Feb
2007
Articles from 13th Feb 2007
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Cadbury facing court action over salmonella scare
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
TROUBLE-torn Cadbury's faces prosecution following last year's salmonella scare which cost the Birmingham chocolate maker around £30 million, it was claimed today. Read
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Woman cut free after city crash
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
A WOMAN had to be cut free from her car today after a crash with an articulated lorry in the second accident on a busy Birmingham road within 24 hours. Read
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Veteran Land Rover gets a makeover
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
LAND Rover's oldest model, the Defender, has been given a major makeover for 2007, safeguarding more than 750 jobs. Read
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Top chef's restaurant in animal rights row
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham's top restaurants is being targeted by animal rights campaigners, it was revealed today. Read
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Payout firefighter's fury over arrest
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
A FIREFIGHTER who sued police after being wrongly imprisoned today told of his anger that the officer who arrested him had escaped punishment. Read
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Paramedic relives crash horror
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
A PARAMEDIC told today how he narrowly escaped death when a motorist smashed into his ambulance. Read
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Motorbike rider killed in crash
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE today appeal for witnesses after a 22-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash at a junction. Read
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Lonely kangaroo is looking for love
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
A LONELY kangaroo is looking for hot-blooded "lovers" to be his Valentine - after failing to attract a single adopter. Read
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Farewell to Villa fanatic Mick
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
MORE than 200 mourners packed into a tiny Midland church to pay their last respects to Villa fanatic Mick Hartigan who was found dead at home, aged 57. Read
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Equal pay claim set to hit taxpayers hard
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
A £200 million windfall for thousands of underpaid women employees could turn into hammer blow for city council taxpayers, it was revealed today. Read
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Crisis talks on swimming pool plan
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
CRISIS talks are to be held next month on whether to go ahead with an Olympic-sized 50m swimming pool in Birmingham. Read
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Asylum twins 'being treated like criminals'
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS battling to keep asylum row twins Kamila and Karina Kaya in Birmingham today complained that the girls were being treated "like criminals". Read
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Age is no barrier to finding love
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
YOU'RE never too old to fall in love - just ask newly-weds Joyce and Alan Hartley, who have just returned from their honeymoon after meeting in the sheltered-housing complex where they both live. Read
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Police probe pub landlord's disappearance
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE were today investigating claims that a landlord did a moonlight flit at Christmas with property from an award-winning Staffordshire pub. Read
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Office worker's gypsy princess surprise
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
AN ADOPTED daughter had the surprise of her life when she traced her birth parents - and found she was a gypsy princess. Read
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Bid to create eco-village on city estate
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
SOLAR power and green energy measures will be installed in 300 Birmingham homes in the first project of its kind in Britain. Read
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Work starts on red route scheme
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
A MAIN road into Wolverhampton will be designated as the city's first "red route" this spring. Read
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Payout for wrongly-arrested firefighter
Feb 13 2007 | Top Stories
A FIREFIGHTER from the West Midlands who was wrongly imprisoned and assaulted by police has been awarded £15,000 in compensation. Read
