Dec
2006
Articles from 7th Dec 2006
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We don't want another Bullring - MP
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
WE don't want a second Bullring here - give us Brindleyplace instead. Read
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Probe launched at gun siege hospital
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
SECURITY at a Birmingham hospital was being investigated today after a crazed patient held three terrified staff at gunpoint. Read
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Flasher was DJ, ref and coach
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
A FOOTBALL coach exposed himself to an eight-year-old boy while he was working as a disc jockey, a judge was told. Read
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Albanian avoids jail after immigration bungle
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
AN Albanian who barricaded his Midland flat when immigration officers mistakenly turned up at his front door with deportation papers has avoided jail. Read
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Man died after fall down well
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
A DREAM holiday turned to tragedy when a man drowned on his 40th birthday after falling down a well, an inquest heard. Read
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Gore shocks floral judges
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
FLOWER judges touring Birmingham were greeted by a sea of blood and excrement in gutters and on pavements, it emerged today. Read
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Farewell to club legend
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
THE funeral of former Birmingham nightclub boss Don Fewtrell, found hanged at his home last week, is to be held on Monday. Read
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Council veteran dies, 85
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
A LONG-serving Birmingham Conservative councillor and Honorary Alderman has died aged 85, Read
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Council earns a fortune from phone masts
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council is raking in more than half a million pounds a year in rent from controversial mobile phone masts. Read
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City rink is doing just ice-ly!
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S very own Christmas Wonderland is cutting plenty of ice, with the city's only open-air rink set to attract record numbers. Read
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Bore hit by job fix claim
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
A NATIONAL health watchog is being urged to investigate allegations that the appointment of Sir Albert Bore to the £30,000 a year part-time job chairing a city hospital trust was a political fix. Read
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Yes, the station needs a revamp
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
MINISTERS have "seen the need" for improvements at New Street station, Transport Secretary Douglas Alexander said. Read
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UK sports fans flocking to Brum for big show
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
SPORTING enthusiasts from as far afield as Scotland and Wales are heading to Birmingham for BBC's Sports Personality of the Year. Read
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The bankrupt who cancelled Christmas
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
A BUSINESSMAN whose firm left hundreds of people out of pocket when he cancelled their Christmas parties was declared bankrupt just two months before its collapse. Read
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Man quizzed over stab death
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
A SUSPECT was still being quizzed by detectives in the Midlands today after a man was found dead at a house. Read
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Man charged with murder
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
A MAN was due in court today charged with the murder of a 20-year-old in Birmingham. Read
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Bare faced cheek of the calendar boys!
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
CHEEKY staff at a Birmingham cleaning company who bared all for a charity calendar have been swamped by demand. Read
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Leaflets bid over shooting
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES returned to the scene where a Birmingham father-of-two was gunned down as they stepped up the hunt for his brutal killers. Read
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Car scam gang is jailed
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
SEVEN men have been sentenced for playing their part in a ruthless car crime ring operating across the West Midlands. Read
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Woman allowed two dogs to die
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
A WOMAN has been convicted of allowing two dogs to die of thirst after leaving them on a narrow balcony of her Birmingham flat for a week-and-a-half without water. Read
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Switch-on tonic for campaign
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
THE Christmas lights came on at Birmingham Children's Hospital last night to launch a festive charity campaign. Read
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Stalking victim's bravery praised by police
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
Nicole Eaton, aged 30, told how former boyfriend John Merrick made her life a misery with a campaign of terror that included super-imposing her head on to an obscene picture and e-mailing it to more than 400 people. Read
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Exam rate success is blighted by truancy
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
PUPILS playing truant or being taken out of the classroom on extended family holidays are threatening to undermine Birmingham's improvement in primary school exams. Read
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Auntie back in school to unite faiths
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
A LEADING church figure working in the heart of Lozells says it is vital for different faith communities to get to know each other in childhood to prevent hostilities developing later on. Read
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Abusive acloholic is locked up
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
A DRUNK has been jailed for six months for causing a constant nuisance in a campaign of intimidation and abuse against his neighbours. Read
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Police name suspect for Wallwork stabbing
Dec 07 2006 | Top Stories
POLICE have named a man wanted in connection with the stabbing of West Bromwich Albion footballer Ronnie Wallwork. Read
