Mar
2008
Articles from 10th Mar 2008
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Albion off to Wembley
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
By Steve Johnson Read
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Boy finds loaded gun in Smethwick
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
A THREE-YEAR-OLD boy found a loaded gun dumped in the garden of his Midland home. Read
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Treat yourself
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
Estee Lauder's new Re-Nutriv Ultimate Youth Creme aims to be a breakthrough in skin technology. It promises to increase cellular life and keep skin looking younger for longer. Testing the theory will cost you £150 a jar. Read
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Warning after OAP victim of conmen
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
BC POLICE are warning people in the Walsall area to be on their guard following a distraction burglary. Read
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OAP victim of handbag robbery
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE are appealing for information following a robbery in Walsall. Read
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Family heartache over crush death
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
THE devastated family of a "lovely and popular lad" today spoke of their grief after he was crushed to death by a runaway van. Read
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Body found in Walsall
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE launched an investigation today after a man's body was discovered. Read
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Region braced for 80mph gales
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
THE Midlands was bracing itself for a battering today as 80mph storm winds lashed Britain. Read
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Old stars score for sufferers
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
A TEAM of Villa stars rolled back the years for a good cause. Read
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Girls on top for business
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
PUPILS netted a business challenge trophy when they came up with regeneration plans for Walsall town centre. Read
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Taxi driver's wife tried to save him
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
THIS is the father-of-four gunned down outside his home in the Midlands. Read
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Pledge to help school after special measures appeal
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
EDUCATION officials in Birmingham today vowed to help a troubled primary school after parents called on Government inspectors to put it into "special measures". Read
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Brum on the tourist map
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
TRAVELLERS tired of the tourist trail are to be urged "visit Birmingham". Read
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Plea as watch stolen
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE are appealing for help from the public to trace a treasured personal item which was stolen during a burglary. Read
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Parents upset by pitch 'clash'
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
THE manager of a Birmingham boys' football team is facing a disciplinary hearing over an alleged confrontation with two 11-year-old players on the pitch during a game. Read
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Life on the comic strip's top drawer
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
Birmingham could spawn the next Spiderman or Batman after a group of artistic youngsters put together their own comic book. Read
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Fly-tip pest to pay £690
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
A MAN linked to the suspected dumping of garden waste has been left with a court bill of almost £700. Read
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Fans in homage to Ken Wharton
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
FANS travelled hundreds of miles to pay homage to a former Midland garage owner who rose to become one of the top motor racing drivers of his era. Read
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Best beans and bullets
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
ATTENSHUN! The country's newest Army regiment was launched in the Midlands at the biggest event in the military calendar. Read
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Playwright plea to break taboos
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM playwright Benjamin Zephaniah has penned a play about cancer to urge black men: "Don't suffer in silence." Read
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Rescue for Birmingham Opera Company
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
A THREAT of closure hanging over Birmingham Opera Company has been lifted after it settled its differences with the Arts Council. Read
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Edgbaston shopping centre demolished
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
IT was once hailed as the pinnacle of building design and was a Birmingham landmark for more than 40 years. But Edgbaston's outdated shopping centre came crashing down in the blink of an eye – at the hands of an 11-year-old Carla Clarke. Read
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Woman dragged from Erdington blaze
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
A WOMAN was dragged from her blazing Birmingham home by firefighters in a dramatic early-morning rescue. Read
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Muslims take to the streets
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of Muslims took to Birmingham's streets for a parade celebrating the birth of the Prophet Mohammed. Read
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Giant Schnauzer Phillippe wins Crufts
Mar 10 2008 | Top Stories
IT was a case of third time lucky at the NEC for Crufts grand winner Philippe and his owner Kevin Cullen. Read
