Apr
2010
Articles from 24th Apr 2010
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Ex Birmingham City striker arrested in connection with stabbing
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
FORMER Birmingham City striker DJ Campbell has been arrested in connection with a stabbing outside a London nightclub, it emerged today. Read
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Man who fiddled housing benefits ordered to pay £5 a week taking 180 years
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
A NEPHEW who fiddled more than £47,000 in housing benefits from a Midland council has been ordered to repay the cash at £5 a week – which will take him a whopping 180 years. Read
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Museum of the Jewellery Quarter in Hockley scoops award
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S Museum of the Jewellery Quarter has scooped one of the ‘Oscars’ of English tourism. Read
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Birmingham teenager in bogus death threat claim
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
A WOMAN involved in a long- running, bitter dispute with her neighbours in Birmingham claimed they had threatened to kill her, a court heard. Read
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Midlands drugs gang jailed for 30 years
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
A DRUGS gang which tried to flood Midland streets with £6 million worth of amphetamines and cannabis from Holland has been jailed for nearly 30 years. Read
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Victim of assault outside Rose Of Kashmir restaurant in Dudley dies, and is named by police as Jamie Roberts
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE have begun a murder investigation after a Dudley man injured in an assault outside a town restaurant died. Read
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MG ZERO concept car could be built in Birmingham
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
THIS trendy little car could be the latest MG scheduled to be built in Birmingham. Read
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Police warn troublemakers to stay away from Sunday’s derby between Aston Villa and Birmingham City.
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE warned troublemakers to stay away from tomorrow’s big derby between Aston Villa and Birmingham City. Read
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Perry Beeches headteacher Liam Nolan speaks of sex case shame.
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
A GAY Birmingham headteacher has spoken for the first time of his shame at being accused of “cottaging” at a Midland beauty spot. Read
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Broad Street takes part in St George's celebrations
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S Broad Street showed its patriotic side with celebrations to mark St George’s Day. Read
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Phone robber man caught after getting stuck under fence
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
A LARGE drunken mugger was foiled in his bid to get away after he had robbed a woman of her phone in Birmingham when he got stuck under a fence. Read
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Students punished for celebrating St George's Day
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
PUPIL at a Birmingham school were sent home after defying a school order not to paint their faces as they celebrated St George’s Day. Read
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Show goes on at St George’s Day concert
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
The group of 60 children, aged six and seven, from Birches Green Junior School, in Erdington, won a competition to perform at the concert. Read
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Youngsters in Birmingham are being offered West End style training by professional performers
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
WEST End performers will be sharing their knowledge of stage life with rising Birmingham stars. Read
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Kidderminster pub fire quickly contained.
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS were called to a Midland pub to tackle flames in a smoking shelter. The small fire at Wrens Nest in Stourport Road, Kidderminster, yesterday was quickly put out. Read
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Jon Walker's political sketch: Gloves are off as parties squabble over leaflet lies
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
Conservative leader David Cameron described the leaflets as “appalling” and demanded they be withdrawn, while Tory education spokesman Michael Gove repeated claims that Labour had been telling “lies”. Read
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Scaremongering accusation over benefits election leaflets
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
LABOUR has been accused of “scaremongering” in Birmingham as local Conservatives joined criticism of “dishonest leaflets” delivered by Gordon Brown’s party. Read
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Ed Balls claims Birmingham schools plan could be axed under Tory government
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
But Tories claimed that Labour was hiding its own plans to cut spending on new school buildings by more than half – which would also put the projects at risk. Read
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Voters use Birmingham City Council website to find polling stations
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM voters can find out about their local polling station along with other election information on the city council’s website. Read
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Birmingham's big screen television prepared for World Cup switch-on
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S big screen television in Victoria Square, which cost taxpayers £1 million despite lying unused for almost three years, has been removed. Read
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Police hunt for missing teenage girl from Solihull
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE are searching for a 15-year-old Solihull girl who has been missing for almost a week. Read
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M6 crash causes 4km long queues.
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
RUSH hour motorists on the M6 were hit with long queues long after a lane was closed following a crash. No one was hurt in the smash, involving a car and a HGV, at Junction 4 northbound around 9am yesterday. Read
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Walmley resident to take on Tories in Sutton Coldfield
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
THE leader of Sutton Coldfield’s largest residents’ association has put herself forward for election in anger at the dumping of a popular local councillor. Read
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West Heath chemist lodges appeal on all night opening
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
THE pharmacist behind controversial plans for an all night chemist has lodged an appeal after permission was turned down. Read
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Tributes are paid to Sanpreet Singh Johal who died in Oldbury crash
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
GLOWING tributes have been paid to a taxi driver who died in a road traffic collision. Read
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Fire crews tackle burning car in Newtown.
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS stopped flames from a torched car spreading to other vehicles and properties in Birmingham. Read
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Litter-picking volunteers find Harley Davidson at Sandwell canals
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
LITTER-picking volunteers were amazed to find three motorbikes – including a Harley Davidson – and more than a dozen bicycles as they cleared out a Black Country canal last weekend. Read
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Firefighters tackle Brierley Hill factory blaze
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS extinguished a blaze caused by a large pile of rubbish at a disused factory. Flames covered 30 per cent of the roof of the brick building in Brettell Lane, Brierley Hill, on Thursday. Read
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Swimathon in Edgbaston for the Tiny babies appeal
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
STAFF from Birmingham Women’s Hospital turned into waterbabies in a bid to raise much-needed cash for the £7 million new neonatal unit. Read
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Brandi Carlile's Birmingham gig off
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
AMERICAN singer Brandi Carlile has postponed her show at Birmingham Glee Club on Tuesday, due to continuing travel problems. Read
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Larna Crawford to run London Marathon despite having a pacemaker
Apr 24 2010 | Top Stories
RUNNING tomorrow’s London Marathon will be a personal triumph for Lorna Crawford who suffers from a heart complaint which can cause her to suddenly black out. Read
