Apr
2009
Articles from 10th Apr 2009
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Tributes paid to DJ Zoa
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES were today paid by devastated friends of a popular Black Country DJ who died suddenly, aged just 31. Read
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Acocks Green benefits cheat Anthony Cleverley claimed £15,000
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM Army Cadet Force instructor can today be exposed as a benefits cheat who claimed almost £15,000 in fraudulent payouts. Read
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Coseley swimming pool gas leak: Neighbours shocked
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
NEIGHBOURS have spoken of their shock at a chlorine gas leak at a Midland swimming baths which left 30 people needing hospital treatment. Read
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Cricket club considers changing £32 million makeover plans
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
WARWICKSHIRE County Cricket Club has admitted it may be forced to change some aspects of a controversial £32 million makeover of its Edgbaston ground to placate neighbours. Read
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Model found dead by M4 in South Wales was born in Coventry
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
A MODEL found dead at the side of a motorway was from the Midlands, it has emerged. Read
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Birmingham off-licence facing counterfeit alcohol probe
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
CUSTOMS officers visiting a Birmingham off-licence found a stash of suspected counterfeit alcohol and an illegal immigrant in an upstairs room. Read
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Car crashes into garden wall in Handsworth
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
TWO men were taken to hospital after a car they were in went through a wall and ended up in the garden of a house in Birmingham today. Read
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Three killed in crash on Stourbridge Road near Wolverhampton
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
THREE young people have died after their car crashed into a garden wall on Stourbridge Road, near Wolverhampton. Read
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Traffic warning on Birmingham roads for Easter
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of families were hitting the road today as the Easter getaway lurched into full swing. Read
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Roman Catholic Archbishop speaks out against advertising abortion
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S Roman Catholic Archbishop today urged followers in England and Wales to oppose plans to allow abortion services to advertise on television and radio. Read
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Five hurt in two-car crash in Cookley, Kidderminster
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
A MUM and her two young children were among five people injured in a serious car crash in the Midlands. Read
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Farmers warned after pigs theft
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
RISING meat prices and the recession has sparked a new crimewave in cattle rustling, landowners have been warned. Read
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Apollo 2000 set to take off again
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
ELECTRICAL chain Apollo 2000, which has several stores across the Midlands, has been saved after being snapped up by East Anglia-based company Hughes Electrical. Read
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Third of Kidderminster pubs breaching licences
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
A THIRD of pubs and clubs in Kidderminster are breaking the law, a police operation revealed yesterday. Read
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Escala add support to Birmingham Mail's Charity Trust
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
STRING quartet Escala found themselves ‘on the fiddle’ when they visited the Birmingham Mail’s Fort Dunlop base. Read
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Bridgnorth cave death teenager: Parents speak of heartbreak
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
THE parents of teenager Aiden Brookes, who died when the roof of a cave collapsed in Shropshire, have spoken of their heartbreak over the loss of their “perfect gentleman” son. Read
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Government ‘should have let failing banks go to wall’
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
THE chief of a toxic asset-free bank has called on the Government to let failing lenders go to the wall rather than spend billions of pounds on bailouts. Read
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Chancellor urged to build 100,000 new homes
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling has been urged to invest in a national housebuilding programme to give “immediate social and financial return” to the ailing economy. Read
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Staffordshire billionaire to climb Mont Blanc for charity
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
BILLIONAIRE mobile phone tycoon John Caudwell plans to scale Europe’s highest mountain in his latest attempt to raise money for his children’s charity. Read
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Tamworth man plans marathon bike ride in wife's memory
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
A DEVASTATED husband will embark on a mammoth cycling challenge taking in the four corners of the country in memory of his beloved wife. Read
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Range Rover offers passengers a new kind of moving image
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
FROM this summer, a passenger in the front of a Range Rover will be able to watch the television set into the dashboard without breaking the law – because the driver watching the same screen will see something different. Read
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Bishops polish up for Maundy Thursday
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
A TEAM of bishops swapped prayer for polish as part of a Maundy Thursday shoe-shine to celebrate Easter. Read
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Bishop of Birmingham happy to stay until he has to retire
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S Anglican bishop declared he was here to stay after waving farewell to his Roman Catholic counterpart Vincent Nichols. Read
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Midland passengers warned of Easter rail disruption
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
TRAIN passengers are facing disruption to their journeys with engineering works planned on the Midland rail network over Easter. Read
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Banners Gate Jr School becomes hospital for charity
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
TEACHING staff at a Birmingham primary school played doctors and nurses, but all in a good cause. Read
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Washwood Heath police operation brings 50 arrests
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 50 people were arrested in a month-long blitz on anti-social behaviour and crime in inner city Birmingham. Read
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Midland medics prepare to treat victims of Afghanistan fighting
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
BLOOD lies splattered on the floor. Read
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Former football stars show they're top of the table at the Bullring
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
VILLA, Blues and Albion legends showed off their skills on a pitch with a difference. Read
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Hi-tech cameras take 50,000 'criminal' cars off the roads
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
HI-TECH roadside cameras which can detect vehicles linked to crime have helped take more than 50,000 cars off West Midlands roads in four years. Read
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Giant Ferris wheel at Weston-super-Mare
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
A GIANT seafront Ferris wheel offering views spanning 20 miles has opened for business at the resort dubbed Birmingham-on-Sea. Read
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Head teachers reignite row over 'gang-recruiting' list
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
A GROUP of headteachers whose schools were included on a controversial list of potential recruiting grounds for Birmingham gangs have reignited the row. Read
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Birmingham schools send cash to orphans fleeing Burmese regime
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
PUPILS at Birmingham schools have helped ease the plight of forgotten child victims of the world’s longest-running civil war. Read
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Redditch council scraps plans to axe Christmas lights
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND council has scrapped plans to “cancel” Christmas just six weeks after the controversial idea was dreamed up. Read
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Flood-hit Midland railway attraction wins 'Oscar'
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
ONE of the Midlands’ favourite family days out is back on track with a top award less than two years after it was devastated by freak summer floods. Read
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Birmingham medical help for bank holiday revellers
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
MEDICAL help is at hand for Easter and Bank Holiday revellers who have had too much to drink. Read
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Birmingham exhibition puts focus on black screen stars
Apr 10 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM actor David Harewood showed his support for on-screen diversity with a visit to a city photography exhibition. Read
