Feb
2009
Articles from 17th Feb 2009
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Telford soldier dies in car crash in Wales
Feb 17 2009 | West Midlands News
The bodies of Lance Corporal Christopher Beckett, 25, along with Corporal Daniel Ginty, 26, and Corporal James Luton, 24, were found in the overturned car by a pub landlord who arrived for work at 8am on Sunday morning. Read
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Police to expand community justice throughout West Midlands
Feb 17 2009 | West Midlands News
A scheme allowing police to deal with minor crimes without the need to arrest people is to be rolled out across the region after a successful pilot scheme. Read
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Low taxes attract businesses to Birmingham, council boss says
Feb 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Businesses looking for new headquarters are increasingly favouring Birmingham as it is a low-tax destination, deputy city council leader Paul Tilsley says. Read
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Birmingham council tax rises to stay below inflation
Feb 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Council tax bills in Birmingham will continue to rise only 1.9 per cent a year until at least 2018 despite the recession, leaders of the city’s Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition have pledged. Read
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Anger at sentence for lorry driver who caused death of Birmingham family
Feb 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Relatives of the Birmingham family killed when a lorry crashed into their car on the M6 have slammed the sentence handed out to the driver who caused the accident. Read
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Murder probe after body found in Solihull house
Feb 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Police at Solihull have launched a murder inquiry after the discovery of a woman’s body on Tuesday at an address in Marston Green. Read
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Midland businessmen die in Florida hit and run
Feb 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Two Midland businessmen have been killed by a hit-and-run Porsche driver that was involved in an illegal street race in Florida. Read
