May
2008
Articles from 26th May 2008
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Police could come out of retirement to help with Olympics
May 26 2008 | West Midlands News
Former West Midlands Police officers might have to be lured out of retirement to plug a staff shortage expected during the 2012 Olympic Games, senior officials have admitted. Read
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Accidents leave motorists stranded on motorways
May 26 2008 | West Midlands News
Thousands of motorists were stranded on the Midland motorway network most of Sunday after two separate crashes. Read
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Government figures all wrong for eco-town, says Stratford MP
May 26 2008 | West Midlands News
A Warwickshire MP has described Government claims that the area needs thousands of new homes as "completely misleading". Read
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Former BBC Midlands presenter Alan Towers dies
May 26 2008 | West Midlands News
Alan Towers, the main presenter of the BBC's Midlands news flagship for nearly two decades, has died. Read
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Audi A3 crushed by falling tree
May 26 2008 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham woman’s car, which was her "pride and joy", was crushed by a falling tree as gale force winds lashed the city on Monday. Read
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Staffordshire police to computers out on the beat
May 26 2008 | West Midlands News
Staffordshire Police is to issue 1,200 officers with state-of-the-art hand-held computers to reduce their red tape burden and increase their time on ‘visible duty’. Read
