts in the run-up to the May 1 local elections. Read
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£45k for a real gem
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
A HEART-shaped diamond has sold for £45,000 at a Jewellery Quarter auction house. Read
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Birmingham sisters Alison and Clare Neville in charity trek across the Sahara
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
SWELTERING heat, sandstorms and stunning sunrises - Birmingham sisters Alison and Clare Neville enjoyed and endured them all for the best of causes. Read
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Walsall shopkeeper defies gang
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
A NEWSAGENT was threatened with a crowbar by a gang who ambushed him as he opened his shop near Walsall. Read
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It's open house to celebrate for Vicky Markey
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
A GRANDMOTHER who has lived in the same house in Birmingham for the past half a century threw a party for her neighbours to celebrate raising her family in what she believes is the happiest part of Brum. Read
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Anger as West Bromwich Albion fans cheated by Cup touts
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
INTERNET ticket touts are selling West Bromwich Albion FA Cup semi-final seats for up to £300, a Birmingham Mail investigation revealed today. Read
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Birmingham City Council accused of cashing in on car sharing
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council is raking in thousands of pounds from the city's controversial car share experiment, it emerged today. Read
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Time called on Woodman folk club after 37 years
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND folk club which has played host to some of the biggest names in traditional music is being forced out of its home after 37 years. Read
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Suffering in our schools, warns Birmingham union boss Chris Keates
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER teachers union boss in Birmingham today warned of the growing problem of staff being harassed in the street, outside their homes and by new technology. Read
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Here's the weather jaws-cast, says student Lauren Smith
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
MICHAEL Fish had better watch out because Jaws could be after his job, according to a Black Country student. Read
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Worcestershire County Council green win slammed as 'fraud'
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
ENVIRONMENT chiefs at Worcestershire County Council have committed "green fraud", a Friends of the Earth member claimed today. Read
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Riddle of Birmingham doorstep baby boy
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
SOCIAL services officials have drawn a veil of secrecy over the future of a baby boy who was left abandoned on a Birmingham doorstep more than five months ago. Read
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Murderer of Wolverhampton burglar faces life
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN faces a life sentence for murdering a neighbour he caught burgling a friend's Wolverhampton flat. Read
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Longbridge kids on road to 2023
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER chaplain at MG Rover visited schoolchildren whose Birmingham neighbourhood will be transformed over the next 15 years. Read
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Anger over axed trees at Aston University
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM university has pledged to replace dozens of trees which were cut down to make way for a new development. Read
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Forum time for Solihull families living near Land Rover
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
FAMILIES living near Solihull's Land Rover factory can step forward tomorrow and air any grievances they have about the plant. Read
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Staffordshire County Council opts to keep 75 farms
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
MONTHS of uncertainty over the future of Staffordshire's farms has ended after council officials announced they are to keep most of the land. Read
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Battle lines are drawn in Marston Green homes plan
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS are gearing up for the latest round of their battle with developers after a date was set for an appeal which could change the face of their neighbourhood. Read
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Monarch airline appeal to trace its early fliers
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
AWARD-winning airline Monarch is celebrating 40 years of flying this year - and to mark the anniversary it's hunting for passengers who were on its first flight. Read
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Tata deal for Jaguar and Land Rover goes through
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
THE long awaited takeover of Jaguar and Land Rover by Indian giants Tata was sealed today - after a marathon nine-month wait. Read
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Further disruption warning following Birmingham derailment
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
COMMUTERS were warned to expect further disruption today as work continued to recover four freight wagons derailed on the approach to Birmingham's Moor Street Station. Read
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Massive blaze at Willenhall battery warehouse
Mar 26 2008 | Top Stories
GAS cylinders and batteries exploded as firefighters tackled a blaze at a Midland factory. Read
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The people who say their sofas left them ill
Mar 26 2008 | Birmingham Shopping News
FAMILIES in Birmingham are taking legal action against some of the country's leading furniture suppliers after claiming new sofas left them needing medical treatment. Read
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Richard Money tells his players to dig deep
Mar 26 2008 | Walsall FC News
RICHARD Money has called on Walsall's players to "stay in there", dig deep during their current blip - and stick in the League One play-offs race. Read
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Velvet Revolver, Carling Academy
Mar 26 2008 | Gig Reviews
FORGET about Dr Seuss and his Cat in the Hat on the big screen, welcome to the technicolour world of rock's coolest cat in a top hat. Read
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Chris Rea, Symphony Hall
Mar 26 2008 | Gig Reviews
CHRIS Rea has had serious health problems but you would hardly guess it with an hour-and-three-quarters continuous set with not even a pause for breath between songs. Read
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Warwickshire still hoping to have Monde Zondeki available
Mar 26 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
WARWICKSHIRE will hold fire on other overseas player options for now as they still expect to have Monde Zondeki available for virtually the whole season. Read
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Tom Allin signs for Warwickshire
Mar 26 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
WARWICKSHIRE have signed Devon quick bowler Tom Allin on a two-year summer deal. Read
