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2011
Articles from 18th Jul 2011
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Have your say on Edgbaston cricket ground's new floodlights [with picture gallery]
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
Warwickshire hosted their first floodlight game under the new lights in a Twenty 20 game against Leicestershire on Friday night. Read
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Hundreds attend charity walk for murdered Aldridge teenager Rosie Ross
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
A SEA of purple swept across a Midland airport as hundreds took part in a charity walk ten years after the senseless killing of schoolgirl Rosie Ross. Read
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The Apprentice final: Dark horse Tom a worthy winner
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
IN THE end it was my ‘dark horse’ wot won it. Read
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Your chance to put questions to Ed Miliband face-to-face
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM Mail readers can grill the leader of the opposition when he comes to the city this week. Read
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Birmingham dad and daughter admit to incest charges
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
A DAUGHTER and her long-lost-dad have pleaded guilty to incest at Birmingham Crown Court. Read
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Arsonists target Black Heath factory
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
THE fire service are investigating after arsonists burned down factory. Read
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Fake model agent avoids prison sentence
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
A BOGUS model agent who urged a 12-year-old to pose for pictures in her underwear has avoided a jail sentence despite being branded a danger to young girls. Read
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Family of Birmingham coma man stuck in Thailand face huge medical bill
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
THE sister of a Birmingham man in a coma in Thailand has appealed for help to raise the thousands of pounds needed for his medical treatment. Read
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Centro passengers can buy their direct debit tickets online
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM passengers can now save money on their travel tickets by buying online. Read
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Asda in Minworth scoops award
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM supermarket has been voted the best in the Midlands and East of England for their meat and fish produce. Read
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Car overturns on M5
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
A WOMAN was taken to hospital after the car she was driving overturned on the M5. Read
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Moseley and Kings Heath drinkers' survey
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
RESIDENTS in a leafy Birmingham suburb which has been blighted by street drinking are being asked to give their thoughts. Read
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Solihull to see if it has the flower factor
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
THE Heart of England in Bloom competition judges are on their way to Solihull to see if it has the flower factor. Read
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Shard End pensioner wins £5 on Deal or No Deal - then hits the jackpot
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
HE MAY not have beaten the banker – but Deal or No Deal star Ted Goddard hit the jackpot with TV viewers. Read
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Birmingham casino cheat returned winning chips in attack of conscience
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
A CROOK with a conscience chose not to cash in his winning chips after fraudulently scooping £425 on a roulette wheel. Read
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Special Report: The 60,000 complaints about rats in Birmingham
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
Find out how bad your Birmingham neighbourhood is for rats Read
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Birmingham City Council scraps India jobs plan
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
A CONTROVERSIAL decision to send 55 Birmingham City Council IT jobs to India has been reversed in the face of a huge public outcry. Read
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Jack Osbourne to turn back on Hollywood to become a cop
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
THE son of Birmingham-born rocker Ozzy Osbourne has revealed he wants to follow a beat of a different kind. Read
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Cofton Park in Longbridge turns pink for cancer run
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
THE sky was grey but thousands of runners were in the pink during Birmingham’s latest Race for Life event. Read
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Magistrates up for sale
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
SUTTON Coldfield’s magistrates court is up for sale. Read
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Tunsfest at Sutton pub
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
SUTTON Coldfield’s oldest pub will hold its annual ‘Tunsfest’ on Saturday, July 23. Read
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Fuchsia annual show
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
FUCHSIA lovers can enjoy the best in bloom at an annual flower show. Read
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Small Heath playing field set to be restored as community sports pitch
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
AN INNER-city playing field, mothballed after being earmarked for a hospital research centre for the last decade, is to be restored as a community cricket pitch. Read
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Sladefield School, Ward End, celebrates centenary
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
THE Lord Mayor of Birmingham joined in a special assembly to celebrate the centenary of a city school. Read
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Solihull council gives conditional backing to high speed rail
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
COUNCILLORS in Solihull have given their conditional backing to the controversial HS2 rail project which would see a new high speed rail line link London with the West Midlands. Read
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Fair for all
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
MEMBERS of Digbeth-based youth organisation Fairbridge will be staging an exciting arts and craft fair from 11am to 5pm, on August 20, on Warwick Street, Digbeth. Read
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Arts Council England awards £70,000 to Library of Birmingham
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
AN EXHIBITION based on hundreds of boxes of documents and photographs discovered at the former offices of the man who designed Birmingham Central Library has received a boost from Arts Council England. Read
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Security overhaul for UK airports
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
THE Government has outlined plans for a more “passenger-friendly” approach to security at airports. Read
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Blinded Birmingham soldier who married Queen Elizabeth Hospital nurse is set for 500-mile charity bike ride
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM soldier who married the nurse who cared for him in Birmingham will cycle the length of the UK to raise cash for the armed forces. Read
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Birmingham medics boosting Team GB's bid for gold medal glory
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM medical team is boosting Team GB’s bid for gold medal glory. Read
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Crooked Kitts Green builder jailed for scamming pensioners
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
A CROOKED builder who told police: “I can charge what I want to who I want” has been jailed for trying to rip off pensioners. Read
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Have a say on policing in Oscott
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
WEST Midlands Police will be holding a community surgery with local people on August 15 at 7pm in Ashgrove Home, Priestfield Close, Oscott. Read
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Armed police in West Midlands fired taser guns 800 times
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
ARMED police officers in the West Midlands drew their Taser stun guns almost 800 times in the past year, according to new figures. Read
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Birchfield Harriers president urges runners to join Birmingham Mail Fun Run
Jul 18 2011 | Top Stories
THE president of Birchfield Harriers is urging people to join in this year’s Birmingham Mail Fun Run to raise vital funds for Macmillan Cancer Support in their centenary year. Read
