Aug
2009
Articles from 10th Aug 2009
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Acocks Green fraud victim wants bank to wipe ‘secret mortgage’ debt
Aug 10 2009 | West Midlands News
The family of a disabled Birmingham mother saddled with a £28,000 debt after her carer secretly re-mortgaged her home are hoping the bank will clear her debt. Read
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Birmingham City: David Gold welcomes the decision not to prosecute Birmingham City bosses
Aug 10 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City co-owner David Gold has welcomed the decision by Revenue and Customs not to prosecute Karren Brady and David Sullivan over alleged corruption in football after a two-year police investigation. Read
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EXCLUSIVE: Aston Villa sets it sights on 2018 World Cup host bid
Aug 10 2009 | West Midlands News
Aston Villa has ditched its prized involvement with the 2012 London Olympic football tournament - and may now be preparing its stadium for the 2018 World Cup . Read
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Yardley MP faces legal action over leaflet’s Tesco land claims
Aug 10 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham MP John Hemming is facing legal action over a claim that he libelled a landowner in a leaflet distributed across his Yardley constituency. Read
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New pledge to Birmingham on high-speed rail project
Aug 10 2009 | West Midlands News
Sir David Rowland, chairman of the High Speed Two project, distanced himself from claims that the 220mph services would not be able travel into central Birmingham because New Street and the city’s other stations are already operating to capacity. Read
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Rail chaos as CrossCountry Trains strike kicks in
Aug 10 2009 | West Midlands News
Hundreds of holidaymakers and day-trippers from Birmingham New Street faced travel chaos yesterday as industrial action on Britain’s most extensive rail franchise kicked in. Read
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Ashley Blake dumped from crime prevention video
Aug 10 2009 | West Midlands News
Disgraced TV presenter Ashley Blake has been been axed from a police crime prevention film. Read
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Internet tributes to Redditch paratrooper killed in Afghanistan
Aug 10 2009 | West Midlands News
Tributes have poured in to an internet page set up in memory of a 23-year-old Midland Paratrooper who was killed in an ambush by the Taliban. Read
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Former Walsall, Birmingham and Coventry Catholic priest to face child sex abuse charges
Aug 10 2009 | West Midlands News
A former Roman Catholic priest was remanded in custody by Birminbgham magistrates after extradition from the US to face allegations of sexual abuse. Read
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Help For Heroes is a lifeline for the wounded
Aug 10 2009 | West Midlands News
Soldier Tom Neathway simply had no chance of knowing the sandbag he was about to lift would change his life forever. Read
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35 arrested after rival protesters clash in Birmingham city centre
Aug 10 2009 | West Midlands News
Police made 35 arrests and say more are likely after riots broke out in Birmingham city centre at the weekend. Read
