Oct
2008
Articles from 26th Oct 2008
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Post's Emma Brady finishes a tough half marathon in Birmingham
Oct 26 2008 | West Midlands News
This is a race I have wanted to run since I first got reacquainted with my trainers back in 2005… and I wasn’t disappointed. Read
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Birmingham elderly to lose £100 cap on home care charges
Oct 26 2008 | West Midlands News
Vulnerable and elderly people in Birmingham face a huge increase in the cost of home care services in an attempt to plug a city council cash crisis. Read
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Smalltown politics holding back Birmingham, claims thinktank leader
Oct 26 2008 | West Midlands News
One of the country’s top urban thinkers has said Birmingham suffers from a lack of effective leadership and is in danger of being ignored on the world stage. Read
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Birmingham Half Marathon supported by thousands
Oct 26 2008 | West Midlands News
Almost 9,000 runners took to the streets of Birmingham on Sunday for the city’s half-marathon. Read
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Birmingham Italian restaurant Don Salvo is repossessed
Oct 26 2008 | West Midlands News
An upmarket Italian restaurant in Birmingham city centre has been repossessed after running up more than £23,000 in debt. Read
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£30m Edgbaston cricket ground scheme unveiled
Oct 26 2008 | West Midlands News
Hopes of retaining Test cricket in Birmingham have been given a major boost with the unveiling of a £30 million scheme to transform Edgbaston cricket ground. Read
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Warwickshire village Lighthorne is first to adopt red phone box
Oct 26 2008 | West Midlands News
The village of Lighthorne has become the first in the UK to "adopt" its local red telephone box from BT in a bid to save it from being scrapped. Read
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Solihull driver killed in Kingshurst crash blaze
Oct 26 2008 | West Midlands News
A MAN died after the car he was driving crashed and burst into flames in Solihull. Read
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Welsh MP Adam Price attacked by gang in Worcester
Oct 26 2008 | West Midlands News
A prominent Welsh MP was left needing hospital treatment after he was set upon by a gang of youths as he delivered presents to his parents’ 50th wedding anniversary. Read
