May
2008
Articles from 16th May 2008
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Tories pledge to tackle 'Shameless' families in Birmingham
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A "culture of dependency" is being passed on from generation to generation in parts of Birmingham, Conservatives have claimed. Read
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Councillor Mullaney cleared again by Standards Board
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham city councillor Martin Mullaney has been cleared of pursuing a "vindictive" campaign against a constituent. Read
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Birmingham memorial service for former Sir Richard Knowles
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A memorial service for former Birmingham City Council leader Sir Richard Knowles will be held at St Philip’s Cathedral on Monday. Read
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Woman charged with Solihull murder
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A 31-year-old woman has been charged with murder after a fatal stabbing in the Shirley area of Solihull. Read
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Man arrested after body found at waste disposal site
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a body travelled 155 miles from Worcestershire and was discovered at a waste management site in London. Read
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Andy Hamilton collects his MBE
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham's veteran jazz saxophonist Andy Hamilton has been at Buckingham Palace to collect his MBE for services to music. Read
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Railway line boy acquitted
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A 14-year-old boy has been acquitted of pushing an eight-year-old on to railway lines in Birmingham. Read
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£300m to aid Birmingham's poor areas
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham is to benefit from almost £300 million of Government cash to help tackle crime, unemployment, under-performing schools and health inequalities in the poorest parts of the city. Read
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Mortgage shock for those seeing fixed rate period expire
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
Fixed-rate mortgages could cost homeowners £300 more a month than two years ago, figures showed today. Read
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Fighting plane passengers named as Coventry couple
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A couple from Coventry who brawled on a plane in a drunken row which culminated with the woman biting her partner's face have been named by police. Read
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Warwickshire NHS worker jailed after lying to get job
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
An asylum seeker who illegally worked as an NHS healthcare assistant for almost three years was jailed yesterday. Read
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Coventry man jailed for killing girlfriend's baby
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A Coventry man who killed his girlfriend's 10-month-old baby by fracturing his skull has been jailed for six years. Read
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Birmingham man denies terrorism charge
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham man has pleaded not guilty to a charge of preparing to commit acts of terrorism. Read
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Birmingham bus stop killer wins reduction in sentence
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A teenager who was sentenced to 10 years behind bars for his part in the killing of a 16-year-old boy at a Birmingham bus stop has won a two-year reduction in his term at the Court of Appeal. Read
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Bulldog Bash gets licence to go ahead
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
The Bulldog Bash bikers festival in Long Marston, Stratford-upon-Avon has been granted an entertainments licence. Read
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Naked Warwickshire ram-raider jailed for four years
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A man who ram-raided a Warwickshire supermarket wearing only a sheet and a pair of his girlfriend's designer boots, has been jailed for four years. Read
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Ten years on from the 'Drop The Debt' chain in Birmingham
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
Ten years ago more than 70,000 campaigners formed a human chain around Birmingham City Centre in a bid to urge world leaders at the G8 Summit to ’drop the debt’ Read
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Tickets on sale for Murray Walker gala dinner in Birmingham
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
Tickets have gone on sale for a glittering gala dinner in Birmingham to honour Formula 1 commentator Murray Walker. Read
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JCB donates diggers to China relief work
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
Staffordshire-based JCB has donated a fleet of diggers to help with relief efforts in China following the devastating earthquake. Read
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Woman in court on Solihull murder charge
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A woman has appeared before magistrates charged with murdering another woman in a leafy Midlands road. Read
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Solihull favourite Stephanie Cole feels a bit of a fraud
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
She may have only lived in Solihull for a few years, but the borough's love affair with Stephanie Cole runs deep. Neil Connor met up with the actress when she visited her former home town. Read
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Julie Walters to play Mary Whitehouse in BBC drama
May 16 2008 | West Midlands News
Midlands clean-up campaigner Mary Whitehouse is to be played by Julie Walters in a new television drama. Read
