Top Stories for 10 April 2009

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Acocks Green benefits cheat Anthony Cleverley claimed £15,000 Apr 10 2009

A BIRMINGHAM Army Cadet Force instructor can today be exposed as a benefits cheat who claimed almost £15,000 in fraudulent payouts.Read

Birmingham off-licence facing counterfeit alcohol probe Apr 10 2009

CUSTOMS officers visiting a Birmingham off-licence found a stash of suspected counterfeit alcohol and an illegal immigrant in an upstairs room.Read

Roman Catholic Archbishop speaks out against advertising abortion Apr 10 2009

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

Coseley swimming pool gas leak: Neighbours shocked Apr 10 2009

NEIGHBOURS have spoken of their shock at a chlorine gas leak at a Midland swimming baths which left 30 people needing hospital treatment.Read

Three killed in crash on Stourbridge Road near Wolverhampton Apr 10 2009

THREE young people have died after their car crashed into a garden wall on Stourbridge Road, near Wolverhampton.Read

Traffic warning on Birmingham roads for Easter Apr 10 2009

THOUSANDS of families were hitting the road today as the Easter getaway lurched into full swing.Read

Bridgnorth cave death teenager: Parents speak of heartbreak Apr 10 2009

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

Car crashes into garden wall in Handsworth Apr 10 2009

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

Redditch council scraps plans to axe Christmas lights Apr 10 2009

A MIDLAND council has scrapped plans to “cancel” Christmas just six weeks after the controversial idea was dreamed up.Read

Head teachers reignite row over 'gang-recruiting' list Apr 10 2009

A GROUP of headteachers whose schools were included on a controversial list of potential recruiting grounds for Birmingham gangs have reignited the row.Read

Giant Ferris wheel at Weston-super-Mare Apr 10 2009

A GIANT seafront Ferris wheel offering views spanning 20 miles has opened for business at the resort dubbed Birmingham-on-Sea.Read

Birmingham exhibition puts focus on black screen stars Apr 10 2009

BIRMINGHAM actor David Harewood showed his support for on-screen diversity with a visit to a city photography exhibition.Read

Birmingham medical help for bank holiday revellers Apr 10 2009

MEDICAL help is at hand for Easter and Bank Holiday revellers who have had too much to drink.Read

Staffordshire billionaire to climb Mont Blanc for charity Apr 10 2009

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

Chancellor urged to build 100,000 new homes Apr 10 2009

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

Government ‘should have let failing banks go to wall’ Apr 10 2009

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

Escala add support to Birmingham Mail's Charity Trust Apr 10 2009

STRING quartet Escala found themselves ‘on the fiddle’ when they visited the Birmingham Mail’s Fort Dunlop base.Read

Third of Kidderminster pubs breaching licences Apr 10 2009

A THIRD of pubs and clubs in Kidderminster are breaking the law, a police operation revealed yesterday.Read

Apollo 2000 set to take off again Apr 10 2009

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

Farmers warned after pigs theft Apr 10 2009

RISING meat prices and the recession has sparked a new crimewave in cattle rustling, landowners have been warned.Read

Tributes paid to DJ Zoa Apr 10 2009

TRIBUTES were today paid by devastated friends of a popular Black Country DJ who died suddenly, aged just 31.Read

Birmingham schools send cash to orphans fleeing Burmese regime Apr 10 2009

PUPILS at Birmingham schools have helped ease the plight of forgotten child victims of the world’s longest-running civil war.Read

Hi-tech cameras take 50,000 'criminal' cars off the roads Apr 10 2009

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

Former football stars show they're top of the table at the Bullring Apr 10 2009

VILLA, Blues and Albion legends showed off their skills on a pitch with a difference.Read

Midland medics prepare to treat victims of Afghanistan fighting Apr 10 2009

BLOOD lies splattered on the floor.Read

Washwood Heath police operation brings 50 arrests Apr 10 2009

MORE than 50 people were arrested in a month-long blitz on anti-social behaviour and crime in inner city Birmingham.Read

Cricket club considers changing £32 million makeover plans Apr 10 2009

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

Model found dead by M4 in South Wales was born in Coventry Apr 10 2009

A MODEL found dead at the side of a motorway was from the Midlands, it has emerged.Read

Five hurt in two-car crash in Cookley, Kidderminster Apr 10 2009

A MUM and her two young children were among five people injured in a serious car crash in the Midlands.Read

Tamworth man plans marathon bike ride in wife's memory Apr 10 2009

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

Bishops polish up for Maundy Thursday Apr 10 2009

A TEAM of bishops swapped prayer for polish as part of a Maundy Thursday shoe-shine to celebrate Easter.Read

Bishop of Birmingham happy to stay until he has to retire Apr 10 2009

BIRMINGHAM’S Anglican bishop declared he was here to stay after waving farewell to his Roman Catholic counterpart Vincent Nichols.Read

Midland passengers warned of Easter rail disruption Apr 10 2009

TRAIN passengers are facing disruption to their journeys with engineering works planned on the Midland rail network over Easter.Read

Range Rover offers passengers a new kind of moving image Apr 10 2009

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

Flood-hit Midland railway attraction wins 'Oscar' Apr 10 2009

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

Banners Gate Jr School becomes hospital for charity Apr 10 2009

TEACHING staff at a Birmingham primary school played doctors and nurses, but all in a good cause.Read

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