Nov
2009
Articles from 12th Nov 2009
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Jobs threat as University of Birmingham plans to close department
Nov 12 2009 | West Midlands News
Staff and students at the University of Birmingham are fighting plans to close one of its departments with the threatened loss of more than a dozen academic jobs. Read
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Network Rail unveils plans for New Street and Bromsgrove stations
Nov 12 2009 | West Midlands News
A £3.25 billion plan to improve hundreds of train stations, including Birmingham’s New Street and Bromsgrove station in Worcestershire, has been unveiled by Network Rail (NR). Read
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Gordon Brown issues personal plea to save Wolverhampton care home
Nov 12 2009 | West Midlands News
Gordon Brown has issued a personal plea to Wolverhampton council to scrap plans to throw a 106-year-old woman out of the care home she has lived in for five years. Read
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Consultation over post office closures "was window dressing"
Nov 12 2009 | West Midlands News
A consultation which led to the closure of 123 West Midlands post offices and saved just two has been slammed as “window dressing” by an influential committee of MPs. Read
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Birmingham International Airport runway extension plans in doubt
Nov 12 2009 | West Midlands News
The planned £120 million runway extension at Birmingham International Airport is in serious doubt after BIA’s chief executive warned the credit crunch could see the ambitious project mothballed for up to seven years. Read
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Historic first for Birmingham Post
Nov 12 2009 | West Midlands News
The first-edition of the new-look weekly Birmingham Post hit the news stands across the city this morning. Read
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Four more die from swine flu in West Midlands
Nov 12 2009 | West Midlands News
Four more people have died from swine flu in the West Midlands this week, according to the latest figures. Read
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Birmingham's German Market is back!
Nov 12 2009 | West Midlands News
After nearly 12 months of preparation work, Birmingham’s ninth German market opens today, bringing a welcome shot in the arm for the city’s economy. Read
