Feb
2006
Articles from 24th Feb 2006
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Shopping centre work set to start
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
SUTTON Coldfield's ailing town centre will be transformed with a £2.5 million revamp of the Mall Gracechurch. Read
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Hero cop's fresh agony
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
A HERO policeman who bravely clung to the bonnet of a car on a 70mph mile-long terror ride is on sick leave and receiving special counselling, it emerged today. Read
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Guitar ace dies in ravine plunge
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
A TALENTED musician from the Black Country has died after plunging down a ravine on the first night of a snow-boarding holiday in Italy. Read
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Credit card con warning
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
VILLAGERS are being warned of conmen attempting to fleece their bank accounts in a new phone scam. Read
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Booze ban plan for Quinton
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
DRINKING could soon be banned on the streets of Quinton after police applied for an order to make the ward an alcohol-free zone. Read
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Armed raids spark security shake-up
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
A TRAVEL shop is reviewing its security after terrified staff were held up at gunpoint for the second time in three months. Read
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Warning over dog-nappers
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
DOG owners in Staffordshire are being urged to be vigilant due to a spate of canine thefts in the region . Read
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Wannabes line up for Big Brother shot
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
CROSSDRESSERS, exhibitionists and freaks will converge on Birmingham city centre this weekend. Read
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Teenage pregnancy on the slide
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
TEENAGE pregnancy rates are falling across Birmingham and the West Midlands as schoolgirls heed sex education lessons. Read
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Mayhem as pupils clash outside school
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
A TEACHER and a pupil were injured in battles between gangs of schoolchildren outside a Birmingham school's gates, it was claimed today. Read
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Tagging plan for hospital patients
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
MORE patients are set to be fitted with electronic tags when they go into a Birmingham hospital in a bid to stop medical errors. Read
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Support for regeneration plans
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
WALSALL Council is set to approve the next step for a multi-million pound regeneration initiative which will bring thousands of jobs to the borough and transform the face of Darlaston. Read
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St Patrick's parade float appeal
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
ORGANISERS of St Patrick's Day parade are urging revellers to get their floats on the road and make this year's celebrations the best ever. Read
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Setback for NHS revamp
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
THE future of health services in the Midlands has been "put in limbo" with a second major multi-million-pound development under threat from a Government review. Read
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School exam advert under fire
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
A PRIVATE school in Birmingham has been slammed by advertising watchdogs after offering mock exams it implied could help children into grammar school. Read
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Row over BBC car park cash
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
BBC chiefs in Birmingham were today accused of blowing licence fee cash on a car park for a council estate. Read
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Ronnie hoping it's fourth time lucky
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
RONNIE the greyhound has finally found happiness at the fourth attempt - thanks to the Birmingham Mail. Read
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Registry office set for final ceremony
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
IT'S a place which has symbolised some of the happiest and saddest moments in thousands of people's lives for the past four decades. Read
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Pupil's bid to find old classmates
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
FORMER pupils of a Nechells Roman Catholic primary school are being sought for a reunion. Read
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Protesters in bid to save health services
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
RESIDENTS in Broms-grove are being urged to attend a protest march in the town centre tomorrow in a bid to save hospital services threatened with the axe. Read
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Prisoner left dummy in bed to flee jail
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN who escaped from an open prison after leaving a dummy in his bed to fool wardens has been jailed for a further six months. Read
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Offices to rely on wind power
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
A PIONEERING city office block is to be fitted with wind turbines so it can generate its own energy. Read
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Mystery over woman's death
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM woman collapsed and died at home after contracting the rare condition Sudden Adult Death Syndrome, an inquest heard. Read
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Motorists caught up as snow hits roads
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM was in the grip of an icy winter blast today after several inches of snow fell across the city early this morning. Read
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Man jailed for car mileage con
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
A SECOND hand car dealer from Birmingham who duped people into buying vehicles by putting back their mileage has been jailed for six months. Read
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Hospital bug 'under control'
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
MORE THAN 90 adults have been infected by a winter sickness bug sweeping through a Birmingham hospital, it was revealed today. Read
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Failing school set to close
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
A FAILING Midlands school is set to close after inspectors put it in special measures. Read
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Celebs help cancer boy
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
A HOST of treasures donated by celebrities are going under the hammer to help a little boy who is battling leukaemia. Read
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Cash demand man punches teen
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER was pushed and hit in the face after a thief demanded cash. Read
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Birmingham's film office opens
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S new film office opened today with the promise of creating jobs, money and... movies. Read
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Anger at hike in council tax
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
OPPOSITION councillors have slammed the ruling Tamworth authority for its budget which has left taxpayers with a near five per cent rise. Read
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Ancient angel goes on show
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
THE carved figure of an Anglo-Saxon angel unearthed during excavations at Lichfield Cathedral is being given a public airing for the first time in its 1,300-year-old history today. Read
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Aeroplane seconds from Brum disaster
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
FAMILIES reeling from a "chilling" near disaster at Birmingham Airport fear the chances of it happening again will soar if plans to expand the runways get the go ahead. Read
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Woman dies after traffic accident
Feb 24 2006 | Top Stories
A WALSALL woman was killed when she was in collision with a van in Bentley, police have said. Read
