Sep
2009
Articles from 13th Sep 2009
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Two men shot during Balsall Heath party
Sep 13 2009 | Top Stories
Police have launched an investigation and are appealing for witnesses after a double shooting in Birmingham. Read
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Artsfest: 1,000 bhangra dancers head into the record books
Sep 13 2009 | Top Stories
More than a thousand dancers shimmied their way into the Guinness Book of Records while taking part in a Bhangra performance in Birmingham city centre. Read
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270,000 flock to Birmingham for Artsfest in the sunshine
Sep 13 2009 | Top Stories
More than 270,000 people filled venues across Birmingham at the weekend for the UK’s biggest free arts festival – ArtsFest. Read
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Cadbury takeover: Birmingham firm hits out at Kraft
Sep 13 2009 | Top Stories
Cadbury has issued a stinging riposte to US food giant Kraft in an open letter Read
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Festival marks Black Country women's wage struggle
Sep 13 2009 | Top Stories
Crowds lapped up the sunshine at a Black Country festival celebrating the efforts of a heroine of the trade union movement. Read
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Birmingham City v Aston Villa: Police arrest 15 as trouble flares
Sep 13 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE arrested 15 people when troubled flared after the second city derby between Birmingham City and Aston Villa. Read
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Scrabble championships get underway in Birmingham
Sep 13 2009 | Top Stories
IT WAS a war of words as the National Scrabble Championship got underway in Birmingham yesterday. Read
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Hustle: Filmed in Birmingham, but portrayed as London
Sep 13 2009 | Top Stories
IT is the greatest con ever carried out by the Hustle team of tricksters – moving an entire CITY. Read
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Birmingham "terror mastermind" is still alive claims Pakistan
Sep 13 2009 | Top Stories
TERROR mastermind Rashid Rauf is top of a ‘most wanted’ hit list in Pakistan despite US claims that they “killed” the Brummie Al Qaeda chief in an air strike. Read
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MG Rover: Former workers reveal life on the breadline
Sep 13 2009 | Top Stories
FORMER MG Rover workers have told how they were left living on the breadline after the collapse of the Birmingham car maker. Read
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MG Rover: Ex-director accused of £100,000 "bribe"
Sep 13 2009 | Top Stories
A former director of MG Rover has been sensationally accused of taking a £100,000 ‘bribe’ over the sale of Longbridge to a property developer. Read
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MG Rover: MPs plan to take Phoenix Four to court to get millions back
Sep 13 2009 | Top Stories
SCANDAL-hit MG Rover directors could be forced to hand back the millions they took from the company in an explosive civil court case, MPs warned last night. Read
