Jan
2010
Articles from 1st Jan 2010
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Bearwood kidney op boy sees in New Year at home - just a fortnight after surgery
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
A BRAVE Midland boy who received a kidney from his father saw in the New Year at home just two weeks after the transplant. Read
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Havoc at Birmingham Dogs Home as owners turf out pets
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
CALLOUS owners have been casting their dogs out onto the street over Christmas, causing havoc for Birmingham Dogs Home. Read
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Sutton Coldfield pub reveals plan to hold strip shows
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
A SUTTON Coldfield pub’s bid to hold strip shows and late night discos has been met with outrage from residents and police. Read
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Thousands pack Birmingham city centre for fireworks display [with video and pictures]
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM'S night sky was turned into a multi-coloured panorama at midnight as a lavish fireworks display lit up the city centre. Read
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Birmingham pubs guilty of pint pinching in beer swindle
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
PENNY-pinching pub landlords are short-changing Birmingham drinkers, according to a survey. Read
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Birmingham pubs guilty of pint pinching in beer swindle
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
PENNY-pinching pub landlords are short-changing Birmingham drinkers. Read
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Soldier Anthony Hobbins from Bromsgrove says he owes his MBE to his wife
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
A LEADING soldier from the Parachute Regiment has been appointed as a Member of the British Empire – and then declared “my wife deserves it more than I do.” Read
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Brian Travers is named Brummie of the Year 2009
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
UB40 saxophonist Brian Travers now shares something in common with red panda Babu after winning the coveted title of Brummie of the Year. Read
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Hundreds quizzed as hunt for Lozells serial knife man continues
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
THE hunt for a serial knife attacker was today continuing after police officers questioned hundreds of people in a Birmingham suburb. Read
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Birmingham City Council cash crisis: 100 axed jobs announced
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
EIGHT city council neighbourhood offices are to close and almost 100 staff could lose their jobs in a major revamp of advice services. Read
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Tracey Mertens murder: Police chase up new leads in hunt for Nechells mum's killers
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
MURDER detectives were today chasing several new leads in the hunt for the brutal killers of a Birmingham mum burnt alive on the steps of a church 15 years ago. Read
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Sacked BRMB DJ Tom Binns thanks public for support
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
SACKED radio DJ Tom Binns has spoken of his encouragement at support he says he received from listeners since he lost his job. Read
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Documentary about Birmingham Opera Company's Othello performance to be shown on TV
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
A GROUND-breaking performance by Birmingham Opera Company of Shakespeare’s Othello was such a success it is to be immortalised on TV. Read
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Cadbury gets three more days to come up with plan to fend off Kraft
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
CADBURY has been given three more days to prepare its defence strategy against a £10.2 billion hostile takeover bid from Kraft. Read
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Birmingham medics save three lives in Trinidad mercy dash
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM medics have saved the lives of three severely ill people during a mercy mission to Trinidad. Read
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Tribute paid to West Mercia Constabulary policeman Kevin Hughes, found hanged in North Wales
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
SHOCKED colleagues of a West Mercia Constabulary policeman found hanged two days after Christmas have expressed deep sadness at his death. Read
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Bromsgrove teacher launches cycling birdwatch trek
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
A SPECIAL needs teacher from the West Midlands will be swapping his blackboard for a bicycle in 2010 and travelling 5,000 miles to visit to all the RSPB and Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust nature reserves in the UK. Read
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Staffordshire church in controversial bid to build on old graves
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
A NEW community hall could be built on old graves next year if a Midland church’s plans win approval. Read
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Annual Downhill Soapbox Race goes ahead despite wintry conditions
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
WINTRY conditions failed to put the brakes on one of the wackiest races in the Midlands. Read
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Birmingham-born Murray Walker is voted THE voice of sport
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
HE was responsible for describing some of the most dramatic moments during motor racing’s golden era – and now Murray Walker has been voted the greatest commentator of all time. Read
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Sweeney star dies, aged 78
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
THE Birmingham-born actor Garfield Morgan – best known for playing Chief Inspector Frank Haskins in The Sweeney – has died after a battle with cancer. Read
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Blue plaque tribute to Edgabston poet and scientist Constance Naden
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
OFFICIAL recognition has finally been given to a Birmingham woman born more than a century-and-a-half ago who was a “pioneer” poet and scientist. Read
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Cadbury's Eyebrows TV ad wins top award [with video]
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
DESPITE all the concern over possible takeovers, Birmingham’s chocolate giant Cadbury has had some good news. Read
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Solihull councillor claims anti-social behaviour to blame for area's health problems
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
DRAMATIC health inequalities in Solihull could be linked to anti-social behaviour, it has been claimed. Read
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Pet bunnies killed in Stourport
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
BRUTAL thieves killed a family’s pet rabbits on Christmas Day, the police have revealed. Read
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Essington IVF couple's baby joy this Christmas
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND couple have enjoyed the festive season with the baby they feared they may never have. Read
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Hockley police team win praise from residents
Jan 01 2010 | Top Stories
A POLICE team patrolling a Birmingham estate has won praise from residents for their crime-fighting success. Read
