Oct
2008
Articles from 7th Oct 2008
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Green belt to be used for 445,000 new homes in West Midlands
Oct 07 2008 | West Midlands News
A consultants’ study ordered by the Government suggests that sufficient land can be identified in the West Midlands to build 445,000 new homes over the next 18 years – a quarter more than the maximum amount proposed by local councils. Read
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Birmingham Muslims advise Government on ending prejudice
Oct 07 2008 | West Midlands News
Young Muslims from Birmingham have been recruited to advise ministers on ways of improving the lives of young people in the city and ending discrimination. Read
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Man denies Shropshire village chip shop murders
Oct 07 2008 | West Midlands News
An illegal immigrant has appeared in court charged with murdering two men in a flat above a Shropshire village chip shop. Read
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Molineux Hotel among the UK's restoration elite
Oct 07 2008 | West Midlands News
A Black Country hotel ravaged by fire in 2003 had been named as one of the top 20 restoration projects in the country by English Heritage. Read
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Four arrested over Walsall stabbing
Oct 07 2008 | West Midlands News
Four men were today arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a town centre stabbing, police said. Read
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Solihull teenager died after university drinking game
Oct 07 2008 | West Midlands News
A “level-headed” student was found dead in his university room after a late-night drinking game ended in tragedy. Read
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Housing plan for the West Midlands slammed as 'pointless'
Oct 07 2008 | West Midlands News
Plans to build 445,600 new homes in the West Midlands have been condemned as “pointless and dangerous” by the leader of the region’s councils. Read
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Birmingham schools in denial over gang violence, council told
Oct 07 2008 | West Midlands News
Head teachers in Birmingham are in denial over the number of children in their care who are joining vicious gangs, a senior police officer has claimed. Read
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Imams come to UK to teach Islam in a Western world
Oct 07 2008 | West Midlands News
American imams are being brought to Britain and Europe to show how Islam can be taught within a Western context. Read
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M40 biker's killers lay in wait for their victim - court told
Oct 07 2008 | West Midlands News
The killers of a Hells Angel biker waited in a lay-by near a motorway junction to select him as a target for execution, a court has heard. Read
