Feb
2010
Articles from 18th Feb 2010
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Birmingham car wash worker found collapsed with head injury
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
A member of staff has been found collapsed at a Birmingham car wash and police say he may have been assaulted. Read
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Dad in court charged with attempted murder after Evesham river plunge
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
A man has appeared in court charged with attempting to murder his two young children, after a car plunged into the River Avon at Evesham. Read
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UFOs spotted in Kingstanding and Black Country, MoD files reveal
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
Flying Toblerones, mysterious illnesses and silky-white substances left on trees in Birmingham are among hundreds of close encounters described in previously top-secret files released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Read
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Top jobs to be squeezed out at Birmingham City Council
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City Council’s financial difficulties have finally hit the rarefied heights of the corporate management team, explains Public Affairs correspondent Paul Dale. Read
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Police to be investigated over Evesham river plunge death
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
West Mercia Police is to be investigated over the way it handled a case of a father accused of attempting to kill two children in the River Avon, one of whom later died. Read
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Man in court over fatal Evesham river plunge
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
A man is due to appear in court charged in connection with an incident in which a car plunged into a river in Evesham, leaving his five-year-old daughter dead. Read
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Birmingham police probe death of two-year-old girl from Harborne
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
Police are investigating the death of another young child in Birmingham. Read
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Birmingham woman accused of setting fire to husband had assaulted him before, court told
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
A mother-of-three accused of killing her husband after he began a relationship with another woman by setting him alight at their home in Birmingham had previously assaulted him and cut up clothes bought for him by his “second wife”, it has been alleged. Read
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Yardley church St Edburgha's granted £83,000 towards repairs
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
The bells at a famous Birmingham church will ring out once again next year after its repair fund was given an £83,000 boost. Read
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Battle for Yardley's Swan Centre ends with victory for Tesco
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
A lively and long-running row over plans to build a Tesco superstore in a Birmingham suburb – involving allegations of libel, intimidation and contempt of parliament – has finally ended in favour of the retail giant. Read
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Former headteacher from Staffordshire on child sex assualt charge
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
A former headmaster, from Staffordshire, has appeared in court accused of sexually assaulting two children almost 40 years ago. Read
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Dorridge revolt over plan to turn it into out-of-town centre
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
Plans to create a large supermarket, doctors’ surgery and cafe in the heart of Dorridge in Solihull, have been met with opposition from local residents. Read
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Chief executive of Birmingham's largest NHS trust to step down
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
The chief executive of Birmingham’s largest NHS hospital trust has announced he is to step down in the coming months. Read
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West Midlands braced for more snow
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
The West Midlands is braced for another blast of winter weather, with snow predicted across parts of the region on Thursday. Read
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Snow returns to cause havoc on West Midlands roads
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
Commuters faced long delays as they battled home through the snow in Birmingham today. Read
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Birmingham City Council's £250,000 failure to evict a dozen families
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City Council has failed in three different courts in its bid to repossess seven council houses that were allegedly given “unlawfully” to 12 families by a housing officer five years ago. Read
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Selly Oak Sainsbury's evacuated after suspicious package found
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
Shoppers and staff were forced to evacuate a busy Birmingham supermarket today after a suspicious package was discovered. Read
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Live music law could be threat to residents, say Birmingham councillors
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
A Government bid to give live music a much needed boost by relaxing current licensing laws has been rejected by city councillors claiming it could leave suburban residents open to loud, unregulated, thumping noise. Read
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Apology for the British Home Children shipped to Canada
Feb 18 2010 | West Midlands News
Descendants of Birmingham children shipped to Canada in the 1930s are calling on the Government for an apology. Neil Elkes reports. Read
