Dec
2008
Articles from 3rd Dec 2008
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Royal Mail misses first-class delivery targets across West Midlands
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
By Jon Griffin Read
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Motorcyclist killed in crash on M42
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
A MOTORCYCLIST was killed in a crash on a Midland motorway. Read
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Midlands gets ready for snow
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
THE West Midlands was put on snow alert today with forecasters saying it could arrive overnight. Read
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Licensing chief’s pledge to listen to minicab drivers
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
THE views of every Birmingham minicab driver and customer will be consider in drawing up new industry guidelines, the city’s licensing chief vowed. Read
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Firefighters tackle fire at Tyseley factory
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
THIRTY firefighters tackled a blaze at a Birmingham factory today. Read
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Council leader Mike Whitby defends £7,000 council bash
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
CITY council leader Mike Whitby has strongly defended a council manager’s £7,000 festive bash at taxpayers’ expense. Read
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Soldier Tom Neathway stands to receive honour from Prince of Wales
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
A 25-year-old Midland paratrooper who lost both legs and an arm fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan today achieved an ambition by standing to receive a medal from the Prince of Wales. Read
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Bigamist vicar Roderick Sangster hands himself into police
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
BIGAMIST vicar Roderick Sangster has handed himself in to police after going on the run for over a month. Read
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Government to make child poverty pledge legally binding
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
THE government’s high-profile promise to eradicate child poverty by 2020 will be made legally binding under plans in the Queen’s Speech. Read
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Conjoined twin Hope Williams dies after 11 hour operation
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
A WEEK-old conjoined twin died and her sister has a 50-50 chance of survival after they were separated by emergency surgery, a hospital said today. Read
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Pub landlords in Great Barr and Perry Barr blacklist bar louts
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
DRINKERS who cause havoc face being banned from every pub in an area of Birmingham where landlords have joined forces to banish troublemakers. Read
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Case dismissed against sleepwalking Birmingham soldier accused of sexual assault
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
A SERVING soldier from Birmingham accused of indecently assaulting a woman in her own home has had his case dismissed because he was sleepwalking. Read
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Midlands commuters can buy train tickets online with CrossCountry
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
TRAIN passengers in the Midlands will be able to buy and collect tickets online thanks to a new service. Read
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Booze debate hits the road in Birmingham
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
THE perils of drinking too much alcohol were due to be debated during a special roadshow in Birmingham today involving students and health professionals. Read
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City must review protection cases
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council has been ordered to conduct fresh reviews into whether its child protection services let down three youngsters who were seriously hurt or killed. Read
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TV chef Phil Vickery joins the fight against childhood obesity
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
TOP TV chef Phil Vickery visited a Midland nursery offer healthy eating tips to children. Read
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'Security risk' for altar wine
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
By Gary Marks Read
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Royal Mail misses first-class delivery targets across West Midlands
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
By Jon Griffin Read
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'Security risk' for altar wine
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
By Gary Marks Read
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Walsall Council cancels festive event after asbestos found in park
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
A DEADLY find in a popular Black Country park has forced council bosses to call off a family Christmas event. Read
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Pensioner dies in cycle accident in Willenhall
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
AN elderly Black Country cyclist died after sustaining head injuries in a fall from his bicycle in Willenhall. Read
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City must review protection cases
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council has been ordered to conduct fresh reviews into whether its child protection services let down three youngsters who were seriously hurt or killed. Read
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Call for action over patient transport service 'disgrace'
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
THE UK’s largest public sector union today called for urgent action to regulate private patient transport services amid fears of a lack of staff checks and training. Read
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'Security risk' for altar wine
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
By Gary Marks Read
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Glamour model Nicola McLean is voted out of the jungle
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
PAGE THREE girl Nicola McLean became the latest star to be voted off I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! Read
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Review: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe at Birmingham Repertory Theatre
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
C S LEWIS’S classic children’s story is imaginatively recreated in this stage version by Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company and West Yorkshire Playhouse. Read
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Debenhams 20% off 3-day sale
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM department store was slashing its prices today amid speculation of a fresh round of sales hitting the high street in a bid to encourage shoppers to buck the credit crunch. Read
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Birmingham teacher denies inappropriate behaviour towards girl pupils
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
A FORMER PE teacher at a Birmingham primary school accused of slapping a girl on the bottom, making another do push-ups in front of the class, and writing personal letters to girls at his former school, has told a professional conduct hearing that he had no “desires” towards children. Timothy McMahon, who resigned from Audley Primary, in Stechford, after being suspended in March 2006, faces charges of inappropriate behaviour towards female pupils at Audley and his former school, Bromford Junior. Read
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Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion accused of "ripping off" fans over beer prices
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
ASTON Villa and West Bromwich Albion have been accused of “ripping off” fans by charging premium prices for stadium beer. Read the story and see the full table of beer prices at Premiership clubs. Read
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Nailcote Hall Hotel boss irate after Royal Bank of Scotland stops party
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
A FURIOUS top hotelier is set to lose thousands of pounds after under-fire bank managers bowed to pressure and cancelled their Christmas party. Read
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TV chef Phil Vickery joins the fight against childhood obesity
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
TOP TV chef Phil Vickery visited a Midland nursery offer healthy eating tips to children. Read
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Midlands commuters can buy train tickets online with CrossCountry
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
TRAIN passengers in the Midlands will be able to buy and collect tickets online thanks to a new service. Read
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Case dismissed against sleepwalking Birmingham soldier accused of sexual assault
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
A SERVING soldier from Birmingham accused of indecently assaulting a woman in her own home has had his case dismissed because he was sleepwalking. Read
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Booze debate hits the road in Birmingham
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
THE perils of drinking too much alcohol were due to be debated during a special roadshow in Birmingham today involving students and health professionals. Read
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Funeral of eight-year-old road accident victim Jordan Lea-Kane at Lodge Hill
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
THE funeral of a talented young Birmingham footballer Jordan Lea-Kane, who died after a road accident last month, will be held on Friday. Read
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Training package for homeless
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S young homeless are to be targeted with a £1.9 million training package to help them find work and stay off the city’s streets. Read
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Pub landlords in Great Barr and Perry Barr blacklist bar louts
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
DRINKERS who cause havoc face being banned from every pub in an area of Birmingham where landlords have joined forces to banish troublemakers. Read
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Thief threw back money he had snatched
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
A THIEF with a conscience threw back most of the money he had snatched from a customer at a Birmingham bank. Read
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Ferndale Primary School pupils scoop second green prize
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
Pupils scoop second green prize Read
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Birmingham families urged to help terrorism fighting police officers
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
RESIDENTS are being urged to keep their eyes and ears peeled for terrorists in their neighbourhoods. Read
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Police in new bid to find witnesses to a car crash in Cradley Heath which killed Dudley teenager Shaun Billingham
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE today renewed an appeal for witnesses to a car crash which claimed the life of a Midland teenager. Read
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Funeral service for former deputy mayor of Walsall
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND community will tomorrow pay its respects to a deputy mayor who died suddenly after suffering a heart attack. Read
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Honour for city’s race champion
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
Maxie Hayles met Rev Jackson when he came to Aston on Sunday, but had no idea he was going to receive high praise. Read
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Controls essential for £6bn Aids fund
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
BRITAIN must push for a united international campaign against HIV and Aids, according to a Birmingham MP. Read
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Island Project School celebrates glowing Ofsted report
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
TWO Midland housewives who set up their own school for autistic children after being disillusioned by the education offered to one of their sons have received a glowing Ofsted report. Read
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Memo made me look like Mariah
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM MP Liam Byrne has admitted he went “over the top” when he sent an 11-page memo to staff demanding cappuccino and hot soup every day. Read
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Town centre’s future under the spotlight
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
THE future of Sutton Coldfield town centre is under the spotlight at a community meeting next week. Read
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Business leaders call on MPs to defend UK workers
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
Formerly the Confederation of West Midlands Chambers of Commerce, the West Midlands Chambers say the decision to work more than 48 hours a week should remain the right between the employer and the employee. Read
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Police in new bid to find witnesses to a car crash in Cradley Heath which killed Dudley teenager Shaun Billingham
Dec 03 2008 | Top Stories
POLICE have renewed an appeal for witnesses to a car crash which claimed the life of a Midland teenager. Read
