Jan
2009
Articles from 7th Jan 2009
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Car windscreen washers banned
Jan 07 2009 | West Midlands News
An aggressive windscreen cleaning gang has been banned from trying to wash car windows for five years. Read
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Mum warned of Ladywood son's strange behaviour on prison visit
Jan 07 2009 | West Midlands News
The mother of a prisoner found hanged in a segregation cell warned officers of her son’s mental state after noticing marks on his neck days before he died, an inquest heard. Read
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Bid to get shoppers back to Kings Heath high street
Jan 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Details of a campaign to entice shoppers back to a struggling high street will be discussed in Birmingham tonight. Read
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Shrewsbury policeman wins posthumous bravery award
Jan 07 2009 | West Midlands News
A Shrewsbury policeman who was killed when he rushed to the aid of two unarmed colleagues taken hostage by a gunman has been given a posthumous award for his bravery. Read
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Police release artist's impression of M45 murder victim
Jan 07 2009 | West Midlands News
An artist’s impression of a man whose badly battered and burned body was dumped at the side of the M45 in Warwickshire has been released by police. Read
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Birmingham City Council calls for government help on climate change
Jan 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Central government officials must give support and funding for Birmingham to tackle climate change, the deputy leader of the council says. Read
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Vacuum cleaners from early 1900s await magic carpet ride
Jan 07 2009 | West Midlands News
History enthusiasts could clean up their very own piece of the past when a collection of historic vacuum cleaners go under the hammer at a Birmingham auction. Read
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Teenager arrested after 61-year-old woman is sexually assaulted
Jan 07 2009 | West Midlands News
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 61-year-old woman in Birmingham. Read
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Passengers on the West Coast Main Line have suffered more travel misery.
Jan 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Services were thrown into chaos yesterday by two overhead wire problems, one north of Rugby and the other at Bletchley, Buckinghamshire. Read
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Birmingham Royal Ballet heads for tour of China
Jan 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham Royal Ballet is following in the footsteps of the Olympics and taking its shows to China. Read
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Midland MP rails at BBC's Gaza coverage
Jan 07 2009 | West Midlands News
A Midland MP has launched a scathing attack on the BBC claiming it has been biased in the reporting of the violence in the Middle East. Read
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West Midlands buses set for atheist adverts
Jan 07 2009 | West Midlands News
A £140,000 atheist advertising campaign on British buses and on the London Underground has been launched with the slogan: "There's probably no God. Now stop worrying and enjoy your life." Read
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Cost of Gordon Brown's Birmingham Cabinet meeting revealed
Jan 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Gordon Brown's decision to hold Cabinet meetings outside London is costing the taxpayer upwards of £200,000 a time, new figures suggest. Read
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£2.2bn Birmingham roads contract hit by delays
Jan 07 2009 | West Midlands News
A £2.2billion contract to repair and maintain Birmingham’s roads over 25 years has been delayed after concerns about financing. Read
