Midlands News for 20 September 2009

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Sutton Coldfield scaffolder's unusual approach to proving he hasn't cheated Sep 20 2009

Love is in the ad for Patrick!Read

Former Wolverhampton fraudster Gill Hope targets Dubai company Sep 20 2009

A GLOBETROTTING Midland fraudster has turned up in super-rich Dubai, trying to talk a British company into her schemes.Read

Birmingham NEC seats supersized as fans get fatter Sep 20 2009

SEATS at Birmingham’s showpiece concert arena are being super-sized – because rock and pop fans are getting FATTER.Read

TV's Spooks could relocate to Birmingham Sep 20 2009

HIT drama Spooks may be the next TV series to be filmed in the Midlands in a new cost-cutting move by the BBC.Read

Touchy-feely council sessions like TV comedy The Office with Ricky Gervais Sep 20 2009

A COUNCIL project to help staff BELIEVE in themselves has cost taxpayers more than £2 million in just three years.Read

ELP and Asia star Carl Palmer says collapse of Memories Of Woodstock festival was miserable affair Sep 20 2009

BIRMINGHAM rock legend Carl Palmer says the collapse of a Midland festival to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Woodstock was a “miserable” affair for his band.Read

Boss of Malvern law firm SPS could be struck off over wills row Sep 20 2009

Founder may be banned after firm breached rulesRead

Birmingham-based Mumbai terror suspect arrested Sep 20 2009

A TERROR suspect hunted in Birmingham for allegedly helping plot the Mumbai massacre has been arrested.Read

Birmingham family's miracle escape from World War 2 bomb that could have devastated the city Sep 20 2009

WHEN pensioner Tony Boardman spotted this photo of an unexploded bomb in Birmingham, he was blown away.Read

Chilling Rankin pictures in Birmingham anti-smoking campaign Sep 20 2009

SHOCKING!Read

Nottingham E Coli outbreak may be linked to more petting farms Sep 20 2009

FEARS were mounting last night that more than one petting farm could be linked to four new E.coli cases in the Midlands.Read

Birmingham Book Festival is Jordan-free Sep 20 2009

THERE are many excellent reasons for visiting this year’s Birmingham Book Festival.Read

Son of anti-drugs Wolverhampton councillor caught with crack Sep 20 2009

THE son of an anti-drugs Midland councillor has been caught with crack cocaine just over a year after being convicted of carrying an imitation gun.Read

Lickey Hills being targeted by car thieves Sep 20 2009

THE Lickey Hills draw tourists from all over the world who marvel at the stunning views and enjoy walks in the Midland countryside.Read

Leicester dad tells of battle to cut Thai drugs sentence Sep 20 2009

A DAD jailed for 33 years for drug possession in Thailand has spoken from his prison cell about his “living hell” behind bars.Read

Leicester dad tells of battle to cut Thai drugs sentence Sep 20 2009

A DAD jailed for 33 years for drug possession in Thailand has spoken from his prison cell about his “living hell” behind bars.Read

Lickey Hills being targeted by car thieves Sep 20 2009

THE Lickey Hills draw tourists from all over the world who marvel at the stunning views and enjoy walks in the Midland countryside.Read

Son of anti-drugs Wolverhampton councillor caught with crack Sep 20 2009

THE son of an anti-drugs Midland councillor has been caught with crack cocaine just over a year after being convicted of carrying an imitation gun.Read

Nottingham E Coli outbreak may be linked to more petting farms Sep 20 2009

FEARS were mounting last night that more than one petting farm could be linked to four new E.coli cases in the Midlands.Read

Meet the real life registered superhero Sep 20 2009

IS it a bird? Is it a plane?Read

Birmingham ranked 13th in friendliest European city poll Sep 20 2009

BIRMINGHAM has a long way to go in the welcoming stakes according to a survey on Europe’s friendliest cities.Read

Stechford cancer victim with months to live denied council house move Sep 20 2009

A CANCER-stricken Birmingham dad with only months left to live has been denied a move from his third-floor council flat – because he is not regarded as a “priority” case.Read

Big Brother star Kate Lawler backs Birmingham's World Cup bid Sep 20 2009

WE CAN DO IT!Read

ELP and Asia star Carl Palmer says collapse of Memories Of Woodstock festival was miserable affair Sep 20 2009

BIRMINGHAM rock legend Carl Palmer says the collapse of a Midland festival to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Woodstock was a “miserable” affair for his band.Read

Boss of Malvern law firm SPS could be struck off over wills row Sep 20 2009

Founder may be banned after firm breached rulesRead

Birmingham Book Festival is Jordan-free Sep 20 2009

THERE are many excellent reasons for visiting this year’s Birmingham Book Festival.Read

Trapper targets Tamworth's 'big cat' Sep 20 2009

Trapper targets ‘big cat’Read

Midland schoolgirl found hanging by ribbon in tragic accident Sep 20 2009

A MIDLAND schoolgirl was found hanging by ribbon from a banister at her home after a game went tragically wrong.Read

Redditch alert after dog attacks boy Sep 20 2009

PARENTS in Redditch have been warned to be on their guard after a dog attacked a child in a park.Read

Midland schoolgirl found hanging by ribbon in tragic accident Sep 20 2009

A MIDLAND schoolgirl was found hanging by ribbon from a banister at her home after a game went tragically wrong.Read

Trapper targets Tamworth's 'big cat' Sep 20 2009

Trapper targets ‘big cat’Read

Birmingham ranked 13th in friendliest European city poll Sep 20 2009

BIRMINGHAM has a long way to go in the welcoming stakes according to a survey on Europe’s friendliest cities.Read

Woman 'trapped in ditch' arrested over bogus story claim Sep 20 2009

A MIDLAND woman who sparked a huge search after she phoned police to say she had fallen down a ditch has been arrested on suspicion of staging the whole thing, the Sunday Mercury can reveal.Read

Big Brother star Kate Lawler backs Birmingham's World Cup bid Sep 20 2009

WE CAN DO IT!Read

Touchy-feely council sessions like TV comedy Sep 20 2009

A COUNCIL project to help staff BELIEVE in themselves has cost taxpayers more than £2 million in just three years.Read

Former Wolverhampton fraudster Gill Hope targets Dubai company Sep 20 2009

A GLOBETROTTING Midland fraudster has turned up in super-rich Dubai, trying to talk a British company into her schemes.Read

Birmingham-based Mumbai terror suspect arrested Sep 20 2009

A TERROR suspect hunted in Birmingham for allegedly helping plot the Mumbai massacre has been arrested.Read

Stechford cancer victim with months to live denied council house move Sep 20 2009

A CANCER-stricken Birmingham dad with only months left to live has been denied a move from his third-floor council flat – because he is not regarded as a “priority” case.Read

Birmingham family's miracle escape from World War 2 bomb that could have devastated the city Sep 20 2009

WHEN pensioner Tony Boardman spotted this photo of an unexploded bomb in Birmingham, he was blown away.Read

TV's Spooks could relocate to Birmingham Sep 20 2009

HIT drama Spooks may be the next TV series to be filmed in the Midlands in a new cost-cutting move by the BBC.Read

Chilling Rankin pictures in Birmingham anti-smoking campaign Sep 20 2009

BEAT THE CIGSRead

Redditch alert after dog attacks boy Sep 20 2009

PARENTS in Redditch have been warned to be on their guard after a dog attacked a child in a park.Read

Woman 'trapped in ditch' arrested over bogus story claim Sep 20 2009

A MIDLAND woman who sparked a huge search after she phoned police to say she had fallen down a ditch has been arrested on suspicion of staging the whole thing, the Sunday Mercury can reveal.Read

Birmingham NEC seats supersized as fans get fatter Sep 20 2009

SEATS at Birmingham’s showpiece concert arena are being super-sized – because rock and pop fans are getting FATTER.Read

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