Jan
2010
Articles from 4th Jan 2010
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Police concerned for missing Solihull pensioner
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
CONCERNS are growing for an 87-year-old woman who went missing from her Solihull home this morning. Read
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Worker injured in Wychbold village store robbery
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
Police have appealed for information and witnesses after a shop worker was injured during a robbery at a village store in Worcestershire. Read
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Birmingham army medic helps saves boy in Afghanistan
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
An army medic who was previously based in Birmingham has helped save the life of a six-year-old boy gravely ill with tetanus in Afghanistan, it has been disclosed. Read
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Sauce will curry favour with Jan
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
A CURRY sauce beloved by a Midland speedway legend has been declared wheely good stuff after going on sale at more than a dozen stores across the region. Read
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Birmingham man claims he was forced to confess to murder in Pakistan
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man who has spent more than five years facing execution today claimed he was “tortured” at the hands of police officers in Pakistan. Read
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A man was rescued by firefighters after a blaze at his home in the Elmcoft block of flats, in Windmill Lane, Smethwick
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN was rescued from his blazing care home flat today by firefighters in the Black Country. Read
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Snow on the way as temperatures reach minus 8c in Midlands
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
THE coldest night for 12 months sent temperatures down to minus 8C in the Midlands – and now biting winds and snow are on the way. Read
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Doug Ellis remembers Aston Villa days in look through archives
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
THERE were plenty of newspaper cuttings and pictures recalling Doug’s reign at Aston Villa, the club he chaired from 1968 to 1975 and then again from 1982 to 2006, before selling to Randy Lerner and staying on as President Emeritus. Read
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Cuts could hit Birmingham Jewellery Quarter recovery, warns Albert Bore
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
THE continuing recovery of Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter is being threatened by a major city council review that could see funding cut, it was claimed. Read
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Wolverhampton car clamp man sentencing delayed
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN who admitted setting up an illegal car clamping firm that ripped off hundreds of Midland motorists has been further remanded on bail by a judge. Read
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Call for security boost after WWII plates stolen from Pensnett High Street
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
SECURITY measures at war memorials in the Midlands could be beefed up after two valuable brass plates were stolen. Read
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Lorry crash causes morning chaos on the M6
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
THE first rush-hour of 2009 was blighted by early accidents as motorists battled with icy roads on the great return to work. Read
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Drinkers in the Prince of Wales in Moseley celebrate the birthday of JRR Tolkien
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
DRINKERS at a Birmingham pub linked to legendary author JRR Tolkien raised a glass to mark his birthday. Read
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Virgin rail ticket staff strike affects Birmingham New Street
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
Rail passengers in the West Midlands will be affected when of hundreds of ticket office staff walk out on strike on one of the UK's busiest rail lines. Read
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Investigators probe cause of Shrewsbury flats explosion
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
Investigators were today attempting to pinpoint the cause of an explosion that tore apart a block of flats, injuring 12 people. Read
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Kraft set to raise bid for Cadbury
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
US food giant Kraft is set to raise its £10 billion hostile takeover bid for Dairy Milk maker Cadbury in the next two weeks, according to reports. Read
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Sandwell Health bosses urge public to think about easing pressure on accident and emergency facilities by considering other services.
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
SANDWELL health chiefs have called on the public to help ease pressure on accident and emergency facilities after a busy holiday period. Read
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Pipes warning to Midland teenagers
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
MIDLAND students are gambling with their health by using pipes to inhale tobacco under the illusion that they are less dangerous than cigarettes, health campaigners have warned. Read
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West Midlands MEP hits out at "peep show" airport body scanners
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND Euro’ MP called for full trials of alternatives to “peep show” body scanners – as Gordon Brown signalled a major tightening of security at UK airports. Read
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Rabbit dropping menace for solihull athletes
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
ATHLETES at a Midland track are facing an unusual threat to their training regime – from rabbits. Read
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Quinton police have whip round for poor local children at Xmas.
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE officers in Birmingham rallied round to give struggling local families a good Christmas. Read
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Stiff Little Fingers fan devotes his life to new book
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
WHAT do you do when you want to read a book about the band you adored for years yet nothing is out there? Read
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Sandwell Hospital gets £10,000 donation for cancer treatment from Upper GI Blues charity
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
SANDWELL Hospital is £10,000 closer to state-of-the-art new equipment for treating cancer thanks to a local charity’s kind donation. Read
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Jamie Bulger top cop speaks in Birmingham
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
THE senior detective in charge of the Jamie Bulger murder case has revealed he would like to meet the killers of the tragic toddler nearly a decade after their release from prison. Read
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Residents in north Birmingham have declared war on rag and bone scrap men who wake them up on a daily basis at 7am
Jan 04 2010 | Top Stories
FED-UP Birmingham residents have declared war on noisy Rag and Bone men who have been waking them up on a “daily basis” from 7am. Read
