Dec
2009
Articles from 12th Dec 2009
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Historic home of Aston Villa remembered
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
THE historic birthplace of Aston Villa Football Club was commemorated yesterday – as a church on the site where it was founded reopened. Read
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Anti-terror police insist they are ‘not spying’ on nurseries
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
ANTI-terror police insist that they are not “spying” on children as young as four who may have been radicalised by Islamist extremists. Read
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Retired Cadbury workers demand stronger action to stop takeover
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
RETIRED Cadbury workers who fear for the heritage of the city factory have demanded the Government take stronger action to stop a takeover. Read
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Birmingham Mail launches Hands Off Cadbury campaign
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
THE Birmingham Mail today joins the fight to keep Cadbury British – and help safeguard 2,500 jobs at the historic Bournville factory. Read
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Schoolboy is guest of honour at red carpet premiere in Cannock
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
SCHOOLBOY film star Ben Wilby was given the red carpet treatment last night when he was guest of honour at a special film premiere in his home town. Read
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Police hunt masked gang after Streetly store robbery
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
A MASKED gang which robbed a convenience store is being hunted by police. Read
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Birmingham City bank accounts in the clear
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE have today ruled out a criminal investigation into allegations of “financial irregularities” in Blues’ accounts. Read
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Amir Khan visits Birmingham to meet boxing fans
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of boxing fans flocked to a Birmingham sports store to see WBA World light-welterweight champion Amir Khan unveil his new clothing range. Read
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Wolverhampton brothers fined for burning caravans
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
TWO brothers have been hit with a £10,000 fine for illegally burning caravans they owned. Read
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Electric car trials begin in Birmingham
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
ELECTRIC car trials have begun in Birmingham with 25 motorists testing new ecologically-friendly vehicles. Read
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Birmingham could be in line for a White Christmas
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
DUST off your snowshoes and head down to the bookies, because we could be looking at a white Christmas in Birmingham this year. Read
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House prices fall in West Midlands
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
HOUSE prices in the West Midlands are on the slide again with values falling in the run-up to Christmas, ending six months of recovery from the recession. Read
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The Moscow State Circus heading to Birmingham
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
ALL the fun of the circus, Russian style, is heading to Birmingham to set up camp over the festive season. Read
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Birmingham fraud busters on the trail of crooks
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
THE manager of an ex-catalogue sales warehouse has ripped off his bosses to the tune of nearly half a million pounds, it has been claimed. Read
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Brave Perry Barr shopkeeper targeted for second time by gunmen
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
BRAVE Birmingham shopkeepers who faced down armed raiders have been targeted by gunmen for a second time in just over six months. Read
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Pickpockets jailed after travelling to Scotland to steal
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
TWO Romanian pickpockets who travelled from Birmingham to Scotland to steal cash from women shoppers have been jailed. Read
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Tracy McConnell family's anger at police over killing
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
A devastated family say they feel cheated by the police because no-one has been prosecuted over the death of their loved one who was killed in a fight at a Birmingham pub. Read
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Black Country man jailed after hitting man over head with wood
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
A 21-YEAR-old Black Country thug who hit a man over the head with a piece of wood after smashing all the windows in his car following an argument in a nightspot has been put behind bars for 16 months. Read
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Low income families could fall in Christmas debt-trap
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
LOW income families across Birmingham will fall into a Christmas debt-trap, according to a city charity. Read
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Historic birthplace of Aston Villa Football Club is commemorated
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
THE historic birthplace of Aston Villa Football Club is being commemorated today – as a church on the site where it was founded reopens. Read
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Sutton Coldfield Co-op robbed by masked gang
Dec 12 2009 | Top Stories
A MASKED gang which robbed a convenience store is being hunted by police. Read
