Aug
2008
Articles from 12th Aug 2008
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Tesco launches free bus service in Birmingham
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
Supermarket giant Tesco has launched a bus service in North Birmingham to attract customers to its new Aston store. Read
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West Midlands is worst region for falling house prices
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
House prices have fallen further in the West Midlands than those in any other part of Great Britain. Read
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Youth media projects awarded £55,000
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
More than £55,000 has been awarded to two West Midlands projects that aim to help disadvantaged young people have a positive voice in the media. Read
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Share of £187,000 for families with disabled children
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
Free support workshops for disabled children and their parents will be taking place in the West Midlands thanks to a grant of nearly £187,000 from the Big Lottery Fund. Read
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Warwickshire pair inhale chemical fumes
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
A man and a teenage girl were treated by paramedics after inhaling chemical fumes at a solicitors in Warwick. Read
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Birmingham man jailed after gold chain row led to fatal stabbing
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
An argument over a missing gold chain between friends led to a man being stabbed in the heart in a car in Birmingham. Read
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Teenager seriously injured in Shropshire road crash
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
A teenager is seriously ill in hospital after being in collision with a car in the Whitchurch area of Shropshire. Read
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Birmingham United as football clubs join up to promote the city
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
Marketing chiefs unveiled their signings of the summeras Birmingham’s two biggest football clubs united as partners in a plan to raise the city’s profile. Read
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Investigation launched into theft from Redditch mosque
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
Police are investigating a burglary at a mosque in Redditch in which two laptops worth £1,000 each were taken. Read
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City Council puts the wrong Birmingham in the picture
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City Council has been left red-faced after using a photograph of Birmingham, Alabama, in an official leaflet about recyling in the city. Read
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Body found in Spain believed to be missing Bedworth woman
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
Police in Spain have discovered a body believed to be that of a Warwickshire woman whose husband has been charged with her murder. Read
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Girl in hospital after shed fire
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
A teenage girl has been taken to hospital following a shed fire in Shrewsbury, emergency services said. Read
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Firefighters battle Hagley Road restaurant blaze
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a restaurant on a main road in Birmingham. Read
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Inflation soars to 4.4pc
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
The official rate of inflation has jumped by its biggest monthly amount since records began more than a decade ago to hit 4.4% in July, figures have revealed. Read
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Jasper Carrott joins Dudley mobile phone mast protest
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
Jasper Carrott has told why he is lending his support to a “helpless” community who are campaigning to have a mobile phone mast removed. Read
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Stafford woman, 77, died after wrong drug was administered
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
An elderly hospital patient died after the wrong drug was hooked up to her intravenous drip, an inquest heard. Read
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Traffic warning for V Festival music fans
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
Festival goers planning to head to the Midlands' biggest music event in Staffordshire at the weekend are being urged to plan their journeys in advance. Read
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TGI Friday's restaurant blaze causes Hagley Road traffic chaos
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
A fire at a restaurant on a major Birmingham road caused traffic chaos for commuters on Tuesday morning. Read
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MP calls for traders to go to jail if they sell knives to kids
Aug 12 2008 | West Midlands News
Shopkeepers caught selling knives to children should face tougher penalties, Solhull MP Lorely Burt has insisted. Read
