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2010
Articles from 9th Sep 2010
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Sutton Coldfield woman supports Macmillan’s Biggest Coffee Morning after losing her mum to cancer
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
A VOLUNTEER who lost her mum to cancer is helping to organise this year’s Macmillan’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Read
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Droitwich dentists facing sentence for fraud
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
Two Worcestershire dentists will be sentenced for taking part in a £130,000 fraud against patients and the NHS. Read
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Worcestershire dentists to be sentenced
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
Two Worcestershire dentists will be sentenced for taking part in a £130,000 fraud against patients and the NHS. Read
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Selly Oak vicar was left fighting for life after doctor missed brain tumour
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
A VICAR was left fighting for life after a doctor missed a brain tumour and it grew to the size of a large lemon pushing out of his skull. Read
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New boss of Birmingham hospital trust pledges to make safety a priority
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
THE NEW boss of Birmingham’s largest hospital trust – shamed for a series of blunder deaths – has pledged to make patient safety his top priority. Read
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Eight men from across the Midlands have been arrested in a police crackdown on "large scale cannabis production".
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
SEVEN men from across the West Midlands were arrested and thousands of pounds seized by police following the discovery of a cannabis farm. Read
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Fury at airport chief Paul Kehoe's £386,000 pay and bonus package
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM International Airport staff have been left seething after it was revealed that their chief executive was paid a whopping £386,000 last year. Read
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Popemobile will travel down the Hagley Road
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
THE Pope will make a journey along a main road in Birmingham during his visit to the city, police and council chiefs have confirmed. Read
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Sandwell Council binmen dispute could run on, says union
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM binmen are planning to vote on strike action in two weeks time – as their colleagues in Sandwell staged their first walk out yesterday. Read
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Slade guitarist Dave Hill is back on form at Rock With Laughter launch
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
SLADE guitarist Dave Hill was a picture of health as he made his first public appearance since suffering a stroke in July. Read
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Midland home repairs will still go ahead
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
THE Midland’s biggest social housing group is lining up contingency measures to ensure repairs still go ahead at 2,000 Midland homes served by collapsed contractor Connaught. Read
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The French Connection: Gerard Houllier is the latest link between Birmingham and France
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
OOH la la! New Villa boss Gerard Houllier is set to feel right at home in Birmingham, with the city already enjoying an entente cordiale with our chums across the Channel. Read
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Park and ride to stay free, Centro pledges
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
FREE rail parking is set to survive cost cutting after transport chiefs ruled out charging rail passengers to use park and ride facilities across Birmingham. Read
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Driver tells of horror at young engineer's death
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
A CONSTRUCTION worker told an inquest how he cradled the body of a young Midland site engineer after he was fatally struck by a bucket that fell off an excavation digger. Read
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CCTV captures hundreds of Birmingham criminals.
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM cop has proven himself a one-man anti-crime crusader – after using CCTV evidence to help bust almost 1,000 crooks. Read
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Emma volunteers for Macmillan in memory of her mum
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
A VOLUNTEER who lost her mum to cancer is helping to organise this year’s Macmillan’s Biggest Coffee Morning. Read
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Muntjac deer is a new resident at Birmingham's Custard Factory
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
DEERY ME! This lonely Muntjac has set up lodgings in Birmingham city centre – and could have got lost while looking for love. Read
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Church vandals hunted
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
A GANG of louts who caused hundreds of pounds damage to a Midland church are being hunted by police. Read
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Oh baby! Midland family enters its fifth generation
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
OH baby! A Midland family has entered its fifth living generation with the birth of a little girl. Read
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The Handsworth riots 25 years on
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
FROM a distance of a quarter of a century, it hardly seems credible that it could have happened in Birmingham. Read
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West Midlands Police detective fined for unauthorised computer use
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM-based policeman has admitted carrying out unauthorised searches involving highly-sensitive information on his force’s computer intelligence systems. Read
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Supermodel Erin O'Connor backs Birmingham's Sky Ride cycle
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
MIDLAND beauty Erin O’Connor will swap the catwalk for the cycle track on Sunday as she leads thousands of Brummies on a bike ride. Read
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Overnight Guitar Hero raid on Wolverhampton lorry
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
MORE than £50,000-worth of the Xbox computer game Guitar Hero Warriors of Rock was stolen from a lorry in the Black Country, police said. Read
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Walsall stolen bikes man in £32k payback case
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
A COURT has ordered a 37-year-old Black Country criminal to give back £32,000 of his ill-gotten gains. Read
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Cannon Hill Park memory walk to raise money for dementia patients
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of people are set to gather for the Alzheimer’s Society Memory Walk in Birmingham this weekend. Read
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Railway boss switches to car for Paris to Peking rally
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
A RAILWAY boss who transports thousands of Birmingham commuters to and from work will tomorrow start a somewhat longer challenge – a 9,000-mile journey from Peking to Paris. Read
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Plant fair at Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
GARDENERS on the lookout for a special shrub, herb or alpine plant should head to the plant fair at Birmingham Botanical Gardens, in Edgbaston, this Sunday. Read
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Ozzy Osbourne sends tribute to fan's funeral
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
A BOY of 16 killed in a road accident was buried with a signed tribute from Birmingham rock legend Ozzy Osborne. Read
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Cardinal Newman talk at University of Birmingham
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
A FREE lecture on Cardinal Newman is to be held at the University of Birmingham ahead of the Pope’s visit. Read
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Solihull resident given anti-social behaviour injunction after "using foul language" towards neighbours
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
A TROUBLESOME Midland tenant has been given a six-month injunction for anti-social behaviour after repeatedly using “threatening behaviour” towards his neighbours. Read
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Birmingham mother-of-two is a £60,000 benefits cheat
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM mother-of-two who dishonestly claimed more than £60,000 in benefits after setting up home with her common-law husband has escaped an immediate jail sentence. Read
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Castle Bromwich mother banned from keeping pets for ten years over dog's condition
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
A MOTHER-of-two has been banned from keeping animals for ten years after she failed to get treatment for a dog she allowed to suffer from a bad skin disease. Read
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Unwanted tools and book auction in Selly Oak
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
AN AUCTION of unwanted garden tools and library books takes place at Dame Elizabeth Hall, in Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak, at around 7pm on September 15. Read
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Shirley pub fund raiser a success
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
KINDHEARTED pub-goers dug deep raising more than £900 for the families of injured brave troops during a three-day charity bash. Read
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West Midlands Fire Service takes delivery of Firebike.
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
FIREFIGHTERS have a new weapon in their fight against road accidents. Read
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Hemming demands answers over Tesco's plans for Yardley site
Sep 09 2010 | Top Stories
AN MP is demanding to know why a Tesco superstore in Birmingham is yet to be built months after the firm said work would begin. Read
