Feb
2010
Articles from 8th Feb 2010
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Rise in abuse of the elderly cases in Birmingham
Feb 08 2010 | West Midlands News
The number of vulnerable elderly adults complaining that they are being abused, often by members of their own family, has shot up in Birmingham. Read
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Teenage paedophile from Walsall jailed
Feb 08 2010 | West Midlands News
A teenage paedophile from Walsall detained during a police operation which led to the arrest of an American mother-of-four has been jailed. Read
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Solihull fraudster told to repay £3.8million
Feb 08 2010 | West Midlands News
A Solihull fraudster has been ordered to repay £3.8 million of criminal profits or return to prison for a further seven-and-a-half years for his part in a £54 million complex ‘missing trader’ VAT fraud. Read
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No stab proof vests for police support officers in West Midlands
Feb 08 2010 | West Midlands News
Police Community Support Officers in the West Midlands are still not being provided with stab-proof vests for street patrols, an MP has claimed. Read
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Protesters lose fight against Edgbaston cricket ground development
Feb 08 2010 | West Midlands News
Senior judges have rejected a last-ditch bid by protesters to stop the £30 million redevelopment of Edgbaston Cricket Ground. Read
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Car crashes into front room of Birmingham house
Feb 08 2010 | West Midlands News
Police in Birmingham have quizzed a man after a car crashed into the front room of a family home in the north of the city. Read
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Moseley church denied permission to install solar panels
Feb 08 2010 | West Midlands News
City councillors have failed to see the light over a energy saving initiative to put 42 solar panels on a historic church rooftop. Read
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Severe delays on Birmingham New Street to London train route
Feb 08 2010 | West Midlands News
Commuters have been warned to expect severe delays on trains travelling between Birmingham New Street and London Euston. Read
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Birmingham golfer Matthew Feavyour jailed for drug smuggling
Feb 08 2010 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham golfer has been jailed for six years for helping to smuggle hundreds of thousands of pounds of drugs into the Midlands. Read
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Stoke City striker Ricardo Fuller arrested after nightclub incident
Feb 08 2010 | West Midlands News
Stoke City striker Ricardo Fuller was arrested after an incident at a nightclub on Sunday morning, the football club said. Read
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'Mild-mannered dad must have flipped', say neighbours of tragic family
Feb 08 2010 | West Midlands News
A man believed to have murdered his wife and daughter before killing himself in Oswestry has been described by a friend as a "lovely, mild-mannered man" who appeared to have "acted like he was out of his mind". Read
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Man accused of murdering Khyra Ishaq believed she was possessed
Feb 08 2010 | West Midlands News
A man accused of starving his stepdaughter to death at his home in Birmingham believed she was possessed by an evil spirit. Read
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New venue for Kenilworth Show
Feb 08 2010 | West Midlands News
One of the Midlands’ leading agricultural shows is to be held at a new venue and on a new date this year. Read
