Aug
2008
Articles from 28th Aug 2008
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Missing wife's brother "gripped with dread"
Aug 28 2008 | West Midlands News
The brother of a millionaire's wife missing since a suspected arson attack on her secluded country house in Shropshire has said the wait to learn of her fate is "killing" him. Read
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Search teams set to enter Shropshire blaze house
Aug 28 2008 | West Midlands News
Police are preparing to enter the fire-ravaged Shropshire home of a millionaire and his family amid fears that their bodies are inside. Read
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Birmingham's German market dates announced
Aug 28 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham’s popular Frankfurt Christmas Market will run from November 13 to December 23 this year. Read
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Administrators sound death knell at Amtrak
Aug 28 2008 | West Midlands News
Four hundred jobs are to be lost in the West Midlands with the collapse of the parcel delivery business Amtrak. Read
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Warwickshire eco-town to be modelled on Poundbury
Aug 28 2008 | West Midlands News
A planned eco-town near Stratford-upon-Avon will be closely modelled on the Prince of Wales’s sustainable community of Poundbury in Dorset, developers have pledged. Read
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Dead baby found on rubbish tip may have come from Worcester
Aug 28 2008 | West Midlands News
The body of a newborn girl found at a recycling plant may have travelled at least 115 miles from the Midlands before being found. Read
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No charges over fatal Newquay hotel blaze
Aug 28 2008 | West Midlands News
Four people arrested in connection with a hotel fire which killed three guests will not face charges, police said. Read
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Amtrak workers pessimistic about their prospects
Aug 28 2008 | West Midlands News
Post reporters Tom Scotney and Anna Blackaby talk to workers at Amtrak's Walsall depot. Read
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Gun factory man jailed for life
Aug 28 2008 | West Midlands News
A man who supplied machine guns used in nine gangland murders has been jailed for life – and the sentencing judge warned that the death toll caused by his weapons could rise still further. Read
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400 jobs to go at Amtrak by the end of the week
Aug 28 2008 | West Midlands News
Four hundred jobs are to be lost in the West Midlands with the collapse of the Amtrak parcel delivery business, it has been confirmed. Read
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Birmingham's council tax payment booklets to be ditched
Aug 28 2008 | West Midlands News
Thousands of Birmingham householders will soon no longer be able to settle their council tax bills through the traditional booklet payment method. Read
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Huge 'artistic' advertising hoarding planned for M6
Aug 28 2008 | West Midlands News
A massive piece of public art and one of the world’s biggest adverts could soon be greeting motorists on the M6. Read
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Police still unable to enter "arson-attack" home
Aug 28 2008 | West Midlands News
Police remain unable to enter the fire-ravaged Shropshire home of a missing millionaire following a suspected arson attack. Read
