Jul
2009
Articles from 17th Jul 2009
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City of Culture bid gets Birmingham's internet forums buzzing
Jul 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City Council has confirmed it will put forward a bid for the city to be Britain’s first City of Culture - and the city’s blogs and forums have played host to lively debate on the form any bid should take. Read
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Prison officer wore 'inappropriate' clothes around inmates, tribunal told
Jul 17 2009 | West Midlands News
A former prison officer who claims she was bullied for being too attractive wore “figure-hugging” clothes to work, a tribunal heard. Read
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Teaching assistant guilty of making secret videos of naked children
Jul 17 2009 | West Midlands News
A Black Country teaching assistant has been found guilty of ten charges of making indecent photos of children from videos recorded on equipment in her loft. Read
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Secretary admits to £7k theft from plumbing firm
Jul 17 2009 | West Midlands News
A secretary has admitted she stole more than £7,000 from a Solihull plumbing company where she worked. Read
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Mum hits out at funding for troops at inquest of her soldier son
Jul 17 2009 | West Midlands News
The mother of a Warwickshire soldier killed in Afghanistan has accused politicians of “feathering their own nest” instead of spending money on equipment for British troops. Read
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Moon landing anniversary means a special day for Birmingham man
Jul 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Mark Kimberley, of Chelmsley Wood, entered the world not long after Buzz Aldrin Jr, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins had left it. Read
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Walsall Wood man depressed over missing brother attacked girlfriend
Jul 17 2009 | West Midlands News
A man who brutally attacked his girlfriend because he was depressed about his missing brother has been spared time behind bars. Read
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Edgbaston man shot on doorstep of own home
Jul 17 2009 | West Midlands News
A man has been shot on the doorstep of his Birmingham home after answering a knock at his door in the early hours of today. Read
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Metal detector unearths a pot of Roman coins
Jul 17 2009 | West Midlands News
For a simple Anglo Saxon trader, it would have been the fruits of years of hard work, but it would seem he never got the chance to spend it. Read
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Birmingham car clampers arrested on suspicion of blackmail
Jul 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Four people who are believed to be the bosses of a Birmingham car clamping firm were in custody last night following dawn raids by police and trading standards officers. Read
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Model murder trial hears recording of dying Amy's 999 call
Jul 17 2009 | West Midlands News
A chilling audio tape of murdered teenage model Amy Leigh Barnes pleading for help in her dying moments has been played to a hushed court. Read
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Family's tribute to Birmingham boy who died on trampoline
Jul 17 2009 | West Midlands News
The heartbroken family of a toddler who died after collapsing while he bounced on a trampoline today described him as a “beautiful, affectionate, fun loving little boy”. Read
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'Bullied' prison officer wore tight clothes and lots of make-up, tribunal hears
Jul 17 2009 | West Midlands News
A former Black Country prison guard who claimed she was “bullied” from her post over her appearance caused hysteria among prisoners by wearing a revealing V neck jumper, a tribunal heard. Read
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Reward offered for safe return of missing Black Country pensioner
Jul 17 2009 | West Midlands News
The family of a missing Black Country pensioner have put up an £8,000 reward for information leading to her safe return. Read
