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2010
Articles from 8th Sep 2010
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Taxpayers await letters after PAYE blunder
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
A small proportion of the nearly six million people who paid too much or too little income tax will find out today whether they are due a rebate or have to make more payments. Read
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Bromsgrove soldier Private Rob Laws 'killed by rocket'
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
A teenage soldier from Bromsgrove was killed when the vehicle he was travelling in was hit by a rocket-propelled grenade in Afghanistan, an inquest has heard. Read
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Animal rights activists admit blackmail
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
Four animal rights activists, including a man from Solihull, have pleaded guilty to interfering and blackmailing companies linked to Huntingdon Life Sciences (HLS) in an attempt to close the animal testing lab down. Read
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Eight men arrested after Cannabis farm swoop
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
Eight men have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to produce cannabis during police raids at a number of addresses across the West Midlands. Read
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Inquest due into Bromsgrove soldier's death
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
An inquest into the death of a Worcestershire soldier killed in Afghanistan is due to take place. Read
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West Midlands Police slammed over Twitter dog Smithy
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Police has been accused of wasting officers’ time – and taxpayers’ cash – by bizarrely setting up a Twitter page for a crime-fighting sniffer dog. Read
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Britain's Got Talent star agrees to forfeit confiscated cash
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
BRITAIN’S Got Talent Star Neil Fullard has agreed to forfeit more than £3,000 to the police – after he was unable to account for it. Read
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Marketing Birmingham given £18m to make city more popular
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
The organisation responsible for promoting Birmingham at home and abroad has been awarded an £18 million funding package to make the city more popular. Read
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Birmingham cab driver told he put passengers' lives in danger with fake plates
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM cab driver has been told he put passengers’ lives in danger by using fake licences. Read
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West Bromwich youngster with a voice in a million
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
A MIDLAND youngster is proving he has a voice in a million – as he prepares to perform at major arenas in front of thousands of people. Read
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New NHS dental surgeries to open in Birmingham
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
THREE new NHS dental surgeries are to open across Birmingham after new figures shamed the city for its record. Read
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Bartley Green man in court accused of killing tot
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN has appeared before magistrates accused of killing a four-month-old girl. Read
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Plans unveiled for Bullring restaurant complex
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
BOSSES at the Bullring shopping centre have unveiled plans for a new restaurant complex at the well-known mall. Read
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Stark warning for Centro
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
National Express chief executive Dean Finch made the stark warning to regional transport body Centro. Read
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Chris Tarrant to appear at Fairbridge cricket fund raiser
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
CELEBRITY Chris Tarrant will be bowling over his fans at a cricket fundraiser. Read
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West Heath mum-of-two in four year saga over gas and electricity bills
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
ANGRY Emma Facey hasn’t paid a single gas or electricity bill for four years – but not for the want of trying. Read
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Doctors missed cancer in Birmingham woman given just weeks to live
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
A MUM-of-three claims that TEN A&E doctors and her GP missed tell-tale signs of cancer over the past five months – and now she has only weeks to live. Read
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Former care manager found guilty of stealing thousands from vulnerable woman
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM care manager has been found guilty of stealing thousands from a woman with severe learning difficulties. Read
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No knee jerk cuts pledge says Birmingham City Council leader
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM faces savage Government spending cuts but must not engage in the “knee-jerk” slashing of essential services, city council leader Mike Whitby has warned. Read
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Birmingham City Council workers have their say on leadership
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
A survey found that fewer than a fifth of staff believed in Mr Hughes and his senior management team, while a third had no confidence in him at all. Three-quarters accepted the need to save money by modernising ways of working, but only 17 per cent believed that Mr Hughes and his management team were the right people to bring about radical change. By contrast, the average response for local council surveys is a 41 per cent confidence rating for the chief executive and top directors. The workplace survey by MORI may have been coloured by increasingly doom-laden pronouncements by Mr Hughes, who recently warned the council must think the unthinkable when it came to making £230 million savings and added that no job could be regarded as safe. Read
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Popemobile will appear in Birmingham
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
THE Papal visit will be worth an estimated £12.5 million to Birmingham’s economy, according to the city councillor co-ordinating event. Read
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Birmingham jeweller is fined after admitting hallmark offences
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
A BUSINESSMAN has been fined £5,400 for selling jewellery which bore no hallmark. Read
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Birmingham and Midlands could face massive public sector job cuts
Sep 08 2010 | Top Stories
MORE devastating job losses are expected in Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country when the government announces massive spending cuts next month, the House of Commons has been told. Read
