May
2010
Articles from 22nd May 2010
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Shake-up for Birmingham City Council elite
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S under-fire children’s services department will be under new political management following a shake-up of the city’s council’s ruling cabinet. Read
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Trio robbed Washwood Heath care home resident suffering from cancer
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
By Ross McCarthy Read
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Katie Price reveals new clothing range at Baby Show in Birmingham
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
GLAMOUR model Katie Price added another string to her multi-million pound business bow when she launched her new range of baby clothing in Birmingham. Read
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Facebook tributes pour in for dead schoolboy Tom Mullaney
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES have been pouring in for 15-year-old Tom Mullaney who is thought to have killed himself after he was bullied. Read
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City chiefs struggling to cope with social networking site hate campaigns
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
CITY education chiefs are struggling to cope with “obnoxious” hate campaigns run by children on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter, they admitted today. Read
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Anti facist campaigners plan counter demonstrations against the BNP
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
ANTI-rascism campaigners are planning counter demonstrations after learning the British National Party are to hold a series of protests in Birmingham. Read
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Homes in Moseley evacuated in bomb scare at police station
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
HOMES in a Birmingham suburb were evacuated and a cordon thrown around a police station after a suspect package was found dumped in the front office by officers. Read
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16 years in jail for Winson Green gunman
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
Mrs Justice Sharpe told Dean Rowe: “This was a terrible act of violence. You used a gun to shoot a man in a club crowded with innocent people. He escaped death by millimetres. Read
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Smethwick man who stabbed a man in the back is jailed for 19 months
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
A THIRTY-year-old Smethwick man who stabbed a man in the back eight years ago before going on the run to Holland has been jailed for 19 months. Read
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Birmingham temperatures set to top the Mediterranean this weekend
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
SUN-seekers in Birmingham are basking in a mini-heatwave this weekend as temperatures soar. Read
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£3 million refurbishment of Winterbourne House gets official seal of approval
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
GUESTS enjoyed an Edwardian tea party at the official opening of one of Birmingham’s hidden treasures. Read
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West Midland universities in mixed fortunes as league tables published
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
STAFF and students at the University of Birmingham were celebrating today after the historic establishment leapt up five places in a league table revealing the best and worst places to study in the UK. Read
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Jaguar staff take on cycle challenge
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
THREE Birmingham Jaguar workers will take on a 1,000-mile cycle ride in a bid to raise cash for Cancer Research UK. Read
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Rolf Harris in Lichfield as part of 80th birthday national tour
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
CAN you tell what it is yet? Read
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Ecstacy warning after drugs death in Sutton Coldfield
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
A CLUBBER who died after jumping off a bridge onto a busy Birmingham road was described as ‘out of control’ on illegal drugs after a night out, an inquest was told. Read
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Winson Green man attempted to mow down neighbour and rammed shop
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN’S attempt to “mow down” a neighbour following a long-running dispute ended with him ramming his car in to a shop in Birmingham. Read
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Midland celebrities back appeal to support injured soldiers in Birmingham
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
A HOST of Midland celebrities including Ozzy Osbourne and Beverley Knight are backing an appeal to improve conditions for injured soldiers. Read
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Chernobyl children enjoy a day at Drayton Manor Park
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
CHILDREN affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster enjoyed a day out at a Midland attraction. Read
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Ccity theatre company praised by city council and the UK Youth Parliament
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
A CITY theatre company has been praised by both the city council and the UK Youth Parliament (UKUP) for the sex education it provides in schools. Read
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Three men arrested over Highgate shooting
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
THREE men were yesterday being quizzed over trying to kill of a man who was gunned down in the street. Read
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Delays over Khyra Ishaq death report
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
The Birmingham Safeguarding Children’s Board has completed a lessons-to-be-learned study into the case of Khyra, who was starved to death at home in Handsworth by her mother and stepfather after social services and education officials took no action. Read
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Fou cities bidding for City of Culture status remain tight-lipped
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
Originally the bookies’ favourite to capture the culture crown, Norwich is home to heritage buildings, theatres, music venues and modern architecture in a compact city centre. Read
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Cops link two Redditch shop attacks
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
THIEVES escaped with a huge haul of cigarettes after smashing into two shops neighbouring shops in a Midland town. Read
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Car charge dropped against West Bromwich Albion head coach Roberto Di Matteo
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
ALLEGATIONS that West Bromwich Albion head coach Roberto Di Matteo committed driving offences have been dropped. Read
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Injunction granted on travellers site in Meriden
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
MERIDEN residents jumped with delight as an injunction was made to prevent travellers from building on a section of green belt land near their homes. Read
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Woman to be tried for theft
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM woman accused of stealing more than £44K is to be tried at Crown Court. Read
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Illegal quad biker caught as police launch operation
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
A TEENAGE boy caught riding his quad bike illegally in Solihull had a lucky escape when he found himself face-to-face with local police. Read
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Nine arrested in swoop on suspected hooligans at Wolverhampton Wanderers match
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
NINE men were arrested when police swooped in an operation targeting suspected hooligans who were at a Wolverhampton Wanderers match. Read
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Con artists selling dodgy wills across Staffordshire
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
UNSCRUPULOUS conmen promising cut-price wills have scammed Midland residents out of hundreds of pounds. Read
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Rockin Robin gives talk at university
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
VETERAN DJ Robin Valk will be giving a talk on his illustrious career at Birmingham City University on Thursday. Read
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Police swoop on boy-racers who have turned an Erdington road into a lethal speedway
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE have swooped on boy racers with a late night warning designed to put the brakes on their ‘Fast and the Furious’-style stunts. Read
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Man released on police bail after Birmingham Central Library evacuated following hoax call
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN has been quizzed over a hoax call that sparked a bomb alert at Birmingham’s Central Library. Read
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Cannabis factories raided in Sutton Coldfield and Erdington
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
POLICE have stopped thousands of pounds of cannabis from hitting the streets of Birmingham after smashing two drugs factories in the city. Read
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Uni centre to research debt
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
THE University of Birmingham is to launch a new centre dedicated to understanding how we manage our personal savings and assets, from pensions to mortgages. The Centre on Household Assets and Savings Management (CHASM) will investigate the potential of financial education to reverse debt. Read
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Tamworth teenager's hopes to win Britain’s Got Talent with circus act
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
Julia Makarova, originally from Tamworth, impressed judge Simon Cowell with her circus act on Silks, in which she is suspended in the air from ribbons, and unravels herself while getting into daredevil positions. Read
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Big bill for Birmingham award entries
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council’s attempts to promote itself as an employer of choice by winning national excellence awards cost £20,500 last year. Read
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Rail side flats in Four Oaks approved
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
A SERIES of apartment blocks will be built next to one of Birmingham’s busiest commuter railway lines after getting the go-ahead from city planners. Read
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High flying pensioner celebrates birthday on the wing of a plane
May 22 2010 | Top Stories
HIGH flying pensioner Tom Lackey is to celebrate his 90th birthday in the air by wing walking on a bi-plane. Read
