Feb
2008
Articles from 18th Feb 2008
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Trial scheme will let parents check on paedophiles
Feb 18 2008 | West Midlands News
Parents are to be given new powers to check with police whether people given regular unsupervised access to their children have convictions for paedophile offences, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said yesterday. Read
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Police appeal as two held after Mailbox shots
Feb 18 2008 | West Midlands News
Two men have been arrested after shots were fired at a city centre restaurant on Friday night. Read
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Police admit failings over child abuse investigation
Feb 18 2008 | West Midlands News
West Midlands Police have admitted failing to fully investigate the Catholic church over a series of alleged child abuse attacks by a priest in the 1970s and 80s. Read
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Birmingham pays tribute to its great son, Sir Richard
Feb 18 2008 | West Midlands News
Sir Richard Knowles, the man credited with leading Birmingham out of its failing industrial past to become a successful, modern global city, has died. Read
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Development boss feels for eco-town protesters
Feb 18 2008 | West Midlands News
The head of a development firm working on the controversial Long Marston "eco-town" scheme said he sympathises with hundreds of protesters opposing the plans. Read
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Red tape bill up by £1bn in year
Feb 18 2008 | West Midlands News
The regulation burden on West Midlands businesses has shot up by almost £1 billion in the last year. Read
