Apr
2009
Articles from 20th Apr 2009
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Birmingham Pride welcomes return of the gay parade
Apr 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham’s annual Pride event will see the return of the hugely popular and colourful parade through the city. Read
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Can Edgbaston cricket ground rightfully expect a Test Match every year?
Apr 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Accountants called in to examine a planned £32 million expansion of Edgbaston quickly identified the dilemma facing Warwickshire County Cricket Club. Read
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Planners to decide fate of Harborne housing scheme
Apr 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Controversial plans to build 16 new homes in a unique garden suburb in Harborne will finally come before planners this week. Read
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Property market collapse forces Birmingham council rethink on offices
Apr 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Collapsing property values have forced Birmingham City Council to re-think plans to build a six storey office block at Aston Science Park. Read
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Stage set for row over 'last surviving portrait' of Shakespeare
Apr 20 2009 | West Midlands News
A war of words to match the sharpest of Shakespeare’s own satires has broken out between two eminent scholars over a recently-discovered portrait said to be of the Bard. Read
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Illegal immigrants hidden among classic cars heading for Warwickshire
Apr 20 2009 | West Midlands News
A dozen illegal immigrants have been caught trying to smuggle themselves into the UK hidden in a Kenilworth-bound lorry full of classic cars. Read
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Budget holds the key to improved transport
Apr 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Alistair Darling will announce this week whether or not the West Midlands will become a City Region, allowing it to get cash for urgently-needed transport improvements costing up to £1 billion. Read
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Report casts doubt on viability of Edgbaston cricket development
Apr 20 2009 | West Midlands News
There is a high risk that Warwickshire County Cricket Club will fail to hit the income targets it has set itself following a £32million makeover of the Edgbaston ground, according to a confidential auditors’ report. Read
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Protestors want Warwickshire CCC to leave Birmingham
Apr 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Campaigners against plans to expand Edgbaston want Warwickshire County Cricket club to leave Birmingham and build a new stadium in Solihull. Read
