Feb
2010
Articles from 20th Feb 2010
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Third Birmingham pensioner terrorised by burglars
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
A THIRD Birmingham pensioner in her 80s has been terrorised in her own home by burglars. Read
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Stars urged to drop gold adverts
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
CONSUMER watchdogs at Birmingham City Council are to urge TV presenters like Dale Winton and David Dickinson to stop fronting advertising campaigns for ‘rip-off’ cash for gold companies. Read
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Plans for maternity shake-up set to be sealed
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
CONTROVERSIAL plans to halt all births at Sandwell Hospital and send mothers to Birmingham’s City Hospital instead will move ahead in coming days. Read
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Man remains critical after assault outside Brownhills pub
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN remains critically ill in hospital after being seriously assaulted outside a Walsall pub last night. Read
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Girl critically ill after car hits teenagers in Wednesbury
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
THREE TEENAGERS have been taken to hospital following a serious road traffic collision in Wednesbury last night. Read
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West Midlands Police investigate security breach at Birmingham depot
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
TWO cars seized by police for forensic examination as part of criminal inquiries have been stolen in a major security breach at a compound where they were being stored. Read
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Two cars Tipton crash
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
A WOMAN was taken to hospital following a two-car crash in Dudley. Read
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Solihull council is filling grit bins with sand grit only in light of a continuing salt shortage.
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
SOLIHULL Council has begun filling grit bins with sand grit only in light of a continuing national salt shortage. Read
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Sandwell traders given £18,000 for town centre radio scheme
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
TRADERS were given an £18,000 cash injection to repair and replace radios used to help tackle crime. Read
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Ministers row over route new high speed rail link between London and Birmingham will take
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
CONSERVATIVES have signalled they may reject a new high speed rail route between London and Birmingham proposed by the Government. Read
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Traffic chaos expected as snow returns
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
TRAVELLERS have been warned to face further delays this weekend as th cold snap returns to the Midlands. Read
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Tories ditch veteran councillor Jane Fuller
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
A VETERAN Sutton councillor has blasted a decision not to reselect her to fight the local elections as ‘‘unfair.’’ Read
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Staffordshire Hoard fund tops £825k
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
THE fund to keep the Staffordshire Hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold in the region has hit £825,000. Read
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Shenstone golfers boost hospice appeal
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
A GROUP of golfers has boosted the coffers of a caring charity. Read
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West Midlands Police agree 1.5 per cent rise in precepts
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE chiefs have described the rise in the amount of money set to be collected from council taxpayers as “fair and reasonable”. Read
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Go Bollywood mad at the Drum in Aston
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
BOLLYWOOD mad Brummies can enjoy a night of music from Botown, an Asian Soul Funk band. Read
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West Midlands police investigate attack on man in Bartley Green
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a young man suffered facial injuries in a street attack in Birmingham. Read
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New man at top at Jaguar Land Rover
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
NEW Jaguar Land Rover boss Ralf Speth arrived in the West Midlands on the day of his appointment along with Tata Motors supremo Carl-Peter Forster. Read
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Trio of patients in suicide pact at Northfield NHS hospital unit
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
THREE mental health patients tried to kill themselves just days before they were evicted from their psychiatric unit. Read
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Cars seized by police for forensic examination are stolen from Birmingham security compound
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
TWO cars seized by police for forensic examination as part of criminal inquiries have been stolen in a major security breach at a compound where they were being stored. Read
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Van ploughs into four Wolverhampton pedestrians today
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
FOUR people were hurt when a delivery van lost control and went into them in Wolverhampton city centre. Two men and two women were walking along Pipers Row, near the Crown Court, when the van collided with them at around 11.15am. The two women, in their 40s, suffered serious back, pelvis and chest injuries and were taken to New Cross Hospital. Read
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Judge rejects diet pill blackout story after Moseley crash
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
A JUDGE has ruled against a woman who rammed two cars after she claimed to have passed out at the wheel due to taking diet pills. Read
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Midland car veteran loses in MG badge row
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND car veteran has lost a David and Goliath courtroom battle with Longbridge’s Chinese owners over badge rights to the world’s most expensive MG. Read
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Pair jailed for mac-10 machine gun
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
TWO Birmingham men are starting long prison sentences after being caught with a deadly loaded Mac 10 submachine gun following a fight in Aston. Read
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Birmingham Wine School launches new course.
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
A COURSE is being offered for wine enthusiasts to sample and learn about the world’s finest vino without leaving Birmingham. Read
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Aston Villa Carling Cup Final: Why life's a pitch for Villa fan Eddie
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
HE’S the only Villa fan in the world who is happy that he will be working during next Sunday’s Carling Cup final. Read
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Handsworth Library hosting Haiti fundraiser on March 17
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
HANDSWORTH Library will be hosting an evening of performance, poetry and stories with Leon Blades on March 17 from 7-9pm. Read
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Op artist Bridget Riley to give talk at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
A CELEBRATED painter will be giving a talk at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery next Wednesday from 6-8pm. Read
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Wolverhampton dad claimed £35,000 in benefits despite stashed £25,000 savings.
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND man who fiddled over £35,000 in benefits when he had over £25,000 stashed away in savings has been spared a prison sentence. Read
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Man who burgled Pype Hayes Golf Club dies after drinking a mystery substance
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
A CITY man who burgled a golf club on the day that it burned down last year, has died after drinking a mystery substance. Read
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Rediscovery walk at Cannon Hill Park in Moseley on March 6
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
WALKERS are invited on a re-discovery walk at a Birmingham park on March 6 from 11am. Read
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Birmingham city centre employs 'curvy' model for photo shoot
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
WITH London Fashion Week under way, the size zero model debate is sure to reignite. Read
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Asbestos found at Walsall Wood's Oak Park Leisure Centre
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
AROUND £10,000 will have to spent removing asbestos discovered at a Midland leisure centre. Read
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Serial pub burglar from Bilston put behind bars for 21 months after clocking up his 21st conviction
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN has been put behind bars for 21 months after clocking up his 21st conviction for breaking into pubs and raiding the gaming machines. Read
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Photographer claims police tried to stop him taking photos in Sutton Coldfield
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man claims police threatened to use anti-terror laws to stop him taking pictures at a crash scene. Read
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Walkers invited to a History of Aston Park tour on February
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
WALKERS are invited to discover the story behind a Birmingham park next Saturday. Read
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Swimming pools in West Bromwich and Tipton step closer to becoming a reality
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
TWO new Black Country swimming pools are one step closer to becoming a reality after councillors agreed to get started on legal issues in the way of the £23 million project. Read
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Walkers invited to a History of Aston Park tour
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
WALKERS are invited to discover the story behind a Birmingham park next Saturday. Read
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Wolverhampton Homes nightmare neighbour Leon Greenwell evicted from Compton home
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
A BLACK Country council tenant who made his neighbours’ lives a misery for more than a year by shouting and swearing at them has been evicted. Read
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Birmingham social services reports shock rise in old person's abuse cases
Feb 20 2010 | Top Stories
THE number of old people complaining that they are being abused, often by members of their own family, has shot up in Birmingham. Read
