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2008
Articles from 5th Aug 2008
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Aug 05 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
WE are now only a few days away from the start of the football season. With a promotion battle at St Andrews, the battle for survival for the Baggies and the push for a European place at Villa Park, 2008/09 will be a very important season for all our clubs. Read
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Curtis Davies tips Aston Villa for top six finish
Aug 05 2008 | Aston Villa FC news
CURTIS Davies believes Aston Villa can once again defy the odds and finish in the top six this season. Read
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Lee Carsley targets Championship title win for Birmingham City
Aug 05 2008 | Birmingham City News
LEE Carsley has admitted that it would mean everything to him to captain Blues to Championship glory. Read
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David Gold tips Quincy Owusu-Abeyie to be a crowd pleaser
Aug 05 2008 | Birmingham City News
BIRMINGHAM City chairman David Gold today insisted St Andrew’s fans will see a ‘special talent’ when Quincy Owusu-Abeyie signs for the club. Read
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Title is a realistic target for David Gold
Aug 05 2008 | Birmingham City News
DAVID Gold insists his rallying cry for Blues to win the Championship title this season is a target and not a threat as he bids to put the pride back into the club. Read
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West Bromwich Albion miss out on Tom McBride
Aug 05 2008 | West Brom News
WEST Bromwich Albion have reportedly missed out on Northern Irish starlet Tom McBride, who has joined Northampton Town. Read
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Neil Clement relishing West Bromwich Albion new boys challenge
Aug 05 2008 | West Brom News
NEIL Clement believes the prospect of new defenders arriving at West Bromwich Albion has inspired him to raise his game. Read
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Walsall 2 West Bromwich Albion 0
Aug 05 2008 | Match Reports
IMPRESSIVE Walsall gave manager Jimmy Mullen just the tonic he was looking for ahead of Saturday’s League One opener at Yeovil Town. Read
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James Birkinshaw: I felt like quitting speedway after axe
Aug 05 2008 | Birmingham Speedway
JAMES Birkinshaw admitted he thought about quitting the sport after his shock departure from Birmingham. Read
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Wolves 47 Swindon 46
Aug 05 2008 | Birmingham Speedway
WOLVERHAMPTON edged out Swindon 47-46 in a Monmore Green thriller last night Read
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Jody Craddock: Let's start as we mean to go on
Aug 05 2008 | Wolves FC News
JODY Craddock today outlined Wolves’ determination to give themselves a better platform to their Championship season than last year. Read
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Terry Connor deserves new Wolves post, says Mick McCarthy
Aug 05 2008 | Wolves FC News
TERRY Connor’s promotion to assistant manager at Wolves is “just reward” for the 45-year-old, reckons Mick McCarthy. Read
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Tennis Volleys - DFS Classic has to remain a Birmingham gem
Aug 05 2008 | Other sport
WORRIED Warwickshire tennis chiefs are still kicking their heels, whilst the LTA drag their’s over the future of the DFS Classic. Read
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People appreciate you giving up your time to assist others
Aug 05 2008 | Education
People appreciate you giving up your time to assist others Read
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Recording the news is interesting and very satisfying
Aug 05 2008 | Education
HUSBAND and wife team Keith and Joyce Beard have been giving up a few hours every few weeks to read for the Talking Newspaper for about 15 years. Read
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Talking newspapers help blind people keep in touch with what is going on in their area
Aug 05 2008 | Education
CAREFULLY and precisely, a group of volunteers are reading clippings from a range of local newspapers. Read
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Fundraising boost for Hatchford Brook Junior and Infant School
Aug 05 2008 | Solihull News
LIZ Windle helped to boost the funds at her daughter's school, Hatchford Brook Junior and Infant School in Solihull. Read
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Fundraising boost for Dorridge Infant & Nursery School
Aug 05 2008 | Your News
LOCAL Barclays employees, husband and wife team Richard and Jayne Craven, helped boost Dorridge school funds recently by participating in a Fun Day. Read
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Don't play politics with games
Aug 05 2008 | Karren Brady
THE whole country will be united in supporting us this weekend and, no, not Blues in the Championship, I mean our competitors in the Olympic Games. Read
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Brum's blooming for gardening competition
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
VISITORS strolling through Birmingham could be mistaken for thinking they were in a magical garden. Read
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Brummies give thumbs up to French cycle loan scheme
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
CYCLISTS and pedestrians in Birmingham today greeted a new French cycle loan scheme planned for Birmingham’s streets with a resounding ‘Oui’. Read
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Suspect in car park stabbing in Small Heath
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE hunting a knifeman who slashed a motorist in a “car park rage” attack have identified a suspect. Read
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UFO sceptics report sightings in Kings Heath
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
FORMER UFO sceptics have bombarded the Birmingham Mail with reports of sightings of mysterious lights above Kings Heath and Moseley. Read
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Apprentice star Claire Young could be next Karren Brady - David Gold
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
THE Apprentice star Claire Young could be the next Karren Brady, according to Blues boss David Gold. Read
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Seeds planted for Britain in Bloom judges in Solihull
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
GREEN-fingered folk in Solihull are pinning their hopes on a bloomin’ marvellous display this week. Read
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Priceless legacy of Navy man
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A CHARITY set up in memory of a Halesowen submariner has been working with Dudley Council to help young people. Read
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Van transport bonanza for city mobility group Wheels To You
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM project which offers wheels to disabled people has received a major boost. Read
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Football scheme for youngsters scores with judges
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM health project that uses football to educate young people about safe sex has proved a winner with national judges. Read
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City teen trapped in mud on Dorset beach
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM boy was rescued from rising waters when he got his leg stuck in mud on a beach. Read
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Air ambulance staff on snake bite mercy dash
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
AIR ambulance staff made a mercy dash to London for antivenom after a woman was bitten by an adder in the Midlands. Read
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Retired greyhound joins Sunrise seniors
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
LIKE many of his fellow residents, Derek has lost some of his hair and most of his own teeth, but none of this can take away the memories of his glory days when he was once one of the fastest dogs on the track. Read
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Probe after dead man found in Acocks Green
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE are investigating the death of a man found in a house in Birmingham. Read
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Brum saddles up for ‘free bike’ scheme
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
Ooh la, la... transport bosses are set to bring un petit peu of French charm to Birmingham’s streets with the launch of a Parisian-style cycle loan scheme. Read
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Robbers batter guard at Great Barr sky block
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A SECURITY guard was badly injured in a vicious robbery at a block of flats. Read
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Talent-spotting foundation launched in memory of TV presenter Mark Speight
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A CHARITY to unearth stars of the future is to be launched tomorrow in memory of popular Midland entertainer Mark Speight. Read
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Restaurant chain Wing Wah tackle obesity
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s biggest Chinese restaurant chains is giving youngsters the chance to choose what goes into their food. Read
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Nurse in sick claim shame
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A NURSE who worked more than 80 times for a private Birmingham agency while claiming sick pay from a Solihull hospital has been ordered to pay back £5,000 to the NHS. Read
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City vows to save former rubber factory
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
OFFICES, apartments and shops to be built at Birmingham’s Eastside Locks will preserve a vital part of the city’s heritage, planning chiefs promised today. Read
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Architect named for Library of Birmingham
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A DUTCH architect responsible for jaw-dropping university, theatre and library buildings across the world has been given the job of designing the new £193 million Library of Birmingham. Read
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Computer game shows Birmingham underwater
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
WITH the Bullring underwater and roads submerged, Birmingham is at a standstill after freak flooding sweeps the city. But don’t worry, it’s only an on-line game giving players the chance to be a city’s own “flood tsar” . Read
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Gordon Brown to hold first cabinet meeting in West Midlands
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
PRIME Minister Gordon Brown will hold his first Cabinet meeting in the West Midlands after the summer recess in a bid to “engage” with the people. Read
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War medals stolen weeks before soldier's wedding day
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE soldier had his war medal stolen from his home just weeks before he was due to wear it on his wedding day. Read
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Worker stole historic maps
Aug 05 2008 | Top Stories
AN ELECTRICIAN caught with a haul of stolen valuable historic maps and books at his home after he tried to dishonestly use his former boss’s fuel card at a garage has been handed a suspended jail sentence. Read
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Birchfield Harriers women hit the heights
Aug 05 2008 | Athletics
BIRCHFIELD Harriers booked their place in UK Women’s top flight track and field league again next season – but it was mighty close. Read
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Birchfield Harriers going up in the world
Aug 05 2008 | Athletics
BIRCHFIELD Harriers won promotion back to Division One of the Midland Track and Field League after winning the Division Two title on their home Alexander Stadium track. Read
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Schools to send parents 'fat reports'
Aug 05 2008 | Health
DESPITE massive publicity about the current childhood obesity epidemic, children's growing waistlines are still a growing problem. Read
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Ways of looking after your little swimmers
Aug 05 2008 | Health
DR Pacey stresses that while there's no magic solution for men to make more sperm, there's lots they can do to improve their lifestyles to ensure the sperm they do produce are as good as they can be. Read
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Men have ticking biological clocks, too
Aug 05 2008 | Health
WHILE women are all too aware of the ticking of their biological clock, most men may believe their potency is unaffected by age. Read
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Learn to love the person in the mirror
Aug 05 2008 | Health
If you’re starting to feel that it’s getting increasingly difficult to look on the bright side of life, it might be time to see a counsellor. Read
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Support has given strength
Aug 05 2008 | Health
JOURNALIST Adrian Sudbury (pictured) has only weeks to live because of Leukaemia. We have been featuring exscerpts from his heart-rending blog. The 26-year-old is ill in hospital and unable to update the blog himself this week, so his friend Liam is writing his message for him... Read
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Kelly has her eyes on gold
Aug 05 2008 | Health
BIRMINGHAM athlete Kelly Sotherton is used to training her body on a daily basis. But the idea of training her eyes was a new one. Read
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Cycle loan scheme
Aug 05 2008 | Colin Whittock Cartoons
COLIN Whittock's view as plans are unveiled for a French-style cycle load scheme. Read
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New Walsall duo ready to take on West Bromwich Albion
Aug 05 2008 | Walsall FC News
MANAGER Jimmy Mullen will be hoping to field his two latest signings in tandem when Walsall take on Premier League new boys Albion at Banks’s Stadium tonight (7.45). Read
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Premiership posers fail to inspire
Aug 05 2008 | Roger's Rant
IT HARDLY seems a couple of months since we had John Terry doing his big girl version of Midnight in Moscow as Manchester United lifted the Champions League trophy but time flies when you are having fun – just ask England’s cricket team. Read
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What is the Green Streets scheme?
Aug 05 2008 | Go Green news
THE aim of the Greener Streets initiative is to show people that making changes at home can make a big difference to the amount of energy they use. Read
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It really makes you think about the way you run your life and home
Aug 05 2008 | Go Green news
LYNNE Johnson, aged 39, and her husband Ashley, 37, had an energy efficient boiler installed at their property. Read
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Making changes to save energy
Aug 05 2008 | Go Green news
CARL and Caroline Handley and their four-year-old daughter Emma had a number of changes made to their home including cavity wall insulation and the installation of an energy-efficient boiler. Read
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Crunch time for Warwickshire
Aug 05 2008 | Warwickshire CCC
WARWICKSHIRE’S quest for double promotion enters a crucial phase this week, back on home ground at last. Read
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Cycling - Paul Manning
Aug 05 2008 | Olympics
BIRMINGHAM cycling star Paul Manning will only be satisfied with gold as he attempts to complete his Olympic medal collection in his last-ever Games. Read
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Archery - Alison Williamson
Aug 05 2008 | Olympics
WOLVERHAMPTON’S Alison Williamson will join a select club of former Team GB stars in Beijing as she gears up for her fifth Olympic medal charge – some 16 years after her initial appearance at the 1992 Barcelona Games. Read
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Triple Jump - Nathan Douglas
Aug 05 2008 | Olympics
THE Birmingham-based triple jumper is determined to jump out of Phillips Idowu’s shadow and snatch himself a place in the headlines. Read
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Mountain Bike Cross-Country - Liam Killeen
Aug 05 2008 | Olympics
RAISED in the shadow of the Malvern Hills, cross-country mountain biking was not such a strange career choice for the 26-year old dubbed ‘Killa’. Read
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Cycling - Roger Hammond
Aug 05 2008 | Olympics
ROGER Hammond is happy to be the wise old sage of Britain’s youthful road racing team. Read
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High jump - Tom Parsons
Aug 05 2008 | Olympics
BIRCHFIELD Harriers’ Tom Parsons certainly likes the big stage and he admits they don’t come any bigger than Beijing’s Bird Cage. Read
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Swimming - Todd Cooper
Aug 05 2008 | Olympics
WEST Midlands’ ace Todd Cooper is determined to make a splash in Beijing after a 2007 to forget. Read
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Archery - Naomi Folkard
Aug 05 2008 | Olympics
KIDDERMINSTER star Naomi Folkard is convinced an experienced Beijing-bound British squad can medal in the team event later this month. Read
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Sailing - Penny Clark
Aug 05 2008 | Olympics
LIEUTENANT Commander Penny Clark was always destined for a career on the high seas. Read
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Your guide to the Midlands' Olympic hopefuls in Beijing
Aug 05 2008 | Olympics
SEE today's Birmingham Mail for an eight page special on the pride of the Midlands going for gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Read
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Club Corner
Aug 05 2008 | Chipper club
ONE day last month, our lovely granddaughter Laura Dawes swam 32 lengths and passed her Survivors Gold Test. After a snack and a tidy up, she joined her Mum and Auntie and walked five kilometres in Sutton Park for Breast Cancer Research! Read
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Join Chipper Club and win Mary Poppins tickets
Aug 05 2008 | Chipper club
IT'S a Jolly Holiday at Birmingham Hippodrome this summer with the Disney and Cameron Mackintosh award-winning musical Mary Poppins. Read
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WIN a Nick Jr bedtime kit
Aug 05 2008 | Chipper club
ARE you a budding children's story writer? Read
