Jan
2008
Articles from 18th Jan 2008
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Memories in store of reggae legend
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
THE Birmingham daughter of a world famous reggae legend who launched the career of Bob Marley is opening up a city shop in his memory. Read
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Record 2007 for BMW plant
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
A MASSIVE Midland industrial success story has notched up another milestone. Read
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Giant flag plan for Villa fans
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
ASTON Villa bosses are stumping up the cash for a giant Villa Park flag - and want supporters to choose the best design. Read
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Green light for taxi fares rise
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
BLACK cab drivers have been given the go ahead to increase fares for late night revellers. Read
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15 per cent shock rise in gas and electric bills
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
BRITISH Gas owner Centrica today announced double-digit price rises for millions of its customers. Read
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Jaguar XF scoops Car of year award
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
JAGUAR'S stunning new XF took top honours at the 31st annual motoring 'Oscars', the What Car? Car of the Year Awards 2008. Read
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New talks in bid to halt taxi strike
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
A CRUNCH meeting next week could decide whether or not hundreds of late-night revellers in the Black Country are hit by a new taxi strike. Read
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Brave samaritan saves teen's life
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE girl trapped in her car after it ploughed into a tree and burst into flames early today owes her life to a brave passer-by. Read
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Your questions answered over hospital changes
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
Changes will now take place to surgical services A&E, the children's and baby wards and pathology departments. How will each be affected and when will changes come into force? Read
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Final chance on spending
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
A TOWN'S business leaders and community workers will get final chances to have their say in how their council spends its money over the next financial year. Read
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Kids get lesson in panto
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
DELIGHTED pupils at a Sutton Coldfield school found there was an extra item on their menu - custard pies, courtesy of the local Vesey Players. Read
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Payout over 'faggot' jibe
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
AN actor has been awarded £2,000 after he was called a faggot on the set of kids' TV favourite In The Night Garden. Read
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More rain to come
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
BRACE yourselves for more rain over the next five days with weather forecasters making the gloomy prediction following days of downpours. Read
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Husband 'poisoned'
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN left blind and deaf after his wife allegedly poisoned him with anti-freeze has given evidence against her in court. Read
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Hospital chiefs in A&E vow
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
HOSPITAL bosses today promised to keep a close eye on controversial changes to City A&E and intervene if it all goes wrong. Read
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Hero pilot who saved 152 lives
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
THIS IS Midland pilot Peter Burkill who was today hailed a hero after saving the lives of 152 passengers and crew in a dramatic Heathrow crash landing. Read
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Foster parents call
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
A SEARCH for suitable foster parents for children will hit the shops of Birmingham and Solihull next week. Read
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Dream home's a flood nightmare
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
WHEN the Lomas family bought their dream home they had all the usual checks done and couldn't wait to move in. Read
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DJ axed in BBC cost cuts
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
THE BBC Mailbox has been hit by its third major blow in a month with news that BBC WM is to lose its late night Danny Kelly show. Read
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Christmas care success
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
A TEMPORARY clinic set up over Christmas by West Midlands Ambulance has been deemed a success. Read
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400 City jobs going to India
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
AROUND 400 West Midland jobs are being lost to India and other parts of the UK with the closure of the Capita site at Wythall, it was confirmed today. Read
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Sir struck off for test result fiddle
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
A TEACHER who "colluded" with his wife to alter classroom test results has been struck off for a year. Read
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Hooked by a theatre trip
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
LEGAL eagles brought smiles to the faces of hundreds of Birmingham children in an evening of theatrical magic. Read
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Fewer drunken drivers nabbed
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
THE number of drivers caught over the alcohol limit or on drugs over Christmas dropped by 45 per cent, West Midlands police have revealed. Read
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Churches in migrant call
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
A READY supply of migrant workers to fill jobs in the West Midlands must not be allowed to mask the education and employment needs of the local population, church leaders warned today. Read
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Fraud women jailed
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
FIVE women who ran a Jobcentre fraud operation "like a family business" from their Birmingham homes were today starting jail sentences. Read
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Tory anger at strike pledge
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
CITY housing staff have been sent an e-mail slamming Labour Party support for strike action over pay and grading. Read
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Stronger links plea
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
THE Wolverhampton India Project, which has the support of Prime Minister Gordon Brown, is being launched in Wolver-hampton tomorrow. Read
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My heartbreak at wife's blaze death
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
THE husband of a Midland tourist who died in a grass fire in South Africa has told of his disappointment after a man was found not guilty of her manslaughter. Read
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CCTV clues in hunt for knifeman
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE today released CCTV images of a West Midlands man they are trying to trace in connection with a stabbing in a Welsh seaside town. Read
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Blind are targeted with leaflet campaign
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
BLIND and partially-sighted Sandwell people and their carers are to be targeted in a year-long leaflet campaign offering help. Read
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Report due on rail chaos
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
UNDER-fire rail infrastructure company Network Rail will today publish a report into the engineering overruns which wrecked travel plans for thousands of train passengers over the New Year period. Read
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Man denies hit and run attack on police officer
Jan 18 2008 | Top Stories
A 42-year-old man has denied a hit-and-run attack on a female police officer trying to arrest him. Read
