Mar
2009
Articles from 10th Mar 2009
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Historic 400-year-old Shakespeare portrait unveiled
Mar 10 2009 | West Midlands News
A previously unknown painting unveiled in London is the only surviving portrait of Shakespeare painted during his lifetime, it has been claimed. Read
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Bryan Ferry's son set to have charges dropped
Mar 10 2009 | West Midlands News
Rock star's son Otis Ferry, joint master of the South Shropshire hunt, has heard that charges of "witness nobbling" that saw him locked up for four months are likely to be dropped. Read
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Birmingham heroes recognised with Badge of Honour
Mar 10 2009 | West Midlands News
Military heroes from across the West Midlands are set to be officially recognised for their acts of outstanding bravery and dedication in a new campaign. Read
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Birmingham care home plans ditched as land values slump
Mar 10 2009 | West Midlands News
Plummeting land values have ended Birmingham City Council’s ambitious plan to build six more modern care centres for elderly people. Read
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Tributes pour in for murdered Birmingham soldier
Mar 10 2009 | West Midlands News
The sister of murdered Birmingham soldier Mark Quinsey has returned from her gap year in Singapore to be with her family. Read
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Getaway car could hold vital clues to finding killers of Birmingham soldier
Mar 10 2009 | West Midlands News
A getaway car used by the Real IRA killers of two soldiers in Northern Ireland, including a Birmingham man, could hold clues leading to a major breakthrough. Read
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Sarah-Jane Marsh appointed interim chief executive at Hospital Trust
Mar 10 2009 | West Midlands News
An interim replacement for chief executive Paul O’Connor has been appointed to the role, Birmingham Children’s Foundation Hospital Trust board has revealed. Read
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Sharp rise in West Midlands cannabis factory raids
Mar 10 2009 | West Midlands News
The number of cannabis factories raided by police in the West Midlands has risen by almost 500 in the past five years. Read
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Birmingham men jailed over terrorism links
Mar 10 2009 | West Midlands News
Three Birmingham men were jailed today for sending equipment to terrorists fighting British soldiers on the Afghan and Pakistan border. Read
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Pirate DVDs seized in raid on Digbeth flat
Mar 10 2009 | West Midlands News
A massive haul of bootleg DVDs, including copies of multiple-Oscar-winner Slumdog Millionaire, have been seized from a flat in Birmingham. Read
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Two arrested after gyrocopter crashes and kills hunt supporter
Mar 10 2009 | West Midlands News
Two people are being quizzed by police after the gyrocopter they were travelling in hit and killed a keen hunt supporter in Warwickshire. Read
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Halesowen submarine mechanic's inquest told of oxygen candles recycled from waste
Mar 10 2009 | West Midlands News
An oxygen generator which exploded killing two British nuclear submarine crewmen, including one from the Black Country, may have been recycled from a hazardous waste dump to cut costs. Read
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Birmingham set to pull plug on council-run meals on wheels service
Mar 10 2009 | West Midlands News
Council-run meals on wheels services for elderly people in Birmingham look set to disappear by 2012. Read
