Dec
2008
Articles from 9th Dec 2008
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Redditch man found dead after jet-ski accident
Dec 09 2008 | West Midlands News
A father-of-four from Redditch who went missing after a jet-skiing accident has been found dead. Read
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Greens warning as Tesco plan Sutton Coldfield wind turbine
Dec 09 2008 | West Midlands News
Food giant Tesco aims to cut its carbon footprint by installing a 10m high wind turbine at a Sutton Coldfield store. Read
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£50m to tackle unemployment along Birmingham's Stratford Road corridor
Dec 09 2008 | West Midlands News
Investment of almost £50 million will be poured into the poorest parts of east Birmingham to tackle unemployment. Read
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Time to merge East and West Midlands economies, says think tank
Dec 09 2008 | West Midlands News
The West Midlands should join forces with the East Midlands to form one giant economic region in a bid to stop the wealth gap with London growing even larger, a new study suggests. Read
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West Midlands Minister says skills shortage is biggest threat to region
Dec 09 2008 | West Midlands News
The new minister for the West Midlands has told a regeneration conference that tackling the skills shortage was the key to the region’s long term success. Read
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Tributes to Shropshire deputy head who died in car crash
Dec 09 2008 | West Midlands News
The family of a deputy head teacher from Shropshire who died in a road accident have paid tribute to the "perfect husband and father". Read
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Seb Coe hails Birmingham as a sporting jewel
Dec 09 2008 | West Midlands News
The legendary athlete and head of Britain’s next Olympic Games, Seb Coe hailed Birmingham as “one of the jewels in the crown” in the sporting world. Read
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No charges against parents after paralysed rugby player's suicide
Dec 09 2008 | West Midlands News
No charges are to be brought against the Worcester family of a paralysed rugby player for helping him travel to Switzerland to commit suicide, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). Read
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Stratford jewellery store robbed by gang
Dec 09 2008 | West Midlands News
Three men armed with hammers have robbed a jewellery store in Stratford-upon-Avon. Read
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Birmingham soldier's 52-hour dash to be at birth of first child
Dec 09 2008 | West Midlands News
When Birmingham soldier Tom Williams flew home from Basra he knew he faced a frantic race against the clock. Read
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Birmingham Airport chief's Christmas wish for a runway extension
Dec 09 2008 | West Midlands News
New Birmingham International Airport boss Paul Kehoe has made an impassioned plea for the West Midlands to get the ideal Christmas gift – in the shape of a long-awaited runway extension. Read
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Married West Bromwich vicar had affair with parishioner, tribunal rules.
Dec 09 2008 | West Midlands News
A married West Bromwich vicar had an adulterous affair with a parishioner who came to him to discuss her personal problems, a church disciplinary tribunal has found. Read
