Aug
2009
Articles from 11th Aug 2009
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Cabbies in call for better security after driver stabbing in Birmingham
Aug 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Cab drivers have called for new measures to protect themselves including security cameras, safety screens, a police hotline and a city-wide blacklist of violent customers. Read
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Singing partner praises 'great man' Renato at funeral
Aug 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Singing star Renée joined tearful mourners at the funeral of Renato Pagliari to bid farewell to the “great man” with whom she shared a number one hit. Read
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MG Rover Collapse: Mandelson faces call for immediate report publication
Aug 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson faced demands for the immediate publication of a long-awaited report into the collapse of MG Rover after it was revealed the Birmingham carmaker’s bosses will escape prosecution. Read
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Police pledge to continue fight to stop Bulldog Bash
Aug 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Warwickshire Police Force has pledged to continue its fight to prevent Hells Angels organising an annual bikers’ festival despite this year’s event passing off peacefully. Read
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Swine Flu blamed for West Midlands paramedics reaching "crisis point"
Aug 11 2009 | West Midlands News
West Midlands Ambulance Service is being monitored closely by NHS West Midlands bosses after reaching “crisis point” with over-stretched paramedics failing to get to almost half of life or death emergencies within the government target of eight minutes. Read
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Worcester soldier killed in Afghanistan trying to retrieve body
Aug 11 2009 | West Midlands News
A soldier from Worcester was killed in Afghanistan while trying to retrieve the body of a fallen Afghan comrade. Read
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Date set for work to start on Birmingham station's £600m transformation
Aug 11 2009 | West Midlands News
The £600 million transformation of Birmingham’s New Street Station begins next month when workmen arrive on site. Read
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Jaguar Land Rover secures short-term financial future
Aug 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Jaguar Land Rover’s owners Tata have secured private sector funding for the company’s short-term financial needs and UK Government support for the manufacturer is not now needed, the Government said today. Read
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Serious Fraud Office won't investigate MG Rover sale
Aug 11 2009 | West Midlands News
The Serious Fraud Office has announced that it does not intend to begin a criminal investigation into the sale of car-maker MG Rover. Read
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Former Apprentice runner-up Kate Walsh, from Cannock, lands job as host on new Channel 5 news show
Aug 11 2009 | West Midlands News
She was rejected by Sir Alan Sugar, but Apprentice runner-up Kate Walsh has been named as host of a new news magazine show on Channel 5. Read
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Aston girl guide group in centenary appeal
Aug 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham’s longest-running girl guide group has appealed to former members to join in its centenary celebrations. Read
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More bombs as holidaymakers return to Birmingham from Majorca
Aug 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Holidaymakers returned to Birmingham from Majorca’s bombed capital city yesterday after three more devices exploded on the island. Read
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Birmingham store loses alcohol licence after huge bootleg booze haul
Aug 11 2009 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham off-licence where a six-and-a-half ton haul of bootleg booze was seized by Customs officials has had its licence cancelled. Read
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Tributes paid to popular Evesham hospital chaplain
Aug 11 2009 | West Midlands News
The funeral has been held for a popular West Midlands hospital chaplain who died in a car crash. Read
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50 West Midland job centres in need of expansion
Aug 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Nearly 50 job centres across the West Midlands need expanding as they struggle to cope with soaring unemployment and a rapid increase in the number of people seeking work, managers have admitted. Read
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Police blame yobs for Birmingham city centre violence
Aug 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Police believe that gangs of yobs jumped on the back of opposing demonstrations in Birmingham city centre to cause violence. Read
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Warning over BNP focus ‘undermining’ terror battle
Aug 11 2009 | West Midlands News
Reforms to a multi-million pound scheme to prevent terrorism must not undermine attempts to fight extremism in Muslim communities, according to an MP. Read
