Sep
2009
Articles from 17th Sep 2009
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Five arrested in sham marriage raids in West Midlands
Sep 17 2009 | West Midlands News
A Jamaican woman suspected of being involved in a sham marriage with a convicted murderer was one of five to be arrested in a series of raids yesterday as part of a crack down on bogus weddings. Read
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Six firms short-listed for Birmingham meals-on-wheels contract
Sep 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Six private firms have been short-listed for a contract to take over Birmingham City Council’s meals-on-wheels service for elderly and disabled people. Read
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Paddy Power rates Birmingham as second-favourite to be City of Culture 2013
Sep 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham is second favourite behind Manchester to win the title City of Culture 2013, according to a leading bookmaker. Read
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Van driver dies in Henley-in-Arden road accident
Sep 17 2009 | West Midlands News
A man has died and a second man injured in an road crash involving a van and a lorry in Warwickshire. Read
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Twentieth Century Society hopes to save Kent Street Baths
Sep 17 2009 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham conservationist has called for a last-minute reprieve to save a 1930s building from demolition. Read
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Socialite cleared of being drunk on airplane
Sep 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Clare Irby, a descendant of the Guinness brewing family, was accused of drinking up to 12 glasses of red wine on the flight from Bangalore, India, to Heathrow on March 26. But the jury of eight men and four women at Isleworth Crown Court, took just 40 minutes to unanimously find her not guilty. Read
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West Midlands' abandoned dogs shame
Sep 17 2009 | West Midlands News
More than 900 abandoned dogs in the West Midlands were put down last year as the region saw a huge rise in homeless canines. Read
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Birmingham Muslims warned over Hajj travel scams
Sep 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Muslims from Birmingham are being warned to watch out for travel scams that aim to exploit their annual pilgrimage to Mecca. Read
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David Gold pays tribute to 'exceptional' Birmingham City chief Karren Brady
Sep 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City chairman David Gold has paid tribute to ‘exceptional businesswoman’ Karren Brady for her role in bringing the club back from the brink of oblivion. Read
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Tragic Stacey Lawrence was sexually assaulted before being murdered
Sep 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Forensic tests have confirmed that West Bromwich schoolgirl Stacey Lawrence was sexually assaulted before being strangled by her mother's boyfriend who then hanged himself. Read
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Helicopter hunt for men who robbed Farmfoods in Acocks Green
Sep 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Police today mounted a helicopter search to track down two men suspected of robbing a Birmingham food store. Read
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Ram raiders steal cash machine from Evesham village post office
Sep 17 2009 | West Midlands News
A cash machine has been stolen from a village post office in Evesham. Read
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Man hit by train in Smethwick
Sep 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Trains between Wolverhampton and New Street and Stourbridge and New Street were affected. Read
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Friends head back to Midlands college - after 50 years
Sep 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Three women who studied at Britain’s first all-female agricultural college have been reunited – more than 50 years after their picture appeared in the Birmingham Post. Read
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Birmingham Airport turning down the noise but residents are still not happy
Sep 17 2009 | West Midlands News
Noise levels generated by planes flying into Birmingham Airport have fallen to their lowest level since records began. Read
