Apr
2009
Articles from 11th Apr 2009
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Birmingham sports journalist Tom Ross ready to his own "golden goal"
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
BRMB sports presenter Tom Ross is hoping to end the season with a ‘golden goal’. Read
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Hundreds of worshippers mark Easter with walks of witness
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of worshippers brought traffic to a standstill when they celebrated Easter. Read
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Stourbridge Road triple death car crash: Residents hit out
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
TEARFUL residents who live near an accident blackspot that has claimed three more lives told today how years of petitions to lower the speed limit in the area have fallen on deaf ears. Read
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Police quiz four terror suspects in the West Midlands
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
FOUR terror suspects arrested in police raids earlier this week are being quizzed in the West Midlands. Read
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Birmingham to host Obama portrait exhibition
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM will host the world’s first exhibition of portraits of President Barack Obama. Read
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Birmingham to host major science festival
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
SCIENCE is coming to Birmingham in a huge way. Read
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Midland crusade on road accidents
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS in the West Midlands are to try to reduce the number of road accidents by setting up a specialist unit to tackle the problem. Read
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Shoppers help make Easter Egg Appeal a success
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
KIND-hearted shoppers helped make Easter sweeter for hundreds of Birmingham youngsters. Read
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Boys get their dancing shoes on
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
BILLY Elliots from across the UK will be pirouetting all the way to Birmingham next week to take part in a ‘Boys Only’ dance course. Read
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Cancer charity still needs to help sufferers to keep warm
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
CANCER patients in Birmingham are finding it as hard to keep warm now as they were nearly 100 years ago, according to a shock report by charity Macmillan Cancer Support. Read
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Cancer survivor Leanne to cheer on Mail fun runners
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
A WOMAN who lost her leg to cancer has urged volunteers to take part in this year’s Birmingham Mail Fun Run. Read
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Work starts on second Birmingham retirement village
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
PLANS for another retirement village have been unveiled in Birmingham. Read
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Castle Vale supermarket raises £2,000 for Comic Relief
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
STAFF at Sainsbury’s in Castle Vale raised a total of £2,000 for Comic Relief after completing a 34-mile charity bike ride. Read
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Man found hanged at Birmingham home took his own life
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
AN ASSISTANT manager hanged himself at his home in Birmingham after his mother died on Christmas day. Read
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Rejoice in this Easter feast and Holiday
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
I DROVE behind a taxi the other day. Written across the back of the cab were the words: “What Easter is really about!” Read
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Nurses in Midlands hit hard by credit crunch
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
NURSES across the Midlands are some of the hardest hit in the credit crunch with nearly half forced to take a second job to survive, according to debt help advisors. Read
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Soprano Helen set to defy disability to tread the boards
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
FOR any singer, performing on stage in a packed theatre is a daunting prospect. Read
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Staffordshire Police in search for new chief
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND police officials are on the lookout for a new leader after losing their chief constable to the West Midlands force. Read
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Driver’ lucky to be alive’ after crash in Shirley
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
A YOUNG driver was “lucky to be alive” after an early-morning smash. Read
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Birmingham Hiipodrome's DanceXchange searches for budding Billy Elliots
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
BUDDING Billy Elliots are being encouraged to don their dancing shoes to take part in workshops being held in Birmingham. Read
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Real Birmingham women take over pages of Company magazine
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
KATE Moss, watch out! Three Brummie babes are hot on your heels. Read
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Book on Villa helps raise funds for RNID
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
LIFE-LONG Aston Villa fan Steven Brookes has written a new book charting the history of his team to raise money for charity. Read
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Five Ways hit and run victim's family speak of their six years of pain
Apr 11 2009 | Top Stories
EASTER is a time of commemoration for many but for the Tyler family it rakes up unbearable memories. Read
