Aug
2009
Articles from 30th Aug 2009
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Erdington family's pet dogs stabbed 30 times each in sadistic attack
Aug 30 2009 | Top Stories
A TERRIFIED Birmingham family has spoken of their horror after their two pet dogs were brutally killed in a sadistic attack which turned their home into a bloodbath. Read
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Tory Muslim fumes after Ramadan community service request refused
Aug 30 2009 | Top Stories
A TOP Tory Muslim, found guilty of racial harassment, claims he is being “persecuted” after a request to postpone his community service during Ramadan was refused. Read
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Armed police swoop on Harborne park to stop man attacking children with chainsaw
Aug 30 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE armed with submachine guns sealed off a Birmingham park after a man wielding a chainsaw threatened to cut the legs off a group of young children as they played hide and seek. Read
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Perry Barr woman dies after late-night car crash in Aston
Aug 30 2009 | Top Stories
A WOMAN died when her car was involved in a late night accident in Birmingham. Read
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Birmingham City boss Karren Brady lands new role
Aug 30 2009 | Top Stories
Karren Brady, the chief executive of Birmingham City Football Club, is to take over from Margaret Mountford as an adviser to Lord Sugar on The Apprentice, it emerged today. Read
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Big Brother's Lisa Wallace backed by Birmingham pub regulars
Aug 30 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM bar regulars will be raising a drink to punk pal Lisa Wallace as she bids to win TV reality show Big Brother on Friday. Read
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West Bromwich £63m arts venue The Public opens
Aug 30 2009 | Top Stories
A NEW era for the controversial £63 million Midland arts venue The Public began yesterday with the opening of the gallery in full. Read
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Search for relatives of Acocks Green RAF man killed in France during WWII
Aug 30 2009 | Top Stories
FRENCH villagers have launched a search for relatives of a ‘forgotten’ RAF crew who died when their plane crashed in Burgundy during the Second World War. Read
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Smethwick man films UFO encounter on mobile phone
Aug 30 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND man had a close encounter of the blurred kind when shooting mobile phone footage of a suspected UFO. Read
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Willenhall pensioner receives payout over toxic sofa
Aug 30 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND grandad has become the first person in Britain to win compensation after being horribly burned by a ‘toxic sofa’. Read
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Ocean Colour Scene frontman Simon Fowler on Oasis split
Aug 30 2009 | Top Stories
THE bitter sibling rivalry which caused the break-up of rock superstars Oasis was ‘wearing a bit thin’ after almost 20 years, a Midland pal of the band claimed last night. Read
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Birmingham Balti tribute to Usain Bolt
Aug 30 2009 | Top Stories
FIRST there was the Brummie balti, now we have the Birmingham BOLT-I. Read
