Mar
2009
Articles from 7th Mar 2009
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More pupils in Birmingham get places at first choice secondary school
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
MORE pupils in Birmingham are being offered their first choice secondary schools. Read
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Protesters call for Birmingham tower blocks to be demolished
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 200 people turned out in force to demand the demolition of two eyesore blocks of flats on a Birmingham estate. Read
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Smuggled cigarettes seized at Birmingham house
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
CUSTOMS officers have seized nearly 90,000 smuggled cigarettes and around £10,000 in cash following a raid on a Birmingham house. Read
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Birmingham council leader job 'safe' until 2014
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council leader Mike Whitby has been handed a gold-plated guarantee of remaining in office until 2014. Read
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Man gunned down in Birmingham street fight for life
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
A FATHER who was gunned down in front of his son in a Birmingham street was today continuing to fight for life. Read
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Smuggled cigarettes seized at Birmingham house
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
CUSTOMS officers have seized nearly 90,000 smuggled cigarettes and around £10,000 in cash following a raid on a Birmingham house. Read
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Man airlifted to Birmingham hospital after gas cyclinder accident
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
A LORRY driver was airlifted to the Selly Oak Hospital burns unit when the portable gas cylinder he was using exploded. The driver, in his 50s, was injured on a car park at Hilton Park Services, near junction 10a of the M6 at about 11.20am yesterday. Read
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Protesters call for Birmingham tower blocks to be demolished
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 200 people turned out in force to demand the demolition of two eyesore blocks of flats on a Birmingham estate. Read
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Muhammed Ali Centre in Hockley given chance of survival
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
THE much-loved Muhammed Ali Centre has won a three-month stay of execution from demolition to give campaigners a final chance to save it. Read
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Aston Villa legend Harry Parkes dies
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
FORMER Aston Villa stalwart and Birmingham sports shop owner Harry Parkes has died after a long illness. Read
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Birmingham council leader's job 'safe' until 2014
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council leader Mike Whitby has been handed a gold-plated guarantee of remaining in office until 2014. Read
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TV's Strictly Come Dancing gives historic Birmingham dance hall a new lease of life
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
FANS of Strictly Come Dancing eager to follow in the quick steps of Alesha Dixon, Darren Gough and Jill Halfpenny have been packing out a new class at the historic Tower Ballroom. Read
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More pupils in Birmingham get places at first choice secondary school
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
MORE pupils in Birmingham are being offered their first choice secondary schools. Read
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Celebs set for final stage of Comic Relief mountain climb
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
ALL nine of Comic Relief’s celebrity climbers have made it to the highest camp on Mount Kilimanjaro, ready for an attempt on the summit early today. Read
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National Express backed Aston training academy opens
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of West Midland workers are set to upgrade their skills thanks to a major £235,000 regional initiative from Birmingham-based National Express. Read
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JFK mural to find new home in £200million tower block?
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S important John F Kennedy mural, left in storage since being ripped from an underpass three years ago, could find pride of place at the centre of a £200 million Digbeth tower block development. Read
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Birmingham chef tells of fears for children who live on take-aways
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
CHILDREN in poor areas of Birmingham are at greater risk of obesity because their parents are setting a bad example by never setting foot in the kitchen, a fat-fighting chef has claimed. Read
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Chimney collapses in Birmingham spark alert
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
BUILDING inspectors have found a worrying increase in the number of unsafe chimneys in Birmingham – with two having collapsed in recent weeks. Read
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Birmingham family's joy over Land Army girls search
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
AN AVID Birmingham Mail reader received a welcome surprise when she spotted a photograph of her sister as a Land Army girl never seen by her family before. Read
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Funeral takes place for popular Bull Ring market trader
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
A HUGE turnout is expected for the funeral of one of Birmingham’s most popular market traders. Read
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Family of Balsall Heath stab victim Patrick Mellard tell of heartache
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
THE family of a man stabbed to death in Birmingham told of their enduring heartache on what would have been his 34th birthday. Read
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Birmingham Carnival organisers told to turn the music down this summer
Mar 07 2009 | Top Stories
ORGANISERS of the Birmingham Carnival have been warned to turn the music down when this summer’s party event takes to the streets. Read
