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2010
Articles from 11th Jan 2010
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Midlands councils told to draw up plans to slash gritting routes by 60%
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
SOLIHULL Council tonight revealed it had been asked by Government to draw up plans which would involve reducing the number of gritted roads by 60%. Read
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Police appeal for help to trace missing Edgbaston teenager
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
Police are appealing for help in tracing a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her home in Edgbaston for four days. Read
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Arrests made over Cannabis find near Worcester
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
Two men and two women have been released on police bail pending further inquiries into the discovery of hundreds of cannabis plants in a village near Worcester. Read
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Roads at their worst in the Midlands as snow turns to ice
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
MOTORISTS reported some of the worst driving conditions of the arctic snap so far this morning after thawing snow turned to ice, causing problems across the regions. Read
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Fire at Erdington chip shop
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM chip shop has been forced to close temporarily after a fire destroyed its frying range. Read
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Photographer injured in Afghanistan blast to be brought to Birmingham for treatment
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
A photographer who suffered serious injuries in an explosion which killed British journalist Rupert Hamer will be brought back to the UK from Afghanistan today. Read
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Birmingham forensics experts find rival criminal gangs are being forced to share guns
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
Rival criminal gangs are being forced to share guns, experts at a Birmingham-based firearms forensics lab have found. Read
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Brummies warned that nightly drinking is as dangerous to the liver as being an alcoholic
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
THIS diseased, failing, deadly liver is how yours could look on just two pints of beer a night. Read
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Aston Villa star Moustapha Salifou leaves Angola after shootings
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
VILLA star Moustapha Salifou is coming home in the wake of the lethal machine-gun attack on a bus carrying the Togo country’s footballers. Read
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Gritting lorries on weekend go slow to keep commuter traffic moving.
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
CITY gritting lorries were on a go slow over the weekend in a desperate bid to eke out the supplies of salt. Read
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Crops set to be hit by weather causing price rises
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
WEST Midland families have been warned that the longest freeze for nearly 30 years could send food prices rocketing – and deprive households of homegrown vegetables. Read
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Miss Universe comes to Birmingham
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
HOT stuff! The sight of these Midland beauties was enough to help send the Arctic temperatures soaring. Read
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City Council and health trusts slammed over Birmingham hospitals bed-blocking crisis
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
AS many as 150 people are occupying beds in Birmingham hospitals, even though they are well enough to be discharged, because social services cannot provide care for them at home. Read
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West Heath couple celebrate wedded bliss
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
THE way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, or so the saying goes. Read
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Birmingham homes budget hit by housing rescue deal
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
ELDERLY and disabled residents will face longer waits for improvements to their homes after council budgets were slashed to fund a government project, it was claimed. Read
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New domestic violence campaign to be launched in Birmingham
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
A NEW campaign is being launched to protect city children from domestic violence. Read
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Old Roebuck pub in Erdington, Birmingham, remains shut after cannabis find
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
THE future of a Birmingham pub once likened to a ‘wild west saloon’ remains uncertain two months after it was shut. Read
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Tributes paid to Birmingham McDonald's boss who died from brain tumour
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
FLOWERS have been left outside a city restaurant in tribute to its young manager who died suddenly from a brain tumour. Read
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Highgate businesses kick up stink over smells from chicken factory
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
A CHICKEN meat packaging plant is causing traffic chaos and creating an appalling stench, neighbouring businesses in Birmingham claimed. Read
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Patricia Denton of Hodge Hill wins Supermarket Sweep
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
RETIRED auxilliary nurse Patricia Denton is today celebrating a cash windfall after becoming the final £250 Birmingham Mail Supermarket Sweep winner. Read
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Kings Norton farmers market saved
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
SHOPPERS have spoken of their relief that Kings Norton Farmers’ Market has been saved. Read
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Protester claims Chinese prisoners bodies are on show at Digbeth exhibition
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM doctor has labelled the controversial Bodies Revealed exhibition a ‘crime scene’ and handed a file to police claiming there is evidence that corpses on show are Chinese victims of torture. Read
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Arrests as Birmingham City play Manchester United
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
SEVEN football fans were arrested during minor disturbances at Birmingham City’s home clash against Manchester United on Saturday. Read
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Walsall Arboretum gets £4.7 million from Heritage Lottery Fund for new visitors' centre and other major improvements
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
AN AMBITIOUS £4.7 million Lottery bid to transform Walsall Arboretum has been successful, it has been announced today. Read
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Paige Conlon recovering at home after Shard End hit and run
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
FORENSIC experts will examine fragments of glass from a car involved in a hit-and-run crash which injured a schoolgirl in a bid to snare the driver. Read
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Aston Villa star Isaiah Osbourne in the clear after West Midlands Police investigation
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
ASTON Villa star Isaiah Osbourne has been told he is in the clear following a three-month police investigation into an allegation that a second-hand car buyer was robbed. Read
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Birmingham and West Midlands school closures: Monday, January 11 2010
Jan 11 2010 | Top Stories
School closures reported for Monday, January 11 2010 Read
