Jul
2009
Articles from 20th Jul 2009
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Rare turtles hatch at National Sea Life Centre in Birmingham
Jul 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Staff at a Birmingham aquarium are celebrating the arrival of a dozen rare turtles whose global numbers are said to be critically low. Read
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Birmingham social workers lack practical experience, says MP Hemming
Jul 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Children are routinely taken into care in Birmingham without any evidence to suggest that they should be removed from their parents, a city MP has claimed. Read
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Birmingham brothers in RAF reunited in Afghanistan
Jul 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Two brothers from Birmingham have been reunited in Afghanistan, where they are both serving with the Royal Air Force. Read
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Why is Birmingham failing its vulnerable children?
Jul 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Public Affairs Correspondent Paul Dale looks at the issues behind the huge failures in the city’s children’s services. Read
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Two injured in Birmingham stabbings
Jul 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Two men were recovering in hospital after two stabbings in Birmingham over the weekend. Read
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SOS to keep George Cross honour in Birmingham
Jul 20 2009 | West Midlands News
A medal collector has called for help to save a George Cross given to a brave Birmingham factory worker for the city. Read
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£500m Government aid ‘has not helped jobless’ - Tory councillor
Jul 20 2009 | West Midlands News
More than £500 million of Government money ploughed into inner city job creation and training schemes since 1997 has failed to improve ingrained unemployment and poverty in Birmingham, new figures show. Read
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Jonathon Porritt advising city council on meeting CO2 targets
Jul 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Environmental guru Jonathon Porritt has been called in to help Birmingham deliver on the green agenda. Read
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Inquiry to expose failures of Birmingham children's social services
Jul 20 2009 | West Midlands News
An inquiry into the poor performance of Birmingham children’s social services will expose systemic failure in a department unfit to cope with the growing pressures of looking after vulnerable young people in the 21st century. Read
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Bomb scare at Molineux football ground in Wolverhampton
Jul 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Bomb disposal experts detonated a suspect package after a street outside Molineux football ground in Wolverhampton was closed off today. Read
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Clive Dutton, Birmingham's director of regeneration, leaves for London
Jul 20 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham's highest profile and most widely respected city council officer is leaving the city after being lured to London by the Olympics. Read
