Dec
2007
Articles from 12th Dec 2007
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Falling into the mortgage trap
Dec 12 2007 | West Midlands News
People on low incomes are being encouraged to take out mortgages they cannot afford, leaving them deep in debt and facing the prospect of homelessness, a report warned yesterday. Read
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Urban Park bid organisers defiant
Dec 12 2007 | West Midlands News
Organisers of the bid for the Black Country Urban Park said today that the project will still go ahead, after it missed out on £50m of Lotter funding in a public vote. Read
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Black Country Urban Park fails in Lottery bid
Dec 12 2007 | West Midlands News
Plans to build a network of canals and limestone caverns across the Black Country have failed to win £50million in funding in a public vote. Read
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Aston Martin reveals new star
Dec 12 2007 | West Midlands News
The fastest ever Aston Martin made its public bow at its new £6m Warwickshire design studio last night. Manufacturing Editor John Revill witnessed the unveiling. Read
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Universities face £80m shortfall in science funding
Dec 12 2007 | West Midlands News
A top Birmingham scientist has called on the Prime Minister to intervene in a funding crisis which is threatening to close university physics departments across the country. Read
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Cuts are threat to canal restoration, says MP
Dec 12 2007 | West Midlands News
The planned restoration of historic canals could provide a major boost to the West Midlands economy but has been threatened by Government cuts, according to a local MP. Read
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Birmingham hunt for chip shop murders suspect
Dec 12 2007 | West Midlands News
Police appealed for help yesterday to trace a suspect wanted in connection with the murders of two men whose bodies were found in a flat above a fish and chip shop. Read
