Aug
2010
Articles from 20th Aug 2010
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Joyriders crash car into Birmingham house
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
A COUPLE had a lucky escape when joyriders ploughed into the side of their Birmingham house. Read
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Flowers left at Tyburn Road crash site
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
TRIBUTES were left at an accident blackspot where a motorcyclist died this week. Read
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Major repair work begins at Spaghetti Junction
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
MAJOR repair work will begin on a crumbling section of Spaghetti junction on Monday. Read
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Kings Heath students first members of their families to go to university
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
IT’S a double first for two classmates who are set to become the first members of their family to go to university. Read
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Concern over university places after record A-Level results
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
Yesterday’s record-breaking A-level results for England, Wales and Northern Ireland showed that the pass rate has risen for the 28th year in a row – with more than one in four entries (27 per cent) gaining an A grade. Read
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Birmingham students celebrate on A Levels results day
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of jubilant students were celebrating across Birmingham after achieving their long-awaited A-Level results. Read
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Clearing lines at Birmingham City University swamped by students
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
STUDENTS swamped clearing lines in a desperate bid to secure a university place after news of a 200,000 shortfall. Read
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Birmingham Sky Ride offers cyclists a different view of the city
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
For one day only next month cars will be banished from Birmingham’s roads to let bike users enjoy traffic-free streets. Read
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Funeral of murdered Chasetown dad Richard Deakin takes place in Great Wyrley
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
FAMILY and friends of a Staffordshire dad of two shot dead in his own home said a sad final farewell at his funeral. Read
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Birmingham airport cleaner praised for helping catch falcon egg smuggler
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
AN EAGLE-eyed airport cleaner has been praised for helping to catch a wildlife crook of the “highest level” who was trying to smuggle rare birds eggs out of the country. Read
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Staffordshire war hero banned from mowing grass at cemetery
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
Derek Evans, aged 67, has been informed that he is no longer permitted to tend to the graves – including that of his mother – at Cannock Chase Cemetery because it’s deemed too dangerous. Read
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Unison calls for rethink on Birmingham Connexions jobs service cuts
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
PLANS to close the job and training service Connexions should be scrapped in the wake of soaring unemployment among young people it has been claimed. Read
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Anger over Birmingham councillor's chauffeur-driven travel costs
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
Cabinet member for housing Councillor John Lines, used executive cars to make regular trips to the capital, including a £470 trip to an evening function at the Natural History Museum. Read
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Family clock-making firm turning back time in the Jewellery Quarter
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
A Jewellery Quarter family firm has turned back the hands to a time to when Birmingham’s quality craftsmanship was the envy of the world. Read
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Food poisoning cases soar at Birmingham restaurants
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
Environmental health officers at Birmingham City Council said the number of cases of suspected food poisoning had risen by more than 25 per cent in the last year and found businesses have been left so strapped for cash they have resorted to buying products such as meat and alcohol from illegal traders. Read
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Erdington firefighters support injured city soldier Lewis Bailey
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS are holding a car wash to raise cash for the rehabilitation of a Birmingham soldier seriously injured in a freak accident in Ibiza. Read
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Facelift for footpath next to a Walsall primary school
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
A POPULAR footpath next to Thomas More Primary School in Great Wyrley, Walsall, is getting a £7,000 facelift. The 145 metre-long path is being resurfaced. Read
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Rogue travel agents slammed for preying on vulnerable Muslims
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
ROGUE travel agents are preying on vulnerable Birmingham Muslims offering “dodgy” trips to those booking religious pilgrimages, it has been claimed. Read
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West Midlands football fans buzzing for top flight battle
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
OPTIMISTIC West Midlands football fans have returned to the game in full force for the new season. Read
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West Bromwich road closures for Shree Krishna Mandir Temple parade
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
ROADS in West Bromwich will be closed for around two hours on Saturday for a parade to mark the opening the new Shree Krishna Mandir Temple in Old Meeting Street. Read
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Sandwell Council on alert despite binmen calling off strike
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
COUNCIL chiefs in the Black Country remained on high alert today over fears binmen could yet go on strike despite the suspension of planned industrial action. Read
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World's best artists lined up for Comics Show in Birmingham
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
Many of the world’s greatest comic artists, responsible for such household names as Hellboy, Fantastic Four, Captain America and Batman, have signed up for Birmingham’s fifth annual comics convention. Read
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Education awards offer financial help to Birmingham students
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
A new set of recession-busting education awards were today unveiled – and you may qualify for one. Read
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Staff at Cape Hill Asda hand out a sweet donation of £1,000
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
SWEET-toothed shoppers in the Black Country helped Asda workers raise £1,000 for children with Down’s syndrome. Read
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Bra recycling banks launched in Birmingham
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
A CITY-wide network of bra recycling banks is set to initially be rolled out at 11 sites across Birmingham. Read
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Body of man found on railway line at Widney Manor in Solihull
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN died after being struck by a train on a railway line near Solihull. Read
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Birmingham-born actor Martin Shaw collapses on stage
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM-born actor Martin Shaw is hoping to return to the stage tonight after spending the night in hospital following a collapse on stage in Shrewsbury. Read
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Fish feast on hands and feet in Birmingham spa's beauty treatment
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
Something fishy is happening at a Selly Oak beauty salon. Reporter Anuji Varma puts her foot in it. Read
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Breast cancer saved my life, says Birmingham woman
Aug 20 2010 | Top Stories
BREAST cancer may have saved the life of a Birmingham woman. Read
