Jul
2009
Articles from 7th Jul 2009
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Birmingham civil servant discovers fake condoms on sale
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
LOVERS have been warned to take care after a batch of fake condoms was uncovered at a Birmingham store. Read
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Mums hold swine flu parties to help children catch illness
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
A LEADING childcare website has revealed its members are considering taking their babies to swine flu PARTIES. Read
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Bromsgrove farmer forced to dump unsold apples
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
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Wireless technology boost for Edgbaston hospital's liver transplant unit
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM hospital is the first to pilot a new hi-tech device to try to help more patients on the waiting list get the lifesaving operation they need. Read
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A WOMAN was due to appear in court this afternoon charged with the murder of her mother after police found the body of an elderly pensioner at a house in Birmingham.
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
It is believed the victim, in her 80s, died from a head injury. Read
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CHILDREN at an inner city primary school in Birmingham have been getting down to some hard work well away from the classroom.
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
Pupils at St Matthew’s CE Primary, in Duddeston Manor Road, Nechells, took part in their annual school sports day, although the 2020 Olympics are probably more of a realistic target for the five to 11-year-olds giving their all on the track. Read
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Cycling priests drop in to Brum
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
A PAIR of pedalling priests arrived at St Philip’s Cathedral yesterday as part of a massive 1,000-mile sponsored cycle ride to 29 cathedrals. Read
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New figures reveal catalogue of ops blunders in Midlands hospitals
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of appalling medical errors, including leaving surgical equipment inside a patient’s body, are dogging hospitals in the Midlands – with an average of one every other day. Read
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JOHN Towers and the other members of the Phoenix Four were paid an average of over £1 million a year each in salaries and pension benefits over their near five-year reign at the helm of Longbridge.
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
The detailed remuneration packages for chairman Mr Towers, vice-chairman Peter Beale and co-directors Nick Stephenson and John Edwards were revealed today for the first time in a dossier on the collapse of MG Rover. Read
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Woman charged with murder after OAP body found in Edgbaston
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
A WOMAN was due to appear in court this afternoon charged with the murder of her mother after police found the body of an elderly pensioner at a house in Birmingham. Read
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Tributes to Aldridge limo crash victim
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
A YOUNG driver killed in a collision with a limousine taking pupils home from their school Prom was today remembered as a “funny lad” who could always make his friends laugh. Read
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Swine Flu: ‘No panic’ as flu toll rises
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
PEOPLE were urged today not to panic as a teacher and a nine-year-old girl became the latest to die after contracting swine flu. Read
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Police hope to speak to Handsworth shooting victims
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE were today hoping to speak to the victims of a double shooting on a quiet Birmingham street. Read
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MG Rover: Phoenix Four's £20m pay packet
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
The detailed remuneration packages for chairman Mr Towers, vice-chairman Peter Beale and co-directors Nick Stephenson and John Edwards were revealed today for the first time in a dossier on the collapse of MG Rover. Read
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Teen robber jailed after DNA link
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE robber idolised by other young louts for his criminal exploits was today behind bars – after leaving his DNA at the scene of a crime. Read
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40 police officers hit by food poisoning
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 40 police officers in Birmingham were struck by suspected food poisoning as they marshalled a city centre demonstration, it emerged today. Read
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Charlotte’s a real class act
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM teenager has shown her caring side by giving up her free time to help fellow students cope with school life. Read
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Airport staff to ballot for action
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
ANGRY airport workers look “almost certain” to ballot for disruptive industrial action after bosses continued to refuse to pay an agreed wage increase. Read
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Winners of Baby of the Year competition announced
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
LITTLE Aston O’Saye is a pretty special infant in more ways than one. Read
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Family pays tribute to Bromsgrove soldier killed in Afghanistan
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES were today pouring in for a Bromsgrove soldier who was killed at the weekend in a rocket attack in Afghanistan. Read
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Birmingham fans choked with emotion at Michael Jackson memorial
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
MANY fans were choked with emotion when they spoke about how Michael Jackson’s death had affected them. Read
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Thriller Live show a fitting tribute to Michael Jackson
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
MICHAEL Jackson fans – many of them dressed as their hero – paid tribute to the legend’s talents during an electrifying show at the Alexandra Theatre. Read
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Birmingham falls down table of world’s costliest cities
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM has dropped down the world cost of living league from 66th to 125th as spending in emerging eastern cities continues to soar. Read
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Bromsgrove farmer forced to dump unsold apples
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
A BROMSGROVE farmer has had to dump more than 30 tonnes of unsold apples – blaming the continued advance of the supermarkets for causing small growers’ traditional outlets to wither away. Read
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Cycling priests drop in to Brum
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
A PAIR of pedalling priests arrived at St Philip’s Cathedral yesterday as part of a massive 1,000-mile sponsored cycle ride to 29 cathedrals. Read
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New figures reveal catalogue of ops blunders in Midlands hospitals
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of appalling medical errors, including leaving surgical equipment inside a patient’s body, are dogging hospitals in the Midlands – with an average of one every other day. Read
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Biker in Edgbaston crash fights for life
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
A BIKER is fighting for his life after falling off his motorcycle and into the path of a car. Read
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Former MG Rover workers face fresh compensation delay
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
FORMER MG Rover workers will have to wait until the end of a fresh inquiry into the fate of the Birmingham car-maker before a long-awaited £16 million compensation fund can be released, ministers have said. Read
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Worcestershire campers beat the credit crunch
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
WITH the credit crunch gripping the nation, many families will ditch their summer holiday abroad, and opt for something else. Read
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Birmingham city council in swimming pool pledge
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
Birmingham’s pledge to have “a swimming pool within 20 minutes walk of every resident” is gathering pace – with councillors set to approve a £2.5 million spending package next week. Read
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Man falls from railway bridge in Tamworth
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN was seriously injured after falling 25 feet from a railway bridge. Read
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Tributes to Baggies Barge man Richard Healey
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES have been paid to lifelong West Brom fan Richard Healey, organiser of the famous Baggies Barge. Read
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Walsall housing plan going on public display
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
PLANS to build almost 100 homes on barren Black Country land will be unveiled at a public consultation event. Read
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Pelsall children work with media on communications project
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
CHILDREN at a Pelsall School are learning the art of communication in a project which has seen them working with journalists, emergency services and business people. Read
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'Ban chip pans' call after children rescued in Cannock
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
A FIRE chief is urging all families to “banish chip pans” in a desperate bid to save lives. Read
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Two Birmingham men sent down over holiday villas rent scam
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
TWO Birmingham men who ripped off holidaymakers who spent thousands to rent luxury Mediterranean villas are behind bars. Read
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Michael Jackson CD included in school time capsule
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
Leigh Junior, Infant and Nursery School, in Leigh Road, Washwood Heath, chose to celebrate a ‘hundred years of memories’ by inserting the capsule of everyday items into a specially created hole in the wall of the main school hall. Read
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Pupils at Swanshurst Girls School thank veterans for their war effort
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
PUPILS at a Birmingham school honoured the men and women who kept Britain going during World War Two. Read
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Man assaults sister with teapot in Smiths Wood
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
A SOLIHULL man who threw a teapot which hit his sister on the back of the head during an argument in her home has been jailed for nine months. Read
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Birmingham parents claim metal coil was found in baby's yoghurt
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
HORRIFIED Birmingham parents claim their baby daughter could have choked to death after they found a sharp metal coil in her yoghurt. Read
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Duo charged in connection with £1.75m cocaine smuggle plot
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
TWO Birmingham men have been charged in connection with a plot to smuggle £1.75 million of pure cocaine into the country on a Caribbean cruise liner. Read
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Community service offenders get the ‘graveyard shift’ and clean up Christ Church's grounds in Yardley Wood
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
A GROUP of criminals have worked the ‘graveyard shift’ to help clean up a city cemetery. Read
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Shock posters at New Street tell of rail track dangers
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
SHOCK posters using coffin-shaped railway sleepers with “Rest in Peace” messages have been pasted up at Birmingham’s New Street station to deter track trespassers. Read
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Dog walk hopes to raise funds to support Christmas Shelter project\n
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
A SPONSORED dog walk is being organised to raise vital funds for a charity which supports homeless people in Birmingham. Read
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Knowle man strangled partner to point of unconsciousness
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN who grabbed his partner by her throat and strangled her until she passed out after she had attacked him during an argument has escaped being jailed. Read
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Track stars have fun by keeping fit
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
CHILDREN at an inner city primary school in Birmingham have been getting down to some hard work well away from the classroom. Read
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Wireless technology boost for Edgbaston hospital's liver transplant unit
Jul 07 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM hospital is the first to pilot a new hi-tech BlackBerry device to try and help more dying patients on the waiting list get the lifesaving operation they need. Read
