Sep
2007
Articles from 17th Sep 2007
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Murdered gran: Body still held
Sep 17 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE will hold the body of a murdered 81-year-old city grandmother for at least another two weeks for legal reasons. Read
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Artsfest ends with a bang!
Sep 17 2007 | Top Stories
A SPECTACULAR fireworks display brought Birmingham city centre to a standstill as the city's annual arts festival hit top gear in front of thousands of families. Read
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Sorry I was so late, says red-faced radio host
Sep 17 2007 | Top Stories
BBC WM presenter Danny Kelly apologised to listeners yesterday - after missing the first hour of his own show. Read
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Thousands hit by burst water main
Sep 17 2007 | Top Stories
AROUND 15,000 Birmingham homeowners, schoolchildren and office workers were hit by a major water mains burst which brought chaos to the city today. Read
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Benn sings praises of the chain gang
Sep 17 2007 | Top Stories
MUSICIANS, poets and political speakers linked up to strike the right chord at a major event. Read
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Strike alert over sacked firemen
Sep 17 2007 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of firefighters were today threatening an all-out strike in support of two colleagues sacked over a practical joke on a young recruit. Read
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Investors queue at Northern Rock
Sep 17 2007 | Top Stories
ANXIOUS savers queued from dawn in Birmingham today to empty their Northern Rock accounts as the bank's crisis deepened. Read
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Tenants flee blitz on rents
Sep 17 2007 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of council tenants in Birmingham are doing moonlight flits to escape paying overdue rent. Read
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Dream trip for train-mad Dan
Sep 17 2007 | Top Stories
A TRAIN-mad Birmingham schoolboy who suffers from a rare muscle wasting disease had the birthday trip of a lifetime in the driver's cab of a high speed train. Read
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Raising a glass to real ale
Sep 17 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is helping spearhead a resurgence in the popularity of traditional ales. Read
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Farewell to shot biker
Sep 17 2007 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of bikers paid their final respects to one of their own, shot dead on a Midland motorway. Read
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Carrott a star on city streets
Sep 17 2007 | Top Stories
JASPER Carrott held back the tears to become only the second celebrity to make it onto to the Birmingham Walk of Stars. Read
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Teen killed following 'mistake'
Sep 17 2007 | Top Stories
A CADBURY worker has denied attacking a teenager who was stabbed to death outside a Birmingham college. Read
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Girl power on city's streets
Sep 17 2007 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of women ran, jogged, walked and even wheeled their way round Birmingham city centre in this year's Hydro Active women's challenge. Read
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Man held after huge lead discovery
Sep 17 2007 | Top Stories
POLICE have confiscated 15 tonnes of lead as part of a major crackdown on metal thefts in the Midlands. Read
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Woman escapes flat blaze
Sep 17 2007 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM woman had "an extremely lucky escape" after a severe fire destroyed her bedroom in the early hours today. Read
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Fans pay homage to Hancock
Sep 17 2007 | Top Stories
TONY Hancock fanatics descended on Birmingham to pay homage to the city's comedy hero who had made them laugh for more than 50 years. Read
