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Jul 17 2006
MILLIONS of pounds will be invested in the former MG Rover car plant at Longbridge in Birmingham under plans to resume production of a sports car, the new Chinese owners have announced....
Jul 17 2006
A SECURITY guard has been tied up and threatened with a knife by a gang who stole two lorries from a Birmingham haulage yard.
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Jul 17 2006
A WORCESTERSHIRE-BASED aerospace components manufacturer has won a £20 million contract to supply engine parts to Rolls-Royce.
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Jul 17 2006
AN elderly couple miraculously walked away from their car when a giant tree fell across in a freak accident in Sutton Coldfield today....
Jul 17 2006
COUNCIL refuse collectors escaped serious injury after yobs put a gas canister into a wheelie bin just weeks after a binman was rushed to hospital with burns following a similar incident...
Jul 17 2006
A STOLEN seven-ton lorry left a trail of destruction after ploughing through security gates before a dramatic 10-mile police pursuit through the streets of the Black Country....
Jul 17 2006
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze aboard a railway engine packed with 40 tonnes of coal parked in sidings in Birmingham today....
Jul 17 2006
THE West Midlands is poised to become part of Ford's global nerve centre for research into greener cars under multi-million pound plans being revealed today....
Jul 17 2006
MORE than 6,000 runners of all ages, shapes and sizes donned their trainers and one red sock to run a mile for Sport Relief in Birmingham....
Jul 17 2006
BIRMINGHAM is set to bake under record temperatures this week as a health warning was issued to vulnerable people, including the elderly and very young....
Jul 17 2006
A WOMAN was in hospital today suffering from smoke inhalation after a fire ripped through the lounge of her flat....
Jul 17 2006
HUNDREDS of learner drivers in the West Midlands today faced having their tests cancelled in a strike by examiners and office staff....
Jul 17 2006
THOUSANDS of families from far and wide enjoyed a sun-kissed fun-packed day at the races courtesy of the Birmingham Mail....
Jul 17 2006
A BOY was rushed to hospital after being impaled through his foot while playing in the back garden of his home....
Jul 17 2006
A TEENAGER has been charged with causing the death of a popular Midlands man who was the victim of an horrific car crash....
Jul 17 2006
HUNDREDS of youngsters will enjoy Back to Back learning when they leave the classroom to take part in a range of summer schools....
Jul 17 2006
FUNDRAISERS took part in events over the weekend to collect more cash for charity in memory of tragic Midland teenager Rosie Ross....
Jul 17 2006
A BALTI Belt kebab house has been closed down by city council health watchdogs after nearly a dozen customers were struck down with salmonella food poisoning....
Jul 17 2006
BIRMINGHAM silversmith Chris York is helping preserve an historic trade - after clinching a sparkling deal to take over a 100-year-old company....
