Oct
2009
Articles from 5th Oct 2009
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Council leader predicts bright future for Birmingham's links with Jamaica
Oct 05 2009 | Birmingham News
COUNCIL leader Mike Whitby today hailed his whirlwind trip to Jamaica a success, predicting a bright future for Birmingham’s links with the Caribbean island. Read
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Amateur football collapses during Birminghanm and District league game
Oct 05 2009 | Birmingham News
Stuart Hudson, aged 31, slumped to the ground during a Birmingham & District AFA Division Five game between Silhill 4th XI and Northfield Village on Saturday. Read
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CHILDREN’S social services in Birmingham are riddled with poor practice, unfit for purpose and failing youngsters most in need of help, a damning report revealed today.
Oct 05 2009 | Birmingham News
A hard-hitting city council scrutiny inquiry exposed poor management, a lack of accurate information about children in care and the use of “unqualified staff” to screen referrals of young people at risk of sexual or physical abuse. Read
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CHILDREN’S social services in Birmingham are riddled with poor practice, unfit for purpose and failing youngsters most in need of help, a damning report revealed today.
Oct 05 2009 | Birmingham News
A hard-hitting city council scrutiny inquiry exposed poor management, a lack of accurate information about children in care and the use of “unqualified staff” to screen referrals of young people at risk of sexual or physical abuse. Read
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A TALENTED amateur footballer collapsed and died during a match at the weekend, despite desperate efforts to save him.
Oct 05 2009 | Birmingham News
Stuart Hudson, aged 31, slumped to the ground during a Birmingham & District AFA Division Five game between Silhill 4th XI and Northfield Village on Saturday. Read
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Police identify man found dead on M40
Oct 05 2009 | Birmingham News
POLICE have identified a man found dead on a Midland motorway, but mystery surrounds the circumstances of his death. Read
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Council leader predicts bright future for Birmingham's links with Jamaica
Oct 05 2009 | Birmingham News
COUNCIL leader Mike Whitby today hailed his whirlwind trip to Jamaica a success, predicting a bright future for Birmingham’s links with the Caribbean island. Read
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Armed shop raiders sent to jail after series of attacks
Oct 05 2009 | Birmingham News
MEMBERS of an armed gang who terrorised shopkeepers in a spate of attacks on stores and off-licences were today behind bars. Read
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Thousands at British International Comics Show in Birmingham
Oct 05 2009 | Birmingham News
KAPOW! Thousands of comic fans from all over the country shared their love of high-flying superheroes, rebellious schoolboys and daring adventurers. Read
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Axed Midlands X Factor hopeful Treyc pledges to be back stronger than ever
Oct 05 2009 | Birmingham News
MIDLAND X Factor hopeful Treyc Cohen today promised to come back bigger and better after missing out on a place in the show’s final 12 competitors. Read
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54 workers at 2 Sisters Food Group sacked after wildcat strikes
Oct 05 2009 | Birmingham News
A BLACK Country food firm today hit back at claims it sacked without “proper process” 54 workers who downed tools for a wildcat strike over alleged racial abuse. Read
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ALL creatures great and small were welcomed at a special church service in honour of pets.
Oct 05 2009 | Birmingham News
In scenes reminiscent of the Vicar of Dibley, cats, dogs and even hedgehogs packed into pews at St Mary’s in Moseley yesterday to celebrate the Feast of St Francis. Read
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Birmingham heart surgeon faces hearing after failing surgery test
Oct 05 2009 | Birmingham News
A leading Midland cardiac surgeon who set up a groundbreaking heart and lung centre has been ordered before his professional body after failing basic surgery and competence tests. Read
