Jun
2009
Articles from 11th Jun 2009
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Police day Staffordshire van driver's death may have been deliberate
Jun 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Detectives investigating the possible murder of a man from Staffordshire in a motorway crash have said they have "significant" new evidence. Read
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Sandwell Council workers face pay cuts
Jun 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Nearly 1,400 council workers in the Black Country are a step closer to a wage cut of more than £1,000 after proposals for a new pay system won cabinet approval. Read
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Boy critically ill after being knocked off bike in Solihull
Jun 11 2009 | West Midlands News
A boy was fighting for his life last night after he was knocked off his bike by a car in Solihull. Read
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World Anti-Counterfeiting Day celebrated in secret warehouse
Jun 11 2009 | West Midlands News
It’s an Aladdin’s Cave of fake designer goods. Read
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Chief constable warns of police shake-up
Jun 11 2009 | West Midlands News
West Midlands Police could be streamlined as part of radical shake-up of the force’s structure as the credit crunch continues to bite. Read
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Motorbike clue to arson attack on police helicopter
Jun 11 2009 | West Midlands News
The arsonist who breached airport security and torched a police helicopter used a trail bike to carry out the attack, it emerged today. Read
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Birmingham leisure bosses set to push for golf courses axe
Jun 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Council leisure bosses are set to recommend closing some of Birmingham’s loss-making municipal golf courses. Read
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Birmingham and Wolverhampton arrests after online music fraud probe
Jun 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Nine people, including some from the West Midlands, have been arrested by police investigating a gang who made hundreds of thousands of pounds buying their own music online with stolen credit cards. Read
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Gardeners' World presenter Toby Buckland on the defensive
Jun 11 2009 | West Midlands News
The presenter of BBC TV Gardeners’ World has defended the programme after admitting the new series had a mixed reaction. Read
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Loans 'failure' blamed for Jaguar Land Rover research axe
Jun 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Jaguar Land Rover is set to axe vital research and development projects because the Government’s heavily-hyped scheme to help car makers get loans has failed to provide a penny to any manufacturer, six months after it was launched. Read
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Open verdict on Staffordshire victims of Penhallow Hotel blaze
Jun 11 2009 | West Midlands News
A coroner has recorded open verdicts on the deaths of three Staffordshire people killed in a fire at a Cornish seafront hotel. Read
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Lenny Henry relives Open University days for TV documentary
Jun 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Lenny Henry will be revisiting his student days for a new BBC Four documentary which celebrates the 40th anniversary of the Open University. Read
