Feb
2009
Articles from 20th Feb 2009
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Birmingham policewoman in court over model's murder
Feb 20 2009 | West Midlands News
A man arrested in the West Midlands accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death has had his trial date set. Read
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Tamworth man seriously injured in Yorkshire motorway accident
Feb 20 2009 | West Midlands News
A Tamworth man has been seriously injured after he was in collision with a lorry while he tried to cross a motorway. Read
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Three men arrested after 4x4 crash in Moseley
Feb 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Three men were arrested today after the death of a 14-year-old girl who was injured when a 4x4 vehicle crashed into a lamppost. Read
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Police move to make all of Sutton Coldfield alcohol-free
Feb 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Sutton Coldfield is to become alcohol-free in a bid to stop a rising tide of booze-fuelled anti-social behaviour in the suburbs. Read
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Squatters evicted from Birmingham pub The Firebird
Feb 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Protesters who squatted in a Birmingham pub to protest at lack of affordable social housing in the city have been evicted and ordered to pay nearly £4,000 legal costs to the owner of the site. Read
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Birmingham dental hospital could be bulldozed
Feb 20 2009 | West Midlands News
New plans could see the Birmingham Dental Hospital demolished and replaced with a new building and satellite clinics in a £585million project. Read
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Planners slammed as owner of building 'fakes' repairs for advertising
Feb 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham’s planning officials have been slammed for taking more than a month to investigate allegations that the owner of an historic building is faking repair work to get advertising income. Read
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First £12m facility in country to recycle disposable nappies
Feb 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Regular disposable nappies which take hundreds of years to rot on the nation’s landfill sites could soon be recycled at a new £12 million Birmingham-based facility – the first of its kind the UK. Read
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Conservatives criticise child protection in region's hospitals
Feb 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham hospitals are failing to share information with social service departments when a child arrives at accident or emergency, Conservatives have claimed. Read
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24% rise in Midlands repossessions says Government
Feb 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Ministry of Justice figures out today show that 23,711 households in the Midlands were seriously threatened with repossession in 2008, a rise of 24% from the previous year. Read
