Mar
2010
Articles from 6th Mar 2010
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Speeding Birmingham lawyer loses ban appeal
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
A TOP Birmingham lawyer who has clocked up four speeding offences in two years has failed to get a driving ban against him overturned. Read
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Health chiefs feared 'Shipman link' in probe into Maypole Nursing Home
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
A PANEL of health bosses was drafted in to investigate a high number of deaths at a Birmingham care home following the Dr Shipman murders, an NHS investigator said. Read
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Lady Gaga gives 'mesmerising performance' in Birmingham
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
IT was a mesmerising performance by the eccentric fashionista Lady GaGa leaving fans in Birmingham exhausted but thirsty for more. Read
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Man escapes after alleged burglar falls asleep in Chelmsley Wood home
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN who feared he would be killed while being held captive in his own home by a machete-wielding intruder made a lucky escape – when the dozy burglar fell asleep. Read
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NHS fraudster Brenda Ward is spared jail after failing to disclose previous convictions
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
A SERIAL NHS fraudster who swindled nearly £13,000 in salary payments after failing to disclose her previous convictions has been spared jail. Read
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Memorial held for top Birmingham doctor Tony Hockley who separated Siamese twins
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
LEADING doctors from across the world were today honouring the memory of a Birmingham neurosurgeon, who carried out the UK’s first Siamese twin separation. Read
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Birmingham transsexual launches high court battle to defend human rights
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
A TRANSSEXUAL from Birmingham has launched a High Court battle to defend his human rights because the law will not recognise him as a woman unless he divorces his wife. Read
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Play held in one room of Selly Oak semi-detached house
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
THIS site-specific production is a kitchen sink drama – literally. Read
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Rugeley couple's pet dog shot dead by drunken neighbour
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND couple’s beloved pet dog was shot dead by a drunken neighbour – because it strayed onto his lawn. Read
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David Cameron revisits family in Balsall Heath
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
DAVID Cameron made a sweet return visit to the Birmingham family he formerly stayed a night with three years ago. Read
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Result in Khyra Ishaq probe could be four months
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
More than 30 officials from the council, health trusts, the police and other public agencies have been working on a Serious Case Review for almost two years. But the study, by the Birmingham Safgeguarding Children Board, is yet to be handed to education watchdog Ofsted for approval. Read
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Two hurt after car collides with bus in Alum Rock
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
TWO people have been injured after their car collided with a bus in Birmingham. Read
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£100m investment in Birmingham council houses
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
CITY bosses are set to invest a further £102 million in new windows, doors, central heating and insulation for council houses. Read
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Airport car park in line for top award
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM car park has been shortlisted for a top award at the industry’s Oscars. Read
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Ex Villa and England boss Graham Taylor to give talk in aid of Erdington YMCA
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
FORMER Villa and England boss Graham Taylor will be revealing how to get results under pressure at a charity event. Read
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Bilston pensioner killed after collision with a car in Dudley
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
A BLACK Country pensioner was killed in a collision with a car in Dudley. Read
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Lasan Restaurant backs HSC call for safety in kitchens
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
A RESTAURANT director and chef who have been given the seal of approval by Gordon Ramsay have backed the Health and Safety Executive’s call for restaurateurs to reduce slips and falls in their kitchens Read
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Music group raises £1,300 for Haitian victims
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
A MUSIC group hit the right notes after managing to raise more than £1,300 for charity. Read
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Rebel West Mildland MEP Nikki Sinclaire has been expelled from UKIP
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands MEP Nikki Sinclaire has been expelled from the UK Independence Party after refusing to be part of a multi-national group it has joined in the European Parliament. Read
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Birmingham's high speed rail link will never be built unless politicians stop bickering
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
A HIGH speed rail line to Birmingham may never be built unless politicians stop bickering over the details, Transport Secretary Lord Adonis has warned. Read
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A singing stationer is raising cash for Sport Relief at the Old Joint Stock on March 14
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
A STATIONER is singing for Sport Relief later this month at the Old Joint Stock pub and theatre in the city centre. Read
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Am dram group the Birmingham Savoyards staging G&S at the Old Rep
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
AMATEUR dramatics group the Birmingham Savoyards is staging a performance of Gilbert and Sullivan musical The Grand Duke. Read
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Haiti quake survivor at fundraiser at the Drum in Aston
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
A HAITI earthquake survivor who cheated death by just two hours is the keynote speaker at a fund-raising event this weekend. Read
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Live American-style wrestling is coming to the Hadley Stadium in Smethwick this month (March)
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
LIVE American-style wrestling is coming to the Hadley Stadium in Smethwick this month. Read
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Numbers of swine flu cases at Midland hospitals reaches all time low since outbreak began
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
THE number of people in the Midlands treated for swine flu has reached a new low. Health bosses also said there had been no further deaths among people with the H1N1 virus in the past week. Read
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Euro-MP Mike Nattrass calls for more coal
Mar 06 2010 | Top Stories
WEST MIDLANDS Euro MP Mike Nattrass has called for a switch away from ‘green energy’, which he claims is subsidised and inefficient, to coal. Read
