Jun
2010
Articles from 30th Jun 2010
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Cannabis factory found in Hockley industrial unit
Jun 30 2010 | West Midlands News
Birmingham police have been examining a disused industrial unit which was uncovered as a cannabis factory in Hockley this week. Read
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Seven arrested on suspicion of drug offences after Shrewsbury raids
Jun 30 2010 | West Midlands News
Seven people have been arrested and drugs have been seized after police raids in Shrewsbury. Read
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Man, 82, quizzed over murder of Birmingham woman
Jun 30 2010 | West Midlands News
A pensioner is being quizzed over the murder of an elderly woman found dead at her Birmingham home. Read
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Government to review Birmingham's controversial "anti-terror" cameras
Jun 30 2010 | West Midlands News
The Home Secretary has ordered a review into the use of spy cameras which can track car number plates, after anti-terror cameras were secretly installed in Birmingham neighbourhoods with large Muslim populations. Read
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Lozells burglar jailed for more than four years
Jun 30 2010 | West Midlands News
A Birmingham man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison after targeting businesses and a school in a "burglary spree", police said. Read
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Director of human rights group Liberty to speak at Birmingham rally
Jun 30 2010 | West Midlands News
A public rally will be held this weekend in protest about a ring of “Big Brother” surveillance cameras in parts of Birmingham. Read
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Pope looking forward to Birmingham visit, he tells Archbishop
Jun 30 2010 | West Midlands News
Pope Benedict XVI has said he is looking forward to beatifying Cardinal John Henry Newman in Birmingham this year. Read
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West Midlands Police facing huge challenge amid spending cuts
Jun 30 2010 | West Midlands News
West Midlands Police new deputy chief constable said it was “too early” to say what the force would look like in the face of potential swingeing cuts by the Government. Read
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Birmingham installs charge points for electric cars
Jun 30 2010 | West Midlands News
Charging points for electric cars have been installed across Birmingham and Coventry. Read
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New images of Edgbaston cricket ground design plans released
Jun 30 2010 | West Midlands News
Cricket fans have been shown a glimpse of the future at Edgbaston cricket ground after computer-generated images of proposals were unveiled. Read
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Meriden protesters furious as council allows diggers on to gypsy camp
Jun 30 2010 | West Midlands News
Protesters fighting to remove a gypsy camp from the Meriden green belt have attacked council planners for allowing temporary development on the site to go ahead. Read
