Aug
2009
Articles from 4th Aug 2009
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Man hurt in Bromsgrove crash dies
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A man who was seriously hurt in a Bromsgrove road crash has died in hospital. Read
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Police staff in court on fraud charges
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A Birmingham police officer and two civilian police workers have appeared in court charged over an alleged £200,000 fraud. Read
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Colmore Plaza design hub plan to add 500 jobs
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A GIANT new international design ‘hub’ has been unveiled for Birmingham, which will create 500 new jobs. Read
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Tributes after Birmingham singer Renato loses battle to beat brain tumour
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES have been pouring in for the “born performer and devoted family man” Renato Pagliari who died after losing his five-month battle with a brain tumour. Read
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Pledge to fight hostel plan in Digbeth
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
RESIDENTS and business leaders in Digbeth have vowed to fight plans for a 53-bedroom travellers’ hostel. Read
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Birmingham policeman among six facing fraud charges
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A POLICE officer and two civilian police workers appeared before Nuneaton magistrates today on fraud charges involving £200,000. Read
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Ashley Blake: CCTV image reveals moments before attack
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
THIS is the moment that BBC presenter Ashley Blake brandishes the pole that he used to attack a teenager. Read
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A MAN has died after being hit by a train in Staffordshire.
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to reports of a collision between a pedestrian and a train near to Coton Lane in Comberford, Tamworth, shortly after 6pm on Sunday. Read
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THIS is the moment that BBC presenter Ashley Blake brandishes the pole that he used to attack a teenager.
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
The shamed Midlands Today star is facing jail after being found guilty of assault and perverting the course of justice. Read
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A MAN has died after being hit by a train in Staffordshire.
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to reports of a collision between a pedestrian and a train near to Coton Lane in Comberford, Tamworth, shortly after 6pm on Sunday. Read
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Rents could lead to more failing Birmingham businesses
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
THE axe will fall on more Birmingham businesses as companies struggle to recover from the second quarter rental payment of 2009, a new survey has warned. Read
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It’s vital to credit check IT suppliers
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A LACK of supplier management and credit checking is an often unreported topic that has been causing some SMEs to fold. Read
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Colmore Plaza design hub plan to add 500 jobs
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A GIANT new international design ‘hub’ has been unveiled for Birmingham, which will create 500 new jobs. Read
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Former West Brom striker John Hartson out of critical care in cancer battle
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
EX-WEST Bromwich Albion striker John Hartson is out of critical care today and due to begin chemotherapy in his battle with testicular cancer. Read
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Mum’s plea to find Paul Carter two years after he disappeared on a ferry bound for France
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A DESPERATE Birmingham mum has made a heartfelt plea she hopes will re-unite her with her missing son – two years after he disappeared from a ferry to France. Read
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Cost of new Birmingham City Council website spirals to £2.8m
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
THE cost of building a new Birmingham City Council website shot up by an incredible 383 per cent in just four years, it emerged last night. Read
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Birds strike plane travelling from Londonderry to Birmingham
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A PASSENGER jet travelling from Londonderry to Birmingham International was forced to divert to Dublin airport after birds struck the plane. Read
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Man held over two soldiers deaths in Northern Ireland
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A 51-YEAR-old man was arrested today by police investigating the dissident republican murders of two soldiers outside an Army base in Northern Ireland. Read
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£2 billion boost for Birmingham's roads
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S battered roads are in line for a £2.7 billion makeover after engineering giants Amey won a contract to manage the city’s highways network, it was announced today. Read
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Man dies after being hit by train in Tamworth
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to reports of a collision between a pedestrian and a train near to Coton Lane in Comberford, Tamworth, shortly after 6pm on Sunday. Read
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Birds strike plane travelling from Londonderry to Birmingham
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A PASSENGER jet travelling from Londonderry to Birmingham International was forced to divert to Dublin airport after birds struck the plane. Read
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Police appeal after man found lying in Kidderminster road dies
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE in Kidderminster have appealed for witnesses following the death of a man in the town’s hospital two days after he was found lying in the road. Read
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Great Barr babysitter, 74, jailed for sex attacks on young girl
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A FORMER dairy worker who serially sexually abused a young girl he babysat for has been jailed for two years and four months. Read
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The Twang meet fans at Birmingham HMV
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM rockers The Twang delighted hundreds of their fans with a special signing session at a city music store. Read
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Two Birmingham men arrested after sex attack
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE today made two arrests after two women were allegedly taken to a house in Birmingham and seriously sexually assaulted after a night out. Read
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Colmore Plaza design hub plan to add 500 jobs
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A GIANT new international design ‘hub’ has been unveiled for Birmingham, which will create 500 new jobs. Read
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Ashley Blake fears career is over after being found guilty of wounding
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
DEVASTATED TV presenter Ashley Blake has admitted his career is ‘all over’ after being found guilty of a brutal attack on a teenager with a wooden pole. Read
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Birds strike plane travelling from Londonderry to Birmingham
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A PASSENGER jet travelling from Londonderry to Birmingham International was forced to divert to Dublin airport after birds struck the plane. Read
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Cost of new Birmingham City Council website spirals to £2.8m
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
THE cost of building a new Birmingham City Council website shot up by an incredible 383 per cent in just four years, it emerged last night. Read
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Police appeal after man found lying in Kidderminster road dies
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE in Kidderminster have appealed for witnesses following the death of a man in the town’s hospital two days after he was found lying in the road. Read
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Child abuse findings still missing from council website
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council officials were left red-faced last night after a pledge to reveal the findings of investigations into the cases of eight children who died from suspected abuse or neglect backfired. Read
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Police seek witnesses in Kings Norton area after taxi driver's death in Hopwood
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE investigating the brutal murder of a Birmingham father-of-three have made a fresh appeal for witnesses after confirming that a call to the taxi driver’s firm came from a telephone kiosk in Kings Norton. Read
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Ashes match expected to boost Birmingham economy by £12m
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
THE rain-soaked third Ashes Test match at Edgbaston may have frustrated spectators but Birmingham’s economy received an estimated £12 million boost after the action ran into the fifth day. Read
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Police warn: Behave at V Festival or you’re out
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
TENS of thousands of revellers heading to this year’s V Festival are being warned: “behave or face eviction”. Read
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Great Barr babysitter, 74, jailed for sex attacks on young girl
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A FORMER dairy worker who serially sexually abused a young girl he babysat for has been jailed for two years and four months. Read
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Birmingham gangster film accused of encouraging gun crime
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A gangster movie shot in Birmingham’s most notorious gun-crime neighbourhoods was accused of glamorising the lives of real life killers. Read
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Pledge to fight hostel plan in Digbeth
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
RESIDENTS and business leaders in Digbeth have vowed to fight plans for a 53-bedroom travellers’ hostel. Read
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Tributes after Birmingham singer Renato loses battle to beat brain tumour
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES have been pouring in for the “born performer and devoted family man” Renato Pagliari who died after losing his five-month battle with a brain tumour. Read
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Birmingham Municipal Bank plans shelved
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
The much heralded revival of Birmingham Municipal Bank has been quietly shelved after city leaders found it would be legally difficult, too expensive and fail to help the city through the recession. Read
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Ashes brings huge boom to Birmingham economy
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
Australia’s batsmen forced a draw on the final day of the third Test at Edgbaston yesterday but Birmingham businesses may still be winners as the cricket match has proved a real boon for the city’s economy. Read
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New Birmingham city council website costs spiral to £2.8m
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
The cost of building a new Birmingham City Council website shot up by 383 per cent in just four years, it emerged last night. Read
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Rent could lead to more failing Birmingham businesses
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
THE axe will fall on more Birmingham businesses as companies struggle to recover from the second quarter rental payment of 2009, a new survey has warned. Read
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It’s vital to credit check IT suppliers
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A LACK of supplier management and credit checking is an often unreported topic that has been causing some SMEs to fold. Read
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OAP vows to send troops in Afghanistan parcels after donation were stolen out of a car
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A TEARFUL pensioner today vowed to send parcels to brave British troops after callous thieves stole donations that were destined for frontline soldiers in Afghanistan. Read
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Two ex Land Rover workers have launched there own travel company
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
TWO former Midland car workers forced onto the scrapheap by the recession have bounced back in style with a dramatic career change – by launching their own travel company. Read
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Touch rugby tournament proves a winner at Heartlands Hospital
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
SPORTY staff from competing departments at Heartlands Hospital battled it out over 16 weeks of touch rugby to clinch the title of best Birmingham NHS team. Read
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Tributes to Kingstanding murder victim on anniversary
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES flooded a memorial website dedicated to Kingstanding murder victim Lee Wellard on the one-year anniversary of his death. Read
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Parking restriction scares off shoppers at the parade on Queslett Road/Beacon Road
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
ANGRY small shopkeepers say that new double yellow lines and parking restrictions outside their parade has scared off customers. Read
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Mum’s plea to find Paul Carter two years after he disappeared on a ferry bound for France
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A DESPERATE Birmingham mum has made a heartfelt plea she hopes will re-unite her with her missing son – two years after he disappeared from a ferry to France. Read
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Erdington mechanics rescue kitten trapped in car engine
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A KITTEN used up one of its nine lives when it had an amazing escape – surviving a rush-hour journey on the engine of a car. Read
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Cadbury's Wispa bar returns with special edition costing £961.48
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
THE “world’s most expensive chocolate bar” has gone on sale to mark the relaunch of a popular treat. Read
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Troubled Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust passes inspection
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
SHAMED Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust has passed an unannounced visit by national health inspectors. Read
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Birmingham woman falsely claimed more than £25,000 in housing and council tax benefits
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM woman dishonestly claimed more than £25,000 in housing and council tax benefits by creating a bogus landlord. Read
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Teen class act who is always on time!
Aug 04 2009 | Top Stories
HIS mum puts it down to Vicks VapoRub and her healthy home cooking. Read
