Feb
2009
Articles from 26th Feb 2009
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Treatment for obesity in West Midlands soaring
Feb 26 2009 | West Midlands News
Obesity surgery and treatments on the NHS for overweight Midland patients have soared in the past decade with numbers continuing to rise. Read
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Unemployment "could hit four million" says Midlands expert
Feb 26 2009 | West Midlands News
Unemployment could reach four million by early next year in the worst recession in living memory, says one of the Midlands’ best-known business figures. Read
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Husband killed over sex and money, claim
Feb 26 2009 | West Midlands News
A cheating wife and her secret lover murdered her husband of more than 40 years for “sex and money”, a court heard yesterday. Read
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Mailbox residents are facing 'financial ruin'
Feb 26 2009 | West Midlands News
People living in the Mailbox complex in the city centre claim service fees have more than tripled in the past six years and now cost an average of £8,000 a year. Read
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Mailbox residents "face ruin" after service charge increase
Feb 26 2009 | West Midlands News
Residents at one of Birmingham’s most exclusive addresses are facing financial ruin after seeing a huge increase in service charges. Read
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Bishop's Jobcentre prayer visit receives mixed blessing
Feb 26 2009 | West Midlands News
The Bishop of Worcester received a mixed reaction when he dropped in to a Midland Jobcentre Plus to take prayer requests from the unemployed. Read
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Bank machines and cards seized in Midland fraud probe
Feb 26 2009 | West Midlands News
Three men were being quizzed last night by detectives after a huge haul of credit cards and bank machines were discovered in raids. Read
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Huge housing cash drain is hurting Birmingham - chief
Feb 26 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham council tenants are subsidising the rest of the country by almost £100 million a year, the city council has warned. Read
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Top Solihull school in bid to sponsor less successful school
Feb 26 2009 | West Midlands News
A top performing school in Solihull is bidding to enter the controversial academy programme, but as a sponsor of another, less successful secondary within the same local authority. Read
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Birmingham task force looks at 40 changes to ease congestion
Feb 26 2009 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham congestion task force has drawn up a shopping list of measures to get the city moving. Read
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Developers hit back at findings of Middle Quinton eco town report
Feb 26 2009 | West Midlands News
Two companies behind a planned Midland eco town reacted angrily last night after a report by experts branded the green vision financially unviable. Read
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Recession hits Birmingham Airport passenger numbers - chief executive
Feb 26 2009 | West Midlands News
Hopes for a dramatic increase in passengers using Birmingham International Airport have been dashed by the recession, its chief executive says. Read
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Worcester takes steps to twin with war-torn Gaza city
Feb 26 2009 | West Midlands News
One is a picturesque cathedral city in the heart of rural England; the other is a grief stricken war zone in the Middle East. Read
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Charity Commission invited to help prohibit Highbury Hall sale
Feb 26 2009 | West Midlands News
The Charity Commission is being invited to use its powers to prohibit Birmingham City Council from selling parts of the Highbury Hall estate. Read
