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2009
Articles from 30th Sep 2009
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Probe into steam train derailment
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
AN INVESTIGATION is under way today after a section of a steam train carrying 31 passengers along the Severn Valley Railway derailed. Read
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Andrea Bocelli fans demand compensation after cancellation of NIA concert
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
FURIOUS Andrea Bocelli fans are demanding compensation for money they spent travelling to a concert which was cancelled at the last minute. Read
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Birmingham's DiverCity project is hailed a big success as it is wound up
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
A SUCCESSFUL public project set up to promote diversity in Birmingham’s professional sector has been wound up after a bid to make it self-sustainable failed because of the credit crunch. Read
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Enterprise Inns says fortunes are improving after massive pub sell-off
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
ENTERPRISE Inns has managed to stem the tide of business failures at its thousands of pubs, after a torrid year that saw it close 365 of its struggling outlets. Read
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Birmingham councillors call for inquiry into tree contracts decisions
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
COUNCIL opposition bosses have raised serious questions over awarding contracts for tree pruning and grass cutting in city parks. Read
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Schools' swine flu DVD is launched at Welford Primary in aston
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM school at the centre of one of the largest swine flu outbreaks in the UK was the scene for the launch of an educational DVD aimed at combating the virus. Read
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Aston Lodge A34 crash woman fighting for life
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
A WOMAN is fighting for her life after a crash on a busy dual carriageway. Read
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Athlete Colin Jackson in Birmingham to support healthy eating for children
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
RECORD-breaking athlete Colin Jackson arrived in Birmingham to promote healthy eating for children. Read
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Aston double shooting: One victim released from hospital
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
One of two men injured in a double shooting after a night out in Birmingham has been discharged from hospital. Read
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Birmingham's DiverCity project is hailed a big success as it is wound up
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
A SUCCESSFUL public project set up to promote diversity in Birmingham’s professional sector has been wound up after a bid to make it self-sustainable failed because of the credit crunch. Read
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Aston double shooting: Police search Birmingham nightclub
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE have searched a Birmingham nightclub following a “malicious” double shooting which left one man seriously injured. Read
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Enterprise Inns says fortunes are improving after massive pub sell-off
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
ENTERPRISE Inns has managed to stem the tide of business failures at its thousands of pubs, after a torrid year that saw it close 365 of its struggling outlets. Read
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Birmingham councillors call for inquiry into tree contracts decisions
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
COUNCIL opposition bosses have raised serious questions over awarding contracts for tree pruning and grass cutting in city parks. Read
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Schools' swine flu DVD is launched at Welford Primary in aston
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM school at the centre of one of the largest swine flu outbreaks in the UK was the scene for the launch of an educational DVD aimed at combating the virus. Read
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Extra £10m to tackle 999 calls crisis in West Midlands ambulance service
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
A £10 million cash injection is being pumped into the region’s ambulance service to cope with extra demand after it recorded the worst 999 response times in the country. Read
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Sex beast gets life for rape horror
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
A SERIAL sex offender was today starting a life sentence for repeatedly raping a young Black Country mother – after being freed early from a prison sentence for a copycat attack. Read
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Send messages of support to half marathon runners
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
DO you know anyone running the half marathon and want to wish them well? The Birmingham Mail wants to include your message in a special supplement on Tuesday, October 6. Read
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Blacks Leisure to close 89 stores
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
The outdoor clothing specialist, which operates Millets, Blacks and O’Neill shops, also said it might lay off 50 staff at its Northampton head office. Read
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Jaguar Land Rover aims to double production - despite closure of Solihull or Castle Bromwich factories
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
JAGUAR Land Rover aims to double annual production to 300,000 units – despite the closure of either the Solihull or Castle Bromwich factory. Read
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Beverly Knight up for MOBOs
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
MIDLAND soul sensation Beverly Knight is in line for two prizes at tonight’s MOBO Awards. Read
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Walmley woman threatened to kill love rival, court told
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM woman accused of deliberately running over her love rival after catching her with her boyfriend had threatened to kill her moments earlier, a court was told. Read
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Smethwick factory blaze: Firefighters search for victims
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS were today trying to confirm whether lives were lost in a blaze that tore through a Smethwick factory, which was described as the largest fire in the West Midlands this year. Read
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Inquest resumes on woman’s 2003 death in police custody
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
THE inquest into a former Birmingham woman who died in police custody has resumed six years after her death. Read
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Awards handed out to city’s greenest fingers at Birmingham In Bloom
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
TALENTED local gardeners who have brought a splash of colour to Birmingham received recognition at a special ceremony. Read
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Birmingham chef Glynn Purnell wins AA award
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
Food critic Richard McComb says Glynn Purnell’s latest culinary accolade is well deserved. Read
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Solihull-based Enterprise Inns could sell off 100 more pubs
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
Enterprise Inns has managed to stem the tide of business failures at its thousands of pubs, after a torrid year that saw it close 365 of its struggling outlets. Read
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Plans for Warwickshire eco-town ruled out by housing inquiry
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
Plans for a controversial eco town in Warwickshire have been ruled out by a regional housing inquiry as it pushed forward proposals to build almost half a million more homes in the West Midlands within the next 20 years. Read
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New West Midlands Chief Constable hits the streets to meet and greet residents
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
THE new Chief Constable of the West Midlands has gone on the beat to find out find out how he can improve the region’s policing. Read
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Speak Out Stop Bullying: Peacekeepers at play – we’re out on patrol to protect our puils
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
WITH their bright green caps on, peer mentors are easy to spot at Wychall Primary School in Northfield. Read
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Nearly 1,000 abandoned dogs put down in the Midlands last year
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
MORE than 900 abandoned dogs in the Midlands were put down last year as the region saw a 25 per cent rise in homeless canines. Read
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Top chef cooks up Euro fusion at a pub in Shenstone
Sep 30 2009 | Top Stories
HE’S crossed swords with Raquel Welch, charmed sex siren Sophia Loren and cooked three times for the Queen – and now an Italian chef is hoping to dazzle diners at a village pub. Read
