Jan
2009
Articles from 9th Jan 2009
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Noel in Brum promoting new show
Jan 09 2009 | Birmingham News
HE arrived at the Bullring to take your phone. Presenter Noel Edmonds was in Birmingham yesterday to launch new show, Noel’s HQ, and raise money for charity through recycling mobiles. Read
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Legal challenge halts community cash for all
Jan 09 2009 | Birmingham News
CITY chiefs were today slammed after a £30million council funding package to provide community services for the city’s elderly, disabled and vulnerable adults was halted due to a legal challenge. Read
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Jewellery worth £50,000 taken from Bristol Road home
Jan 09 2009 | Birmingham News
A MASSIVE collection of Vietnamese jewellery worth an estimated £50,000 was stolen during a new year break-in at a house in Birmingham. Read
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Mencap exhibition hits city centre
Jan 09 2009 | Birmingham News
VIBRANT pictures that give a moving insight into the lives of people with learning disabilities are to go on show across Birmingham city centre from this weekend. Read
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Fire attack on KPMG offices in Birmingham
Jan 09 2009 | Birmingham News
POLICE are investigating an arson attack at the Birmingham offices of accountancy firm KPMG early yesterday. Read
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Teacher's relief at result
Jan 09 2009 | Birmingham News
A FORMER PE teacher at a Birmingham primary school has spoken of his “relief” after being cleared of touching female pupils on the thigh and bottom and getting one girl to feed him a banana. Read
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Edgbaston cricket ground £30m bis to save tests
Jan 09 2009 | Birmingham News
TEST matches may never be played in Birmingham again unless city planners give the go-ahead for a £30 million makeover for the Edgbaston ground, Warwickshire County Cricket club has warned. Read
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Football rivals battle for cancer
Jan 09 2009 | Birmingham News
TEAM rivalries will be put to one side when football fans unite to back a popular, former Midland footballer who is battling cancer. Read
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Zavvi to slash its sale prices
Jan 09 2009 | Birmingham News
BIRMINGHAM’S troubled Zavvi music store in the Pavillions will slash its sale prices by up to 50 per cent today, as administrators race to find a new owner. Read
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BMW to cut 70 jobs at Hams Hall
Jan 09 2009 | Birmingham News
MORE jobs have been lost in the automotive industry, as both Nissan and BMW joined the list of car makers to cut jobs in the UK after losing sales. Read
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Zavvi to slash its sale prices
Jan 09 2009 | Birmingham News
BIRMINGHAM’S troubled Zavvi music store will slash its sale prices by up to 50 per cent today, as administrators race to find a new owner. Read
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GORDON Brown today pledged some government support for Jaguar Land Rover – as the bleak prospect of thousands more West Midland job losses loomed ever closer.
Jan 09 2009 | Birmingham News
But the Prime Minister, on a visit to Birmingham, held back from announcing actual agreement on the details of any loan urgently needed by JLR to help it survive the credit crunch. Read
