Apr
2008
Articles from 14th Apr 2008
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Red route set to be permanent
Apr 14 2008 | Birmingham News
A CONTROVERSIAL zero-tolerance approach to kerbside parking along a busy Birmingham commuter route is almost certain to be made permanent, it emerged today. Read
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Wilfred Bouma deal is on cards - boss
Apr 14 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O'Neill is confident Wilfred Bouma will want to sign a new long-term contract at Villa Park. Read
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Stiliyan Petrov: We are full of surprises
Apr 14 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
STILIYAN Petrov has warned Blues that rampant Villa have become unpredictable in their play in so far as the goals are arriving from all over the pitch. Read
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Martin O'Neill is beaming
Apr 14 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
VILLA manager Martin O'Neill is still beaming after witnessing back-to-back wins, 10 goals and two clean sheets after an incredible seven days. Read
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Martin O'Neill happy with smiling Stiliyan Petrov
Apr 14 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O'Neill believes Villa are reaping the benefits of having a smiling and confident Stiliyan Petrov back in their midfield. Read
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Ashley Young: Everton can be caught
Apr 14 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
ASHLEY Young says Villa head into Sunday's eagerly-anticipated Second City derby against Blues bristling with confidence. Read
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Martin O'Neill hails 'awesome performance'
Apr 14 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O'Neill hailed Villa's awesome performance at Derby but insists Villa still have a job to do as they arrow in on Europe. Read
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Vote is a gift for Gabriel Agbonlahor
Apr 14 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
GABRIEL Agbonlahor said his nomination for PFA Young Player of the Year spurred him on at Pride Park. Read
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Stiliyan Petrov: That was my best goal ever
Apr 14 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
STILIYAN Petrov hailed his 45-yard cracker at Pride Park as the best goal of his career. Read
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Ashley Young's tribute to Pet power
Apr 14 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
ASHLEY Young paid tribute to Stiliyan Petrov after his wonder goal at Derby. Read
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Birmingham City 1 Everton 1
Apr 14 2008 | Match Reports
MEHDI Nafti summed it up best afterwards. Read
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Moseley 10 Launceston 12
Apr 14 2008 | Moseley RFC
MOSELEY could and should have won this clash against the struggling Cornish All Blacks at Billesley Common. Read
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Sebastian Larsson: We'll keep our cool
Apr 14 2008 | Birmingham City News
SEBASTIAN Larsson said Blues remained calm despite the battle to avoid the drop taking another twist. Read
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Mauro Zarate must stay - Liam Ridgewell
Apr 14 2008 | Birmingham City News
LIAM Ridgewell has urged Blues to pull out all the stops to re-sign Mauro Zarate. Read
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Mauro Zarate is bursting to play - boss
Apr 14 2008 | Birmingham City News
ALEX McLeish praised Mauro Zarate's reaction to being dropped to the substitutes' bench - and his fine free-kick equaliser. Read
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Liam Ridgewell: We'll hold our nerve
Apr 14 2008 | Birmingham City News
LIAM Ridgewell has insisted Blues would not 'crumble' in their remaining games. Read
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Alex McLeish is backing underdogs
Apr 14 2008 | Birmingham City News
ALEX McLeish prepares for his first derby in charge of Blues admitting Villa are firm favourites to win. Read
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Alex McLeish dealing with injury woes
Apr 14 2008 | Birmingham City News
BLUES' injury woes are continuing to cause concern just when they least want them. Read
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Tony Mowbray sights on a victory
Apr 14 2008 | West Brom News
TONY Mowbray has no qualms about Albion's chances of victory at Molineux tomorrow night. Read
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Only our best will do - Dean Kiely
Apr 14 2008 | West Brom News
DEAN Kiely insists Albion must rise to the challenge by making the most of their game in hand when they visit Wolves for tomorrow's Black Country derby. Read
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'Gifted goal' is so frustrating for boss
Apr 14 2008 | West Brom News
TONY Mowbray was disappointed not to bag all three points against Watford - after yet another set-piece calamity. Read
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Dean Kiely delighted by Neil Clement comeback
Apr 14 2008 | West Brom News
DEAN Kiely paid tribute to Neil Clement following his impressive return from long-term injury. Read
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Bristol City 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0
Apr 14 2008 | Wolves Match Reports
GLENN Hoddle always compared the Championship promotion race to the Grand National. Read
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Stourbridge 41 Henley 19
Apr 14 2008 | Stourbridge RFC
A SEVEN-try thumping of struggling Henley kept Stourbridge in the National Two promotion race with just two games to go. Read
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Rovers look for miracle
Apr 14 2008 | Non-League
BROMSGROVE Rovers suffered a shattering blow in their battle to beat the drop when crashing 2-1 at already-relegated Cirencester. Read
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Harriers held by Histon
Apr 14 2008 | Non-League
KIDDERMINSTER Harriers increased their unbeaten run to seven games but couldn't get the better of Histon, having to settle for a 1-1 draw in their Blue Square Premier contest. Read
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Evesham title party delayed by visitors
Apr 14 2008 | Non-League
EVESHAM United were unable to wrap up the title when held to a 2-2 draw by Barton Rovers. Read
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West Bromwich Albion 1 Watford 1
Apr 14 2008 | West Brom Match Reports
NEVER mind the London Marathon, what about the race to reach the Championship finishing line? Read
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Cheltenham 1 Walsall 2
Apr 14 2008 | Match Reports
BRUISED-and-battered Walsall remain in the play-offs equation after a hard-earned victory in the Cotswolds. Read
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Daniel Sandell steps in to win it on buzzer
Apr 14 2008 | Basketball
BIRMINGHAM Panthers stunned Cheshire Jets last night with a dramatic 100-97 victory. Read
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Braveheart battles to victory
Apr 14 2008 | Boxing
EDDIE 'Braveheart' McIntosh brought boxing back to life at the Tower Ballroom last night with a performance of grit and determination. Read
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Fresh injury blow for Brummies
Apr 14 2008 | Birmingham Speedway
BIRMINGHAM'S injury crisis took another twist over the weekend with the shock news that James Birkinshaw has suffered a broken collarbone. Read
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We can make the play-offs
Apr 14 2008 | Wolves FC News
NEILL Collins today shrugged off the lack of three points Wolves' performance deserved at Bristol City and insisted: "If we play like that for the last five games we'll make the play-offs." Read
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No excuses for Mick McCarthy
Apr 14 2008 | Wolves FC News
MICK McCarthy expressed frustration after Wolves were denied a "stonewall" penalty in the closing stages at Bristol City but refused to use it as an excuse for the failure to take maximum points. Read
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Neill Collins salutes an all-round effort
Apr 14 2008 | Wolves FC News
NEILL Collins saluted a solid all-round team performance for Wolves at Bristol City - insisting the hard work came from the strikers backwards. Read
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Matt Jarvis: Ref denied us definite penalty
Apr 14 2008 | Wolves FC News
"A DEFINITE penalty" - that's how Matt Jarvis described the moment he was upended in the area by Bristol City substitute Nick Carle. Read
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That's the way the money goes...
Apr 14 2008 | David Bell
GETTING elected to the House of Commons is better than being enrolled in the Mafia. Read
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Students planning Morocco trek for charity
Apr 14 2008 | Your News
JANE Johns and Taale Schroeder are second year students at the National Institute of Conductive Education who have decided to start their third and final year with style, by entertaining the crazy notion that they are capable of trekking around Morocco! Read
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Coach driver admits drink driving
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
THE driver of a National Express coach which crashed near motorway services today admitted dangerous driving and being over the drink drive limit when the vehicle overturned. Read
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Lost driver's trip through the Pallasades
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
PEDESTRIANS and traders looked on in astonishment as a reckless motorist drove a car THROUGH a busy Birmingham shopping centre. Read
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Crackdown on big match thugs
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of extra police are being drafted in to keep the lid on the potentially explosive Black Country derby at Molineux tomorrow night. Read
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Man stabbed in Sparkhill
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
ONE man was stabbed in the stomach and two other left with minor knife wounds in what police believe was a street robbery which went wrong. Read
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Three on charges after PC injured
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
THREE people, including a teenage girl, have appeared in court in connection with an incident last month in which a police officer was seriously injured at Bloxwich after being struck by a car. Read
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Dream come true for Birmingham City mascot
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER'S dream came true when he had the chance to go out on to the pitch with his Blues football heroes. Read
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Missing BBC star found hanged
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
HEARTBROKEN Midland-born TV presenter Mark Speight was discovered hanging in the roof space at London's busy Paddington Station, it was revealed today. Read
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Demo against church move
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
PROTESTERS took to the street to campaign against controversial plans by the Church of Scientology to open a new headquarters in Birmingham. Read
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Arsonists start fire at youth centre
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
A QUANTITY of children's toys and Duke of Edinburgh Award equipment have been destroyed in a suspected arson attack on a youth centre in Birmingham. Read
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Rally marks anniversary of closure of MG Rover
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
THE years may be passing but the memories of nearly a century of carmaking at Birmingham's world-famous Longbridge car plant linger on. Read
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The safest man on two wheels
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
A WORLD record-holding motorcycle stuntman has agreed to go back to basics to improve his road riding skills as part of a police safety course. Read
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Relatives' anger at chapel vandals
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
DISGUSTED residents have slammed vandals who have forced the closure of a chapel which housed a book of remembrance for families to pay their respects to lost loved ones. Read
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Our heartbreak at losing a loving son
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
THE PARENTS of a law student who tragically died after undergoing heart surgery have paid tribute to their "loving" son. Read
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Lynx forced out in council cash snub
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
A POPULAR animal centre funded by Birmingham City Council is being forced to rehouse some of its star attractions after being snubbed by the authority. Read
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Families who face mortgage misery
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
HOUSEHOLDERS in Staffordshire are in danger of losing their homes as they plunge deeper into debt, according to new figures today. Read
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Carnival fun set to return
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
A SUMMER carnival has been given a new lease of life after an appeal for funding was answered by two businesses. Read
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Biker dies in tree collision
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
A YOUNG motorcyclist died when he lost control on a notorious bend of a Staffordshire road, an inquest heard. Read
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Nikki in trek of a lifetime
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
INTREPID explorer Nikki Taplin is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for charity with an arduous trek through the Land of the Midnight Sun. Read
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A fare cop for cabbies
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
TAXI drivers in Solihull have been found flouting the law in a joint police and council operation. Read
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Red route set to be made permanent
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
A CONTROVERSIAL zero-tolerance approach to kerbside parking along a busy Birmingham commuter route is almost certain to be made permanent, it emerged today. Read
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Items examined after body found in river
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
FORENSIC tests were continuing today on items pulled from a Midland river as part of a murder investigation. Read
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Father's tribute to son killed in car smash
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
THE father of a Midland man killed in a car crash has paid a tearful tribute to his son. Read
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Blind Dave crosses the finish line
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
BLIND athlete Dave Heeley defied all the odds to run his way into the history books completing an amazing globe-trotting string of seven marathons. Read
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Parents' grief after death of Mark Speight
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
THE devastated parents of Midland-born children’s TV presenter Mark Speight today spoken of their grief at his death. Read
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Yelling's marathon gamble pays off
Apr 14 2008 | Athletics
COMMONWEALTH bronze medalist Liz Yelling's decision to mix it with the leading pack of international stars in yesterday's Flora London Marathon paid a handsome dividend. Read
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London Marathon
Apr 14 2008 | Colin Whittock Cartoons
COLIN Whittock's view after the London Marathon on Sunday. Read
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Delia is to food-makers what Midas was to gold but could her new recipes be unhealthy
Apr 14 2008 | Birmingham Shopping News
THE knives and forks have been out for Delia Smith thanks to her latest TV series and book advising budding cooks how to cheat in the kitchen. Read
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You'll Love
Apr 14 2008 | Birmingham Shopping News
Biotherm's new Rides Repair range is aiming to blitz the wrinkles. Includes in the collection is serum, eye contour and day and night cream with prices ranging between £27 and £42 at Selfridges and House of Fraser. Read
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We Love
Apr 14 2008 | Birmingham Shopping News
Estee Lauder's new Signature Eyeshadow Quads feature a great range of colours along with mirror and applicator. There are eight choices ranging from browns and peaches through pinks and mauves into blues and greens. Each costs £28. Read
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We just can't get enough of 'scandi style'
Apr 14 2008 | Birmingham Shopping News
THERE'S so much more to Scandinavian style than flat-pack furniture. Read
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Treat Yourself
Apr 14 2008 | Birmingham Shopping News
Turn your bedroom into a health spa and indulge in Elemis' Anti-Age Brilliance Home Facial. Costing £45, the kit includes peel, cream, mask, night cream and capsules. A limited edition, it is available until May 5 from salons, spas or by calling 01278 727 830 and clicking on the www.timetospa.co.uk website. Read
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Fashion News
Apr 14 2008 | Birmingham Shopping News
BLOOMING Marvellous proves that pregnancy does not have to be frumpy. Its new range includes spring dresses, office wear and casual such as this linen tunic for £39.99 and cropped linen trousers for £32.99. www.blooming marvellous.co.uk Read
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Could Delia's 'cheat' dishes be bad for you
Apr 14 2008 | Birmingham Shopping News
Delia's Dishes Read
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Budget v Blow It
Apr 14 2008 | Birmingham Shopping News
BUDGET Read
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Kevin Betsy: You bet it's not over yet
Apr 14 2008 | Walsall FC News
KEVIN Betsy insists Walsall will not accept that their pursuit of the play-offs is over unless it becomes "mathematically impossible". Read
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Wasps 49 Worcester Warriors 12
Apr 14 2008 | Worcester Warriors RFC
WORCESTER found themselves outplayed and vastly outscored by championship-chasing Wasps at Adams Park as they suffered a seven-try thrashing. Read
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The Blockheads, Lichfield Garrick
Apr 14 2008 | Gig Reviews
BASSIST Norman Watt-Roy does not go in for all that two set stuff, he told the audience at the Garrick, so it was a straight 90 minute set, ending with a long Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick. Read
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The Beach Boys, NIA Academy
Apr 14 2008 | Gig Reviews
WITH Arctic temperatures outside and a muted atmosphere inside the draughty, cavernous, not quite full NIA it seemed that The Beach Boys faced an uphill struggle to bring some Californian sunshine to Birmingham. Read
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Supergrass, Birmingham Carling Academy
Apr 14 2008 | Gig Reviews
WHEN a band is touring a new album they have a tough choice to make - do they play new songs and promote the album or give the audience all their old favourites? Read
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No easy way back to top says Darren Maddy
Apr 14 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
DARREN Maddy today warned that Warwickshire face a "dogfight" to regain their First Division status in both four-day and one-day cricket this season. Read
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Derby 0 Aston Villa 6
Apr 14 2008 | Aston Villa FC match reports
AFTER every goal Nigel ReoCoker would trot to the touch-line to be handed a drinks container from which he would take a measured sip. Read
