May
2009
Articles from 26th May 2009
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Midlands actress Sian Reeves in comeback after accident
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND actress has spoken about a horrific backstage accident when she fell through an open trapdoor, shattering her ribcage and puncturing a lung. Read
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Birmingham in fostering crisis
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM is facing a fostering crisis after it emerged that more than 650 carers are desperately needed in the city. Read
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Details of young offenders at Brinsford handed out
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
A BUNDLE of personal details about young offenders was handed to a man just visiting his brother inside. Read
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Dr John Sentamu calls for Birmingham people not to 'protest' vote
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
Dr John Sentamu spoke jointly with the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, to urge voters not to let the expenses scandal lead to protest votes for the British National Party. Read
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Gambling Birmingham postman stole thousands of wife's letters
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM postman with a gambling debt stole letters from his estranged wife in a bid to save their failing marriage. Read
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Chance to name a Metro tram after a Birmingham legend
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM Mail readers are being given the chance to name a tram after their favourite local legend as part of a week of celebrations to mark the ten year anniversary of the Midland Metro. Read
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Sparkhill post office closure on hold
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
By Neil Elkes Read
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Cause of M6 horror crash near Great Barr remains a mystery
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
THE driver of a car involved in a horrific motorway crash after heading the wrong way along the M6 is understood to be a Zimbabwean heading to see his girlfriend after finishing his university exams. Read
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Old and New Birmingham Lord Mayors at show
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
IT WAS an emotional farewell for Birmingham’s outgoing Lord Mayor Chauhdry Rashid and a warm welcome to his replacement Councillor Michael Wilkes at one of the city’s most prestigious civic bashes. Read
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Six swine flu cases at Birmingham School
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
SIX cases of swine flu have now been confirmed at a Birmingham school with health bosses expecting more in coming days, it emerged today. Read
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Shock toll of ward closures in Midland hospitals
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
POTENTIALLY lethal infections have shut down 77 wards at Midland hospitals in the last 12 months, the Birmingham Mail can reveal. Read
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Duck race in Kidderminster to raise charity funds
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND carnival is set to go quackers with the launch of its annual fund-raising duck race with the backing of Kidderminster Carnival’s queen, 18-year-old Ruth Keenan. Read
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Developer and Acocks Green residents in stand-off over fence
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
A MOTHER of two was today left in a stand-off with workmen after they turned up at her house and tried to tear her fence down. Read
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Old and New Birmingham Lord Mayors at show
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
IT WAS an emotional farewell for Birmingham’s outgoing Lord Mayor Chauhdry Rashid and a warm welcome to his replacement Councillor Michael Wilkes at one of the city’s most prestigious civic bashes. Read
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Survey highlights Birmingham as car accident hotspot
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
By Rebekah Oruye Read
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Cause of M6 horror crash near Great Barr remains a mystery
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
THE driver of a car involved in a horrific motorway crash after heading the wrong way along the M6 is understood to be a Zimbabwean heading to see his girlfriend after finishing his university exams. Read
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Sparkhill post office closure on hold
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
By Neil Elkes Read
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Shock toll of ward closures in Midland hospitals
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
POTENTIALLY lethal infections have shut down 77 wards at Midland hospitals in the last 12 months, the Birmingham Mail can reveal. Read
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Revealed: The 77 hospital wards forced to close due to infections
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
POTENTIALLY lethal infections have shut down 77 wards at Midland hospitals in the last 12 months, the Birmingham Mail can reveal. Read
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Birmingham shop assistant attacked during robbery
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
A SHOP assistant was beaten with a baseball bat by a gang of masked robbers during a raid at a Birmingham convenience store. Read
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Cause of M6 horror crash near Great Barr remains a mystery
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
THE driver of a car involved in a horrific motorway crash after heading the wrong way along the M6 is understood to be a Zimbabwean heading to see his girlfriend after finishing his university exams. Read
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Sparkhill post office closure on hold
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
By Neil Elkes Read
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Record calls for Gingerbread helpline
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
A LEADING single parent charity has received a record number of calls to its helpline days after new figures shamed the West Midlands as one of the country’s child poverty blackspots. Read
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Diving tragedy of 'talented but modest' Hednesford diver
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
Carl Spencer, aged 37, described as an “extremely talented but modest man” was a director of Hednesford based firm Spencair, and part of a 17-member crew commissioned by the National Geographic magazine to film the wreck of HMHS Britannic. Read
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Old and New Birmingham Lord Mayor's at show
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
IT WAS an emotional farewell for Birmingham’s outgoing Lord Mayor Chauhdry Rashid and a warm welcome to his replacement Councillor Michael Wilkes at one of the city’s most prestigious civic bashes. Read
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Survey highlights Birmingham as car accident hotspot
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM has been named as a hotspot for car crashes with one in five drivers involved in a collision, a motoring insurance group revealed. Read
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M40 car fire: Drivers faced five-mile tailback after Shrewley incident
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
MOTORISTS were plunged into traffic chaos when an LPG-fuelled car overheated and caught fire on the M40 in Warwickshire. Read
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Charities feel strain of rise in young jobless Birmingham people
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than one in ten jobless Birmingham youngsters are claiming benefits, costing taxpayers almost £690,000 a week and putting a strain on youth charities, new figures revealed. Read
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Sheldon war hero finds shrapnel in his mouth after 65 years
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
WAR hero Alfred Mann was left speechless when a piece of shrapnel fell out of his mouth – after 65 years. Read
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Swimmers rescued from Birmingham Reservoir
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
TWO men were taken to hospital after getting into difficulties while swimming in Edgbaston Reservoir. Read
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Midlands rugby player Shaun Smith into final of Britain's Got Talent
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
Dancers Flawless went through to the final of Britain's Got Talent tonight after a glowing reaction from the show's judges. Read
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Bromsgrove MP Julie Kirkbride rejects latest expenses allegation
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
Embattled Bromsgrove MP Julie Kirkbride is dismissing the latest claim about her expenses which allege that her brother bought around £1,000 of electrical equipment using her parliamentary office expense account. Read
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Families soak up the sun at Lichfield Bower festival
May 26 2009 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS made the most of the bright sunshine and descended on Lichfield for the city’s ancient annual Bower festival. Read
