Feb
2008
Articles from 28th Feb 2008
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Big City Plan: Call for action not talk
Feb 28 2008 | West Midlands News
Business leaders in Birmingham yesterday praised a 20-year vision for the city's future - but urged developers to stop talking and "produce the goods". Read
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Big City Plan: Birmingham gets creative
Feb 28 2008 | West Midlands News
According to the Big City Plan, Birmingham can expect to become the focus for creative industries in the UK. Read
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Tributes for 'Comrade' Dick from old friends
Feb 28 2008 | West Midlands News
Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral of Sir Richard Knowles yesterday. Emma Brady joined the congregation to celebrate the former council leader's life. Read
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Channel 4 sues West Midlands Police over mosque documentary row
Feb 28 2008 | West Midlands News
A Channel 4 production team has said it will sue West Midlands Police after the force complained over a documentary about extremism in Birmingham mosques. Read
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Big City Plan: Whitby's 'Chamberlain moment'
Feb 28 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham city centre is on course to change as never before. Public Affairs Editor Paul Dale reports on the largest redevelopment plan in the country. Read
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Gunman bursts into GPs' surgery
Feb 28 2008 | West Midlands News
Police were called to a Birmingham GPs' surgery yesterday after a man with a gun burst into the reception area, terrifying staff and patients. Read
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Big City Plan: A vision for Birmingham
Feb 28 2008 | West Midlands News
Bus-free shopping streets, realignment of the metro tram extension and development of an urban village to match New York's Brooklyn Heights are just some of the ideas in a 20-year vision to transform Birmingham city centre. Read
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Engineering boss admits rugby attack
Feb 28 2008 | West Midlands News
A rugby player who repeatedly punched another player at the start of an amateur game between two rival teams has been given a 12-month conditional discharge by a judge at Birmingham Crown Court. Read
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Ex-girlfriend of murder accused feared for her life
Feb 28 2008 | West Midlands News
The former girlfriend of a Birmingham man accused of a triple murder said she feared he would kill her, a court has been told. Read
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Terrorism 'hot-spots' to be mapped out by police
Feb 28 2008 | West Midlands News
Every part of Britain will be mapped for its potential to produce violent Muslim extremists under a new strategy drawn up by senior police officers, it has emerged. Read
