Apr
2009
Articles from 27th Apr 2009
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West Mids quango spends £700k on spin doctors
Apr 27 2009 | Birmingham News
BRITAIN’S biggest quango has been strongly criticised for spending £700,000 on external spin doctors in the Midlands in just three years. Read
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Designer Wayne Hemingway to compere BYPY awards
Apr 27 2009 | Birmingham News
WAYNE Hemingway, one of the UK’s most recognisable designers, will compere this year’s Birmingham Young Professional of the Year Awards, sponsored by Cobbetts LLP. Read
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DOCTORS and nurses are on standby for holidaymakers who may have deadly swine flu when they arrive back in Birmingham from Mexico tomorrow.
Apr 27 2009 | Birmingham News
Medics at Birmingham International Airport have been briefed ahead of the arrival of the Thomson flight from Cancun. Read
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BBC axes radio legend Tony Butler
Apr 27 2009 | Birmingham News
VETERAN radio star Tony Butler is set to bring the curtain down on a 60-year media career next month after becoming an “embarrassment” to the BBC. Read
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FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze started by a faulty electrical system which they think had been to have been used to grow cannabis.
Apr 27 2009 | Birmingham News
Crews from Aston, Handsworth and Perry Barr were called to Hill Grove, Perry Barr, after the alarm was raised by a member of the public at about 7.45am. No-one was injured. Read
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‘Naked streets’ cut accidents
Apr 27 2009 | Birmingham News
TRAFFIC lights, bollards, kerbs, railings, speed limits and warning signs could be removed from key city streets under a revolutionary new policy currently being considered by transport bosses. Read
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Designer Wayne Hemingway to compere BYPY awards
Apr 27 2009 | Birmingham News
WAYNE Hemingway, one of the UK’s most recognisable designers, will compere this year’s Birmingham Young Professional of the Year Awards, sponsored by Cobbetts LLP. Read
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A LEADING Midland virus expert today warned that deadly swine flu may have already spread from Mexico to Britain.
Apr 27 2009 | Birmingham News
Prof Nigel Dimmock, a virologist at the University of Warwick, said: “Swine flu could already have reached the UK. There really is cause to worry. If it’s a new virus no-one will have any immunity. It will not be possible to keep it out.” Read
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We're flying the flag
Apr 27 2009 | Birmingham News
A GIANT smoke-breathing dragon, a colourful troupe of Morris dancers and sword-wielding knights were just a handful of the attractions as people in Birmingham city centre celebrated St George’s Day. Read
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Birmingham priest tells of shock as past is 'raked up'
Apr 27 2009 | Birmingham News
A PRIEST has told of his shock after details of a former Interpol hunt for him were left on cars as he said mass at a Birmingham church. Read
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Great Barr charity plants sale
Apr 27 2009 | Birmingham News
KEEN gardeners are invited to attend a plant sale in aid of Macmillan Cancer Care at Walsall Road Allotments, in Walsall Road, Great Barr, on May 16, between noon and 2pm. Read
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not web
Apr 27 2009 | Birmingham News
ONE of the most important Midland planning inquiries for years gets under way tomorrow as council leaders try to overturn plans for up to 445,000 new homes to be built across the region by 2026. Read
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Birmingham Magistrates Court cases
Apr 27 2009 | Birmingham News
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