Jun
2011
Articles from 20th Jun 2011
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I'll prove I'm the right man for Aston Villa, Alex McLeish tells fans
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
New Aston Villa manager Alex McLeish has asked the fans of the club to allow him time to prove he is the right man for the job after he left bitter rivals Birmingham City to take the post. Read
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Birmingham International railway station evacuated
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
Birmingham International railway station was evacuated on Monday after a train triggered a fire alarm. Read
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Black Country child has her Olly Murs dream come true
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
SEVERELY-ill youngster Mia Jade Rhoden was thinking Please Don’t Let Me Go when she got to cuddle up close to her pop hero Olly Murs. Read
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Mark's dead keen on his holidays
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
FORGET the beach – nurse Mark Dabbs heads straight for the graveyard when he jets off on holiday. Read
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Anger as Armed Forces Day posters are defaced
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
VANDALS have ripped off Union Jack flags on posters advertising an Armed Forces Day event in Birmingham, sparking outrage in the community. Read
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Great Barr school caretaker suspended over claims of sex with pupil under 13
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
A SCHOOL caretaker has been suspended amid allegations he had sex with a pupil under the age of 13. Read
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Two women badly injured in Coleshill car crash
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
TWO young female motorists were taken to hospital with serious injuries sustained in a two-car crash in Coleshill. Read
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Birmingham man takes dad to employment tribunal after being sacked
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
A SON has told how he was unfairly sacked from his job as a company director by his own dad. Read
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Thousands take part in Race for Life in Sutton Park
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
The two-day event at Sutton Park, in aid of Cancer Research UK, culminated yesterday and attracted another huge field of entrants, many of whom were participating in memory of a loved one. Read
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MP Steve McCabe pays visit
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
LABOUR MP Steve McCabe paid a two hour visit to officers at Kings Norton Fire Station on Friday to learn more about their community programmes. Read
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Edgbaston residents 'fed up' with half marathon and Sky Ride disruption
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
RESIDENTS living along the route of two major sporting events in Birmingham have complained about the disruption and inconvenience they bring. Read
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Former Birmingham dancer takes top job at the Royal Ballet.
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
FORMER Birmingham Royal Ballet principal Kevin O’Hare is to be the new director for the Royal Ballet. Read
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Birmingham Mail helps save day for man caught up in Take That ticket scam
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
Barry Morris, from Solihull, spent £275 on two tickets for wife Linsey’s 30th birthday in February only to discover he had used a website which is being investigated by police for fraud. Read
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BBC presenter to open Acorns’ Solihull boutique
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
BBC presenter Joanne Malin will be cutting the ribbon to open Acorns’ 49th shop next week. Read
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Birmingham youngsters asked to design dream street
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
CHILDREN in Birmingham are being asked what they would like to see on the street where they live. Read
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Curry night to raise cash for bereaved families
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
A CURRY night aiming to help support bereaved families takes place in Hall Green. Read
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Free meal for former and serving soldiers
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
A SUTTON pub is offering a free meal to former and serving soldiers until Saturday. Read
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TV heart-throb George Lamb to host fashion extravaganza set to be staged in Birmingham
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
TELEVISION star George Lamb will return to Birmingham later this year to host a fashion extravaganza aimed at swelling the city’s economy. Read
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Fitness demonstrations for the over 60s in Sutton
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
A SUTTON Coldfield fitness expert will stage a demonstration for sprightly residents over 60 today. Read
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Tamworth hits back at Birmingham councillor who described it as dirty
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM councillor who claimed Tamworth was dirty and a “disgrace” during a debate on wheelie bins has accepted an official invitation to visit the town. Read
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Solihull volunteers celebrated
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
VOLUNTEERS and staff from Solihull’s third sector organisations gathered at the Renewal Centre in Chelmsley Wood last week to celebrate volunteering. Read
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Birmingham City Council braced for a taxi war among black cab drivers
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM taxi war could be looming amid fears that cabbies from across the Midlands could exploit a legal loophole to work in the city. Read
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Volunteers needed for book festival
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
PEOPLE with a passion for books are needed to volunteer at the Birmingham Book Festival. Read
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Family of Luke Walker hope new evidence will see him released from Crete prison,
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
THE family of a man accused over the death of his girlfriend in Crete believes vital fresh evidence could boost the case to prove his innocence. Read
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Law change will target Birmingham's uninsured drivers
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
THREE areas of Birmingham have featured in the top five of an uninsured drivers league of shame. Read
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Women gather to support Birmingham Slutwalk
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
More than a hundred women gathered in Centenary Square on Saturday as part of a worldwide movement against comments made by a Canadian policeman who told women to “stop dressing like sluts to avoid being raped”. Read
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Perry Barr MP Khalid Mahmood admits 'error of judgement' over reference for criminal gang
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
Mr Mahmood admitted he supplied petty thief Mozam Aziz with a reference on House of Commons headed notepaper. Read
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Alex McLeish backed in his switch from Birmingham City to Aston Villa by Ron Saunders
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
Reclusive football legend Ron Saunders, now aged 78, called on Villa fans to rally behind owner Randy Lerner’s controversial appointment. Read
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Birmingham's annual Dragonboat Festival makes a splash
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
PIRATES, ghosts and a bunch of David Hasselhoff lookalikes all helped make a splash at Birmingham’s Brindleyplace Dragonboat Festival. Read
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Horror lorry crash kills two: Lorry driver arrested and bailed
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
A LORRY driver has been arrested and bailed after an horrific smash in Brownhills in which two people died. Read
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Moseley Forum Meeting
Jun 20 2011 | Top Stories
THE next Moseley Forum Open Committee Meeting will be held from 7.30pm to 9.30pm, on July 4, at the Exchange, Post Office Building, on Alcester Road. Read
