Jul
2009
Articles from 30th Jul 2009
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A MAN who bombarded Birmingham-based BBC presenters Suzanne Virdee and Joanne Malin with suggestive texts and unwanted gifts has been jailed.
Jul 30 2009 | Birmingham News
Handing Christopher Beasley a 20-week sentence, District Judge Neil Davison said Ms Virdee and Ms Malin were among an ever-increasing number of women who found themselves at the centre of his “fantasies”. Read
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Drugs police in dawn raids on Birmingham homes
Jul 30 2009 | Birmingham News
POLICE today stepped up their war on drugs with a series of dawn raids in Birmingham targeting those suspected of dealing on the streets. Read
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Deprived north-west areas of city given £14 million regeneration upgrade
Jul 30 2009 | Birmingham News
DEPRIVED areas in Birmingham are set to benefit from a £14 million regeneration scheme. Read
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Cops search for a gunman three years after a shopkeeper was shot dead
Jul 30 2009 | Birmingham News
POLICE said they were still trying to catch the killer of a Birmingham shopkeeper at the close of an inquest three years after his death. Read
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COURT: BBC TV star Blake was 'in fear of his life' at his former bar
Jul 30 2009 | Birmingham News
BBC newsreader Ashley Blake said he was “in fear of his life” as he described the moments leading up to an alleged assault on a teenager outside his former Birmingham bar. Read
