Jul
2009
Articles from 7th Jul 2009
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Private Robert Laws, 18, of Bromsgrove, killed in rocket attack in Afghanistan
Jul 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Tributes have been pouring in for a Bromsgrove soldier who was killed at the weekend in a rocket attack in Afghanistan. Read
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Jaguar Land Rover benefits from scrappage scheme
Jul 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Jaguar Land Rover has emerged as a beneficiary of the Government’s car scrappage scheme, figures showed yesterday. Read
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Baggage handlers strike looms over Swissport's failure to honour deal
Jul 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Angry airport workers look “almost certain” to ballot for disruptive industrial action after bosses continued to refuse to pay an agreed wage increase. Read
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City council set to splash out on swimming pools
Jul 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham’s pledge to have “a swimming pool within 20 minutes walk of every resident” is gathering pace – with councillors set to approve a £2.5 million spending package next week. Read
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Council says Lichfield retail development still alive, despite AWM funding cut
Jul 07 2009 | West Midlands News
A proposed retail development for the centre of Lichfield has become one of the first victims of a cost-cutting drive by Advantage West Midlands. Read
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The Phoenix Four slam Lord Bhattacharyya
Jul 07 2009 | West Midlands News
The Phoenix Four have accused Midland peer Lord Bhattacharyya of “frequent and persistent” attacks on MG Rover in an extraordinary broadside aimed at one of the UK’s most influential car industry figures. Read
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Ministers face MG Rover payout fury
Jul 07 2009 | West Midlands News
Former MG Rover workers will have to wait until the end of a fresh inquiry into the fate of the Birmingham carmaker before a long-awaited £16 million compensation fund can be released, Ministers have said. Read
