Sep
2009
Articles from 28th Sep 2009
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Birmingham City Council to give land away to boost housing market
Sep 28 2009 | Politics News
Housing developers are to be given “free” land in a pioneering £15 million scheme to kick-start Birmingham’s housing market. Read
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Birmingham MP calls on Tata bosses to explain Jaguar Land Rover plant closure
Sep 28 2009 | Politics News
Jaguar Land Rover owners Tata have been accused of “hiding” from workers and MPs, despite taking the decision to close a West Midlands plant. Read
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Women offenders let down by criminal justice system
Sep 28 2009 | Politics News
Too many women are being jailed for low level crimes with the population of female prisoners soaring by nearly 50 per cent since Labour came to power, a prisons minister told a conference in Birmingham. Read
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Roses under threat as part of council cost-cutting plans
Sep 28 2009 | Politics News
Roses are an endangered species in Birmingham parks thanks to the latest council cost-cutting drive, it has been claimed. Read
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Government pledges commitment to high speed rail project
Sep 28 2009 | Politics News
Labour’s leaders have come under pressure to ensure planned high-speed rail services connect cities across England and Scotland. Read
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Brown must "up his game" if he is to win election says Govt whip
Sep 28 2009 | Politics News
Gordon Brown must “up his game” as Labour begins its last party conference before a general election, a leading local MP has warned. Read
