Jan
2010
Articles from 8th Jan 2010
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Car in collision with group of children in Kidderminster
Jan 08 2010 | West Midlands News
A man is helping with police inquiries into a hit-and-run incident in which a car struck a group of children walking home through snow in Kidderminster. Read
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City Council spent £300k on IT advice
Jan 08 2010 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City Council spent over £300,000 on getting advice on which computer system to buy for the cash-strapped social services department. Read
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Solihull estates still waiting for a better life
Jan 08 2010 | West Midlands News
Nearly fifty years ago people were moved from inner-city Birmingham to begin a new life on the green outskirts of the region, but it hasn’t been all sunshine and roses for this post-war generation as Sophie Cross reports. Read
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Middle classes make most of Birmingham's free gym scheme
Jan 08 2010 | West Midlands News
A free gym membership scheme that began life as an attempt to promote healthier lifestyles among Birmingham’s poorest inner city residents has become highly popular with prosperous middle class communities, new figures show. Read
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Birmingham factory worker traps arm in machine
Jan 08 2010 | West Midlands News
A worker at a Birmingham factory has been taken to hospital with multiple fractures after his arm was trapped in machinery. Read
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Food and milk distribution getting through, despite weather
Jan 08 2010 | West Midlands News
Food and milk supplies are getting around the West Midlands despite the big freeze, distributors have insisted. Read
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Richard McComb: Lasan's F Word triumph is fully deserved
Jan 08 2010 | West Midlands News
Birmingham Post food critic Richard McComb pays tribute to F-Word winner Lasan. Read
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National Cyclo-Cross Championship in Sutton Coldfield postponed
Jan 08 2010 | West Midlands News
This weekend's National Cyclo-Cross Championships in Sutton Coldfield has been called off due to the continuing freezing conditions and predictions of more snow to come. Read
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Shake-up will give political leaders direct control of PR campaigns
Jan 08 2010 | West Midlands News
A shake-up of Birmingham City Council’s Public Affairs and Communications unit will save £650,000 a year. Read
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Community shopping spirit
Jan 08 2010 | West Midlands News
Tom Scotney looks at the rise of the community-run village shop as many struggle to survive. Read
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Weather causes record numbers of casualties at West Midlands hospitals
Jan 08 2010 | West Midlands News
Accident and emergency departments at West Midlands hospitals have been dealing with record numbers of patients after thousands of people suffered falls and car crashes during the severe weather. Read
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History has a sparkling future in Birmingham Museums
Jan 08 2010 | West Midlands News
The arrival of the Staffordshire Hoard was the icing on the cake in a bumper visitor year for Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Vicky Farncombe reports. Read
