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2010
Articles from 30th Jul 2010
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Body found in Great Barr canal
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
A body has been found at the Tame Valley Canal in Great Barr police have today revealed. Read
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Teen campaign to fill houses
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
A TEENAGER has been credited for devising a solution to Birmingham’s housing problems – and been shortlisted for a national award. Read
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Come Dine With Me is looking for people from Walsall to take part in new series.
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
CHANNEL 4’s hit show Come Dine With Me is looking for people from Walsall with a passion for cooking to take part in its new series for a chance to win a £1,000 cash prize. Read
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Health scheme is commended for helping protecting a Sheldon brain tumour boy
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
THE family of a ten-year-old Birmingham boy suffering from a brain tumour feared for his life when their heating broke down during the icy weather of last winter. Read
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Family of Midland pensioner killed by overdose have claimed the GP was trying to ‘gag’ them
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
THE Midland family of a pensioner killed by an overdose administered by a German locum say the GP is trying to gag them from speaking to the media. Read
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Why Balsall Heath is an inspiration for Britain
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
THE once crime-ravaged Birmingham suburb of Balsall Heath has been credited as being the inspiration behind David Cameron’s vision for a Big Society. Read
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Midland MP''s furious with Education Secretary Michael Gove over schools claims
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
EDUCATION Secretary Michael Gove is under fire from Midland MPs again after claiming he has received letters of thanks for scrapping school building projects. Read
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Grass fire smokes M6 and railway track
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
FIRE officers were last night still investigating the cause of a grass fire in Birmingham which saw billows of black smoke blow across the M6 and railway track. Read
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Coalpool man accused of torturing victim had 'stalked him like commando'
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
A BLACK Country man accused of torturing and murdering a student stalked his victim “like a commando,” a court heard. Read
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Birmingham health scrutiny chiefs launch probe into bed-blocking as costs expected to reach £2.2million this year
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
COUNCIL health chiefs have launched a no-holds barred review into hospital bed-blocking – as the cash-strapped local authority faces a £2.2 million bill due the problem in the coming year. Read
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Wolverhampton machine gun mum jailed for six years
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
A MUM-TO-BE caught in possession of a loaded sub machine gun has been jailed for six years. Read
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Parents of tragic Midlands tot call for his killers to never be released from jail
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
RYAN Lovell-Hancox’s parents felt that the jail term handed to Boleyn and Taylor was inadequate. Read
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Bilston couple jailed for life for killing three-year-old
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
A COUPLE who brutally murdered a toddler were told by a judge they were “bullies” as he jailed them for life. Read
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John Lewis store set to open in Birmingham city centre
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
A JOHN Lewis store will open in Birmingham city centre when the right site comes up, according to the boss of the employee-owned department store. Read
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Staffordshire Hoard attracting 1,000 visitors a day
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
ALMOST a year since its discovery in a farmer’s field the Staffordshire Hoard is still attracting 1,000 visitors a day to Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.The exhibition was refreshed last week with 20 new artefacts on show and better displays of existing treasures and is still proving popular. Read
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Birmingham Salon debating society to discuss new library
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM debating group will be talking about the merits of the new central library at a meeting. Read
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Hall Green mum launches halal makeup
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mother-of-five has launched one of the world’s first brands of halal makeup after fears she could be praying while wearing ingredients which are forbidden to Muslims. Read
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Peacemakers to intervene on Great Barr 'ASBO' sheltered housing scheme
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM City Council has despatched a team of peacemakers to a sheltered housing complex where they threatened residents with ASBOs after they had a party. Read
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Residents in battle to save Pype Hayes bus route
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
ANGRY passengers are demanding a U-turn by bus chiefs who are planning to axe an “essential” route. Read
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Prince Charles and Camilla visit injured troops in Birmingham.
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
INJURED servicemen being treated in Birmingham were given a major morale boost when Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall paid them a special visit. Read
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Birmingham's Newtown Swimming Pool to re-open
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
NEWTOWN swimming baths in inner-city Birmingham will reopen on August 16 following the completion of a £170,000 repairs programme. Read
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Aston outing for vintage vehicles
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
Enthusiasts will celebrate the milestone of The Hercules Cycle and Motor Company Limited which was founded in 1910 by the Crane brothers, Harry and Edmund. Read
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Yardley artist prompts outrage with painting naming 400 dead soldiers
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM artist has caused outrage among families of soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan by using their names to depict Tony Blair. Read
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Edgbaston young father suffers serious stab wounds in burglary
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
THESE are the knife-wielding burglars who attacked a Birmingham family in their own home during a terrifying break-in which left one with serious stab wounds. Read
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Men to push car from Sheldon to Ireland
Jul 30 2010 | Top Stories
PATRICK Harvey enjoyed travelling to Ireland from Birmingham in his family’s 1972 Orange VW Beetle for holidays as a child. Read
