Aug
2009
Articles from 26th Aug 2009
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Tributes to 'outstanding' paratrooper Dale Hopkins
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
Mourners have paid their respects to an "outstanding and utterly professional" Worcestershire paratrooper killed in Afghanistan earlier this month. Read
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Man charged over stabbing of teenager in Druids Heath
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
A man has been charged following an incident during which a 17-year-old boy was stabbed in the stomach. Read
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200mph rail link planned from Birmingham to London
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
They would run on a £34 billion high-speed London to Scotland rail line, it said. Read
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Buyers start to return to the housing market
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
THE number of mortgage approvals jumped to a 17-month high during July as buyers continued to return to the property market. Read
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Top names to run Birmingham Half Marathon to help leukaemia charity
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
A TEAM of familiar faces from the world of sport have signed up for the EDF Energy Birmingham Half Marathon. Read
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Digbeth car clamping workers arrested in swoops
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
FOUR men who work for a Birmingham car clamping firm were today arrested in swoops by police. Read
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Buyers start to return to the housing market
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
THE number of mortgage approvals jumped to a 17-month high during July as buyers continued to return to the property market. Read
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Up to 85 roles at risk at Mail publishers Trinity Mirror
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
UP TO 85 jobs are at risk at Trinity Mirror Midlands, the publishers of the Birmingham Mail. Read
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Robber used machete in attack on NatWest bank in Sheldon
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
A CASH truck guard was hit with a machete as he grappled with an armed robber who attacked him as he made a delivery to a bank in Birmingham. Read
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Pensioner mugged on way to husband’s graveside in West Bromwich
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE are hunting a violent thug who carried out a “despicable attack” on a 90-year-old woman who was on the way to lay flowers at her husband’s grave. Read
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Kings Heath man stabbed by burglar tells of ordeal
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
A FATHER who was stabbed in the back after confronting burglars in his Birmingham home today declared: “I feel lucky to be alive”. Read
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Verdict due on high speed rail link
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
PLANS for a new £7 billion high-speed rail line linking Birmingham to London were due to be published today. Read
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Fire at derelict factory in Hockley
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
Firefighters have spent the night tackling a blaze at a derelict Birmingham city centre factory. Read
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Birmingham mother who claimed £53k in benefits is spared jail
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mother-of-two who dishonestly claimed almost £53,000 in benefits by hiding the fact that she was living with her partner has been spared jail. Read
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Birmingham families lose channels after switch to new TV transmitter
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
Major work on a TV transmitter which beams programmes into millions homes across the Midlands has left thousands of viewers out of the picture. Read
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Birmingham MP’s anger at Tory comparing inner cities to The Wire
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
A SENIOR Conservative who compared life in Britain’s inner cities to an episode of The Wire has been accused of talking “total nonsense” by a Birmingham MP. Read
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Review: Katy Perry at O2 Academy in Dale End
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
Some of the glitz and glamour expected in the new hotly-awaited Academy was present as Katy Perry started the countdown to the current site’s closure. Read
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Sandwell bus company given two-day suspension
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
A bus company has been ordered to take its vehicles off the road for 48 hours after a hearing at the West Midlands traffic commissioner’s office. Read
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Hall Green MP opposes protest ban despite fears
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
A rally against Islamic extremism should be allowed to go ahead, despite the shocking scenes of violence at a similar event earlier this month, according to an MP. Read
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Birmingham rejects plea to create elected mayor
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
Birmingham has rejected Government pleas to introduce a directly-elected mayor and told Ministers it wants to stick with the current system. Read
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Vietnamese migrants found hiding in lorry bound for Birmingham
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than a dozen illegal migrants were found being trafficked into the UK hidden in a delivery lorry bound for a Vietnamese restaurant in Birmingham. Read
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Fans to nominate favourite all-time Walsall FC player for Broad Street Walk of Stars
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
WALSALL fans can now choose their all-time super Saddler to be honoured on Birmingham’s Broad Street Walk of Stars. Read
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Harborne High Street lift with car park upgrade
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM shopping centre has received a boost during the recession with the refurbishment of one of its busiest car parks. Read
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Pregnant puss dumped in Birmingham charity shop window display
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
RETIRED Birmingham GP Jenny Proctor is caring for a patient of a different kind after a cat was dumped in a charity shop. Read
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Young Moseley woman defies adversity to win national poetry prize
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
WHEN talented young poet Jodi Bickley collapsed during an English A-level exam she feared her dreams of going to university and becoming a writer were over. Read
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Birmingham brothers ran drugs ring from family home
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
TWO brothers are starting long jail terms after police smashed the drug-dealing ring they ran from a house they shared with their parents. Read
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Members throw Birmingham and Solihull Rugby Club a vital cash lifeline
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
TROUBLED Birmingham and Solihull Rugby Club has been handed a financial lifeline by its generous members – but still needs to find thousands of pounds in the coming weeks to avoid falling foul of its creditors. Read
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Top names to run Birmingham Half Marathon to help leukaemia charity
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
A TEAM of familiar faces from the world of sport have signed up for the EDF Energy Birmingham Half Marathon. Read
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Zafar's unstinting work in the community earns Birmingham Mail local hero award
Aug 26 2009 | Top Stories
CHARITY worker and tireless fund-raiser Zafar Iqbal is the latest Birmingham Mail Local Hero. Read
