Feb
2009
Articles from 5th Feb 2009
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Junior doctor admitted fatal overdose error, inquest told
Feb 05 2009 | West Midlands News
A new junior doctor at a Birmingham cancer ward admitted making a mistake over the dose of a toxic drug after two patients died on her watch, an inquest was told. Read
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Former West Midlands fire chief given caution over child sex images
Feb 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Former West Midlands fire chief Frank Sheehan has received a caution for making indecent child sex images. Read
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Snow halts bin collections in Birmingham
Feb 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Refuse collections across Birmingham have been suspended during the snowy conditions that have caused havoc aross the Midlands. Read
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Nightclub bouncer jailed for killing man with a single punch
Feb 05 2009 | West Midlands News
A nightclub bouncer from Birmingham who was working towards a law degree has been sentenced to 18 months in jail for killing a construction worker with a single punch to the head. Read
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'Stupid' Villa fan fined £2,300 for hurling coin at linesman
Feb 05 2009 | West Midlands News
A businessman who hurled a coin which hit a linesman during an Aston Villa game has been fined £2,300 and branded by a magistrate as a “stupid drunken lunatic”. Read
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Hundreds of care sector jobs on offer at Birmingham fair
Feb 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Hundreds of unemployed people turned up to a Birmingham jobs fair organised for care sector employers with plenty of vacancies to fill. Read
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Snow disrupts traffic and schools again in West Midlands
Feb 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Heavy snow has again caused travel problems and lead to the closure of hundreds of schools in the West Midlands. Read
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Municipal golf courses still loss-making 18 months after inquiry set up
Feb 05 2009 | West Midlands News
An inquiry into the future of Birmingham City Council’s cash-draining golf courses has yet to reach any conclusions 18 months after it was set up. Read
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Warwickshire County Council running out of grit as snow problems continue
Feb 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Highway chiefs in Warwickshire have warned the county is running out of salt. Read
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Birmingham to honour World War II Land Girls
Feb 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Hundreds of former Land Girls who kept the country running during the Second World War are to be honoured next month. Read
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Birmingham council officials line up Middle East job swap
Feb 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham council officials will get the chance to swap freezing winter conditions for sunshine and sweltering temperatures by taking part in a unique job-swap scheme with cities in the Middle East. Read
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Jobs to go at Birmingham City Council planning department
Feb 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Jobs will be axed at Birmingham City Council’s planning department as the economic recession begins to bite into the building industry. Read
