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Birmingham Mail newspaper, Birmingham news, Birmingham City, Aston Villa, jobs in Birmingham, jobs in the West Midlands, jobs in Solihull, homes in Birmingham, houses for sale in the West Midlands, Birmingham entertainment, Birmingham what's on, http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/25/hundreds-to-take-part-in-birmingham-s-big-sleep-out-97319-25242035/ Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/25/hundreds-to-take-part-in-birmingham-s-big-sleep-out-97319-25242035/ BIRMINGHAM’S famous Big Sleep Out will be held again next week, and it will be the biggest yet. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/23/midlands-prisoner-officers-warn-they-may-strike-97319-25229266/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:30:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/23/midlands-prisoner-officers-warn-they-may-strike-97319-25229266/ PRISON officers in the Midlands may strike over ‘dangerous’ staffing levels and allegations of workplace bullying. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/23/birmingham-cathedral-hosts-sombre-event-to-mark-35th-anniversary-of-ira-pub-bombings-which-killed-21-people-97319-25230731/ Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/23/birmingham-cathedral-hosts-sombre-event-to-mark-35th-anniversary-of-ira-pub-bombings-which-killed-21-people-97319-25230731/ “WE will never forget.” http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/22/christmas-lights-crush-millennium-point-dropped-in-favour-of-digbeth-for-future-events-97319-25225922/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:03:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/22/christmas-lights-crush-millennium-point-dropped-in-favour-of-digbeth-for-future-events-97319-25225922/ BIRMINGHAM’S Millennium Point will not be chosen again to stage crowd-pulling free events after the Christmas Lights switch-on fiasco, which left 60 people injured. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/21/ex-ira-bomber-admits-birmingham-pub-bombings-were-a-mistake-97319-25221649/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/21/ex-ira-bomber-admits-birmingham-pub-bombings-were-a-mistake-97319-25221649/ ONE of the most seriously injured survivors of the Birmingham pub bombings has revealed she received an astonishing private admission from a prominent former IRA bomber. http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-schools/birmingam-gcse-results/2009/11/20/birmingham-2009-gcse-results-school-by-school-figures-97319-25216274/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:53:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-schools/birmingam-gcse-results/2009/11/20/birmingham-2009-gcse-results-school-by-school-figures-97319-25216274/ PUPILS in Birmingham are improving virtually across the board, according to the city’s latest results tables. School Name End of KS4 Roll Achieving 5 or more A*-C Achieving 5 or more A*-G Achieving 5 or more A*-C inc. GCSE Eng & Maths. Total Point score per pupil Al-Hijrah School 58 81% 100% 72% 405.6 Archbishop Ilsley Catholic Technology College 208 75% 99% 55% 413.2 Aston Manor School 141 72% 98% 49% 421.7 Bartley Green School 174 90% 99% 51% 550.6 Baverstock Foundation School and Specialist Sports College 201 45% 94% 27% 346.2 Bishop Challoner Catholic School 172 81% 96% 69% 390.4 Bishop Vesey's Grammar School 123 99% 100% 98% 487 Bishop Walsh Catholic School 149 92% 99% 73% 514.7 Bordesley Green Girls' Specialist Business & Enterprise School 125 71% 98% 43% 484.9 Bournville School and Sixth Form Centre 203 82% 94% 46% 459.4 Broadway School 205 63% 90% 37% 400.9 Cardinal Wiseman Catholic Technology College 115 65% 92% 43% 377.3 Castle Vale School & Specialist Performing Arts College 152 62% 96% 22% 409 Cockshut Hill Technology College 244 58% 89% 30% 373.5 Colmers School & Sports College 197 78% 95% 54% 456.5 Dame Elizabeth Cadbury Technology College 108 53% 89% 35% 356.3 Fairfax School 216 69% 96% 56% 439.8 Frankley Community High School 66 76% 92% 21% 394.2 George Dixon International School & Sixth Form Centre 189 61% 93% 40% 348.9 Golden Hillock School 163 74% 94% 38% 417.7 Great Barr School 417 67% 94% 40% 372 Hall Green Secondary School 180 72% 97% 57% 406.2 Hamstead Hall Community Learning Centre 185 76% 96% 62% 429 Handsworth Grammar School 140 93% 99% 93% 501.7 Handsworth Wood Girls' School 119 81% 97% 44% 480 Harborne Hill School 91 85% 93% 34% 466.6 Hillcrest School A Specialist Mathematics & Computing College 122 78% 96% 41% 527.7 Hodge Hill Girls' School 135 75% 100% 54% 467.7 Hodge Hill Sports and Enterprise College 204 83% 91% 30% 460.8 Holte Visual and Performing Arts College 164 74% 99% 40% 450.5 Holy Trinity Catholic Media Arts College 119 66% 92% 49% 357.8 Holyhead School 194 75% 98% 48% 418.1 John Willmott School 184 70% 96% 48% 425.6 King Edward VI Aston School 104 100% 100% 100% 637 King Edward VI Camp Hill Girls 128 100% 100% 100% 672.7 King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys 93 100% 100% 100% 597.6 King Edward VI Five Ways School 157 99% 100% 99% 697.6 King Edward VI Handsworth School 151 99% 99% 99% 570 King's Heath Boys' Mathematics and Computing College 103 76% 93% 33% 383.9 King's Norton Boys' School 121 71% 98% 55% 463.8 Kings Norton Girls' School 149 78% 92% 73% 418.9 Kings Norton High School 93 71% 91% 23% 433.8 Kingsbury School & Sports College 170 55% 90% 22% 369.3 Lordswood Boys School 120 63% 90% 31% 382.6 Lordswood Girls' School and Specialist Centre for Media Arts 127 87% 100% 50% 628.9 Moseley School 241 47% 93% 33% 318.5 Ninestiles School a Technology College 251 72% 87% 51% 372 Park View Business and Enterprise School 119 61% 92% 48% 351 Perry Beeches School 165 92% 95% 64% 548.2 Plantsbrook School 204 80% 98% 61% 438.7 Queensbridge School 127 69% 97% 31% 463.5 Saltley School and Specialist Science College 186 75% 97% 37% 472.5 Selly Park Tech College for Girls 140 91% 99% 66% 544.9 Sheldon Heath Community Arts College 194 72% 96% 41% 426.5 Shenley Court School and Sixth Form Centre 182 51% 94% 25% 362.6 Small Heath School 214 63% 97% 42% 410.6 St Alban's CE Specialist Engineering College 79 75% 96% 30% 427.1 St Edmund Campion Catholic School 141 59% 93% 43% 366.9 St John Wall Catholic School 125 62% 95% 33% 405.2 St Paul’s School for Girls 148 84% 100% 68% 427.9 St Thomas Aquinas Catholic School 194 66% 98% 51% 404.2 Stockland Green Technology College 116 84% 91% 30% 473.7 Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls 151 100% 100% 100% 612.8 Swanshurst School 286 86% 99% 49% 480 The Arthur Terry School 242 85% 100% 67% 471.8 The College High Specialist Arts School 178 69% 95% http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/20/birmingham-lap-dancing-clubs-to-face-tighter-controls-97319-25209793/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/11/20/birmingham-lap-dancing-clubs-to-face-tighter-controls-97319-25209793/ LICENSING bosses have moved closer to toughening regulations on lap dancing clubs in the city. http://www.birminghammail.net/news/solihull-news/2009/11/11/exiled-hells-angel-biker-convicted-of-birmingham-airport-brawl-is-rearrested-97319-25142559/ Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:30:00 GMT http://www.birminghammail.net/news/solihull-news/2009/11/11/exiled-hells-angel-biker-convicted-of-birmingham-airport-brawl-is-rearrested-97319-25142559/ THE Hell’s Angels biker who fled the UK after being convicted over his part in a volent riot between rival gangs at Birmingham International Airport has been rearrested.