Apr
2010
Articles from 5th Apr 2010
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British tennis player from Birmingham questioned over sex assault
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
British tennis player Dan Evans from Hall Green, Birmingham, will “co-operate fully” with a police investigation into a sexual assault. Read
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15 super-size primary schools could be built in Birmingham to cope with baby-boom crisis
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
FIFTEEN super-size primary schools could be built in Birmingham to cope with the city’s baby-boom crisis. Read
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EDL in Dudley: English Defence League blame non members for violence
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
THE EDL protest broke into violence when supporters of the right-wing group attacked the fences set up to keep them in place. Read
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Photographers take part in 4am project at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
KEEN photographers fired up their flashguns for a unique night at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery to help the city’s culture crown ambitions. Read
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Chocolat author Joanne Harris to visit Birmingham to talk about her part in the Because I Am a Girl project
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
SHE is best-known for blockbuster novels such as Chocolat and Blackberry Wine, but author Joanne Harris has written a story for a different kind of book. Read
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Hall Green bus crash death: Moving tributes left at scene
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
A bunch of flowers bearing a card that simply read ‘I’m so sorry’ was placed amid the wreckage of a bus stop on Stratford Road, Hall Green, yesterday. Read
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MP Steve McCabe welcomes new government changes to petitions sent to councils
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM MP has welcomed government changes which mean councils will have to respond by law to petitions sent in by local people. Read
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Dudley returns to normal after rival EDL and UAF protests in the town
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
THE Black Country continues to return to normal today after thousands of protestors came to the region for rival demonstrations. Read
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UAF in Dudley: 1,500 protest against EDL march
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
The rally organised by Unite Against Fascism was held about ten minutes’ walk away from the EDL’s, but saw a similarly strong police presence. Read
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Aston Villa fans to march in support of Martin O'Neill
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
Fans have set up a group on the social networking website Facebook to recruit Villans for a march at the club’s Bodymoor Heath training ground at tomorrow. Read
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Bikers roared into Birmingham with Easter treats for sick youngsters at Acorns Children's Hospice
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
BIKERS roared into Birmingham with Easter treats for poorly youngsters at Acorns Children’s Hospice. Read
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Birmingham bombings pub Yard of Ale on market
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
THE Yard of Ale, a target of the horrific Birmingham pub bombings which killed 21 people, is on the market for the first time in more than 20 years. Read
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Charities await giveaway news
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
D-DAY is looming for south Birmingham charity and community groups hoping for a slice of £10,000 being given away by Moseley Round Table. Read
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Series of NHS unexpected deaths and alerts in south Birmingham revealed in report
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
A SERIES of alerts including unexpected patient deaths, ward closures from hospital superbugs and test results going missing have been revealed across the city in a hard hitting report on NHS problems. Read
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Staffordshire wins national accolade after seizing over £1million worth of fake dvds and cds.
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
A BLITZ on dodgy DVD sales has netted a £1 million haul of fake films, CDs and video games in the Midlands. Read
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£19million boost for housing in Birmingham, Erdington, Northfield, Cape Hill and the Jewellery Quarter
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
EIGHT major Birmingham housing developments, stalled during the recession, have been given a £19 million government boost to get them going again. Read
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Time capsule buried in Aston
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
PUPILS from five Birmingham city centre primary schools collected artwork, photographs and uniforms to give future generations a snapshot of life at school in 2010. Read
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Wharf Lane housing scheme approved despite anti-social behaviour fears
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
CONTROVERSIAL revised plans for a Midland housing development have been given the green light by council planners despite fears over yob behaviour. Read
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Birmingham school taken out of special measures
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
PUPILS and staff are celebrating after their school turned around its failings to come out of special measures. Read
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White working class Birmingham boys still lagging behind at school, report shows
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
WHITE working class boys from poor backgrounds are making little progress in learning basic reading skills at Birmingham primary schools, new figures showed. Read
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Colour wall offering a bright distraction to sick youngsters at Birmingham Children's Hospital
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
A SPECTRUM of colour is entrancing sick youngsters in the first scheme of its kind in the country to distract them from gruelling hospital treatment. Read
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West Midlands Chief Constable Chris Sims pledges no cuts to frontline services as force is revamped
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Chief Constable Chris Sims pledged there would be no cuts to frontline police services as part of a major shake-up. Read
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Agonising wait goes on for refugee living in Moseley
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM refugee is still waiting to hear if she will be allowed to stay in the country – eight years after she arrived. Read
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Staffordshire charity Newlife calls for help amid financial crisis
Apr 05 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND charity is appealing for help for 28 disabled West Midlands children who need £27,000 of equipment to help them and their families after being turned down by the NHS. Read
