Jun
2008
Articles from 25th Jun 2008
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Driver leaves OAP for dead
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
THIS is the frail great-grandfather and his beloved pet dog who were mown down by a callous hit and run driver in the Black Country. Read
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Solihull dentist takes part in charity flight
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
MOST people approaching their 50th birthday may consider throwing a party to celebrate the milestone. Read
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Brummies sign up for Birmingham Mail Charity Trust event
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
ADVENTUROUS Brummies are making sure a Birmingham Mail Charity Trust fund-raiser really takes off. Read
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Rugeley pub regulars take up charity challenge
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
A TRIO of “peak-uliar” pub regulars will be taking on a daring challenge next month to raise cash for charity. Read
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Appeal for help for homeless pets
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
ANIMAL lovers can now help homeless pets at the RSPCA’s Birmingham Animal Centre on a long term basis. Read
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Council leader in cash pledge
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
CITY leader Mike Whitby today pledged that Birmingham would not be left “lagging behind” despite rejecting Government calls to pilot congestion charging in the city. Read
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Kick-boxers represent UK at world event
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
FOUR martial arts starlets are to get their kicks in a big way by representing their country. Read
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Record low MRSA in West Midlands’ hospitals
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
HEALTH bosses have recorded among the lowest quarterly rates of superbug MRSA in the West Midlands for years, new figures reveal. Read
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Fight to save rating for food inspectors
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S army of food hygiene inspectors are furious at Government plans to re-design their “scores on the doors” rating system for restaurants, snack bars and supermarkets. Read
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Sky’s the limit for fund-raisers
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM youngsters have a mountain to climb in France to help generate cash for a youth centre. Read
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Brum unveils floral trail for Britain in Bloom judges
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
A RIOT of colour has erupted across Birmingham as the city bids to be named the best in bloom. Read
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Family heartbreak over ‘suspicious’ death of ‘loving’ woman
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
THE heartbroken husband of a woman whose badly burnt body was found in a Birmingham house with a ligature around her neck today said: “she was my whole life.” Read
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Pub holds fundraiser in memory of Rosie Ross
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
A PUB will give regulars a taste of the tropics as part of its support for a popular annual fund-raising festival in memory of tragic schoolgirl Rosie Ross. Read
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Landlady’s relief over Lye pub horror
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
THE licensee of a Midland pub which was left in ruins when a speeding car careered out of control and ploughed into it has spoken publicly about the incident for the first time. Read
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Final farewell for Elvis fan
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
EUNICE Fitch, the queen of Elvis fans, was laid to rest yesterday. Read
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Challenge to eco-town bid
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
PROTESTORS fighting the creation of a new town of more than 6,000 homes are set to challenge the Government’s consultation process in court. Read
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Post Office closure makes lives a misery
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
CUSTOMERS using a busy post office in Birmingham were united in anger at another branch in Harborne facing the axe. Read
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Hospital shake up moves a step closer
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
A CONTROVERSIAL shake up of Sandwell and City hospitals has moved a step closer. Read
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£20k council trips inquiry
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
OFFICERS in a controversial city council department have spent more than £20,000 of taxpayers’ cash on fact-finding missions to Hong Kong, Jamaica and the United States in just two and a half months. Read
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Britain was 'ill-prepared' for last summer's floods
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
BRITAIN was ill-prepared for last summer’s floods which devastated many parts of the Midlands, an independent report concluded today. Read
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Breast cancer survivor to run Race for Life
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
DESPITE twice battling back from cancer, mum-of-two Josephine Jones is now free from the disease and running tonight’s Cancer Research UK Race For Life as a celebration that she is still here to help other victims. Read
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Dog-walker ‘spots a UFO’
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
A TAMWORTH woman claims to have witnessed a UFO as she walked her dog in Bromsgrove. Read
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Jury out for second day on Entwistle trial
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
THE jury trying Briton Neil Entwistle over the murders of his American wife and baby is to begin its second day of deliberations. Read
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Jon Bon Jovi in concert
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
HIS trademark mullet is sadly no longer with us, but incredibly at 46 Jon Bon Jovi still has more energy than a sugar-high seven-year-old on Christmas morning. Read
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Brave Midlands soldiers honoured by Queen
Jun 25 2008 | Top Stories
BRAVE Midlands soldiers were today being honoured by the Queen for their individual displays of courage during fierce fighting in Afghanistan. Read
