Apr
2008
Articles from 14th Apr 2008
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Coach driver admits drink driving
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
THE driver of a National Express coach which crashed near motorway services today admitted dangerous driving and being over the drink drive limit when the vehicle overturned. Read
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Lost driver's trip through the Pallasades
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
PEDESTRIANS and traders looked on in astonishment as a reckless motorist drove a car THROUGH a busy Birmingham shopping centre. Read
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Crackdown on big match thugs
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of extra police are being drafted in to keep the lid on the potentially explosive Black Country derby at Molineux tomorrow night. Read
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Man stabbed in Sparkhill
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
ONE man was stabbed in the stomach and two other left with minor knife wounds in what police believe was a street robbery which went wrong. Read
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Three on charges after PC injured
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
THREE people, including a teenage girl, have appeared in court in connection with an incident last month in which a police officer was seriously injured at Bloxwich after being struck by a car. Read
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Dream come true for Birmingham City mascot
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER'S dream came true when he had the chance to go out on to the pitch with his Blues football heroes. Read
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Missing BBC star found hanged
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
HEARTBROKEN Midland-born TV presenter Mark Speight was discovered hanging in the roof space at London's busy Paddington Station, it was revealed today. Read
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Demo against church move
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
PROTESTERS took to the street to campaign against controversial plans by the Church of Scientology to open a new headquarters in Birmingham. Read
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Arsonists start fire at youth centre
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
A QUANTITY of children's toys and Duke of Edinburgh Award equipment have been destroyed in a suspected arson attack on a youth centre in Birmingham. Read
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Rally marks anniversary of closure of MG Rover
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
THE years may be passing but the memories of nearly a century of carmaking at Birmingham's world-famous Longbridge car plant linger on. Read
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The safest man on two wheels
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
A WORLD record-holding motorcycle stuntman has agreed to go back to basics to improve his road riding skills as part of a police safety course. Read
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Relatives' anger at chapel vandals
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
DISGUSTED residents have slammed vandals who have forced the closure of a chapel which housed a book of remembrance for families to pay their respects to lost loved ones. Read
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Our heartbreak at losing a loving son
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
THE PARENTS of a law student who tragically died after undergoing heart surgery have paid tribute to their "loving" son. Read
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Lynx forced out in council cash snub
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
A POPULAR animal centre funded by Birmingham City Council is being forced to rehouse some of its star attractions after being snubbed by the authority. Read
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Families who face mortgage misery
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
HOUSEHOLDERS in Staffordshire are in danger of losing their homes as they plunge deeper into debt, according to new figures today. Read
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Carnival fun set to return
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
A SUMMER carnival has been given a new lease of life after an appeal for funding was answered by two businesses. Read
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Biker dies in tree collision
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
A YOUNG motorcyclist died when he lost control on a notorious bend of a Staffordshire road, an inquest heard. Read
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Nikki in trek of a lifetime
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
INTREPID explorer Nikki Taplin is hoping to raise thousands of pounds for charity with an arduous trek through the Land of the Midnight Sun. Read
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A fare cop for cabbies
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
TAXI drivers in Solihull have been found flouting the law in a joint police and council operation. Read
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Red route set to be made permanent
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
A CONTROVERSIAL zero-tolerance approach to kerbside parking along a busy Birmingham commuter route is almost certain to be made permanent, it emerged today. Read
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Items examined after body found in river
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
FORENSIC tests were continuing today on items pulled from a Midland river as part of a murder investigation. Read
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Father's tribute to son killed in car smash
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
THE father of a Midland man killed in a car crash has paid a tearful tribute to his son. Read
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Blind Dave crosses the finish line
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
BLIND athlete Dave Heeley defied all the odds to run his way into the history books completing an amazing globe-trotting string of seven marathons. Read
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Parents' grief after death of Mark Speight
Apr 14 2008 | Top Stories
THE devastated parents of Midland-born children’s TV presenter Mark Speight today spoken of their grief at his death. Read
