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2009
Articles from 31st Jul 2009
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Wolverhampton pub shooting: Police get more time to quiz seven
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of a father-of-four outside a bar in Wolverhampton have been given more time to question seven people. Read
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Brownhills teaching assistant jailed for indecent photos
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND teaching assistant was jailed for two-and-a-half years today for making indecent photos of children from videos recorded in her loft. Read
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Tributes pour in for Sir Bobby Robson
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
Leading footballing figures today paid tribute to Sir Bobby Robson, who died this morning aged 76. Read
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Sir Bobby Robson: The gentleman of British sport
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
Sir Bobby Robson was known throughout the world for being a gentleman of British sport. Read
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Sir Bobby Robson dies: The West Brom player who went on to become a legend
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson died today. He was 76. Read
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Sir Bobby Robson dies, 76
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
Former England manager Sir Bobby Robson has died. Read
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Heartlands Hospital has stopped giving out blankets to dialysis patients
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM hospital bosses have been accused of “penny-pinching” after refusing to give kidney patients blankets or sandwiches while they endure hours of treatment. Read
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Staffordshire Police name new top cop
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND police force has unveiled its new boss. Read
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Trinity Mirror Regionals sees revenue drop by 28.2pc
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
REVENUE in Trinity Mirror Regionals, which includes BPM Media (Midlands) titles the Birmingham Mail and sister paper the Post, has fallen by 28.2 per cent, the company has announced. Read
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Birmingham chef Glynn Purnell named in list of West Midlands Power 50
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
CHARISMATIC Birmingham chef Glynn Purnell has whipped up another accolade after being picked in a poll which celebrates the cream of the West Midlands movers and shakers. Read
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We're singing in the rain!
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
PAUL BRADLEY dodged the rain with thousands of cricket fans as the Ashes jamboree rolled into Birmingham. Read
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Police appeal to crucial witness after Walsall recycling plant fire
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES investigating a major factory fire have appealed for a crucial witness to come forward. Read
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Smethwick hospital gets the go ahead
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
A LONG-awaited £484 million hospital for west Birmingham has finally received the go-ahead from the Department of Health after months of delays. Read
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Behind the scenes at the Ashes: Fans brave the rain
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
With little live play to talk about at Edgbaston yesterday, former England and Aussie cricket stars resorted to lively exchanges about past Ashes tests. Paul Bradley went behind the scenes in the commentary box. Read
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Jenson Button backs Superprix plea
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
Formula One star Jenson Button has thrown his weight behind the campaign to bring back the Birmingham Superprix. Read
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Swine flu: Calls to GP double
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
Numbers of swine flu patients calling their GP have doubled in the past week across the West Midlands as the H1N1 virus continues to spread. Read
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Mechu Club forced to reduce opening hours after neighbour complaint
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
Another Birmingham nightspot has been forced to curb its opening hours after becoming the victim of a noisy neighbour complaint. Read
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A Birmingham hospice has launched a Living Memory Tree Appeal to try and raise funds
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
AN ERDINGTON hospice has launched a Living Memory Tree Appeal to raise funds for its work. Read
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Birmingham bus shelters without cameras in CCTV equipment
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than half of all bus shelters fitted with CCTV equipment will fail to record vandals causing havoc because they have no cameras inside. Read
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Handsworth Wood pupils take prize in business challenge
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
BUDDING entrepreneurs got the better of a Dragon’s Den-style judging panel in a school enterprise contest. Read
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Sparkbrook man victim of death crash
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
A MOTORCYCLIST who died in a crash in the Midlands has been named by police. Read
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Cannock campaign against litter louts
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
LITTER louts shamed after being spotted dumping fast food, bottles and cigarettes out of their car windows could be forced to pay up to £2,500 for their crimes. Read
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Villagers to join protest walk against quarry proposals near Alrewas
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
RESIDENTS of five Staffordshire villages are joining forces for a second time in an attempt to stop plans to extract millions of tonnes of sand and gravel near their homes. Read
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Redditch MP Jacqui Smith on star panel
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
FORMER Home Secretary Jacqui Smith will face a grilling of a different kind when she appears on a discussion panel in Birmingham. Read
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Tributes to Marston Green Navy hero who was guard at Churchill's funeral
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
THE family of a Falklands veteran who acted as a guard at Winston Churchill’s funeral have paid tribute to the “loving” grandfather. Read
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Hospital gives up records
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM hospital has been ordered to relinquish details of an investigation into an elderly woman’s care to her relatives by Britain’s top information tzar. Read
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Dudley locals can have say on £1.9m plans for Priory Park
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
AMBITIOUS £1.9 million plans to transform a Midland park will go out to consultation this weekend. Read
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Birmingham charity given £11k grant
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
Wheelchair Recycling We Can Do, based in Harborne, will hold six workshops across Birmingham in the coming months. Read
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Machete trio sent to prison for 'terror' attack at wrong house
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
THREE “burly” Midland thugs armed with a machete who put a 60-year-old woman in “terror” when they broke in to her home by mistake have been put behind bars for a total of 15 years. Read
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Greenholm Primary School pupils raise cash for six laptops for cancer patients at Heartlands Hospital
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
CHILDREN touched by their teacher’s battle against cancer have raised more than £2,000 to help a hospital buy laptops for other patients. Read
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Raising the Council House roof to tell the story of Birmingham's history
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
AN EIGHT-year project to repair the corroded, leaky roof of Birmingham’s landmark Council House will be completed to win almost £5 million of Lottery funding for a new ‘history of Birmingham’ exhibition. Read
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Police appeal over missing Solihull pensioner
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE in Solihull are concerned for a 67-year-old man who has been missing for almost a week. Read
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Resident has X-box seized after noise complaint
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
A RESIDENT who plagued his neighbours’ eardrums with “loud, cheesy Euro pop” has been silenced. Read
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Bromford cannabis grower jailed for two years
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
AN ILLEGAL immigrant who answered an advert posted on the internet offering a job as a “gardener” at a cannabis factory in Birmingham, has been jailed for two years. Read
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Teen in gang attack
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE footballer has been given a suspended sentence after taking part in a terrifying attack when a gang of youths burst into a man’s flat in Birmingham. Read
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Send in fun run money
Jul 31 2009 | Top Stories
THE race is on for people to send in the last of their sponsorship money from this year’s Birmingham Mail Fun Run. Read
