Apr
2009
Articles from 2nd Apr 2009
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Worcestershire man named among dead in helicopter crash
Apr 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Fifteen of the people killed when a helicopter crashed into the North Sea, including a man from the Worcestershire, have been named by police. Read
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Railway conductors to strike for two days
Apr 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Commuters across the West Midlands are set for more misery after rail conductors with London Midland confirmed they will stage a 48-hour strike from Sunday. Read
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Plans for new Library of Birmingham revealed
Apr 02 2009 | West Midlands News
The first image of the new £193 million library which will transform Birmingham’s Centenary Square when it opens in 2013 has been revealed to the public. Read
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West Midlands victim among those dead in helicopter crash
Apr 02 2009 | West Midlands News
One of the North Sea helicopter crash victims was from the West Midlands, it has been revealed. Read
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Fund crisis hits Bournville College and Longbridge plan
Apr 02 2009 | West Midlands News
College expansion plans threatened by a funding crisis have very little chance of going ahead – because almost all the money has been spent, it has emerged. Read
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Man bound and beaten before burning to death in Quinton home
Apr 02 2009 | West Midlands News
A man whose burned body was found in his Birmingham home had been bound by his hands and feet and beaten over his face and head. Read
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600 free-range pigs stolen from near Tamworth
Apr 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Thieves have taken 600 free-range pigs worth £25,000 from a Staffordshire farm. Read
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MP demands public report on Staffordshire hospital failings
Apr 02 2009 | West Midlands News
The NHS official leading a review into shocking failures at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation hospital trust should report his findings in public so he can be quizzed by patients and their families, according to an MP. Read
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Inquest told of Shropshire millionaire's troubles before family deaths
Apr 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Details of ruined Shropshire millionaire Chris Foster's "severe financial difficulty" have been revealed at the inquest into his death. Read
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Dudley woman wins ruling to move late father's remains
Apr 02 2009 | West Midlands News
A woman has won the right to have her late father’s remains exhumed from a Dudley churchyard. Read
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Shirley man in fatal love triangle tells court of his 'living hell'
Apr 02 2009 | West Midlands News
The boyfriend at the centre of a fatal love triangle has told a murder trial that he couldn’t bring himself to break up with either woman. Read
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Notorious Southall banned from clamping Birmingham motorists
Apr 02 2009 | West Midlands News
A notorious Birmingham clamper has been banned from trading after a decade of causing misery to hundreds of motorists in the city. Read
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Coventry DJ cleared of manslaughter
Apr 02 2009 | West Midlands News
A Coventry pub DJ accused of strangling an abusive drinker to death after a 1970s tribute night has been cleared of manslaughter. Read
