Apr
2007
Articles from 24th Apr 2007
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New look kit for promoted Saddlers
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
WALSALL today followed up their recent promotion to League One by announcing a new club sponsor and a new club badge. Read
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Troy's killer 'should hang'
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
NEIGHBOURS of tragic Midland baby Troy Simpson today called for the return of the death penalty after the baby's killer was jailed. Read
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Drink drive shame of deputy head
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
A DEPUTY head who crashed his car while more than three times over the drink-drive limit has escaped being struck off from the teaching profession. Read
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Tough wrestling stars muscle into town
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
THE near hysterical welcome given to the stars of this show would have suited any rock idol - but this gig was all about muscle, not music. Read
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Pub bans girl for wearing England shirt
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
THE proud dad of a Birmingham girl scout was refused entry to a pub for wearing an England football shirt to celebrate St George's Day. Read
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Birthday boy Keaton has the ride of his life
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
BIRTHDAY boy Keaton Wheeler got the shock of his life when his dad threw him a surprise party with a patriotic difference. Read
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Tories pledge to support casinos
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron has vowed to support the Government if it brought proposals for casinos in Solihull and Wolverhampton back to Parliament. Read
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GMTV axes Brum phone firm
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
GMTV has terminated its contract with a Birmingham company which ran its phone-in competition lines as it apologised to viewers. Read
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Hemming - I'll join the fight to be mayor
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM MP has announced he will stand for city mayor if the people of Birmingham decide to change the way they are governed. Read
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Minister welcomes Brady bid
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
KARREN Brady's bid to become mayor of Birmingham has been welcomed by the minister responsible for local government today. Read
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Sandstorm! Now it's two beaches for Brum!
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is set for a battle of the beaches - with the great British seaside now coming to two city centre sites this summer. Read
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Edna stages a theatre revival
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
YOU are never too old to see your name up in lights - as 77-year-old Edna Cobley proves by hitting the stage at Birmingham Repertory Theatre. Read
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By George, staff stage a walkout
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
STRIKING workers at a Birmingham firm took to the streets to stage their own St George's Day protest as a pay and conditions dispute hardened. Read
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Tribute to tragic tri-athlete
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
THE widow of a keen Midland triathlete killed in a horror smash today paid tribute to him as a "wonderful and loving" husband and father. Read
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Woolmer's body is released
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
THE body of the murdered former Warwickshire cricket coach Bob Woolmer has been released by the coroner, Jamaican authorities have announced. Read
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Runner who died after London Marathon is named
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
THE man who died after completing the London Marathon was fitness instructor David Rogers. Read
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Four held over Sikh festival stabbing
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
FOUR people have been arrested over the attempted murder of a man at a Sikh festival in Birmingham. Read
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Gunmen threaten landlord in pub raid
Apr 24 2007 | Top Stories
MASKED gunmen burst into a pub and terrorised the landlord before tying him up and ransacking the safe fleeing with thousands of pounds. Read
