Aug
2009
Articles from 7th Aug 2009
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Land Rover workers to return to five-day-week at Solihull
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
THE Range Rover Sport and Discovery 4 production lines at Land Rover’s Solihull plant will return to five-days-a-week working at the start of next month as the company sees signs of its markets improving. Read
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One dead in garden gas tank explosion near Redditch
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
ONE person has died following an explosion and fire at a residential property, emergency services said today. Read
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Student get first PhD in... texting!
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
STUDENTS everywhere will be turning green with envy when they hear how one Birmingham graduate successfully passed her PhD. Read
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Land Rover workers to return to five-day-week at Solihull
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
THE Range Rover Sport and Discovery 4 production lines at Land Rover’s Solihull plant will return to five-days-a-week working at the start of next month as the company sees signs of its markets improving. Read
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Birmingham answers call for exotic meals on wheels
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
OLD folk could soon be tucking into exotic dishes like Caribbean snapper fish and yam after a makeover of Birmingham’s meals on wheels service. Read
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Solihull dad charged with daughter's murder
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
THE Solihull father of a 17-year-old girl who was found stabbed to death in a car has appeared in court charged with her murder. Read
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Police out in force in Birmingham for opposing demos
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
SCORES of extra police officers will be drafted on to the streets of Birmingham city centre this weekend over fears of two opposing demonstrations. Read
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Unknowns to open V Festival
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
ROCK quintet The Last Republic and pop punk act Underline The Sky will open this year’s V Festival after winning an unsigned band competition. Read
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Land Rover workers to return to five-day-week at Solihull
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
THE Range Rover Sport and Discovery 4 production lines at Land Rover’s Solihull plant will return to five-days-a-week working at the start of next month as the company sees signs of its markets improving. Read
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Judge blocks Halesowen Town administration
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
AN attempt to steer a Black Country football club into administration has been blocked by a High Court judge. Read
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Birmingham house peppered with bullets
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
A GUNMAN was seen banging on the door of a house moments before he opened fire at the property in a Birmingham suburb. Read
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Police out in force in Birmingham for opposing demos
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
SCORES of extra police officers will be drafted on to the streets of Birmingham city centre this weekend over fears of two opposing demonstrations. Read
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Mum delivers daughter’s tot in the bathroom of her home in Stechford
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM grandmother has fulfilled her ambition of becoming a midwife – when her daughter went in to labour on her bathroom floor. Read
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Solihull dad charged with daughter's murder
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
THE Solihull father of a 17-year-old girl who was found stabbed to death in a car has appeared in court charged with her murder. Read
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Former West Bromwich Albion footballer John Hartson 'feeling OK' after cancer treatment
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
FORMER West Bromwich Albion footballer John Hartson spoke today for the first time since he was admitted to hospital with cancer to thank well-wishers for their support. Read
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Deliveries hit by Royal Mail drivers' strike
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
PICKETS took to the streets outside Birmingham’s Mail Centre today as a 24-hour strike by Royal Mail drivers threatened to paralyse business deliveries – with an autumn of discontent looming. Read
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Police out in force in Birmingham for opposing demos
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
SCORES of extra police officers will be drafted on to the streets of Birmingham city centre this weekend over fears of two opposing demonstrations. Read
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One dead in garden gas tank explosion near Redditch
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
ONE person has died following an explosion and fire at a residential property, emergency services said today. Read
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Student get first PhD in... texting!
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
STUDENTS everywhere will be turning green with envy when they hear how one Birmingham graduate successfully passed her PhD. Read
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Police out in force for city demos
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
SCORES of extra police officers will be drafted on to the streets of Birmingham city centre this weekend over fears of two opposing demonstrations. Read
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Birmingham City's David Sullivan and Karren Brady will not be prosecuted
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
Birmingham City football club chiefs David Sullivan and Karren Brady will not be prosecuted after a two-year police probe into suspected tax irregularities, their solicitor said today. Read
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Applause for a true hero
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
SPONTANEOUS applause greeted Rifleman Joe Murphy’s cortege at Villa Park as the streets of Birmingham came to a standstill for his funeral. Read
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Royal Mail drivers begin 24-hour strike in Birmingham
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
PICKETS took to the streets outside Birmingham’s Mail Centre today as a 24-hour strike by Royal Mail drivers threatened to paralyse business mail deliveries. Read
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Bulldog Bash organisers claim ‘over the top’ policing
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
BIKERS have hit out at “over the top” policing by Warwickshire Constabulary of their annual Bulldog Bash festival. Read
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Sara Payne backs Midlands project Visual Evidence for Victims
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNING mum Sara Payne has given her backing to a Midlands project which gives victims of crime the chance to wait up to six years before seeking justice. Read
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Former Oldbury head teacher is Susan Duncan struck off
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
A former special school head teacher who took a Caribbean holiday on expenses has been struck off the teaching register for five years. Read
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Family in appeal to Birmingham taxi driver's killer
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
The family of a taxi driver who was stabbed to death paid further tributes to him yesterday as they urged his killer to hand himself in to detectives. Read
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Walking With Dinosaurs coming to Birmingham NIA
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
DINOSAURS will once again walk the earth in a spectacular theatrical arena show coming to Birmingham next week. Read
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Solihull Commuinity Housing secures CRASBO against local troublemaker
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
A COMMUNITY housing group in Solihull has become the first organisation of its kind to secure a Criminal Antisocial Behaviour Order for a local troublemaker. Read
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Birmingham couple in 10-year odyssey
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM couple have parted with their worldly possessions and are off-roading on a 10-year trip of a lifetime. Read
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Midland graduates find it tough to get jobs
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
GRADUATES dreaming of highly-paid jobs are instead facing a career in door-to-door sales to survive record levels of unemployment and student debt in the region. Read
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American Football star among Birmingham’s new junior doctors
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
AN AMERICAN football star is swapping his helmet and shoulder pads for a stethoscope as he touches down on a new career as a Birmingham doctor. Read
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Midlands Premier League fans' hours of devotion revealed
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
CALL yourself a fan? Followers of Villa devote an average of almost 17 hours per week to their club according to the findings of a quirky fan survey. Read
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6,000 sign up so far for Birmingham Mail charity half marathon
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
THE countdown is on – with just over two months to go more than 6,000 people have signed up for the EDF Energy Birmingham Half Marathon. Read
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Lea Hall club could lose its drinks licence after brawls
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
A SOCIAL club that has become a magnet for booze-fuelled crime faces losing its licence after police drew up a dossier of failings. Read
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THEY crave it in Italy; they yearn for it in France; they would swap a pint of the amber nectar for it in Australia.
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
And apparently recession-hit Brits are turning to it for comfort. Read
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Birmingham City Council turns spotlight on rogue traders
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
COWBOY builders and dodgy repair companies, who are responsible for generating thousands of consumer complaints each year, will be targeted in a new ‘Nail the Rogues’ campaign. Read
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Artists transform Birmingham shopping units
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
ASPIRING city artists have transformed two vacant and drab shopping units into a hotbed of creative talents. Read
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Lost dogs found far from home
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
A WANDERING pooch who went missing on a family holiday has turned up – five years later and 140 miles from home. Read
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£2m revamp for six West Midlands rail stations
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than £2 million is to be spent on revamping six West Midland railway stations. Read
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Birmingham council is slammed by Unison for backing out of an agreed pay deal
Aug 07 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council bosses are being accused of ‘cynically’ turning their backs on an agreed pay deal to impose a freeze on all staff salaries this year. Read
