Birmingham News for 28 October 2008

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Brazilian Football Academy at Archbishop Illsley school Oct 28 2008

A BIRMINGHAM school is to host a new half-term football academy using the same coaching methods that produce Brazilian stars like Robinho.Read

Birmingham Lymphoma Support group social evening Oct 28 2008

BIRMINGHAM Lymphoma Support Group is holding a social meeting on November 19 for sufferers and their families to meet up.Read

Mourners pay tribute to James Munday Oct 28 2008

HUNDREDS of mourners today stood in silence to pay tribute to Trooper James Munday who died in action in Afghanistan earlier this month.Read

Niki Evans hands over charity cash Oct 28 2008

GOLDEN-hearted Brummies had the X-Factor treatment from former contestant Niki Evans when she handed over cash lifelines to a dozen Birmingham charities.Read

Man stole roof lead to buy heroin Oct 28 2008

A MAN who stole the lead from the roof of a neighbour’s conservatory so he could buy heroin has been given a one-month conditional discharge.Read

Arsonists attack drug factories Oct 28 2008

ARSONISTS have targeted cannabis factories in two attacks on suburban houses.Read

Man sent to jail for sex with girl, 14 Oct 28 2008

A “PREDATOR” who seduced a 14-year-old and got her pregnant was jailed for seven years.Read

Riddle of couple killed in car crash Oct 28 2008

THESE are the church-going grandparents who died after a head-on collision with another car.Read

'Horror' attack pair jailed Oct 28 2008

Two men who left a man seriously injured when they rained punches and kicks on him in a sustained attack have been jailed for a total of ten years.Read

Plea after armed robbery Oct 28 2008

POLICE are appealing for witnesses to an armed robbery in the Midlands.Read

Driver hurt in M6 collision Oct 28 2008

A CAR driver was taken to hospital following a smash which left his car became wedged under a lorry on the M6 motorway early today.Read

Thug locked up for attack on woman Oct 28 2008

A MAN who brutally attacked a woman on a bus in Birmingham after she asked him to turn down music he was playing has been sent to a young offenders institution for 21 months.Read

Bosses seek relief Oct 28 2008

BIRMINGHAM City Council has teamed up with top companies including British Airways, Tesco, McDonald’s and Nokia to demand an end to business rates for empty buildings.Read

No.1 by a country mile is...TV John! Oct 28 2008

VETERAN broadcaster John Craven showed his younger rivals a clean pair of heels at the Royal Television Society’s (Midlands Centre) annual awards dinner.Read

Might as well start Oct 28 2008

THE Mail’s grumpy old man is becoming a grumpy old theatrical impresario tomorrow night when he hosts an Open Mic evening at The Station Pub Theatre, Sutton Coldfield.Roger Clarke, along with Tom Roberts, the producer of the Lichfield Garrick Rep, started the theatre as a community project to encourage Midland actors and writers, both amateur and professional, and to provide professional theatre in the intimate surroundings of the upstairs room of a pub.Read

MRSA aid for young Oct 28 2008

A SUPERBUG can be detected in more sick children after a new test was pioneered in Birmingham.Read

Cooking up another win Oct 28 2008

A BIRMINGHAM curry house has been voted one of the finest in Britain for the second year running.Read

Warning in 'fat' battle Oct 28 2008

HUNDREDS of obese patients in the Midlands were today being warned to stop taking a slimming drug after a probe by health watchdogs discovered some people using the medication had committed suicide.Read

Triumph for terrific trio Oct 28 2008

THREE young women have won awards for getting their lives back on track after drug addiction, homelessness, depression, unemployment and child custody issues.Read

Probe call on 999 'hold-ups' Oct 28 2008

A BIRMINGHAM councillor is demanding an inquiry into claims that it took fire crews more than 25 minutes to answer a 999 call when three children were trapped.Read

Four charged after terror raids Oct 28 2008

FOUR men arrested in a series of anti-terror swoops in Birmingham were due in court charged with offences under the Terrorism Act.Read

Cold snap heads for the Midlands Oct 28 2008

BRUMMIES were today urged to wrap up warm as a cold snap and a possible flurry of snow continued to head for the city.Read

Inquest opens into death of family killed in M6 crash Oct 28 2008

AN inquest was opening today into the deaths of a family of six tragically killed in a motorway horror crash while visiting relatives in Birmingham.Read

Rookery House in Erdington to stay open Oct 28 2008

ERDINGTON’S historic Rookery House will stay open after it was handed a last-minute lifeline by Birmingham City Council.Read

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