Mar
2009
Articles from 19th Mar 2009
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Protest over £2.5m cost of birmingham think-tank
Mar 19 2009 | West Midlands News
A think-tank where public and private sector executives devise strategy to improve the lifestyle of Birmingham people has been criticised for running-up annual administration costs of £2.5million. Read
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Warwickshire eco-town protesters go back to court
Mar 19 2009 | West Midlands News
Campaigners against a Warwickshire eco-town are hoping to take their fight to court for the second time. Read
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Strike threat to sporting events
Mar 19 2009 | West Midlands News
Civilian control centre workers who help direct police during sporting events such as football matches are to be balloted for strike action in a row over pay and shifts. Read
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Warwick and Birmingham parades for Iraqi returnees
Mar 19 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham troops serving in Iraq are set to have a series homecoming parades in the Midlands despite security fears, it emerged yesterday. Read
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Birmingham elderly and disabled 'wait two years for stair-lift'
Mar 19 2009 | West Midlands News
Elderly and disabled people are waiting for two years to have a stair-lift installed in their homes despite Birmingham City Council’s claim to have slashed waiting times, it was alleged last night. Read
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Stafford hospital inqury ruled out as relatives seek truth
Mar 19 2009 | West Midlands News
Health Secretary Alan Johnson has ruled out a public inqury into the Midlands hospital condemned for providing appalling standards of care. Read
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West Midlands students visit Auschwitz
Mar 19 2009 | West Midlands News
Reporter Will Oliphant joins 200 teenagers from across the West Midlands on an emotional trip to Auschwitz. Read
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We want to be one of world's best say new West Midlands Fire boss
Mar 19 2009 | West Midlands News
The new £140,000-a-year fire chief for the West Midlands has become the first Asian head of an emergency service in the UK. Read
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Lords discuss interpretations of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution
Mar 19 2009 | West Midlands News
A warning against the misuse of Charles Darwin's theory of the survival of the fittest has been given by a prominent Labour peer. Read
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Pilot who allowed Robbie Savage into cockpit loses sacking tribunal
Mar 19 2009 | West Midlands News
An airline pilot sacked for allowing footballer Robbie Savage to sit on the flight deck of his jet lost a claim for unfair dismissal. Read
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Birmingham moves to head off lap dancing 'loophole'
Mar 19 2009 | West Midlands News
New laws to tighten control over lap- dancing clubs and strip bars have a loophole which could allow pubs and venues to put on nude entertainment without a licence. Read
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Privilege and honour to serve in final tour of Iraq say Midlanders
Mar 19 2009 | West Midlands News
Midland soldiers yesterday told how they felt “honoured and privileged” to be among the final British troops to serve in Iraq. Read
