Mar
2009
Articles from 31st Mar 2009
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List of what expenses Midlands MPs claimed
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
A list of the expenses claimed by Midland MPs. Read
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Police grill black country councillor over transsexual 'joke'
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
A COUNCILLOR has revealed he was interviewed for two hours by police after he made a joke about transsexuals at a public meeting. Read
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Thousands of fans of the great outdoors flock to NEC
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 30,000 enthusiasts flocked to the NEC at the weekend to hear TV Survival star Bear Grylls talk about his gruelling experiences in the great outdoors. Read
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MPs expenses list up for sale for £300,000
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
COMMONS officials began a hunt today for a mole who put explosive details of MPs’ expenses on the market for £300,000. Read
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LDV: National march and rally to be held in Birmingham
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
A MAJOR national march and rally in Birmingham was announced today to bang the drum for manufacturing – as LDV called for £1 million a week from the Government to keep it afloat. Read
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Dad in carjack terror at Star City
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
A DAD pleaded with carjackers to let his terrified daughter out of his car after the gang ambushed them in Birmingham. Read
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Deer stolen from Staffordshire school not fit for cunsumption
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE issued a public health warning today after two deer were slaughtered and stolen from a Lichfield school. Read
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Government urged to act after 576 West Midlands pubs close down
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS today called on the Government to take urgent action after disturbing new figures showed a higher proportion of pubs have closed their doors in the West Midlands than anywhere else in the UK. Read
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Army medic revives baby after Tyseley crash
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
A BABY girl received emergency first aid from a passing army medic after a stolen car ploughed into her father’s vehicle at high speed while being chased by police in Birmingham. Read
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Fire at Smethwick flat
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS had to rescue a man from a second storey flat in Smethwick after a fire broke out in the kitchen today. Read
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Review: The Enemy at Birmingham Academy
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
THERE were high expectations this Coventry trio would air new material on the eve of their second album next month. Read
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Thousands of fans of the great outdoors flock to NEC
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 30,000 enthusiasts flocked to the NEC at the weekend to hear TV Survival star Bear Grylls talk about his gruelling experiences in the great outdoors. Read
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Kings Heath bank robber drops notes when security dye explodes
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
STUNNED shoppers went scrambling for bank notes when a bank robber dumped his loot after security dye exploded in his bag. Read
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Oil spillage on M6 causes traffic jams
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
MOTORISTS were caught up in tailbacks of almost seven miles long after a huge oil spillage caused mayhem on the M6. Read
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LDV needs £1m a week
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
LDV needs £1 million a week of Government money for up to two months to keep creditors at bay and safeguard all 850 jobs at the factory and thousands more in the supply chain. Read
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Dudley Primary Care Trust apologises to mother
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
A Dudley mother has won a five-year battle for an apology from doctors after a routine smear test failed to diagnose deadly cervical cancer cells. Read
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Wheelchair blockade at Birmingham social services
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
A crucial meeting has been arranged after members of a civil rights action group formed a blockade outside the city council’s social services department in Birmingham. Read
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Drastic action for hospital treatment
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND wife today accused mental health doctors of failing her disabled husband after they refused to admit him into hospital. Read
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Birmingham Jewellery quarter factory go-ahead for hotel plan
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
THE owners of a disused clothing factory on Constitution Hill have received planning consent to transform it into a 109-bedroom hotel which could kick start the regeneration of the rundown area of the Jewellery Quarter. Read
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Fury at plan to scrap Birmingham's No. 10 bus service
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
A BUS service is to be scrapped – leaving some roads in Birmingham without a route. Read
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Dirty dog owners cause infection worry for Great Barr school
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
PARENTS and teachers at a city school dubbed a ‘canine convenience’ for the amount of dog foul surrounding it want tougher measures on irresponsible pet owners. Read
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Birmingham fashion designer Sulaimi's spring seduction sensation
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
SEDUCTION, playfulness and “playing hard to get” are all themes which have inspired a Birmingham-based fashion designer’s new spring collection. Read
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New Solihull health centre will see medics on hand for longer
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
A NEW round-the-clock walk-in health centre for Solihull opens its doors to patients this week. Read
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Protesters say vital new primary school will be too near secure unit
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
A VITAL new primary school needed to cope with Birmingham’s soaring birthrate is to be built on a former allotments site in the east of the city. Read
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Lozells riot victim's family tell of never-ending heartache
Mar 31 2009 | Top Stories
THE family of Lozells riot victim Isaiah Young-Sam have spoken of their heartache at losing him. Read
