Mar
2008
Articles from 31st Mar 2008
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Jewellery Quarter residents blast council
Mar 31 2008 | West Midlands News
Residents of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter have accused the city council of falling down on a promise to transform the area into a creative village for small businesses. Read
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Luxury sports cars stolen from Stourbridge showroom
Mar 31 2008 | West Midlands News
Top-of-the-range sports cars worth hundreds of thousands of pounds have been stolen from a new Black Country dealership – along with some teabags. Read
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Birmingham City Council and unions set to clash again
Mar 31 2008 | West Midlands News
Unions have been told they cannot call further strikes over Birmingham City Council’s salary shake-up without putting an improved offer to a formal ballot. Read
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Birmingham praised by Jermaine Jackson
Mar 31 2008 | West Midlands News
Music legend Jermaine Jackson has praised Birmingham's approach to multiculturalism during a visit to the city at the weekend. Read
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Ryan fired up for one final tilt at the Roux crown
Mar 31 2008 | West Midlands News
Warwickshire chef Ryan Simpson is determined to be the creme de la creme after reaching the final of the prestigious Roux scholarship competition. Read
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Birmingham's long road to renewal
Mar 31 2008 | West Midlands News
It is 20 years since an international symposium met to hammer out a vision for the future of Birmingham city centre. Terry Grimley looks back. Read
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Old Contemptibles toasts industry award
Mar 31 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham pub The Old Contemptibles, on Edmund Street, has been named as the best-designed pub in the country. Read
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Plans for £13.6m makeover at city arts centre attacked
Mar 31 2008 | West Midlands News
The £13.6 million refurbishment of Birmingham's Midlands Art Centre has been blasted as "a triumph of spin over substance" by the chairman of a national puppeteering organisation. Read
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Police keen to talk to Birmingham man after stabbing
Mar 31 2008 | West Midlands News
Police investigating the death of a man outside of a Birmingham pub on March 26 have released the image of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident. Read
