May
2007
Articles from 2nd May 2007
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Wallis fans at auction
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
FOUR ornate fans which once belonged to Wallis Simpson are going under the hammer today. Read
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Calls flood in over robbery gang
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE hunting a gang of violent bank raiders were today sifting through new leads after receiving dozens of calls following a new appeal. Read
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Ecstasy dealer is jailed
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN who sold ecstasy to two undercover police officers at a Midland music festival has been jailed for eight months. Read
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Kelly's spreading the fitness bug
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
CHILDREN at a Birmingham primary school will be the first in the country to catch the "running bug". Read
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Competitotors warm up for dwarf olympics
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
COMPETITORS from as far as Belgium and Norway are arriving in Birmingham for three days of competition at the 14th National Open Dwarf Games. Read
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Sadness at school closure
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
A FAMILY-RUN private school in Birmingham is to make it "business as usual" despite closing its doors for the last time in July. Read
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Communities in Euro funding blow
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
MORE than £240 million for regeneration in the West Midlands has been blocked because of concerns about poor accounting. Read
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'Dirty tricks' election fury
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
POLITICAL fury erupted in Birmingham today as Labour activists were accused of 'dirty tricks' in the wake of the arrests of two Liberal Democrats in a new postal votes fraud inquiry. Read
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Trench warfare - by Brummie pals in the front line
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
BOMBED, shot at and risking their lives every day, four brave young Birmingham soldiers have completed a year's service in war-torn Iraq and Afghanistan. Read
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Why an elected mayor is the way ahead
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
Tom Murphy is the ex-mayor of Pittsburgh who turned his city around. Here he explains why Birmingham can do the same. Read
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Cities need 'leadership with steel' - leaders told
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
A PRIVATE lunch of top Birmingham business leaders and senior council officials has been told that strong elected mayors can drive the fortunes of major cities in the 21st century. Read
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Profits soaring at bmi
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
AIRLINE group bmi today announced its pre-tax profits had soared by nearly 200 per cent to £29.7 million. Read
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Happy landings for victorious airport protesters
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS were celebrating today after learning that Birmingham International Airport is to shelve controversial plans for a second runway. Read
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Biker decapitated in crash nightmare
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
A WOMAN who stumbled onto the site of a horrific road crash that left a motorcyclist dead and a woman pedestrian fighting for her life today described it as a "scene from a nightmare". Read
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Man 'set friend alight'
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
A MAN tied a former friend to a tree at a beauty spot before dousing him in petrol, setting him on fire and turning him into a human fireball, a court was told. Read
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Blues set for May Day celebration
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
BLUES will celebrate their promotion in style when manager Steve Bruce and his players receive their medals on the Birmingham City Council House balcony on Bank Holiday Monday. Read
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Leisure centre shuts doors over wage row
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
STAFF at Tamworth's Peaks leisure centre walked out and closed the doors after new owners failed to meet a deadline to pay outstanding wages. Read
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Swoop on dog fights in city
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE have smashed a suspected dog-fighting ring following a series of raids in inner-city Birmingham. Read
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Worker admnits eBay car parts scam
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
A LAND Rover employee who recruited his brother-in-law to help him sell £13,000 worth of stolen parts through eBay has been given a suspended prison sentence. Read
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Abusive A&E man is jailed
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
A 22-YEAR-OLD man who hurled racial abuse at a nurse, security guard and police officer as they tried to help him has been jailed for 15 months. Read
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Four in court over attack on disabled man
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
THREE men and a youth are to go on trial in connection with the stabbing of a disabled man in Staffordshire who remains in a coma. Read
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Police quiz animal activists after raids
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
A TOTAL of 32 people are being questioned by detectives after raids targeting animal rights extremists including one in Worcestershire. Read
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Police swoop on 'dog fighting ring'
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE have swooped on a suspected dog fighting ring in Birmingham. Read
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'Dirty tricks' accusation after Lib Dems arrested
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
LIBERAL Democrats in Birmingham have accused their political opponents of dirty tricks after a councillor and a local election candidate were arrested in a postal votes fraud inquiry. Read
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Police probe goat attack
May 02 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE investigating a "horrific" attack on four goats in Kingsbury, near Birmingham, have found a pair of broken shears which they believe were used to mutilate the animals. Read
