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2009
Articles from 28th Sep 2009
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Baggies fan gets the right result!
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
THE Baggies may have lost on Saturday, but at least two fans were all smiles after getting the right result. Read
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10,000 visit treasure hoard at Birmingham museum
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
CITY culture boss Martin Mullaney has vowed to fight to keep the Staffordshire Anglo-Saxon gold in Birmingham. Read
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Pedestrian dies after car crash in Longbridge
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
A 41-year-old pedestrian has died in hospital a day after he was in collision with a car in the Longbridge area of Birmingham. Read
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Long delays on M6 after lorry sheds load of kitchen worktops
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of commuters were caught up in rush-hour tailbacks on the northbound M6 after a lorry shed it’s load of granite kitchen worktops. Read
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Police hunt gunman after double shooting in Aston
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
THE hunt was continuing today for a gunman behind the latest double shooting in Birmingham. Read
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Birmingham MP urges Brown to up his game
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
GORDON Brown must “up his game” as Labour begins its last party conference before a general election, a leading local MP has warned. Read
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Midlands postal services hit by series of walk-outs
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
POSTAL services in the West Midlands will be hit hard again with two days of strike action beginning today as the potential for a nationwide strike looms nearer. Read
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Labour MPs want high-speed trains to go beyond Birmingham
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
LABOUR’S leaders have come under pressure to ensure planned high-speed rail services connect cities across England and Scotland. Read
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Wolverhampton OAP, 106, faces care home D-day
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
A 106-YEAR-OLD Black Country woman will hear tomorrow if council moves to close her care home have won Court of Appeal approval. Read
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35th Signals Regiment signs off for last time in Victoria Square
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
THEY risked life and limb with incredible acts of bravery but members of the 35th Signal Regiment waved an emotional goodbye in Birmingham over the weekend. Read
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End of an era for Birmingham City as David Sullivan and Ralph Gold say farewells
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
IT WAS the end of an era at St Andrew’s. Read
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Police end a life of luxury for three men found guilty of trying to smuggle cannabis into Birmingham
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE today said they had stopped the “champagne lifestyle” of three men behind a plot to smuggle hundreds of thousands of pounds of cannabis into Birmingham. Read
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Birmingham Mail launch 2009 anti-bullying campaign
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
A GROUP of children surround one lonely child caught off-guard in the school corridor. Read
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Riddle of pensioner found dead in river
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM pensioner who popped out on a snowy morning to the laundrette was discovered dead a week later in a river, an inquest heard. Read
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Review: Tim Minchin at Town Hall Birmingham
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
I’M NOT sure what was more impressive, the masterly piano playing or the acerbic wit? Read
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Birmingham MP calls on Tata bosses to explain plant closure plan for Jaguar Land Rover
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
JAGUAR Land Rover owners Tata have been accused of “hiding” from workers and MPs, despite taking the decision to close a West Midlands plant. Read
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Financially struggling Birmingham & Solihull rugby club looks for rescue plan
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
ONE of Birmingham’s top rugby clubs looks to be slipping towards liquidation after taxmen restarted action to wind the club up. Read
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Mansell Construction’s Stourbridge division scores with £3.7m Villa Park refurbishment
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
THE Stourbridge-based Western Region of Mansell Construction is celebrating completion of a £3.7 million refurbishment of hospitality suites at Villa Park in record time. Read
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Andrea Bocelli's Birmingham concert called off at last minute
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
Thousands of Andrea Bocelli fans were stunned when the Italian tenor cancelled a Birmingham concert at the last minute yesterday evening. Read
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Anglo-Saxon gold find 'must stay in Birmingham'
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
More than 10,000 people flocked to the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery this weekend to see the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found. Read
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Aston double shooting update: Victims said to be stable in hospital
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
Detectives have launched an inquiry after two men were found with gunshot wounds in Birmingham. Read
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Is there really a Werewolf living in Cannock Chase?
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
Werewolf sightings on Cannock Chase and a ghost haunting visitors to Ludlow Castle are just some of the unexplained supernatural phenomena revealed today in a study of the paranormal in the UK during the last 25 years. Read
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Birmingham City Council tells park workers to turf over flower beds to save money
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
Roses are an endangered species in Birmingham parks thanks to the latest council cost-cutting drive, it has been claimed. Read
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Birmingham hospital told to pay stressed worker £24,000 a year for life
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
A Birmingham hospital has been forced to pay a health worker £370,550 plus a further £24,000 every year of his life after he claimed working in the NHS caused him stress. Read
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Fresh bid for Cadbury expected from Kraft
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
Kraft Foods is planning an £11 billion hostile bid for Cadbury after the British confectionery giant rejected its earlier offer. Read
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Birmingham City Council looks to get tough on lap dance bars with new law
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
IT was the city that was dubbed the lap-dancing capital of Britain. Read
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Midlands hospital look to sue building giant over bid-rigging scandal
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND hospital bosses are considering legal action against construction giants who were exposed in a bid-rigging scandal. Read
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Small Heath man's Britney Spears relationship triggers divorce from wife
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
BRITNEY Spears’ former Birmingham boyfriend has divorced the wife who accused him of cheating on her with the pop star. Read
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Birmingham MP John Hemming forced to apologise for criticising businessman opposing new Swan shopping centre superstore in Yardley
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM MP John Hemming has issued a public apology after criticising a businessman. Read
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Special service for Kidderminster soldier killed in Afghanistan to be attended by army comrades
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
COMRADES of a soldier killed in Afghanistan will be in the Midlands to pay their respects to the young dad. Read
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Runners offered the chance to observe wildlife while jogging alongside Birmingham’s famous canals
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
CALLING all fit birds. Read
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Aston Manor Transport Museum hit by cash crisis
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
BOSSES at a museum which is home to a priceless collection of Birmingham’s by-gone public transport vehicles are facing a cash crisis after the city council axed funding. Read
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Brave Solihull cancer sufferer enlists Marco Pierre White's help to raise thousands at lavish ball
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
A WOMAN diagnosed with terminal skin cancer is about to raise thousands of pounds at a lavish ball with prizes including a cookery lesson with Marco Pierre White. Read
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Residents warned about 'water board' conman operating in Rugeley
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND residents have been warned of a conman operating in their town. Read
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Jewellery Quarter discount card is launched
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
THESE gorgeous models showed off the new Jewellery Quarter loyalty card which was launched at the Style in the City event. Read
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Cancer victim from Yardley wins national courage award for her tireless charity fundraising
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
INSPIRATIONAL mum-of-two Ros Marsh has scooped a national courage award in recognition of her tireless charity efforts despite being terminally ill. Read
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Memories sparked after old photos of Erdington care home children are unearthed
Sep 28 2009 | Top Stories
COULD one of these little boys or girls smiling sweetly at the camera be you? Read
