Dec
2007
Articles from 5th Dec 2007
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Empire Cinema at Rubery is closed for two days by heating failure
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
THE Empire at Great Park in Rubery, near Birmingham, has been closed for two days because of a major heating problem. Read
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'Titan' prison to be built in the West Midlands
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
A MAJOR new prison is to be built in the West Midlands, it has been announced. Read
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Probe launched into cradle left dangling in high winds on Birmingham city centre office block
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
AN investigation has been launched into how a cradle was left to dangle perilously 140ft up at the top of the 13-storey Colmore Plaza in Birmingham city centre. Read
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PCSO Lindon Lloyd praised for campaign against mini-moto riders
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
CRUSADING Midlands police community support offficer Lindon Lloyd has entered the record books after targeting nearly 100 mini-moto riders. Read
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New DVD charts career of Wolves legend Derek Dougan
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
MEMORIES of Midlands football legend Derek Dougan will come flooding back with the release of a special DVD tracing his glorious career. Read
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Midland couple are killed in New Zealand crash tragedy
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
DEVOTED Midland couple wJonathan Hale and Jody Butler, ho emigrated to New Zealand in September have been killed in a tragic crash while on a charity motorbike ride. Read
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Birmingham priest John Herve is cleared of child abuse
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM parish priest John Herve, who was accused of sexually assaulting two boys, has walked free from court after the case against him was dramatically dropped. Read
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'Full up' Birmingham's Good Hope Hospital turns patients away
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
SERIOUSLY ill patients were turned away from packed Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, because it is bursting at the seams. Read
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Birmingham's Alexander Stadium to host Olympic trials
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is back on track to become the home of British athletics after landing next year's Olympic trials. Read
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Peter Pan, Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
DIRECTOR Rachel Kavanaugh has sprinkled a touch of magic dust onto this musical production of the classic tale of Peter Pan, the boy who never grows up. Read
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Row over noise at Birmingham Brummies speedway track
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
UNIVERSITY students have joined Birmingham families in a "noisy neighbour" war with a speedway team which wants changes to its licence. Read
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Care for stroke patients in the Midlands 'is a lottery'
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
MIDLAND stroke victims are suffering at the hands of a postcode lottery with some of the worst treatment in the country, new figures reveal today. Read
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Birmingham City stars Sebastian Larsson and Mikael Forssell gives medical equipment to disabled youngsters
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City football aces Sebastian Larsson and Mikael Forssell presented some vital life-changing equipment to two disabled city youngsters. Read
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Angry Birmingham Council workers protest at pay cuts
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of angry city council workers took to the streets to demonstrate against salary cuts of thousands of pounds a year. About 500 workers took part in the lunchtime rally ahead of the monthly full city council meeting. Read
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Birmingham City Council accused of 'fiddling the figures' over pay cuts
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
CITY leaders have been accused of fiddling the figures to cover up a multi-million pound cut in the council's payroll bill for thousands of staff. Read
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Man jumped from flat to flee mob in row over noise, court told
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
AN angry mob of men forced their way into a Birmingham flat and tried to break into a bathroom where a man was hiding, a court heard. Read
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Birmingham Mail columnist Adrian Goldberg back on TV
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM Mail columnist Adrian Goldberg will be back on BBC1's Watchdog programme tonight after a break of five years. Read
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Power cut hits Solihull town centre
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of homes and businesses across Solihull were plunged into darkness following a power cut. Read
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Police search for Birmingham City Council election court witnesses
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
A POLICE hunt was under way today for five witnesses who claim they are too frightened to give evidence at a Birmingham election court. Read
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The Birmingham Post celebrates 150 years in business
Dec 05 2007 | Top Stories
THE Mail's sister newspaper The Birmingham Post has raised a toast to celebrate its 150th birthday. Read
