Apr
2008
Articles from 15th Apr 2008
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Metro drives into Pallasades centre
Apr 15 2008 | West Midlands News
A Mini Metro driver caused chaos when he took a wrong turn and drove through a shopping centre. Read
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Birmingham 'needs second wave of regeneration'
Apr 15 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham's renaissance must act as a catalyst for a new wave of regional regeneration, a conference exploring the city's changing landscape was has been told. Read
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Tributes to former Birmingham man killed in Somalia
Apr 15 2008 | West Midlands News
The family of a former Birmingham City Council employee killed when Islamist militants raided a school in central Somalia have paid tribute to him. Read
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CCTV may hold clues to Mark Speight's last moments
Apr 15 2008 | West Midlands News
CCTV evidence could hold the key to the last movements of tormented children's TV presenter Mark Speight. Read
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Birmingham 2028: Scooters, eco-homes and a train to Paris
Apr 15 2008 | West Midlands News
Those who attended the Highbury conference in 1988 described the ideas that were discussed then as 'visionary'. Twenty years later, new ideas for Birmingham seem even bolder. Read
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Mark Speight 1965 - 2008
Apr 15 2008 | West Midlands News
Mark Speight was very much in the modern style, a man whose considerable talent was stretched into fame rather than solid achievement. Read
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British teachers killed in Somalia are named
Apr 15 2008 | West Midlands News
Two British teachers - one with family in Birmingham - killed by Islamic militants in an attack at a school in Somalia have been named by the Foreign Office. Read
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Public sector strikes threaten to shut down Birmingham
Apr 15 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham's business community has called for common sense to prevail as a series of public sector strikes threatens the city with "shutdown" next week. Read
