Jan
2009
Articles from 9th Jan 2009
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Charity match for Wolves favourite Birch
Jan 09 2009 | West Midlands News
Former Villa and Albion players will be holding a collection to support a football legend battling cancer. Read
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Police probe arson attack after fire at KPMG offices in Birmingham
Jan 09 2009 | West Midlands News
Police are investigating an arson attack at the Birmingham offices of accountancy firm KPMG early yesterday. Read
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Victims of aircraft crash near Stafford identified by their rings
Jan 09 2009 | West Midlands News
Three people who died when a light aircraft crashed beside a railway line were identified with the aid of jewellery found at the scene, an inquest heard. Read
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Motorists stranded as M6 is closed after crash
Jan 09 2009 | West Midlands News
Hundreds of motorists were left stranded after a major smash on the M6 in Warwickshire today (Friday). Read
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Birmingham set to bid for chance to host Baftas and Turner Prize
Jan 09 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham could bid to stage the Baftas, the Brit Awards, the Booker Prize and the Turner Prize under plans for a new British Capital of Culture competition. Read
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Birmingham could lose Test matches forever, Warwickshire warn planners
Jan 09 2009 | West Midlands News
Test matches may never be played in Birmingham again unless city planners approve a £30 million makeover for the Edgbaston ground, Warwickshire County Cricket club has warned. Read
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Nursing home plan for Fountain Court Hotel is dropped
Jan 09 2009 | West Midlands News
Plans to build an old people’s housing complex on the site of a Birmingham hotel have been shelved after the company behind the scheme said it couldn’t afford to pay £160,000 to Birmingham City Council for planning permission. Read
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Birmingham schoolteacher cleared of touching girls
Jan 09 2009 | West Midlands News
A former PE teacher at a Birmingham primary school has spoken of his “relief” after being cleared of touching female pupils on the thigh and bottom and getting a girl to feed him a banana. Read
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Neighbours say son of Fairfield postmaster was killed in armed raid
Jan 09 2009 | West Midlands News
Residents of the Worcestershire village where an armed robbery took place today say the son of the postmaster was shot dead in the raid. Read
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Concerns grow for missing Birmingham woman
Jan 09 2009 | West Midlands News
Detectives have issued an urgent appeal to help trace a Birmingham woman who has been missing for three weeks. Read
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Man shot dead during in Worcestershire armed robbery
Jan 09 2009 | West Midlands News
A man has been shot dead during an armed robbery in Worcestershire. Read
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Gordon Brown pledge to help Jaguar Land Rover
Jan 09 2009 | West Midlands News
GORDON Brown today pledged some government support for Jaguar Land Rover – as the bleak prospect of thousands more West Midland job losses loomed ever closer. Read
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Walsall couple to face trial over plot to defraud RBS and HSBC
Jan 09 2009 | West Midlands News
A Walsall couple and their fathers, along with two others have been sent for trial for plotting to defraud The Royal Bank of Scotland and HSBC. Read
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Man shot dead in Worcestershire post office raid
Jan 09 2009 | West Midlands News
A man has been shot dead by masked gunmen in front of horrified school children during an armed raid at a Worcestershire Post Office. Read
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Burst water main in Birmingham could take a week to repair
Jan 09 2009 | West Midlands News
Work to repair a burst water main in Birmingham which caused water shortages and massive traffic disruptions may take up to a week to complete. Read
