Mar
2009
Articles from 25th Mar 2009
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Bullring on list of possible West Midlands terror targets
Mar 25 2009 | West Midlands News
Police and the Home Office have identified 26 possible terror targets in Birmingham and the West Midlands. Read
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Landlord of Birmingham pub The Rainbow attacks council over apartments
Mar 25 2009 | West Midlands News
The landlord of a Digbeth pub which is under threat because of complaints about it being too noisy has hit out at the council for allowing developers to build flats near by without considering music venues in the area. Read
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HSBC to cut 280 Leamington Spa jobs as nearly 3,000 go in UK
Mar 25 2009 | West Midlands News
A cull of UK staff at banking giant HSBC has sparked union outrage amid claims that about 2,900 jobs were under threat – including 280 in Leamington Spa. Read
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Urgent probe launched after Birmingham gangs report outcry
Mar 25 2009 | West Midlands News
An urgent inquiry was under way last night to discover who at Birmingham City Council approved publication of a list of more than 80 schools said to be recruiting grounds for violent gangs. Read
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Halesowen man's death in nuclear submarine blamed on MoD
Mar 25 2009 | West Midlands News
An explosion which killed two men on board a nuclear submarine while they were on exercise under the Arctic ice was caused by “systematic failures,” a coroner said. Read
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Council gives up on Bordesley Green Ideal Village
Mar 25 2009 | West Midlands News
Restrictions prohibiting houses in one of Birmingham’s most important conservation areas from being modernised have been scrapped by the city council after residents routinely ignored the ban. Read
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Government cash help for first-time buyers in Black Country
Mar 25 2009 | West Midlands News
New homebuyers in the Black Country are being targeted with Government cash to help them on to the property ladder. Read
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Police face wall of silence over death at Birmingham pub The Fordrough
Mar 25 2009 | West Midlands News
Four more men have been arrested by police investigating the murder of “peacemaker” Tracy McConnell outside a Birmingham pub. Read
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Men arrested after brawl in Droitwich park
Mar 25 2009 | West Midlands News
Four men have been arrested after a mass brawl broke out at a park in Droitwich. Read
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Historic Jewellery Quarter factory JW Evans brought back to life
Mar 25 2009 | West Midlands News
Work has begun on the restoration of an historic Birmingham factory which will eventually become the city’s newest museum. Read
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WNO's Salome at Birmingham Hippodrome to feature on Twitter
Mar 25 2009 | West Midlands News
When the opera Salome gets under way in Birmingham tonight, it will be a case of it’s not all over until the twitterer sings. Read
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Family of murdered teacher pledge support to Japanese campaign
Mar 25 2009 | West Midlands News
The family of murdered Warwickshire teacher Lindsay Ann Hawker have vowed to help a campaign group change the law in Japan on the second anniversary of her death. Read
