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2009
Articles from 25th Sep 2009
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Visitors flock to see Anglo Saxon gold at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
More than 1,000 people have flocked to catch a glimpse of the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found, as it went on display in Birmingham for the first time. Read
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More postal strikes in Birmingham next week
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
A fresh wave of postal strikes will be held next week in areas including Birmingham. Read
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Man found guilty of murdering Walsall Wood man in Majorca
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
A man has been found guilty of murdering a fellow expatriate, from the West Midlands, in a Spanish island holiday resort. Read
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UNIONS today declared war on Jaguar Land Rover’s plans to close a Midlands factory and reduce workers’ pay and conditions.
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
Unite and GMB leaders condemned the proposals by JLR to shut either Solihull or Castle Bromwich in the face of the car industry’s worst sales climate for more than 40 years. Read
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MASKED raiders held up a Midland post office today, smashing a window and escaping with cash.
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
An elderly woman needed treatment from paramedics for severe shock after the hold-up at Lickey Post Office, in Lickey End. Read
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Man denies street killing in Birmingham
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
A 27-year-old father of two has denied the manslaughter of a man who died of serious head injuries after an incident in a Birmingham street. Read
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Masked men raid Post Office in Lickey End
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
AN ELDERLY woman was reported to have been taken hostage this morning when two men raided a Midland Post Office. Read
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Man guilty of murder of Walsall Wood man in Majorca
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
Their ruling that Richard Roberts, aged 36, murdered Mr Hastelow, aged 26, came after nearly seven hours’ deliberation, according to Spanish media. Read
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Midlands JLR workers' families face a worrying 'waiting game'
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
ANXIOUS wives and families of JLR workers today spoke of the worrying “waiting game” they will be forced to play while the future of their husbands’ livelihoods is decided in the coming months. Read
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Business leaders welcome JLR’s pledge over jobs and greener cars
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
THE region’s business community broadly welcomed Jaguar Land Rover’s pledge to safeguard Midlands jobs when it closes a local plant in the next five years. Read
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Spitfires, industrial strife and S Types - a 70-year history of the Castle Bromwich assembly plant
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
SPITFIRE and Jaguar – two of the most evocative names in British engineering history. Read
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JLR West Midlands announcement: I'm not going to speculate, insists Mandelson
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
BUSINESS secretary Lord Mandelson has warned that carmakers need to make cuts in order to remain competitive, as he defended Jaguar Land Rover’s announcement that it is to close a West Midlands factory. Read
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Historian Carl Chinn 'deeply distrubed' by threat to JLR plants
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND Historian and Birmingham Mail columnist Professor Carl Chinn said he believed the implications of the planned closures could be as great as the collapse of the MG Rover plant at Longbridge in 2005. Read
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Allotment will help Birmingham families enjoy fruits of their labour
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
FAMILIES in Aston will soon be able to grow their own fruit and veg after 50 volunteers started work on a community allotment. Read
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Birmingham dental school offers free crowns and fillings
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
FREE dental treatment for fillings, crowns and other expensive work is being offered at Birmingham Dental Hospital for volunteers who agree to be treated by students. Read
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Jaguar Land Rover: Unions declare war on plans to close factory
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
UNIONS today declared war on Jaguar Land Rover’s plans to close a Midlands factory and reduce workers’ pay and conditions. Read
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Birmingham City bidder approved by Premier League
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
THE Premier League has approved the appointment of Carson Yeung as a director of Birmingham as the Hong Kong businessman moves closer to a formal takeover of the club. Read
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Art star Lisa's show poster is top draw!
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
TALENTED artist Lisa Purchase is looking forward to seeing her work up in lights after winning a competition to help design the official poster for a new theatre production in Birmingham. Read
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Green light for NHS bosses to buy land for a new £484 million hospital on the Birmingham and Black Country border
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
HEALTH secretary Andy Burnham has formally approved the go-ahead for NHS bosses to buy land for a new £484 million hospital on the Birmingham and Black Country border by compulsory purchase order. Read
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Jaguar Land Rover: Video report from Castle Bromwich plant
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
Ben Goldby reports from Jaguar Land Rover's plant at Castle Bromwich on another dark day for staff as bosses announce that one of JLR's two major West Midlands factories is to go. Read
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Nurses look after budgie at City Hospital
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
A little budgie flew into City Hospital’s geriatric department yesterday lunchtime but staff have no idea where it came from. Read
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Anglo Saxon gold found in Staffordshire goes on display
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
A crop of Anglo Saxon gold and silver discovered in a Staffordshire field is so bountiful it will unearth the key to how England was formed. Read
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After three months, Birmingham miracle baby Kiera can finally go home
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
BATTLING babe Kiera Ella Flanagan looks pretty as a picture as she is allowed home with her parents for the first time – three months after being born. Read
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Decrease in complaints against West Midlands Police
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
COMPLAINTS against police in the West Midlands dipped last year in the face of a national rise, new figures by police watchdogs will show. Read
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Anglo-saxon gold find: Finder and landowner will share windfall
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
He’s described his discovery as “better than winning the Lottery”, but there is more to the Staffordshire hoard for Terry Herbert than a simple case of “finders keepers”. Read
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Public meeting held over plans for Olympic-size swimming pool
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
A large public meeting will be held to discuss plans for Birmingham’s new £58 million Olympic-size swimming pool, council bosses have pledged. Read
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Jaguar Land Rover: Automotive expert says news of closure is no surprise
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
Coventry University’s automotive expert Prof David Bailey gives his take on the day’s events. Read
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Jaguar Land Rover: Workers and businesses react to announcement
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
Yesterday Jaguar Land Rover announced that one of its Midland plants will close in the next five years. Will Oliphant, Gregg Evans and Paul Suart spoke to workers at Castle Bromwich and Lode Lane, as well as local businesses, to get their reaction. Read
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Birmingham MP John Hemming says sorry to businessman over Tesco claims
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM MP John Hemming has been forced to issue a public apology after criticising a businessman. Read
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One third of West Midlands paramedics attacked last year
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
More than a third of Midland paramedics have been violently attacked or hurled verbal abuse while trying to help injured patients on 999 calls over the past year. Read
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Jaguar Land Rover's Castle Bromwich plant "the most likely to close"
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
The boss of Jaguar Land Rover last night pledged that no jobs would be lost by the closure of one of its Midland plants as the wheels were set in motion to potentially end a century of volume car production in Birmingham. Read
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Walsall schizophrenic who slashed policeman's hand made subject of a hospital order
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
A MAN who savagely slashed a police officer across the hand with a 12in combat knife has been made the subject of a hospital order. Read
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Diva Knight reveals a new look
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
FANS of soul diva Beverley Knight can now also have the look of success. Read
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West Midlands Police order replacement for £4m firebombed helicopter
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE chiefs have ordered a new multi-million pound helicopter after the current one was torched in a firebomb attack after a major airport security breach. Read
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West Heath families fear being kept in the dark over late night chemist plans
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
FURIOUS families believe controversial plans to open a late night pharmacy in their quiet cul-de-sac are being pushed through the back door. Read
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Lord Mayor to revive Birmingham markets tradition
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
A TRADITION to give thanks to Birmingham’s market traders will be revived by the city’s history-loving Lord Mayor. Read
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Residents' tip offs lead to rise in drugs arrests in Quinton
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
A PLEA by police to residents in a quiet Birmingham suburb to help them catch drug dealers resulted in an astonishing 50 per cent increase in arrests over just eight weeks. Read
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Stars come out for Birmingham's Style In The City launch
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
FASHIONISTAS were wowed by a surprise performance from chart star Mr Hudson at the launch night of Birmingham’s Style in the City event. Read
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'Pretty iccompetent' burglar given suspended sentence after breaking into disused pub
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND man described by a judge as a “pretty incompetent burglar” has avoided a spell behind bars after his latest raid. Read
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Anger over rise in Dudley council administration fee
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
DUDLEY residents and traders are continuing their fight against an “outrageous” hike in council fees that has seen some bills rocket by more than 3,000 per cent. Read
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Residents’ fury at council vehicles they say are churning up grass verges
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
COUNCIL lorries, vans and dustcarts are churning up a grass roundabout making a mockery of a city clampdown on grass verge abuse it has been claimed. Read
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£5,000 reward offered over brutal hammer attack on Birmingham rail worker
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
TRAIN bosses have offered a £5,000 reward after a worker was battered over the head with a hammer during a robbery at a Birmingham rail station. Read
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Retired Midlands haulier Jack is trucking on...in miniature!
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
A MODEL-mad pensioner who spent his life driving lorries has made his own unique trucker tribute – by making 120 miniature wagons from scratch. Read
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Handsworth and Small Heath in the country's top five of the uninsured drivers league
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
TWO Birmingham inner-city suburbs have been named in the top five “league of shame” of uninsured drivers. Read
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Birmingham to host special Mario Lanza tribute night
Sep 25 2009 | Top Stories
A HOLLYWOOD tenor whose life was tragically cut short is to be honoured at a special concert in Birmingham next month. Read
