Aug
2009
Articles from 19th Aug 2009
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Revealed: How Aston Villa, Birmingham City and Wolves are helping Midlands beat the recession
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
It seems that nothing will stop football fans watching their beloved team this season – not even the worse recession for more than 100 years. Read
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West Midlands Police destroy 1.5million images of child abuse
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE on the frontline of the war against paedophiles have delivered a searing blow to offenders – by incinerating hundreds of thousands of sick images of child sex abuse. Read
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Pirate Party to stand against MPs in the Midlands
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
A Worcester graphic designer is to challenge a Government minister at the next election as leader of the UK’s own Pirate Party, which campaigns to change the laws on sharing films and music over the internet. Read
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Complaints force new Birmingham library to be shorter than planned
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
The new landmark Library of Birmingham will be ten per cent shorter than planned following complaints that it towered over neighbouring buildings. Read
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Aston Villa star changes hotel - after being spooked by ghosts
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
FABIAN Delph’s spirits might need lifting after Saturday’s opening-day defeat to Wigan – but the youngster is definitely more interested in goals than ghouls. Read
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Birmingham Lord Mayor raises cash to treat rare condition
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
A LORD Mayor of Birmingham, motivated by the death of his sister-in-law from a rare medical condition, has raised an incredible £18,700 for the University Hospital Birmingham. Read
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Solihull residents petition against Marie Curie Cancer Care’s six-acre plot plan on green belt land
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of Solihull residents have spoken out against plans for a new cancer hospice on green belt land. Read
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Birmingham boy, 14, finds dead insect in breakfast cereal
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM grandmother was astonished when her grandson found a dead insect languishing at the bottom of a cereal box. Read
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RSPB hosts deer study events at Birches Valley Forest Centre, Cannock Chase
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
ONCE the royal hunting forest of William the Conqueror, Cannock Chase is famous for its deer. Read
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Duo chalk up success in record Midlands flight
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
INTREPID aviators Steve Bridgewater and Amanda Harrison have flown into the record books by successfully competing in the International Dawn to Dusk flying competition. Read
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Joseph Chamberlain Sixth Form College design up for a building gong
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
A NEW £28 million Birmingham college is in the running for a top design award after the construction manager was shortlisted for the industry’s ‘Olympics’. Read
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American man turned back at Birmingham Airport
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
AN AMERICAN man was sent packing after telling immigration officers at Birmingham International Airport he wanted to come here for “some fresh air”. Read
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Birmingham woman's hunt for photo of mum she has never seen
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
IT’S something most people take for granted – knowing what their mother looks like. Read
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A YOUNG woman suffered a fractured cheekbone after being viciously attacked in Kidderminster, police have revealed.
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
The woman, who is in her 20s, left the Royal Exchange pub in New Road at around 11.30pm on Saturday August 8 and walked into Oxford Street, towards the Comberton Road Ringway island. Read
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Shock as rural cops use Tasers once a week
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE in parts of the rural West Midlands are using Tasers at least once a week, new Home Office figures have revealed. Read
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Erdington firm in charity challenge to help children's hospital bid
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
WORKERS at a Birmingham-based tyre firm will compete against UK motoring experts on Thursday in an unusual charity rally. Read
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Rubbish collection service 'sorry' after clinical waste left on streets
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S rubbish collection department has apologised to a housewife after failing to collect clinical waste bags from her drive for three weeks. Read
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Rapping granny set to cop some more fame in Birmingham contest
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
THE rapping granny from Birmingham who stunned audiences and Simon Cowell on Britain’s Got Talent is in the running for another talent gong. Read
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Lifeboat HQ moves to Solihull
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
A ROYAL National Lifeboat Institution office based in Cardiff is to relocate over 100 miles to Solihull following a company restructure, it has emerged. Read
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Grandson saves Moseley pensioner from choking on church outing
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
A GRANDAD has told how he nearly choked to death on a piece of melon – but was saved by his grandson who performed the Heimlich Manoeuvre. Read
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Drug factory fertiliser helps Sparkbrook residents’ gardens
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE have hit upon a blooming marvellous idea – after smashing down the doors on a Birmingham cannabis factory. Read
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Funeral held for popular Sutton Coldfield councillor
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
The funeral has taken place of a popular Birmingham Conservative councillor who died suddenly of a heart attack. Read
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Revealed: £45million cost of compensation claims to NHS in Midlands
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
The NHS has paid out more than £48 million on behalf of West Midlands hospitals in one year, following clinical negligence cases bought by patients. Read
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ASBO for buskers who could only play one George Michael and one Oasis track
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
A “busking duo from hell” who turned Moseley into anything but an oasis with their renditions of just two songs have been turfed out of the area. Read
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Worcestershire school backed over home smacking
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
A leading Worcestershire public school that sacked a former nurse for smacking her own son at home has welcomed the rejection of her claim for unfair dismissal. Read
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New Zealand adventure company accused over tourist's death
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
The operator of an adventure river trip in which a Worcestershire tourist drowned had no specific safety regulations, a court in New Zealand has heard. Read
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THE boss of a Birmingham brothel has been ordered to cough up a massive £2 million – or go back to jail.
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
Carl Pritchett lavished cash on properties around the world and drove a Ferrari as women, mainly from Eastern Europe, provided sexual services at Cuddles massage parlour in Hagley Road, Bearwood. Read
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Birmingham’s Royal Mail drivers in new 24-hour strike
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
WEEKS of postal chaos in the West Midlands were forecast today as pickets took to the streets in the latest 24-hour stoppage by Royal Mail HGV drivers. Read
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Gung-ho cops ruin tot’s
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
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Families in fighting mood to save Birmingham swimming pool
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
DETERMINED Sparkhill residents have formed a campaign group to put pressure on Birmingham City Council to re-open the local swimming pool and gym. Read
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THE boss of a Birmingham brothel has been ordered to cough up a massive £2 million – or go back to jail.
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
Carl Pritchett lavished cash on properties around the world and drove a Ferrari as women, mainly from Eastern Europe, provided sexual services at Cuddles massage parlour in Hagley Road, Bearwood. Read
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Birmingham brothel boss told to pay back £2m
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
THE boss of a Birmingham brothel has been ordered to cough up a massive £2 million – or go back to jail. Read
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Erdington firm in charity challenge to help children's hospital bid
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
WORKERS at a Birmingham-based tyre firm will compete against UK motoring experts on Thursday in an unusual charity rally. Read
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RSPB hosts deer study events at Birches Valley Forest Centre, Cannock Chase
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
ONCE the royal hunting forest of William the Conqueror, Cannock Chase is famous for its deer. Read
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Birmingham woman's hunt for photo of mum she has never seen
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
IT’S something most people take for granted – knowing what their mother looks like. Read
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Birmingham’s Royal Mail drivers in new 24-hour strike
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
WEEKS of postal chaos in the West Midlands were forecast today as pickets took to the streets in the latest 24-hour stoppage by Royal Mail HGV drivers. Read
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Birmingham beach celebrates its 100,000th visitor this summer
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
LIFE’S a beach and Brum’s beach has become part of everyday life for many people in the city. Read
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Birmingham’s Muhammad Ali centre ‘will not be demolished’
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S Muhammad Ali community centre will not be demolished, a council boss said today. Read
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YOUR say on the BBC
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
THE Birmingham Mail can today reveal the answers to questions we put to the BBC Director General MARK THOMPSON on the issues that matter to you. Read
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Birmingham City fan faces extradition to Portugal
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
A BLUES fan convicted of involvement in a riot five years ago during the Euro 2004 tournament is facing extradition to Portugal to serve a two-year prison term. Read
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Families in fighting mood to save Sparkhill Baths
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
DETERMINED Sparkhill residents have formed a campaign group to put pressure on Birmingham City Council to re-open the local swimming pool and gym. Read
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Police raid child's birthday party by mistake
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
A FAMILY celebrating a child’s birthday were left terrified when police hunting a suspect smashed their way into their Birmingham home. Read
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Drugs ring run from from jail cell
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM drug dealer helped run an international cocaine ring in Panama from his jail cell, a court heard. Read
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Birmingham beach celebrates its 100,000th visitor this summer
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
LIFE’S a beach and Brum’s beach has become part of everyday life for many people in the city. Read
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Birmingham’s Muhammed Ali centre ‘will not be demolished’
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S Muhammad Ali community centre, left derelict for many years, will not be demolished, a council boss pledged today. Read
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Boss fined £10k after cockroaches found at restaurant
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
A RESTAURANT boss has been fined almost £10,000 after his venue was found to be infested with cockroaches. Read
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Royal Mail drivers in new one-day strike
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
Postal services in Birmingham will be disrupted by more strike action today as a bitter row continues between the Royal Mail and its drivers. Read
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Birmingham’s forensic science laboratory is set to close with the loss of 180 jobs
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
UP TO 180 jobs are under threat amid plans to close Birmingham forensic science laboratory. Read
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Muslims get ready for Ramadan
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of Birmingham Muslims are preparing to observe the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, which starts tomorrow. Read
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Police focus on 360 homes on Hawkesley estate for DNA screening after taxi murder
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
The DNA screening of teenagers and men on a Birmingham estate will focus on 360 homes as the hunt for the killer of a taxi driver entered a new phase. Read
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Music star Goldie’s son goes on trial for murder
Aug 19 2009 | Top Stories
The son of dance music star Goldie has gone on trial accused of murdering a disabled gang member by stabbing him through the heart in Wolverhampton city centre. Read
