Nov
2008
Articles from 13th Nov 2008
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15,000 extra join West Midlands dole queues
Nov 13 2008 | West Midlands News
Dole queues rose by 15,000 in the West Midlands over the past year, as the number of claimants in the region reached 112,375. Read
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Druckers resumes business after leaking roof health scare
Nov 13 2008 | West Midlands News
THE head office bakery of renowned Birmingham cake firm Druckers was back up and running today after being closed by council inspectors amid fears that a leaking roof may have caused food to be contaminated. Read
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Family of Cerys Edwards call for stiffer dangerous driving sentences
Nov 13 2008 | West Midlands News
The family of a child maimed when her parents’ car was hit head-on by a speeding driver are urging the Government to increase penalities for dangerous driving. Read
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Bennetts Hill brasserie closes doors
Nov 13 2008 | West Midlands News
Myatery surrounds the sudden closure of a city centre brasserie that closed its doors two weeks after an Italian restaurant crashed out of business on the next street. Read
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Summers sees a sunny future for local tourism
Nov 13 2008 | West Midlands News
The great and the good of the Midlands tourism scene were rewarded at a glitzy awards ceremony in Birmingham. Read
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Ex-church minister does not attend bigamy trial
Nov 13 2008 | West Midlands News
The wife of a former church minister accused of bigamy described to a jury yesterday the moment she came face to face with her husband’s new “wife”. Read
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Christmas market brings in millions
Nov 13 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham’s eighth annual Frankfurt Christmas market will bring more than just Glühwein, bratwursts and beer to the second city. Read
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West Midlands Police officer held over son’s murder charge
Nov 13 2008 | West Midlands News
A West Midlands Police officer has been arrested on suspicion of helping her son who is accused of murdering his model ex-girlfriend in a frenzied knife attack. Read
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Staffordshire in line for 10 new fire stations
Nov 13 2008 | West Midlands News
Ten new fire stations are to be built in a £46 million-pound project in Staffordshire. Read
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Summers sees a sunny future for local tourism
Nov 13 2008 | West Midlands News
The great and the good of the Midlands tourism scene were rewarded at a glitzy awards ceremony in Birmingham. Read
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West Midlands senate will be in place by January
Nov 13 2008 | West Midlands News
A West Midlands senate will be in place by January, after MPs approved plans in a heated Commons debate. Read
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Sweet relief is needed for our troops locked in Taliban battle
Nov 13 2008 | West Midlands News
KIND-hearted people are being urged to spread some Christmas cheer by donating gifts to hundreds of troops fighting Afghanistan’s ruthless Taliban insurgents. Read
