May
2010
Articles from 7th May 2010
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Birmingham Airport reopens after volcanic ash cloud
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM Airport fully reopened yesterday morning after 48 hours of cancellations and delays due to a new Icelandic volcanic ash cloud. Read
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Award hopes for Birmingham chef
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM chef has been nominated for the catering industry’s equivalent of an Oscar. Read
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Birmingham girl is airlifted to hospital after falling out of a tree
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
AN 11-year-old girl was airlifted to Birmingham Children’s Hospital after falling 15 feet out of a tree in Birmingham. Read
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Fears that recession will lead Brummies to drink themselves to death
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
REDUNDANCIES and job threats have raised fears Brummies will booze themselves to an early grave. Read
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Birmingham grandma raises thousands of cash with recipes
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
GRANDMOTHER Sheila Swan may look unassuming but over the years she has met and exchanged cooking tips with hundreds of celebrities. Read
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120,000 to restore Sandwell Valley RSPB Reserve
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND beauty spot ravaged by fire is being restored to its former glory – at a cost of £120,000. Read
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Leading Birmingham doctor calls for routine HIV tests in hospital
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
A LEADING Birmingham consultant is calling for patients to be routinely tested for HIV in hospitals as rates of the sex infection continue to surge. Read
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Prince of Wales backs Rookery House restoration campaign
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
THE campaign to save one of Birmingham’s decaying architectural gems has won the royal seal of approval. Read
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Bishop of Birmingham heads to Bartley Green School for statue unveiling
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
THE Bishop of Birmingham went back to school in Bartley Green for the unveiling of a new statue. Read
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Solihull charity's abseil to replace burgled items
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
STAFF at a Solihull charity subjected to a series of heartless burglaries are to undertake a sponsored abseil to help raise funds to replace their stolen equipment. Read
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An Irish horse is the latest recruit to West Midlands Ambulance Service.
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
AN IRISH sports horse will soon be galloping to the rescue on one of the region’s largest country parks – as the latest recruit to West Midlands Ambulance Service. Read
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New era for Pallasades
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S Pallasades shopping centre is in line for its biggest economic boost for over 40 years – thanks to the £600 million revamp of New Street Station. Read
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A man was airlifted to hospital following a road traffic collision ion Stourbridge
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN was airlifted to hospital following a road traffic collision in Stourbridge. Read
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Stafford parents pay tribute to teen daughter who died in horrific car crash.
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
THE parents of a Midland teenager killed in an horrific two car crash have paid tribute to her as a “truly special daughter”. Read
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Birmingham local elections: Labour pick up five seats
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
AFTER a brusing general election night across the country, Labour supporters were cheered as the party picked up five seats on Birmingham City Council. Read
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Solihull Council local election: No overall control of council
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
A FORMER Solihull councillor jailed for setting fire to his wife failed to regain his old seat. Read
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General Election 2010: Full Midland results and stats
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
A full list of Midland results and statistics from the General Election 2010. Read
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Tamworth local elections: Conservatives hold onto 23 seats
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
TAMWORTH remained firmly in the grip of the Conservatives as the ruling party held on to 23 of the 30 seats. Read
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Cannock Council local election result: No majority for any of three leading parties
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
OPPOSING parties on Cannock Council are set to mirror the Westminster scene at they negotiate for control of the Stafforshire authority. Read
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General Election 2010: Nick Clegg weighs up rival offers
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg was today weighing up rival offers from David Cameron and Gordon Brown to co-operate in the formation of a new government. Read
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Baggies treat for battling Adam, 6
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
BRAVE Baggie Adam Bird enjoyed a VIP day out at his grandad’s former club as his family desperately try to raise funds for him to have a life-saving operation in America. Read
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Skirt-wearing man spared jail
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
A man banned from wearing skirts at certain times has avoided jail for breaching his Asbo by deliberately bending over in front of his neighbours. Read
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Buggy firm to pay injured children
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
BUGGY manufacturer Maclaren has agreed to compensate more than 40 UK children whose fingers were seriously injured in the hinges of its folding pushchairs. Read
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Support growing for West Midlands Sats boycott
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
Almost 1,000 schools, including some in the West Midlands, have already confirmed they will be joining next week's Sats boycott, as support for the action begins to gain ground. Read
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General Election 2010: West Midlands round-up
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
The Conservatives have so far failed to gain much ground in the West Midlands, despite former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith being ousted, becoming one of Labour's most high-profile casualties of the General Election, Read
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Local elections 2010: Follow our live coverage
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
We will be live from the local elections this afternoon with all the latest build-up, results and reaction. Read
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Election Commission will carry out full review into vote problems
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
A “THOROUGH review” into incidents around the country where people were unable to vote by the time polls closed at 10pm was pledged by the Electoral Commission today. Read
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Jack Dromey becomes Birmingham MP
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
UNION leader Jack Dromey announced himself as a Birmingham MP with a rabble-rousing pledge to fight for public services and battle for the city. Read
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Conservatives in Lichfield hold onto one of safest seats in region
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
The Conservatives managed to increase their majority in Lichfield, holding onto one of their safest seats in the region. Read
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Conservatives sweep to victory in Sutton Coldfield
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
THE Conservatives swept to victory in their Sutton Coldfield stronghold with sitting MP Andrew Mitchell handed an increased majority. Read
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Clare Short's successor increases majority in Birmingham Ladywood
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
Barrister Shabana Mahmood romped home to beat off a Liberal Democrat challenge, taking Birmingham Ladywood for Labour. Read
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Jacqui Smith suffers humiliating defeat in General Election
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
FORMER Home Secretary Jacqui Smith suffered a humiliating defeat, becoming one of Labour’s most high-profile casualties in the General Election. Read
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Birmingham disabled man stabbed by 'assassins' a court hears
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
TWO ‘assassins’ stabbed a disabled man to death outside his Birmingham home following a row about compensation for a car crash, a court heard. Read
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Birmingham residents join forces with police to target speeders
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
A ‘DAD’S Army’ of residents has joined police to target motorists speeding past their homes in Birmingham. Read
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Labour and Conservatives fight to run country
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
BRITAIN faced the confusion of a hung parliament today as early results suggested Conservatives had failed to win a majority of Commons seats, despite beating Labour in the most dramatic election for more than a decade. Read
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Woman punched to the ground in Aston
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
A WOMAN was punched to the ground and left with a fractured ankle after becoming involved in a row with two thugs as she parked her car. Read
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Birmingham polling stations were bursting at the seams
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
POLLING stations in Birmingham were bursting at the seams as unprecedented last-minute queues of people built up as they tried to vote. Read
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Mourners gather for funeral of Aston Villa fan Buck Chinn
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of mourners gathered to pay their respects to lifelong Aston Villa fan Buck Chinn. Read
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Election 2010: Tamworth set the trend from red to blue
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
TAMWORTH was among the first seats in the country to turn from red to blue as Tory Chris Pincher snatched power with a majority of 5,890. Read
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Setback for Tories as Labour hold Birmingham Edgbaston
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
THE CONSERVATIVES suffered a major blow in Birmingham as Gisela Stuart hung on to her Edgbaston seat. Read
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Support for Labour rises in Birmingham Hodge Hill
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
LIAM BYRNE today bucked the national trend by increasing Labour’s share of the vote in his Hodge Hill constituency. Read
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Labour hold Birmingham Northfield with reduced majority
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
RICHARD BURDEN has been re-elected as MP for Northfield despite a 10% drop in Labour’s share of the vote in the constituency. Read
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Jacqui Smith ousted as Redditch MP
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
JACQUI SMITH was today sensationally ousted as MP for Redditch. Read
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Labour majority slashed in Walsall South
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
FORMER TV presenter Valerie Vaz was today announced as the new MP for Walsall South. Read
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West Bromwich West: Tom Watson gets fourth term
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
TOM WATSON today returns to London as the MP for West Bromwich East. Read
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West Bromwich West: Labour hold on
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
ADRIAN BAILEY has been re-elected as the MP for West Bromwich West. Read
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Erdington backs Labour - but with cut in share of vote
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
THE HUSBAND of Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman was this morning declared the new MP for Erdington. Read
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Warley MP John Spellar re-relected for fourth term
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
JOHN SPELLAR begins his fourth term as MP for Warley after being re-elected early today. Read
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Redditch: Tory candidate confident of winning
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
Former home secretary Jacqui Smith's Conservative rival said tonight she was looking forward to a "new change" under David Cameron. Read
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Labour see share of vote grow in Birmingham Ladywood
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
SHABANA MAHMOOD overcame the selection process which divided the local Labour Party to win the Birmingham Ladywood seat. Read
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Third term for Sutton Coldfield Conservative MP
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
ANDREW MITCHELL has been re-elected as MP for Sutton Coldfield for a third time with a massively increased majority. Read
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Conservative support soars in Lichfield
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
MICHAEL FABRICANT is once again Conservative MP for Lichfield after winning a majority of more than 17,000. Read
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Tory support grows in Staffordshire South
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
STAFFORDSHIRE SOUTH once again returned a Conservative MP as support for the party grew in the constituency. Read
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Police called to calm angry voters at Birmingham polling station
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
Some claimed they waited in vain for more than an hour at St Paul’s Church in the Jewellery Quarter – only to be told to go home after the 10pm deadline passed. Read
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Man tried to smuggle 14 rare Peregrine falcon eggs on a plane to Dubai from Birmingham Airport
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
ANTI-TERROR police arrested an alleged thief trying to smuggle rare birds eggs from Wales to Dubai at Birmingham Airport on Bank Holiday Monday. Read
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Council officers seize equipment at two Birmingham homes in bid to stop music causing misery for neighbours
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
COUNCIL bosses have swooped on two Birmingham homes in a crackdown to stop residents from blighting the lives of their neighbours by booming out loud music. Read
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Fire engine charity trek to pass through Birmingham
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
FOLLOW that fire engine – all the way to the Midlands. Read
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Road closed in Sparkhill after gunshots fired at flat
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
COPS sealed off a road in Birmingham after a man’s home was blasted with gunfire. Read
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Newlywed killers 'will be brought to justice'
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
THE killers of pregnant newlywed who tried to make her death look like suicide will eventually be brought to justice, Birmingham’s coroner said. Read
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Police in Kings Heath are appealing for witnesses after a man was injured in a street fight
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE are appealing for witnesses after a man suffered head injuries during a street attack in Kings Heath. Read
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Jobs boost at Land Rover's Solihull plant
May 07 2010 | Top Stories
LAND Rover bosses have announced 275 new jobs are to be created at the Solihull plant following the best sales figures in the company’s 62-year-history. Read
