Dec
2008
Articles from 16th Dec 2008
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Direct flights from Birmingham to Istanbul launched
Dec 16 2008 | West Midlands News
Turkish Airlines has launched a service from Birmingham International Airport to Istanbul. Read
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Birmingham to renegotiate cost of Olympic swimming pool
Dec 16 2008 | West Midlands News
The £60million cost of Birmingham’s 50m swimming pool will be renegotiated to get a cheaper deal from recession-hit builders. Read
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Staffordshire doctor cleared of terrorism charges, but friend is guilty
Dec 16 2008 | West Midlands News
An Iraqi NHS doctor has been found guilty of conspiring to murder hundreds of people with car bomb attacks on London and Glasgow, but another doctor who worked in a Staffordshire hospital has been cleared. Read
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City is well below average in public pool provision
Dec 16 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham has one of the lowest proportions of swimming provision to size of population anywhere in the West Midlands. Read
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Body in a suitcase man hadn't been seen by his half-brother for months, inquest told
Dec 16 2008 | West Midlands News
The half-brother of a disabled Redditch man told an inquest he had not seen him in the four months before his remains were found in a suitcase at their home. Read
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Birmingham Airport runway approval holds concessions for green activists
Dec 16 2008 | West Midlands News
After endless debate and prolonged lobbying both climate change activists and business leaders scored points in the fight over Birmingham Airport’s runway extension. Read
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Inquest told of carer's concern over James Hughes's weight loss
Dec 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A former carer of James Hughes told an inquest hearing how she lost contact with the disabled Redditch man after raising concerns over his dramatic weight loss last year. Read
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Only 17 public pools in Birmingham
Dec 16 2008 | West Midlands News
Birmingham has one of the lowest proportions of swimming provision to size of population anywhere in the West Midlands. Read
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Warwickshire cricket chief defends funding plan for Edgbaston
Dec 16 2008 | West Midlands News
The chief executive of Warwickshire County Cricket Club has hit back at critics angered by plans to ask taxpayers to foot the £20million cost of a refurbishment programme. Read
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Worcestershire bride back in hospital after fall
Dec 16 2008 | West Midlands News
A Midland bride who was flung from a horse and carriage on the way to her wedding was taken back to hospital yesterday after she “took a turn for the worse”. Read
