Oct
2008
Articles from 16th Oct 2008
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Demolition work to start at Alum Rock
Oct 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A £350,000 scheme to regenerate the Alum Rock Road area of Birmingham is set to begin with the demolition of two rundown properties in the middle of the shopping area. Read
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English apples under threat as bee population declines
Oct 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A serious threat is being posed to English apples because of the devastating effect that bad weather and disease has had on the honeybee population. Read
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Motorway chaos as shoppers flock to Currys store opening
Oct 16 2008 | West Midlands News
Parts of the Midland motorway network ground to a halt on Thursday morning as thousands of shoppers descended on the new Curry’s Megastore at Wednesbury. Read
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Man charged with murder and arson after Malvern blaze
Oct 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A man has appeared in court charged with murder and arson with intent to endanger life after a house fire which left a man dead. Read
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Birmingham drug raids target suspected Johnson Crew members
Oct 16 2008 | West Midlands News
Six suspected members of Birmingham gang The Johnson Crew have been arrested and charged as part of a police operation to smash the city’s drugs trade. Read
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Museum plan for historic Birmingham coffin works
Oct 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A fully-restored Victorian funeral parlour is set to take pride of place in a ghoulish tourist trail through Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter. Read
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MP calls for car clamping law after Oasis fan is stranded
Oct 16 2008 | West Midlands News
An MP has condemned “unscrupulous and unspeakable” car clamping and towing companies after a woman was left stranded in Birmingham after an Oasis concert. Read
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Birmingham soldier dies in Afghanistan explosion
Oct 16 2008 | West Midlands News
Princes William and Harry have spoken of their sadness over the death of Birmingham soldier James Munday in Afghanistan. Read
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Cannabis plants seized in Burton
Oct 16 2008 | West Midlands News
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Birmingham tailor George Saunders and the back to backs
Oct 16 2008 | West Midlands News
George Saunders fought against prejudice and hardship to set himself up as one of Birmingham’s best-known tailors and the last trader to leave the city’s famous back to backs. Read
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Judge fury as lawyers ‘can’t be bothered’
Oct 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham judge has demanded an explanation after a case was dropped because prosecution lawyers apparently “could not be bothered” to investigate it properly. Read
