Jun
2010
Articles from 25th Jun 2010
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Four people from Birmingham deny taking part in £50m fraud
Jun 25 2010 | West Midlands News
Eight people, including four people from Birmingham, have denied taking part in a sophisticated £50 million mortgage fraud. Read
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Seven hospitalised after chemical explosion at Tamworth factory
Jun 25 2010 | West Midlands News
Seven people have been taken to hospital following a chemical incident at a factory in Tamworth. Read
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Moseley 'at risk of gridlock' if Tesco plans go ahead, say councillors
Jun 25 2010 | West Midlands News
Moseley is at risk of gridlock if plans for a new Tesco go ahead unchecked, it has been claimed. Read
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Broad Street businesses oppose application for another lap dancing club
Jun 25 2010 | West Midlands News
Plans for a third lap dancing club in Birmingham’s Broad Street have been greeted by fierce opposition. Read
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Two men in hospital after shootings in Lozells and Handsworth Wood
Jun 25 2010 | West Midlands News
Two men were in hospital this morning after being shot in separate incidents less than two miles apart in Birmingham. Read
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Tomato row breaks out at Kings Norton farmers market
Jun 25 2010 | West Midlands News
The genteel bustle and spirit of camaraderie at a popular Birmingham farmers’ market has been torn apart – by a war over tomatoes. Read
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Charity World Cup shirt amnesty sends final shipment to South Africa
Jun 25 2010 | West Midlands News
A final shipment of 8,000 football strips that were collected in one of Birmingham’s most successful charity appeals has left the UK for South Africa. Read
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'Wrong grave' body exhumed at Walsall Wood church
Jun 25 2010 | West Midlands News
The remains of a murder victim buried in the wrong grave in the West Midlands have been exhumed to allow a widow to be laid to rest in the plot alongside her late husband. Read
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Hundreds queue up at the Bullring to buy the new iPhone
Jun 25 2010 | West Midlands News
The Bullring shopping centre in Birmingham saw queues stretch back as far as the bull statue as hordes of excited Apple fans greeted the launch of the new iPhone4. Read
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Catholic Church defends decision to move Pope's Mass to Birmingham
Jun 25 2010 | West Midlands News
The Catholic Church has defended its decision to move the venue of a beatification ceremony from Coventry to Birmingham when the Pope visits the UK this autumn. Read
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Birmingham Conservatives divided over plans to build 50,000 new homes
Jun 25 2010 | West Midlands News
Plans to build at least 50,000 new houses in Birmingham by 2026 have exposed deep divisions in the city council’s Conservative group. Read
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Birmingham faces huge challenge over spending cuts, says leader Whitby
Jun 25 2010 | West Midlands News
Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby has spoken of the “awesome” challenge the city faces from the harshest public spending cuts in decades. Read
