Aug
2010
Articles from 31st Aug 2010
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David Milliband leadership election campaign sweeps into West Bromwich.
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
HE came, he saw, and this time next month he’ll know if he’s conquered. Read
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Inmates at Brinsford Young Offenders' Institution use rap to escape gang culture
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
“COME, let’s away to prison, we two alone will sing,” wrote Shakespeare 400 years ago. Read
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Birmingham bookmakers robbed: man held
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
TERRIFIED staff at a Birmingham bookies were confronted by a robber claiming to be carrying a shotgun. Read
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Stabbed Edgbaston dad says 'I'm lucky to be alive'
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
A YOUNG dad attacked in his own home by knife-wielding burglars today spoke for the first time of his ordeal. Read
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Hall Green travellers move on ahead of Pope visit
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
TRAVELLERS who descended on Birmingham in a bid to see the Pope have left their controversial makeshift camp. Read
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Joyrider jailed for the worst driving a judge has ever seen
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
A JOYRIDER was today behind bars after leading police on a 90mph chase through the streets of Birmingham in one of the “worst cases of driving” a judge has ever seen. Read
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Birmingham woman names endangered British species
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
A NATURE-loving Birmingham woman has won the chance to give an endangered British species a common name to help save it from extinction. Read
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Runners urged to apply for Bournville 10k
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
RUNNERS are being invited to take part in the Bournville Leafy 10k race on October 3. Read
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Public to get chance to discuss plans to build thousands of new homes in Solihull
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
PROPOSALS to build thousands of new homes in a Midland borough are to be opened up to public feedback next month. Read
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Liver disease and cancer deaths double in the West Midlands
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
DEATHS from liver disease and cancer have nearly doubled in the West Midlands over the last decade – and are nearly a fifth higher than the average for Britain. Read
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Schoolgirl Stacey Lawrence murder still haunts West Bromwich a year later
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
THE murder of Midland schoolgirl Stacey Lawrence strangled by her mother’s fiancé still haunts the community where she lived – a year after her death. Read
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Top football stars invest in panic rooms as their mansions are targeted by raiders
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
TOP football stars are investing in panic rooms as criminal gangs target their multi-million pound homes. Read
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Pope poses for painting recreation
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
A HISTORIC 150-year-old painting will be recreated when Pope Benedict XVI visits Sutton’s training college for priests. Read
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Harborne traders fear traffic nightmare after losing battle to keep car park
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
TRADERS have lost their battle to keep a high street car park open as plans for seven houses and four flats have been given the green light by Birmingham City Council. Read
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Wing Yip to expand its Nechells headquarters
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
BRITAIN’S biggest Chinese food importer has been such a success that it will annexe a road as part of expansion plans for headquarters in Birmingham. Read
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Staffordshire Save The Children representative in Pakistan
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
CHILDREN are the main victims of the devastating Pakistani floods, a Save The Children aid worker from the Midlands has said. Read
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£23 million Longbridge MG Rover fund left in limbo
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
MORE than £23 million raised from the remnants of the collapsed Longbridge Phoenix empire could lie untouched for years – because of a mystery Government claim. Read
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Time for a laugh as Birmingham comedy festival returns
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
AS summer draws to a close, it’s time to have a laugh with some of the biggest names in comedy. Read
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Birmingham winners who work from home
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
FOUR local businesspeople are through to the final round of the national Remote Workers Awards. Read
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Footballer Geoff Horsfield backs charity bash.
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
FOOTIE favourite Geoff Horsfield lent his support to a fund raising event in aid of the Help for Heroes military charity. Read
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Exhibition to celebrate early history of Wolverhampton Wanderers – and the club’s links to iconic building
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
The Wolves and the Molineux exhibition will showcase the ties between the club and the Molineux Hotel, from which the stadium takes its name. Read
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Fears match-fixing claims could hit England's Edgbaston test against Pakistan
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
CRICKET fans were today bracing themselves for more Pakistan match-fixing claims amid fears the Second Test at Edgbaston could have been affected. Read
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Air rifle sniper targets boy, aged 12, from Highgate tower block
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
A BOY of 12 was injured when he was shot by a hidden gunman armed with an air rifle from a block of Birmingham flats. Read
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Tanzanian man who forged documents to live in Erdington is jailed
Aug 31 2010 | Top Stories
A TANZANIAN man who settled in Birmingham with his family after using forged documents to show his grandfather was British has been jailed for nine months. Read
