Nov
2009
Articles from 26th Nov 2009
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Staffordshire Hoard valued at £3.28million
Nov 26 2009 | West Midlands News
The Staffordshire Hoard’s status as the most valuable discovery of its kind has been confirmed as its finders were told they will share a £3.28 million jackpot. Read
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Planners give go-ahead for new Birmingham library
Nov 26 2009 | West Midlands News
Planners today gave the go-ahead for Birmingham’s new £193 million library in Centenary Square, but there was far from overwhelming support for the controversial modern design. Read
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Karren Brady raises fears World Cup bid for England "in turmoil"
Nov 26 2009 | West Midlands News
Former Birmingham City managing director Karren Brady has raised fears that England’s 2018 World Cup bid is in turmoil. Read
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Work on site of NatWest Tower put on hold
Nov 26 2009 | West Midlands News
British Land has confirmed the depth of the recession makes it unlikely that work will begin on a 35-storey tower in Birmingham’s city centre next year. Read
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NHS managment jobs under threat if merger goes ahead
Nov 26 2009 | West Midlands News
Dozens of NHS management jobs could be at risk after a review was launched into overhauling Birmingham’s Primary Care Trusts(PCTs) because of the credit crunch. Read
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Second hearing for Worcestershire poker champion accused of murdering wife
Nov 26 2009 | West Midlands News
A poker champion from Kidderminster wanted in the US for allegedly killing his wife then dumping her body in a national park could find out if he will be extradited. Read
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Government must do more to reduce unemployment, MPs warned
Nov 26 2009 | West Midlands News
Labour MPs have warned that the Government must do more to reduce devastating levels of unemployment. Read
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Protest over University of Birmingham plans to close sociology department
Nov 26 2009 | West Midlands News
A protest march was being held today by campaigners fighting plans to close the Department of Sociology at the University of Birmingham. Read
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"Scorpio" blackmailer jailed after supermarket threat
Nov 26 2009 | West Midlands News
An “amateurish” blackmailer who called himself Scorpio after a character in the movie Dirty Harry in a bid to extort millions of pounds from a Birmingham supermarket has been jailed. Read
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Lenny Henry to receive a Broad Street star in Birmingham
Nov 26 2009 | West Midlands News
He has been treading the boards as Shakespeare’s Othello, but now thousands of Brummies will be walking over Lenny Henry after he was added to the city’s Walk of Stars. Read
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Staffordshire author sees famous narrowboat go up in flames
Nov 26 2009 | West Midlands News
A Staffordshire author who found fame writing about his narrow boat adventures on the high seas has seen his boat destroyed by fire. Read
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Birmingham jeweller to open a store in Beijing
Nov 26 2009 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham-based designer has become the first British jewellery maker to open a shop in Beijing. Read
