Dec
2010
Articles from 9th Dec 2010
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Video: Police deploy shotstopper technology to catch Birmingham's gun criminals
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
NEW technology is being used on the streets of Birmingham in a bid to curb gun crime. Read
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Leading consultant at Stafford Hospital leaves the Trust
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
A LEADING consultant at Stafford Hospital’s heavily criticised A&E has left the Trust, it has emerged. Read
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Maureen Messent: The Queens of Coronation Street who seduced us for 50 years
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
THE small boy sitting in a corner of his mother’s northern kitchen, range door open to warm his knees, seemed to be poring over a school text book. Read
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First pictures inside new Library of Birmingham
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
This is the first-ever glimpse inside the long-awaited new Library of Birmingham. Read
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Man attacked with metal bar in Erdington
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 26-year-old man received head injuries during a serious assault in Erdington Read
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Three Midland councils provide poor children's services
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
Twelve councils across England, including three in the West Midlands, are performing poorly overall in providing children's services, figures from Government regulator Ofsted have revealed. Read
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West Heath pub where Tracy McConnell was killed will be turned in to supermarket
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
A PUB where a Birmingham dad was killed as he tried to break up a drunken brawl is being turned into a supermarket. Read
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Birmingham hospital worker stole cash from dying patient
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
A FORMER Birmingham hospital worker who stole hundreds of pounds from a dying patient has avoided jail. Read
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Joy for Midland high-speed rail link protesters
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
CAMPAIGNERS battling to thwart the proposed line of a high speed rail link are celebrating after it emerged planners had rejected part of the route. Read
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Northfield fire and burglary ordeal victim dies
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
A MAN who was rescued from his burning home and then burgled while in hospital has died from a heart attack. Read
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One Direction crowd surge concert was 'a success' says organisers
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
ORGANISERS of the One Direction homecoming concert insisted the event was a success – despite a crowd surge which prompted the rescue of almost 30 fans of the X Factor teen band. Read
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Apprentice: Birmingham's Liz Locke on why Alan Sugar fired her
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S fired Apprentice hopeful Liz Locke has claimed Lord Sugar axed her to keep rival Stuart Baggs in the competition – because he sees him as a “Mini Me”. Read
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£1,000 reward in hunt for petrol station raider
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
A REWARD of £1,000 is being offered in the hunt for a motorist who stole an £8,000 haul of tobacco from a delivery van in Birmingham. Read
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Couple rush to help boy after road accident outside St Edmund Campion School in Erdington
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM dad told how he rushed to help a boy of 12 who was knocked down outside his school. Read
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Christmas decorations branded a 'fire risk' at Birmingham sheltered scheme
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
ELF and safety has gone mad at an old people’s home in a row over Christmas decorations. Read
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Trees damaged by yobs in Walsall rampage
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
MORE than £1,000-worth of saplings planted by a community group and local schoolchildren as part of a town centre regeneration project have been wrecked by ‘mindless’ vandals. Read
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Aspire workers off to Africa to help disadvantaged children
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
SEVEN charity workers are swapping Birmingham for Africa in a bid to help disadvantaged children take part in sport. Read
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Aston Villa star Stephen Ireland teams up with poorly youngster in support of Acorns
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
A BRAVE Birmingham boy put his rare illness behind him to create a charity Christmas card with the help of one of his Aston Villa idols. Read
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Birmingham 'Bullet beater' is turned on
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
A SOPHISTICATED ‘bullet beater’ that aims to crack down on gun crime in Birmingham has been turned on today. Read
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Handsworth illegal immigrant jailed for employment fraud
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
AN FAILED asylum seeker has been jailed for using forged documents to earn more than £21,000 from three employers. Read
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Birmingham university students to join mass protest in London
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
HUNDREDS of Birmingham students will take to the streets of London today in a last-gasp protest at plans to treble tuition fees. Read
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Mediaeval Baebes perform at cathedral
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
THE UK’s number one selling vocal group Mediaeval Baebes are performing at Birmingham Cathedral on December 18. Read
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Midland workers clean own offices to steer firm through recession
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
WORKERS who agreed to clean their own offices and took pay cuts to survive the recession have seen their Birmingham factory double staff levels in a remarkable recovery from potential ruin. Read
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Jobs boost in West Bromwich
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
MORE than 120 jobs for young people will be up for grabs as a Midlands-based training group stages a recruitment drive. Read
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Zimbabwean-born Midland doctor suspended for stealing NHS prescriptions to help ill African father
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
A ZIMBABWEAN-born doctor has been suspended for a month after being convicted of stealing NHS prescriptions for his family. Read
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Moseley designer Osman Yousefzada dresses SamCam.
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
THEY are one of Britain’s most photographed families. Read
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BBC quits Birmingham garden for new-look show
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
FILMING of a top television garden show is moving out of Birmingham after a major revamp of the programme by the show’s producers. Read
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£350,000 cost of Birmingham's World Cup tilt
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
CASH-strapped Birmingham City Council shelled out more than £350,000 on the failed bid to bring World Cup matches to the city, according to newly-released documents. Read
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Birmingham MP Roger Godsiff accused members of England's failed World Cup bid of 'whingeing'
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM MP has told football bosses to stop “whingeing” about their failure to bring the World Cup to England. Read
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Solihull supermarket's Christmas gift appeal
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
SUPERMARKET shoppers are being urged to donate Christmas gifts to deliver some festive cheer at two children’s homes. Read
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Birmingham beaten by Glasgow in race to be named Britain's curry capital
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
HOLY haggis – Birmingham has lost out to Glasgow in the race to be named the UK’s capital of curry. Read
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Droitwich man found dead in garage - inquest
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
A HOMELESS man who had been living rough was found dead in a disused Droitwich garage. Read
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Prison for Newtown man who attacked cop cars with an axe
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
TERRIFIED police officers had to threaten a man with Taser weapons when he attacked their patrol cars in a drunken frenzy, a court heard. Read
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Raiders target another bank delivery driver
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
RAIDERS have targeted a fourth cash delivery truck in less than a week. Read
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Birmingham Blitz story sparks interest Down Under.
Dec 09 2010 | Top Stories
THOUSANDS of miles might separate the Second City from Australia – but the Birmingham Mail is still making waves down under. Read
