Dec
2009
Articles from 26th Dec 2009
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Brummies set to battle obesity levels in the new year
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of Brummies are set to start shedding pounds for the New Year. Read
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Baggies fans hold collection for Birmingham RSPCA centre.
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
A COLLECTION at West Bromwich Albion Football Club raised £430 for the RSPCA’s Birmingham Animal Centre. Read
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Quiz night for 2012 contender
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
A PARALYMPIAN hopeful is holding a quiz night in January to keep his 2012 dreams alive. Read
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Weston-super-Mare's fire-ravaged Grand Pier set to re-open next summer
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
A FIRE-ravaged pier at the seaside resort dubbed Birmingham-on-Sea is set for a new lease of life in 2010. Read
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New North Birmingham Academy to open its doors
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
OUT with the old and in with the new! Read
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River Tame nets haul of young fish.
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND river badly affected by pollution has received an early Christmas present – 10,500 young fish. Read
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Birmingham homeless charity inundated by volunteers.
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
A CHARITY which provides hot meals and shelter for homeless people in Birmingham turned away volunteers after it was inundated with support. Read
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Ward End driver jailed over police pursuit
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
A LAUGHING driver who taunted officers as he tried to outrun a police car in Birmingham has been jailed for nine months. Read
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British Transport Police launch hunt after teenager assaulted on Birmingham to Redditch train
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER was pulled to the floor and repeatedly punched in an unprovoked attack on board a train in Birmingham. Read
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Longbridge residents urge council to protect their 'village green' from housing
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
A DEVELOPER has been accused of rushing through plans for a new Birmingham housing estate on land currently being adopted as an official village green. Read
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Drugs seized in raids on homes in Kitts Green
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
POLICE seized nearly £100,000 worth cannabis and heroin during a festive crackdown dubbed the “Twelve Raids of Christmas”. Read
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Sutton Coldfield soldier who cheated death aims to walk down aisle
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
A soldier told by doctors he may not survive horrific injuries from a bomb blast in Afghanistan hopes to soon walk down the aisle to marry an army nurse. Read
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Detectives quizzed over investigation into Craig Hodson-Walker killer
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
DETECTIVES have been quizzed over alleged failings in an investigation into one of the ruthless killers of tragic postmaster’s son Craig Hodson-Walker, sources said today. Read
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Smethwick family sell tickets to win house for £15
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
AN entrepreneurial Midland family is giving homeseekers the chance to buy their house online – for the princely sum of £15. Read
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40 people take part in annual Christmas Day dip in Sutton Park
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
WHILE most of us spent Christmas Day wrapped up trying to stay warm, this barmy lot were plunging into icy cold water. Read
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Edgbaston couple celebrate birth of first baby on Christmas Day
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
OH baby! A Birmingham couple now have their own little Santa after their first child was born on Christmas Day. Read
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Seventh man stabbed in Lozells
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
A SEVENTH man has been stabbed by a serial attacker preying on a Birmingham suburb, police have revealed. Read
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Thousands hit the shops for Birmingham Boxing Day sales bonanza
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
Boxing Day sales began today as high street retailers opened their doors to bargain-savvy shoppers. Read
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Jacqui Smith praised by dead soldier's mum
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
THE mother of a young Midland soldier who was killed in Afghanistan praised her MP for dedicating a Christmas card to him. Read
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Police still looking for missing Chelmsley Wood boys David Spencer and Patrick Warren
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
THIRTEEN years after the mysterious disappearance of two Midland schoolboys, police today insisted they would continue their investigation until they discovered the truth. Read
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Walsall teen admits further sex charges against children
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
A BLACK Country teenager who admitted making and distributing indecent photographs of children has now pleaded guilty to two charges of incitement to commit sexual assault on a child under 13. Read
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Fond memories of Moseley's Sorrento Maternity Hospital
Dec 26 2009 | Top Stories
OH BABY! News that a former maternity hospital is to be turned into family homes has stirred the memories of Birmingham Mail readers. Read
