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2007
Articles from 30th Mar 2007
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'Temporary' accommodation goes after 22 years
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
A BRAND new £3 million extension has been opened at Somerville Primary, in Somerville Road, Small Heath - replacing "temporary" classrooms that actually lasted more than 20 years. Read
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Tributes to popular ex-Mail employee
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
ONE of the Birmingham Mail's most popular production journalists has died aged 60. Read
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Pledge of better care for patients following merger
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
A MERGER between two Birmingham trusts will improve healthcare to more than 1.5 million people, a health chief said today. Read
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East heads west for NEC cultural show
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
BRITAIN'S biggest celebration of Asian culture is under way at the NEC, with thousands expected to attend the Asian Lifestyle Show 2007. Read
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Minister - illegals 'must be deported'
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
IMMIGRATION minister and Birmingham MP Liam Byrne today ruled out an amnesty for the UK's hidden army of failed asylum seekers. Read
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Police keep an extra eye on the action
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE are wearing Robocop-style head cams in a hi-tech crime fighting crackdown in Birmingham. Read
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Television role is just my cup of tea!
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
POPULAR market trader Carl Spiegel is about to become a TV star - in an advert for tea. Read
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Mothercare worker faces jail for dumping stillborn baby
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
A WOMAN who dumped a stillborn baby girl in a river after giving birth in secret has been committed to Crown Court for sentence. Read
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Jailed ex-Blues star ordered to pay back £10,000
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
JAILED former Birmingham City footballer Mark Ward was today ordered to pay back nearly £10,000 in ill-gotten gains. Read
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City company wins £1.4m military clothing deal
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM firm is celebrating after being awarded a £1.4m contract to supply sporrans to the new Royal Regiment of Scotland. Read
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Birmingham hospitals to merge
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
TWO Birmingham hospitals were today given the seal of approval to merge in a landmark ruling. Read
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Charity thief 'the lowest of the low'
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
A THIEF was today branded the 'lowest of the low' for stealing a Midland charity box. Read
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Phillip's Bean busy making music!
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
STARS will be dancing to a Midland schoolboy's tune after he was plucked from obscurity to record the soundtrack to the new Mr Bean movie. Read
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Grandad was 'killed by dumb-bell'
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
THE brother of a young man gunned down in Birmingham city centre has told a jury he did not beat to death a grandfather before stealing his credit cards. Read
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Coroner blasts doctors over chicken pox death
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S coroner has criticised City Hospital following the death of a university student from chickenpox. Read
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Drug choker for smuggler
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
A SUSPECTED drug smuggler stopped by Customs officers at Birmingham Airport tried to escape detection by swallowing a package of heroin. Read
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Pop star Bev can see the cash grow
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
A BRUMMIE pop legend has helped drum up thousands of pounds for city children suffering from serious burns. Read
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Lillee was right over metal bats, say Brum boffins
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
AUSTRALIAN fast bowling legend Dennis Lillee was years ahead of his time when he attempted to use an aluminium bat against England in 1979, according to boffins at the University of Birmingham. Read
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Race is on for big city food show
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
ARMED with quails' eggs and silver spoons some of the city's top chefs triggered the race for tickets for the next Taste of Birmingham extravaganza this summer. Read
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Bus music 'Saga louts' fight back!
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
RENEGADE pensioners are blaring out golden oldies on Birmingham buses to drown out youngsters' hip-hop, it was claimed today. Read
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Mountbatten tape is a reel find!
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
A FORMER radio presenter has been given the royal seal of approval after finding a gift fit for a king among his attic clutter. Read
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Woolmer was strangled 'by a towel'
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE believe that Pakistan and former Warwickshire cricket coach Bob Woolmer may have been strangled with a towel. Read
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Oklahoma not OK for MG launch
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
LONGBRIDGE owners Nanjing's plans to launch MGs in the USA have been sidelined - with the much vaunted Oklahoma project hanging by a thread. Read
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Worst-paid staff take council offer
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
THE majority of Birmingham City Council's most underpaid staff have accepted settlements of up to £32,500 to compensate them for years of low wages. Read
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Robodoc helps cure ear patients
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
A SURGICAL drilling robot has been used for the first time in a surgical operation in Birmingham. Read
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Casino: NEC to fight on
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
SOLIHULL'S casino should not be held up because of rows between Manchester and Blackpool. Read
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Three jailed for hammer murder
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
THREE men will each have to serve at least 15 years behind bars for the "brutal and vicious" murder of a Midland father bludgeoned to death with a hammer. Read
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Win Transmission With T-Mobile tickets
Mar 30 2007 | Top Stories
FOLLOWING on from the huge success of the last series, Channel 4 music show Transmission With T-Mobile is back for 2007 - and we're offering you the chance to be a part of it. Read
