Nov
2009
Articles from 2nd Nov 2009
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Care home runaways may be refugees using the system
Nov 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Young people fleeing from a life of poverty and violence in the world’s trouble-spots are responsible for a sharp rise in the number of children running away from council-run residential homes and foster care in Birmingham, it has been claimed. Read
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Cabinet Secretary John Denham wades into row over Birmingham unemployment fund
Nov 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Communities Secretary John Denham today waded into the row over Birmingham’s slow progress in spending a £115 million fund to tackle unemployment, accusing the city council of “undermining” the partnership between local and national government. Read
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Photos and sketches of Birmingham shed new light on life in the city 150 years ago
Nov 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Imagine a time when Steelhouse Lane was lined with terraced houses, Corporation Street was a dusty track, and a pub and a huge windmill stood in the middle of the now bustling Holloway Head. Read
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Birmingham City Council leader accused of wasting money by approving £20m Edgbaston cricket ground loan
Nov 02 2009 | West Midlands News
A residents’ group fighting expansion plans at the Edgbaston county cricket ground have accused Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby of wasting money by approving a £20 million loan for the project when public services are stretched. Read
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Birmingham Blogger sparks nationwide Twitter row with Stephen Fry
Nov 02 2009 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham blogger who described Stephen Fry as boring on Twitter has told The Post he is “astonished” at the furore his remark caused. Read
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Police appeal over sex attack outside Redditch nightclub
Nov 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Detectives are appealing for the public’s help to trace a man who sexually assaulted a woman in Redditch town centre in the early hours of Sunday morning. Read
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Centro drops Royal Mail as business courier
Nov 02 2009 | West Midlands News
Transport body Centro, which sends out more than 200,000 letters and parcels a year from its headquarters in the city centre, has broken its ties with Royal Mail and is now looking for a private delivery firm to take up the work. Read
