Apr
2009
Articles from 17th Apr 2009
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Dimitri Foskin shooting: Man pleads not guilty over Kings Norton murder
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
A 20-year-old from Birmingham has pleaded not guilty to the murder of a man who was shot outside a house. Read
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LDV: Dealers pull in £11m of sales
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
LDV dealers across the UK have drummed up nearly £11 million worth of business in just over three months – despite a total production shutdown at Washwood Heath. Read
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By Jon Griffin
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
LDV dealers across the UK have drummed up nearly £11 million worth of business in just over three months – despite a total production shutdown at Washwood Heath. Read
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COUNCILS will be ordered to stop spying on residents committing trivial offences, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced today.
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
Town hall snoopers will be barred from using spy cameras and covert surveillance on people suspected of putting bins out on the wrong day, or letting dogs foul in the street. Read
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Homes in negative equity may reach 1.5 million
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
By Beverley Rouse Read
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Worst of the recession may be behind us, says leading economist
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
THERE are encouraging signs the worst of the recession might be over, a leading economist has declared. Read
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Worcester cafe nominated for tourism award
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
WORCESTER cafe, the Little Ginger Pig Company, is nominated for the first-ever tourism award in the county. Read
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West Midlands kids are smiles better than the rest!
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
CHILDREN in the West Midlands have among the healthiest teeth in the country, latest Department of Health figures reveal. Read
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Birmingham held up as retail example
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S retail chiefs were called upon to help shape national policy to protect High Streets. Read
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Antiques fair set to draw 20,000 to NEC
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
TV’s David Dickinson was nowhere to be found as thousands of arts lovers went bargain hunting at the opening of the Antiques for Everyone fair. Read
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Brummies say buses are green and easy, ut would consider electric cars
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
SOCIAL worker Adebayo Ademola, aged 34, from Aston, travels by bus even though he can drive but has discussed the scheme with his partner. Read
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Electric cars fail green test
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
Cash incentives ‘fail green test’ Read
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Pair charged with murder of Lichfield dad Michael Eccles to enter plea
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
A 20-year-old man and a youth charged with murdering a father of five as he walked home from a shop in Staffordshire are to appear in court. Read
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COUNCILS will be ordered to stop spying on residents committing trivial offences, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith announced today.
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
Town hall snoopers will be barred from using spy cameras and covert surveillance on people suspected of putting bins out on the wrong day, or letting dogs foul in the street. Read
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By Jon Griffin
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
LDV dealers across the UK have drummed up nearly £11 million worth of business in just over three months – despite a total production shutdown at Washwood Heath. Read
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Man arrested over Digbeth hit-and-run
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
A man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a hit-and-run collision in central Birmingham. Read
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Homes in negative equity may reach 1.5 million
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
By Beverley Rouse Read
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Worst of the recession may be behind us, says leading economist
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
THERE are encouraging signs the worst of the recession might be over, a leading economist has declared. Read
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Walsall plan for £30m academy
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
PLANS for a new Black Country academy costing up to £30 million of government cash will go before councillors at a special meeting. Read
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Homes in negative equity may reach 1.5 million
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
By Beverley Rouse Read
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Electric cars fail green test
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
Cash incentives ‘fail green’ test’ Read
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Worst of the recession may be behind us, says leading economist
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
THERE are encouraging signs the worst of the recession might be over, a leading economist has declared. Read
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Malvern Classic Car show takes place this weekend
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
THE Malvern Classic Car Show takes place this Sunday at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern. Read
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Search is on for missing Bartley Green teenage girl
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE today issued an urgent appeal to help find a teenager missing from home for almost a week. Read
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Family's tribute to Great Barr son stabbed to death
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
THE family of a man stabbed to death on Easter Sunday today described him as a “loving son and brother” who would be “forever loved and missed”. Read
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Sufferers of rare illness Pollitt Syndrome meet in Birmingham
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
JAMES Henlan, who suffers from one of the rarest illnesses in the world, thought he would never come face to face with someone with the same condition. Read
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Handsworth Club is at last chance saloon
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
A HANDSWORTH nightclub which had a shooting and two bouncers stabbed in its first year of opening has been warned by officials: “Three strikes and you’re out”. Read
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Aerosol artist Temper to produce album cover for The Twang
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
THE new album from Birmingham band The Twang is in the can... and the cover sleeve artwork will soon be too. Read
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Pair quizzed after woman is stabbed in Redditch
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of assault after a woman was stabbed in the chest. Read
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Walsall plan for £30m academy
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
PLANS for a new Black Country academy costing up to £30 million of government cash will go before councillors at a special meeting. Read
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Councils ordered to stop spying on residents
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
Town hall snoopers will be barred from using spy cameras and covert surveillance on people suspected of putting bins out on the wrong day, or letting dogs foul in the street. Read
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Birmingham to bid for electric car pilot project
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
ELECTRIC cars could be on the streets of Birmingham by this time next year as part of a Government trial of the new green technology. Read
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Owners of Brindleyplace to put three buildings up for sale
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
The owners of Brindleyplace are set to put three of its prime buildings up for sale in an unprecedented show of confidence in the commercial property market. Read
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Yardley Wood love rival murder trial: Stab victim looked ‘fine’
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
A WOMAN accused of stabbing her love rival to death during a street fight claimed the victim looked “absolutely fine” when she left her. Read
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Review: Pink at Birmingham NIA
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
IF Pink ever quits her day job, she can always turn to the circus. Read
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Antiques fair set to draw 20,000 to NEC
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
TV’s David Dickinson was nowhere to be found as thousands of arts lovers went bargain hunting at the opening of the Antiques for Everyone fair. Read
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Birmingham held up as retail example
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S retail chiefs were called upon to help shape national policy to protect High Streets. Read
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Worcester cafe nominated for tourism award
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
WORCESTER cafe, the Little Ginger Pig Company, is nominated for the first-ever tourism award in the county. Read
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West Midlands kids are smiles better than the rest!
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
CHILDREN in the West Midlands have among the healthiest teeth in the country, latest Department of Health figures reveal. Read
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West Bromwich Albion legends in Birmingham Walk of Stars vote
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
WEST Bromwich Albion fans were today urged to cast their votes for the first Baggies player to be immortalised on Birmingham’s Broad Street Walk of Stars. Read
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Denise Van Outen is new face of The Mall in Sutton Coldfield
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
AN ambitious Midland town centre regeneration project was today boosted by news that Denise Van Outen will become the face of one of it’s main shopping centres. Read
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Sea of colour for carnival launch
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
A STEEL band brought a taste of summer to a drizzly spring day in Victoria Square as Birmingham Carnival was launched in colourful fashion. Read
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Erdington store has 24-hour drinks licence revoked
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
A STORE has been stripped of its 24-hour drinks licence after Customs and Excise officers found an illegal immigrant allegedly living in the storeroom. Read
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Sutton Coldfield war flights hero dies at 87
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM war hero, who made nearly 1,800 wartime flights, has died aged 87. Read
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Lifeline for city centre counselling centre
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
A CHURCH-backed counselling centre in Birmingham city centre has received a £30,000 lifeline to keep it open. Read
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Birmingham students collect charity cash at Blues match
Apr 17 2009 | Top Stories
EIGHT students from South Birmingham College scored for charity when they went to St Andrew’s to collect cash for a worthy cause. Read
