Jun
2009
Articles from 15th Jun 2009
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Pilot killed in Warwickshire glider crash
Jun 15 2009 | West Midlands News
Air accident investigators are trying to find what caused a glider crash that killed the pilot in Warwickshire on Saturday. Read
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Lichfield MP promotes John Lewis ‘for constituents’ benefit’
Jun 15 2009 | West Midlands News
Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant has admitted promoting one of Britain’s biggest retailers in Parliament, but he insists that it is only for the benefit of his constituents. Read
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Council under fire for not using Birmingham Airport
Jun 15 2009 | West Midlands News
Council officials travelling abroad on official business have been criticised for failing to fly from Birmingham International Airport. Read
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Clare Short MP brands Gordon Brown 'a tragedy'
Jun 15 2009 | West Midlands News
Clare Short has branded Prime Minister Gordon Brown a “tragedy” and has voiced fears for the future of the Labour Party at the next General Election. Read
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Whistleblowing consultant at Mid-Staffordshire 'felt intimidated'
Jun 15 2009 | West Midlands News
A whistle-blowing consultant at scandal-hit Mid Staffordshire National Health Service Foundation Trust claimed he felt “intimidated” after raising concerns about medical practices that may have led to hundreds of deaths. Read
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Garden Organic, Ryton, supplies seeds for Buckingham Palace allotment
Jun 15 2009 | West Midlands News
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh look at the new vegetable allotment in the gardens of Buckingham Palace which has been sown from seeds donated by a Warwickshire charity. Read
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Man rescued after falling into River Rea
Jun 15 2009 | West Midlands News
A man had to be rescued after falling from a building into a river in Birmingham city centre. Read
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Seven taken to hospital after Brewood house fire
Jun 15 2009 | West Midlands News
Five children and two adults were taken to hospital yesterday following a house fire in Staffordshire. Read
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£15,000 pay rise to Birmingham Council leaders labelled 'insensitive'
Jun 15 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City Council leaders have been accused of insensitive behaviour at a time of economic hardship after they were awarded a £15,000 pay rise to be non-executive directors of the NEC Group. Read
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Malvern man jailed for killing girlfriend
Jun 15 2009 | West Midlands News
A Worcestershire man who fled to Britain after murdering his former girlfriend in Florida has been jailed for life. Darren John Bridgeman, aged 37, from Malvern, was convicted of first-degree murder for shooting Tracy Bennawit He was also found guilty of attempted second-degree murder for wounding her new boyfriend. Read
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Birmingham scientist to dress as poo for Gormley Trafalgar project
Jun 15 2009 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham scientist dressed in a “poo costume” is among the first 615 people chosen to occupy Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth in the latest project by sculptor Anthony Gormley. Read
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109 new swine flu cases confirmed in West Midlands
Jun 15 2009 | West Midlands News
Another 109 cases of swine flu have been confirmed in the West Midlands over the weekend. Read
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Airlines may get subsidies to fly long-haul from Birmingham Airport
Jun 15 2009 | West Midlands News
Airlines could be offered cut-price deals to operate from Birmingham International Airport when an extension to the main runway has been completed. Read
