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Birmingham business journalists in charity shoot-out at Villa Park

Birmingham Post — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:04:00 GMT

A penalty shoot-out between two award-winning business journalists ended in stalemate in front of thousands of football fans at Villa Park.

Aston Villa players pledge support to Midland charity Acorns

Birmingham Post — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 14:02:00 GMT

Aston Villa players are donating a percentage of their match fee for tomorrow's home Barclays Premier League game against Fulham to contribute to the club's goal of raising £50,000 on Acorns Day.

Bullring raises £60,000 for Acorns Hospice

Birmingham Post — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:02:00 GMT

Birmingham shopping centre The Bullring has raised more than £60,000 for Acorns Children’s Hospice during a two-year long charity partnership.

Erdington man spared jail over huge collection of child pornography

Birmingham Post — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:37:00 GMT

A volunteer at a Birmingham children's hospice who built up an "enormous archive" of child pornography over more than a decade has been spared a jail sentence.

Acorns Hospice volunteer on child porn charge

Birmingham Post — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:01:00 GMT

The families of sick children who attend a Birmingham hospice are being visited by police after a voluntary worker from the charity was charged with owning sexually-explicit pictures of children.

Midlands hospice charity Acorns to cut jobs and services

Birmingham Post — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMT

Children’s hospice charity Acorns said it has reached crisis-point and is being forced to make redundancies and cut services immediately to survive the credit crunch.

How families like the Robinsons depend on help from Acorns

Birmingham Post — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT

The Robinson family cannot imagine surviving without Acorns. For almost a decade, the charity has been a guiding hand, and shoulder of support

Villa players help Acorns Hospice launch £2m appeal

Birmingham Post — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:46:00 GMT

Christmas arrived early for one youngster as Aston Villa players helped to launch a £2 million Acorns Children’s Hospice appeal in Birmingham.

Aston Villa shirt deal can make Acorns’ name grow

Birmingham Post — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:45:00 GMT

Aston Villa’s new-look kit for the 2008-9 season has been unveiled, as the boss of the children’s charity chosen to feature on the shirts revealed the partnership was already proving a success.

Aston Villa shirt sales will bring extra boost to Acorns

Birmingham Post — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:09:00 GMT

Aston Villa’s decision to give away almost £2 million in shirt sponsorship to West Midlands children’s charity Acorns could be worth a lot more to the cause, the club’s head of merchandising has revealed.