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2009
Articles from 19th Sep 2009
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Ozzy Osbourne lifts lid on "terrifying" life as a reality TV star
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
Rock star Ozzy Osbourne described the success of the reality TV show about his family as "terrifying", in an extract from his memoirs published today. Read
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Tributes paid after wife of West Brom legend Brendon Batson dies
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
THE wife of Baggies legend Brendon Batson has died, it was revealed today. Read
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Prison teacher Faye Bray to take X-Factor by storm in a corset
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
STAFFORDSHIRE prison teacher Faye Bray is set to be one of the stars on tonight's X-Factor - and not just because of the outfit she wears. Read
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How's this for your five-a-day: the carrot shaped like a hand
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
A SHOCKED Midland gardener found a unique way of hitting his five-a-day veg target after digging up a hand-shaped carrot complete with five fingers. Read
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Birmingham women urged to take up morris dancing in Perry Barr
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
AEROBICS leaves you exhausted, Pilates doesn’t excite you and ballroom dancing is strictly off the menu. Read
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Birmingham City Council website defended amid online elite onslaught
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
DEPUTY council leader Paul Tilsley has defended the city authority’s new website at a meeting of Birmingham’s online elite. Read
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German market plan for Solihull put on hold
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
PLANS for a German Christmas Market in Solihull town centre have been put on hold. Read
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Birmingham's first festive lights of the year are switched on
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S first festive lights have been switched on and will light up the streets of Sparkbrook and Springfield until 2010. Read
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Former Moseley and Bees rugby star Rob Sigley in Great North Run
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
FORMER Moseley and Bees rugby star Rob Sigley has just one aim for tomorrow’s Great North Run – beating the bus. Read
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Birmingham's first festive lights of the year are switched on
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S first festive lights have been switched on and will light up the streets of Sparkbrook and Springfield until 2010. Read
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Voting fraud probe after Sparkbrook by-election
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE are investigating the worst outbreak of suspected voting fraud at a Birmingham City Council election for five years. Read
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Acocks Green man killed in Thailand holiday motorbike crash
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
A HOLIDAYMAKER from Birmingham was killed on a dream trip to Thailand when the high- powered motorbike he was riding collided with a truck which was said to be on the wrong side of the road. Read
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Woman cut free in crash on M42
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS had to cut a woman free from her wrecked vehicle following a two-car collision on a Midland motorway. Read
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Tribal African head appears in Cadbury advert
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
A GIANT floating tribal head which brings music to an African village is the latest star in a series of eye-catching Cadbury adverts. Read
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New bid to cut robberies in Broad Street launched by police
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE have launched a high visibility operation along Birmingham’s ‘Golden Mile’ of pubs and clubs to stamp out a seasonal rise in robberies. Read
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Cousins jailed for Birmingham city centre sex attack on Chinese student
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
TWO cousins, who carried out an “horrific” street sex attack on a Chinese university student in Birmingham city centre, have been jailed. Read
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Edgbaston schoolboy hailed a hero after actions stopped spread of blaze
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
A SCHOOLBOY who dialled 999 and stopped a fire spreading along a row of terraced homes has been hailed a hero. Read
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TV star Andi Peters to help Birmingham's bid to ease winter bedblocking in hospitals
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
WEATHER experts, children’s TV presenter Andi Peters and more beds are being drafted in by Birmingham health bosses to ease bedblocking pressures and cope with the burden of swine flu. Read
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Mentoring scheme to help teenage asylum seekers and youngsters in care
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
By Alison Dayani Read
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Birmingham man's animal ban after leaving dogs home alone
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man who went on holiday leaving his dog home alone with minimal food and no water has been fined and banned from keeping animals for five years. Read
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Birmingham patients back right to choose their GP
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
GOVERNMENT plans to allow patients the right to choose their GP regardless of where they live were welcomed by shoppers and visitors to Birmingham city centre. Read
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Business leaders back two high-speed rail stations for Birmingham
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
POLITICAL and business leaders have presented a united front in calling for two high-speed rail stations in Birmingham – one in the city centre and one near the NEC and airport. Read
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Brave Sheldon youngster Harry Moseley's bracelet charity drive nears £10k mark
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
AN ILL boy’s touching charity quest is set to smash through the £10,000 barrier this weekend. Read
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Lottery cash lets Birmingham youngsters make own cinema film
Sep 19 2009 | Top Stories
BUDDING Peter Jacksons or Quentin Tarantinos are being inspired to make their own film in Birmingham after scooping Lottery cash. Read
