Jul
2006
Articles from 25th Jul 2006
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City men held after holiday resort riot
Jul 25 2006 | Top Stories
TWO Birmingham men and one from Dudley have appeared in court in Crete after a massive brawl broke out in the notorious holiday resort of Malia. Read
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Town ice rink plan unveiled
Jul 25 2006 | Top Stories
A MULTI-MILLION pound ice rink could be built in Cannock as soon as next August, it has emerged. Read
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Too young to live in dead husband's home
Jul 25 2006 | Top Stories
A HEARTBROKEN widow today branded her housing association callous and unfeeling for kicking her out of her dead husband's home for being too young to live there Read
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Super casino appeal 'is serious'
Jul 25 2006 | Top Stories
OFFICIALS behind the campaign to get proposals for a Midland super casino back on the national shortlist said they received a boost when they were given an extended deadline to submit details of the bid. Read
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Stunned friends' shrine to Justin
Jul 25 2006 | Top Stories
A FORMER neighbour of hit and run victim Justin Murphy today led tributes on behalf of the tragic schoolboy as the scene where he died came to resemble a shrine. Read
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Rock around the frock
Jul 25 2006 | Top Stories
IT was back to the future for Brian and Valerie Higgins as they rocked around the clock at their 1950s-inspired wedding. Read
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Reid's vow to Charlene's mum
Jul 25 2006 | Top Stories
THE Home Secretary has pledged to consider pleas from the mum of murdered Birmingham teenager Charlene Ellis for "boot camp" regimes at detention centres. Read
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Railway man was seconds from death
Jul 25 2006 | Top Stories
THIS was the dramatic moment when a man escaped being run over and killed by a passenger express train at a West Midland railway station. Read
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Motorbike rider dies after crash
Jul 25 2006 | Top Stories
A MOTORCYCLIST was killed after colliding with a parked car in the Black Country. Read
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Memory of head blooms at her school
Jul 25 2006 | Top Stories
THE memory of a former head teacher who died earlier this year is to live on at the school she ran for a decade. Read
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Man robbed at cashpoint by knife gang
Jul 25 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN was snatched off the street and forced to withdraw cash from his account by knife-wielding robbers. Read
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Make New Street revamp a priority - MPs
Jul 25 2006 | Top Stories
REBUILDING Birmingham's New Street station must be a top transport priority, MPs told transport ministers. Read
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Final bid to halt rail strike
Jul 25 2006 | Top Stories
LAST-ditch talks will be held today to head off strikes by railway workers on Central Trains. Read
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DTI 'kept in dark over Rover collapse'
Jul 25 2006 | Top Stories
THE Department of Trade and Industry was kept in the dark over Rover's slow collapse, a Commons inquiry has found. Read
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City chef's fishing for TV work
Jul 25 2006 | Top Stories
SUPER chef Glynn Purnell is celebrating his restaurant's third anniversary in style - by becoming a TV star! Read
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Children arrested for building a tree house
Jul 25 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE today stood by a decision to arrest and take DNA swabs from three 12-year-olds for trying to build a tree house. Read
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Mistress cleared of three-in-a-bed assault
Jul 25 2006 | Top Stories
THE mistress of a city chiropractor has been acquitted of deliberately shoving a police woman through a glass door after a three-in-a-bed situation turned bad. Read
