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2008
Articles from 8th Jul 2008
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Martin O'Neill: Trip is all about getting fit
Jul 08 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O’Neill says results on the club’s two-game pre-season training camp in Switzerland will be meaningless as he plots the build-up to the club’s entry into the InterToto Cup. Read
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Aston Villa set to show off Steve Sidwell
Jul 08 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN O’Neill should unveil Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell within the next 24 hours and has opened negotiations with Liverpool to resolve the impasse over Gareth Barry which could result in Steve Finnan coming to Villa Park. Read
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Martin Laursen: Leave Gareth Barry alone
Jul 08 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
MARTIN Laursen has told disgruntled fans to lay off Gareth Barry and recognise his long service to Villa. Read
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Martin O'Neill set to swoop
Jul 08 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
ASTON Villa boss Martin O’Neill has given his biggest hint yet he is closing in on a number of transfer deals. Read
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Nigel Reo-Coker would be 'honoured' to be captain
Jul 08 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
NIGEL Reo-Coker says he would be honoured to be handed the Villa captaincy full-time should Martin O’Neill give him the call. Read
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Daniel De Ridder fear for star names
Jul 08 2008 | Birmingham City News
BLUES cannot afford to lose too many more players if they are to mount a serious challenge for promotion from the Championship. Read
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Daniel De Ridder: Blues can roar back
Jul 08 2008 | Birmingham City News
DANIEL de Ridder today revealed his wish that Blues would show their ‘strength and pride’ to bounce straight back from relegation. Read
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Graham Dorrans: I'll have to fight for place
Jul 08 2008 | West Brom News
ALBION new-boy Graham Dorrans appreciates he will have to bide his time before he is given his first-team chance. Read
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Baggies bid to net Collins
Jul 08 2008 | West Brom News
ALBION are waiting to find out whether they will get the green light to pursue West Ham defender James Collins. Read
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Tony Mowbray concedes defeat over Kevin Phillips
Jul 08 2008 | West Brom News
TONY Mowbray has pretty much conceded defeat in his quest to keep hold of Kevin Phillips - paving the way for his free transfer to Blues. Read
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Brummies in Herne swoop
Jul 08 2008 | Birmingham Speedway
HOLIDAYING Lee Herne has been snapped up by Birmingham to ease their increasing injury list. Read
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Showcase for the stars of tomorrow
Jul 08 2008 | Other sport
ANDY Murray's favourite event, the McCann Erickson Solihull International Junior Tournament, gets under way on Sunday. Read
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Sally backs Kelly as a golden cert
Jul 08 2008 | Other sport
FORMER Olympic champion Sally Gunnell is convinced Kelly Sotherton is nailed on to land Beijing gold in August. Read
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Ref's son Sevi has his rivals on red alert
Jul 08 2008 | Other sport
TWENTY-six-year-old James Seville not only has a bubbly personality, which is refreshing to see in the game of Crown Green Bowls, but he is also a player many shrewd observers believe has a great future in the game. Read
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Jordon out to take his chance this time
Jul 08 2008 | Other sport
BIRCHFIELD Harrier Jordan McGrath wants to follow in the footsteps of Beijing-bound 400metres hope Martyn Rooney at this week's World Junior Championships in Poland. Read
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School Of The Week: St Alphege CE Junior, Solihull
Jul 08 2008 | Education
THE arts are far from being a forgotten or ignored subject at one Midland school. Read
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Enthusiastic pupils learn as they grow
Jul 08 2008 | Education
YOUNGSTERS at a Sheldon school are giving Alan Titchmarsh and Charlie Dimmock a run for their money with their plant-growing skills. Read
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Dickens Heath village fete a success
Jul 08 2008 | Your News
DICKENS Heath Village Centre enjoyed another successful afternoon of family fun at its third village fete and raised over £1,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support. Read
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Competition success for trampolinist Flynn Jennings
Jul 08 2008 | Your News
YOUNG trampolinist Flynn Jennings was jumping for joy after coming third in a national competition in Birmingham. Read
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Well-timed lecture from Gordon
Jul 08 2008 | Karren Brady
IT IS one of the gross inequalities of modern life that in the western world we can munch our way to obesity while a ten-hour flight away people die of starvation. Read
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Olympic ace Steve Parry a splash hit in city
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
OLYMPIC swimming medallist Steve Parry made a splash with Birmingham youngsters when he arrived to unveil plans for a temporary pool in a school hall. Read
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Birmingham Opera company to stage production in factory
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM Opera Company will be staging a production of a Mozart favourite – in a former rubber factory. Read
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Extra awards cash in memory of shooting victims
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
A UNIVERSITY used part of its first Festival of Learning and Teaching to raise hundreds of pounds for the Letisha and Charlene Education Awards. Read
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Extra carriages for trains from Euston
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
AN MP has claimed victory in persuading transport chiefs to increase the number of carriages on a busy Midland rail service. Read
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Stink over dead peas
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
HERBICIDE that contaminated allotments in Birmingham has been traced back to US multi-national Dow. Read
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Bike trek bobbies raise £7,000
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
BIKING bobbies who saddled up for a cycle ride raised more than £7,000for survivors of the devastating earthquake in China. Read
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College exhibits award-winning photographer’s snaps from Gambia
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
ACCLAIMED photographer Vanley Burke has brought images of Gambia to life as part of a unique community heritage project to help encourage minority groups to take a step into further education. Read
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Revellers warned on false reporting
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
PEOPLE who lose their valuables while living it up in Birmingham are skewing crime figures by wrongly reporting them stolen. Read
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Canal body in 11 pieces
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
THE body of a man whose decomposed remains were found in a Midland canal three months ago had been chopped up into 11 pieces, police revealed today. Read
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Car clamper is fined £4,000
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
A CAR clamper operating in Birmingham has been ordered to pay almost £5,000 after being the first to be successfully convicted in the city. Read
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Family is rescued from fire
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS led a teenage couple and their baby to safety early today after a fire broke out in a block of flats. Read
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Midlands still a success in face of slump
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
BRITAIN is on the brink of recession – but the West Midlands remains a success story when it comes to booming business. Read
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Business is steady for popular Post Office branch under threat
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
POSTMASTER Amer Khan is still trying to come to terms with the fact that his Birmingham branch has been earmarked for closure. Read
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Apprentice star Claire Young gets job at Birmingham City
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
THE Apprentice runner-up Claire Young will become a Bluenose when she starts her new job at Birmingham City in September. Read
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New rules on mayor voting
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
NEW rules making it easier to introduce elected mayors are to be introduced tomorrow, following the failure of a Birmingham petition to change how the city is governed. Read
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Baby of the Year
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
SEE pictures of Brum's best babies in our Birmingham Mail competition. Read
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Aston Villa unveils new kit
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
ASTON Villa superstars won a heart-warming thumbs up from fans at the official launch of their new kit bearing the logo of Birmingham’s Acorns Children’s Hospice. Read
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Duran Duran at the Birmingham NIA
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
A REVIEW of the homecoming gig for Brummie 'Wild Boys' Duran Duran. Read
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Developers withdraw plans for eco town
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
PLANS for a 5,000-home eco-town in Staffordshire – believed to be the largest planning application of its kind in the West Midlands for more than 50 years – have been withdrawn by developers. Read
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Yardley MP in waste debate clash
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
CUTTING the amount of wasted food will do little to help those hardest hit by rising prices, a Birmingham MP warned. Read
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Five-year-olds to be taught Shakespeare
Jul 08 2008 | Top Stories
CHILDREN as young as five will be given lessons in Shakespeare to increase study of the Bard. Read
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MP backs donor campaign
Jul 08 2008 | Health
PLANS are under way by leading leukaemia charity, the Anthony Nolan Trust, to back up its bone marrow register with a Cord Blood Bank. Read
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If I hadn't had my transplant I would be dead by now
Jul 08 2008 | Health
A desperate shortage of donors across the region means that every transplant is a real treasure, giving hope of new life to those on the brink of death. But there is more than just kidneys, livers and other major organs that can make such a dramatic difference. Health Correspondent ALISON DAYANI takes a closer look at the forgotten transplant - bone marrow - and the difference it made to a Birmingham leukaemia victim. Read
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Friends are the best in the world
Jul 08 2008 | Health
Journalist ADRIAN SUDBURY, 26, has only weeks to live because of leukaemia. Here are excerpts from his blog. Read
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Bulge battle is a real family affair
Jul 08 2008 | Health
IT'S a family affair for father and daughter team Neil and Allyson Wicklen as they fight the flab - on television. Read
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Be aware of where kids play
Jul 08 2008 | Health
GIVE kids some time off and they'll always manage to get into scrapes. Read
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An end to plastic carriers?
Jul 08 2008 | Go Green news
THE Government has warned major retailers to stop giving away billions of free plastic bags each year or face action because of the environmental damage they cause. Read
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Plastic just isn't our bag!
Jul 08 2008 | Go Green news
A Midland village is on its way to becoming one of the first in the country to ditch plastic bags. Spurred on by reports about the damage some of the billions of free carriers are causing to the environment a group of mums in Alrewas, near Lichfield, decided to take action. Consumer Editor CATHERINE HENDRICK finds out how they're making a difference. Read
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Ashley: We're in it to win it
Jul 08 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
ASHLEY Giles is backing his Warwickshire side to keep their Twenty20 ball rolling - all the way into the Champions League. Read
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Club Corner
Jul 08 2008 | Chipper club
PLEASE say happy birthday to Matthew Insley, who will be nine years old on Thursday. Love from Mommy, sister Emma, Nanny, Grandad, Grace, Harry, Andy and Ellie. Nanny, Birmingham Have a great birthday on Thursday, Matthew! Read
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VIP day out for winning sisters
Jul 08 2008 | Chipper club
CHIPPER members Jade and Jody Woodhouse, from Quinton, took part in a drama workshop in London recently, thanks to Chipper Club. Read
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WIN Aladdin DVD and singing lesson
Jul 08 2008 | Chipper club
Join Aladdin and Princess Jasmine on a magical ride with the new Disney release, Aladdin Musical Masterpiece Edition, out now on Disney DVD. Read
