Nov
2009
Articles from 5th Nov 2009
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Birmingham woman who ran down love rival given suspended sentence
Nov 05 2009 | West Midlands News
A mother-of-one who raced after her love rival in a car and accidentally knocked her down has been spared a prison sentence. Read
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Big wheel back in Birmingham for the winter
Nov 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham is to see the return of a big wheel over the Christmas and winter season. Read
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Man wanted for Lindsay Hawker murder has plastic surgery - report
Nov 05 2009 | West Midlands News
The family of a Warwickshire teacher murdered in Japan have called for official confirmation that their daughter's alleged killer has undergone plastic surgery. Read
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Birmingham must punch its weight if region is to be taken seriously, says top Tory
Nov 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham must do far more to punch its weight as the political and economic powerhouse of the West Midlands if the region is ever to be taken seriously in London, a senior Conservative said last night. Read
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Birmingham restaurant Lasan celebrates more success at British Curry Awards
Nov 05 2009 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham restaurant is celebrating its third win in as many years at the UK’s curry Oscars. Read
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Court slams Wolverhampton council over student flats built near gas depot
Nov 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Wolverhampton City Council has been criticised by a High Court judge for failing to alert the Health and Safety Executive before giving the go-ahead for new flats for hundreds of students near a potentially hazardous gas storage depot. Read
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West Bromwich West suffers biggest jobless rise in England
Nov 05 2009 | West Midlands News
West Bromwich West suffered the highest rise in unemployment claims in England over the last year, according to a report by the Campaign to End Child Poverty. Read
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Man who died in Birmingham police custody a victim of racism, says family
Nov 05 2009 | West Midlands News
The family of a black man who died in police custody in Birmingham six years ago told an inquest they believe he was a victim of racism by officers. Read
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Man arrested over Brierley Hill nightclub shooting
Nov 05 2009 | West Midlands News
A 32-year-old man has been arrested by armed police in connection with a shooting at a Black Country nightclub. Read
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Review: Andrea Bocelli, at the NIA, Birmingham
Nov 05 2009 | West Midlands News
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Andrea Bocelli in full voice as he fulfils Birmingham concert date
Nov 05 2009 | West Midlands News
It was all right last night in Birmingham as Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli returned to sing before a packed National Indoor Arena a month after cancelling a performance at the venue. Read
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Birmingham regeneration chief quits to join Clive Dutton in London
Nov 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City Council’s regeneration department was plunged into a fresh crisis last night after it was confirmed that the man responsible for driving forward the Big City Plan project to mastermind redevelopment over the next 20 years has quit. Read
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Birmingham man's car and dog stolen while he tends to wife's grave
Nov 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Thieves in Birmingham stole a 75-year-old widower's car with his pet dog inside as he tended his wife's grave. Read
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Bonuses paid to male council workers 18 months after being ruled discriminatory, tribunal hears
Nov 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Bonuses continued to be paid to male workers employed by Birmingham City Council 18 months after they were deemed to be discriminatory, an employment tribunal heard. Read
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Jonathan Edwards praises Birmingham's Olympic training coup
Nov 05 2009 | West Midlands News
Birmingham has already come out top in the 2012 Olympics by attracting the world’s best athletes to train in the city, says gold medallist Jonathan Edwards. Read
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Business booms at metal detector store after Staffordshire hoard find
Nov 05 2009 | West Midlands News
The “Staffordshire Hoard effect” has prompted a boom in business for a Birmingham metal detector store. Read
