Aug
2011
Articles from 23rd Aug 2011
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Former Birmingham City star Lee Carsley reveals how his son lives with Down's Syndrome
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
Former Birmingham City player Lee Carsley, and his wife, Louisa, explain how their son and family cope with the affects of Down's Syndrome. Read
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Is it Birmingham or...Frankfurt?
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
BIRMINGHAM’S skyline – with its iconic Rotunda and Selfridges store – has been mistaken for Frankfurt’s in a survey. Read
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Birmingham Mail world view: Tuesday August 23
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
The pick of the pictures from around the world on Tuesday August 23 Read
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Support our markets: Shoppers urged to write to council leader Mike Whitby
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
THE daughter of Birmingham’s former council leader and Lord Mayor Theresa Stewart manned a stall urging shoppers to write directly to council bosses over the threat to the city’s wholesale markets. Read
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Birmingham riots CCTV footage: Gang targets ice creams in looting frenzy
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
A gang of looters targeted a freezer full of ice creams during a rampage through a city shop. Read
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Surgeon cut out wrong part of Sutton Coldfield man's brain
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
A BIRMINGHAM man was left with permanent disabilities after a surgeon removed the wrong part of his brain. Read
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EXCLUSIVE: Aston Villa 1982 legends to enter football's Hall of Fame
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
ASTON Villa’s 1982 European Cup winning team is set to be inducted into football’s prestigious Hall of Fame, the Birmingham Mail can reveal. Read
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Man found dead in suspicious circumstances at Northfield home
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
FORENSICS experts were last night carrying out a fingerprint search at a home in Birmingham in the hunt for crucial evidence after a man was found dead. Read
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V Festival at Weston Park is a "success" despite increase in arrests
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
POLICE reported an increase in crime at last weekend’s V Festival. Read
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Choice of new sculptures for entry to Birmingham's Gay Village
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
MEMBERS of the public are being invited to have their say on three possible designs for a new piece of public art to be installed in Birmingham’s Gay Village. Read
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Keith Vaz MP tells riot hit Birmingham communities "We are listening"
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
THE MP leading an inquiry into the riots which tore through UK cities earlier this month told the people of Handsworth: “We are listening”. Read
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Former police officers drafted in to bring justice after Birmingham riots
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
POLICE chiefs are to call in experienced ex-cops as they intensify the quest to bring to justice looters who rampaged through the streets of Birmingham city centre. Read
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Bromsgrove shed fire
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
TWO houses were left severely smoke-logged after a Midland shed caught fire. Read
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Libyans in West Midlands share rebels' Tripoli joy
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
ANTI-Gaddafi Libyans in the West Midlands welcomed the march of the rebels on Tripoli. Read
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Birmingham writers toast top city pubs in new e-booklet
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
TWO thirsty writers have produced a guide to Birmingham’s favourite independently-owned bars after being challenged to visit all of them in one day-long drinking session. Read
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Woman banned from Redditch town centre in drinks crackdown
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
A WOMAN has been banned from part of a Midland town in a police bid to crack down on drink-related disorder. Read
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Travellers move onto land at Bartley Green again
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
AN AREA of Birmingham which has already seen travellers occupy its green space twice this summer has had a third visit. Read
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Suspected theft from Lickey hills
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
VISITORS to a Midland beauty spot could hold the key to a theft. Read
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West Bromwich women who drowned four cats escape jail
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
A “CALLOUS” Midland woman who drowned her friend’s four cats one at a time has avoided being immediately jailed. Read
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Great Barr School caretaker denies sex allegations from former pupil
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
A FORMER school caretaker accused of having sex with a pupil in his office, car and a lift told a court the allegations were all lies. Read
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Council tries to calm markets fears
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
THE markets crisis came in the wake of the collapse of a planned £80 million relocation of the wholesale site to Witton. Read
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Pensioners share memories for Kingstanding project
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
PROUD pensioners living on a Kingstanding housing estate have recorded their memories of life in the area with a local historian. Read
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Mum hosts hospice fundraiser in memory of son
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
A MUM who lost her 26-year-old son to cancer is raising funds to thank the Birmingham hospice which helped care for him. Read
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West Midlands Police fraud trial: Case dropped against accused pair
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
PROSECUTORS have dropped their case against a former communications officer alleged to have defrauded West Midlands Police out of thousands of pounds. Read
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Daughter of former city leader Theresa Stewart joins campaign to save Birmingham wholesale market
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
THE daughter of Birmingham’s former council leader and Lord Mayor Theresa Stewart manned a stall urging shoppers to write directly to council bosses over the threat to the city’s wholesale markets. Read
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Volunteers wanted for community group
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
ST PAUL’S Community Trust needs volunteers to help out a few hours a week in Balsall Heath. For details ring the trust in Hertford Street, Balsall Heath, on 0121 464 4376. Read
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Small Heath drug addict jailed after laser attack on police helicopter
Aug 23 2011 | Top Stories
A FORMER heroin addict who carried out a laser attack on a police helicopter flying above Birmingham has been jailed for 16 months. Read
