Apr
2008
Articles from 4th Apr 2008
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Row over Birmingham woman 'too big' for Drayton Manor Park funfair ride
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
BULKY Kirsty Warrilow threw a giant wobbly after being kicked off a theme park ride - for being too fat. Read
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Birmingham balti belt anger at immigration raids
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S famous Balti Belt is facing a fresh curry crisis with the threat of immigration raids on restaurants packed with weekend diners. Read
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Birmingham Council confusion over voting day
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
BLUNDERING Birmingham City Council has been urging Brummies to vote on the wrong day. Read
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Brummies go to Hungary for dental treatment
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of Brummies are flying to Hungary and other European destinations abroad to get cheaper dental treatment. Read
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Jobs go as Severn Trent closes Coleshill plant
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
SEVERN Trent Water is axing 30 jobs after bosses decided to close the Coleshill incinerator plant. Read
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Fears of stray dogs left to roam the streets after law change
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
STRAY dogs could be left roaming the streets of Birmingham due to a change in the law which comes into effect this weekend. Read
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Birmingham teacher filmed in stalking ordeal
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE are investigating a sinister harassment campaign against a Birmingham teacher. Read
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Grandad Paul Morgan is a model matchmaker
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
MEET matchstick mad model enthusiast Paul Morgan, who has used hundreds of thousands of matches over the past 30 years to create this fascinating array of wooden miniatures. Read
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Top Birmingham chef Glyn Purnell in TV finals
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
BRUMMIE chef Glynn Purnell has spoken of his "giantkilling" joy at winning a spot in the national final of the Great British Menu. Read
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Birmingham's Gabrielle Riggon-Allen turns on the Style In The City
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
HOMEGROWN talent is being showcased this weekend at a major fashion extravaganza in Birmingham. Read
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Solihull man makes the Midland Arts Centre's final film
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER Solihull pupil's film will be the last to be shown at the mac before its overhaul tonight. Read
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Skeleton found in Wolverhampton 'may take weeks to identify'
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
SKELETAL remains discovered in a canal in the Black Country could take weeks to identify, it was revealed today. Read
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Madonna's love for Cadbury's chocolate and 'deadly' Creme Eggs
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
CHOCOLATE giant Cadbury's today declared superstar Madonna "a true Brit" after she revealed her weakness is for the Bournville brand. Read
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The Tower is back in Birmingham
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
THEIR hair might be greyer and the waistlines wider but hundreds of revellers rolled back the years at a grand reopening party at one of Birmingham's best loved nightspots. Read
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Cerys Edwards's family vow: We will never give up on her
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
THE father of Cerys Edwards today told of the terrible extent of the injuries she suffered when the family car was hit by a Range Rover travelling at 70mph. Read
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Chris Tarrant's ex gets half his £25m fortune
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
FORMER Midland TV host Chris Tarrant has agreed to give his estranged wife Ingrid half of his £25 million fortune in a divorce settlement. Read
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Police cancel National Exhibition Centre biker show
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE have pulled the plug on a tattoo show at the NEC amid fears rival biker gangs were gearing up for a bloodbath. Read
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Mugger attacks OAP, 89, in Birmingham
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES in Birmingham are appealing for help to trace a mugger who snatched an elderly woman's handbag and left her in a distressed state. Read
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Historic Lyttleton Arms at Hagley to re-open after blaze
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
AN historic Midland pub which was devastated in a fierce blaze just before Christmas has risen from the ashes and will reopen next month. Read
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Villagers say 'no' to eco town plan for Curborough
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
HOMEOWNERS living near a site proposed as a new 'eco town' today spoke of their anger over Government plans to transform the countryside. Read
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Station call to budding radio stars
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
A PIONEERING Birmingham community radio station is appealing for budding presenters for its podcast shows as it tours the West Midlands. Read
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Prince Charles to give royal seal of approval to Birmingham Town Hall revamp
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
PRINCE Charles and his wife Camilla Parker-Bowles are to visit Birmingham to give their royal approval to the city's newly renovated Town Hall. Read
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On track to remember scout leader Alfred Raybould
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
THE train will be taking the strain at a special fund-raising event in memory of a Midland man who devoted his life to the scouting movement. Read
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Boost for grassroots football
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
MINORITY groups are being offered cash to support the development of football across Birmingham. Read
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Video nasty 'a dose of student humour'
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
A SPOOF video posted on the internet which ridicules Birmingham and calls Brummies "mingers" sparked outrage today. Read
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Teen attacked
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
A BOY was knocked unconscious when a motorist attacked him. Read
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PO closure fight vow
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS have vowed to fight to keep their post offices open after the Government announced which branches were to close. Read
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Judge first recorder in 172 years
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
A STAFFORD judge has become the first honorary recorder of the borough in 172 years. Read
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Hospital hailed in heart report
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
HOSPITAL chiefs are celebrating after being hailed in a national report for making outstanding progress in the battle against heart disease. Read
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Green waste charges ahead
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
BROMSGROVE District Council's green waste collections restarted this week. Read
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Early bid aids green scheme
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
COUNCIL bosses believe they have jumped to the front of the queue in their bid to bring new state of the art recycling facilities to the area. Read
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Calls over 'dishonest' Birmingham Lib dem candidate Saeed Aehmed
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
PRESSURE was mounting today on a discredited former Liberal Democrat election candidate to resign from his senior position with the Aston Pride regeneration body. Read
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Worcestershire drugs and alcohol charity SPACE helps 900
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
A DRUG and alcohol service has helped nearly 900 young people with subtance misuse problems across Worcestershire since it started three years ago. Read
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Stars are out as Style in the City opens in Birmingham
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
PRAISE was lavished on Birmingham's retail industry as celebrities and shoppers flocked to the launch of a major fashion extravaganza. Read
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We went to the ends of the earth for Birmingham Children's Hospital...
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
THE next time you feel deflated by a flat tyre, spare a thought for Steven and Linda Byrne. Read
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Birmingham mum's miracle escape after Snowdonia ravine plunge
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mum who lay undiscovered for nine hours after plunging into a mountain ravine, today said: "Thank God I'm alive." Read
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Family's plea to killer of man stabbed in Birmingham pub
Apr 04 2008 | Top Stories
THE family of a man stabbed to death in a violent attack at a Birmingham pub have appealed for the killer to end their "nightmare" and give himself up. Read
