Feb
2009
Articles from 2nd Feb 2009
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MEP calls for mass response to Stratford eco-town plans
Feb 02 2009 | West Midlands News
The battle against a planned 6,000-home new town in the Warwickshire countryside can still be won, a West Midlands MEP has insisted. Read
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West Midlands hit by worst snow for 18 years
Feb 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Heavy snowfall has closed schools and made driving treacherous across the West Midlands. Read
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Former Villa and Wolves star Paul Birch loses battle against cancer
Feb 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Former Aston Villa and Wolves midfielder Paul Birch has lost his long, hard battle with bone cancer at the age of just 45. Read
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Staffordshire businessman found dead had huge tax bill
Feb 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Relatives of a millionaire businessman found shot dead have paid tribute to him amid reports that he had killed himself because of a looming tax bill. Read
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Winson Green prisoners moved north to make room for overspill
Feb 02 2009 | West Midlands News
The report by the Independent Monitoring Board expressed concern at the “disruptive” practice of moving Midlands inmates to ease overcrowding in other jails. Inmates are often moved when they have a short time left to serve but board chairman John Smith said the practice made it harder to retain family links and could affect rehabilitation. Read
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Four injured in Warwick car crash
Feb 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Four people, including a child, have been injured in a three-car collision in Warwick. Read
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Bus has roof ripped off in collision with bridge
Feb 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Passengers were forced to dive for cover when a double-decker bus ploughed into a bridge and sliced off the roof. Read
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Birmingham City Council out to slash cost of outside consultants
Feb 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham city council bosses have ordered a clampdown on the use of outside consultants after it emerged that £67million of taxpayers cash is being spent on outside help this year. Read
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Government urges Birmingham to put social services in order
Feb 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City Council has been ordered to make “robust and sustained” improvements to its children’s social care services following the deaths of 15 youngsters from abuse and neglect. Read
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Birmingham to get in touch with its musical history
Feb 02 2009 | West Midlands News
From Ozzy Osbourne to Duran Duran, and not forgetting UB40, Birmingham is Britain’s very own music hit factory. Read
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Birmingham MP demands graffiti vandals clean up their own mess
Feb 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Removing graffiti from the streets of Birmingham could be the key to cutting crime and anti-social behaviour, according to a city MP. Read
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Birmingham City Council faces massive empty property bill
Feb 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City Council is facing an additional £800,000 tax bill for all of its empty properties after it was revealed that taxpayers nationally are footing a £690m bill for empty property rates. Read
