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• Hillsborough: 132 police officers and staff fail to help watchdog

  23-09-2016 20:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A total of 132 police officers and staff have not assisted the Independent Police Complaints Commission's investigation into the Hillsborough disaster, it says.
  
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• MG to end UK car production at Longbridge with switch to China

  23-09-2016 19:51 via bbc.co.uk
  
  MG announces it is to stop making cars at its Longbridge plant and will be moving production to China - ending manufacturing in the UK.
  
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• Officer who admitted hitting prisoner is cleared of assault

  23-09-2016 19:40 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A custody sergeant who admitting hitting a prisoner 12 times is cleared of assault by a jury.
  
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• County Championship: Wayne Madsen makes century but Worcestershire beat Derbyshire

  23-09-2016 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Derbyshire's Wayne Madsen makes a century and Harvey Hosein hits 59 but Worcestershire win by nine wickets.
  
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• CEnTSA Financial Abuse Safeguarding Conference – 27 Sept 2016

  23-09-2016 19:08
  A conference to highlight the financial abuse of adults at risk is to be held at Villa Park in Birmingham next week (27 September), organised by Central England Trading Standards Authorities (CEnTSA).
  The conference, which takes place on Tuesday 27 September, will look at the role that Trading Standards can play within a multi-agency approach to safeguarding people at risk from financial abuse.
  Organised by CEnTSA, the event brings together 14 local authorities from across the West Midlands
  
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• County Championship: Warwickshire and Lancashire both safe from relegation

  23-09-2016 19:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Warwickshire win to ensure safety from relegation in the Championship, before Durham help beaten Lancashire stay up too.
  
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• Beware: Rogue traders can call at any time

  23-09-2016 17:44
  Jacqui Kennedy, Acting Strategic Director of Place, warns people to be vigilant as rogue traders are becoming increasingly convincing.
  While many people look to make home improvements during the summer, be it gardening or double glazing, these are often big projects which require expert knowledge and professional workmanship.
  However it can be tempting when a cold-calling trader makes an offer that sounds too good to pass up – which often turns out to be too good to be true.
  While the summ
  
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• Bare knuckle boxer defends 'hardcore' sport

  23-09-2016 17:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  More than 1,000 spectators are expected to attend a bare knuckle boxing title fight.
  
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• Letter: Ken Purchase obituary

  23-09-2016 16:38
  
  Ken Purchase kindly assisted Labour in Estelle Morris’s campaign in the Birmingham Yardley constituency in 1997. His usual approach of “I’m Ken Purchase, Wolverhampton MP, I hope you’ll be voting for us” did not sit well with the Get Out the Vote research script that we had been given. Full of trepidation, I pointed out that we really needed a more accurate impression of voting intentions, and fully expected to told exactly what I could do with the script. However,
  
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• Council shortlisted for Living Wage Champion Awards

  23-09-2016 14:53
  Birmingham City Council has been shortlisted by the Living Wage Foundation for the Living Wage Champion Awards 2016.
  The awards recognise Living Wage employers that have made great contributions to communities and industries by implementing and celebrating the Living Wage.                    
  The Living Wage Foundation offers a recognition mark for employers that commit to paying the Living Wage. There are now over 2,700 accredited employers.
  The
  
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• Tributes to children's home campaigner and politician who put residents first

  23-09-2016 12:49
  
  Former councillor Reg Corns was raised in a Birmingham Middlemore Children’s Home and was a passionate advocate for vulnerable children throughout his political life.
  
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• Time to get on your bike in Birmingham

  23-09-2016 12:38
  Anne Shaw (right) at BikeFest
  Anne Shaw, assistant director for transportation and connectivity, reflects on how Birmingham Cycle Revolution is gathering momentum across the city
  If, like me, you were one of the many people who attended and took part in HSBC Birmingham BikeFest last weekend, you will know what a fantastic event it was and will have enjoyed the incredible atmosphere created by so many people of all ages and abilities cycling around the 2km closed circuit around our city’s s
  
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• Queens Park Rangers v Birmingham City

  23-09-2016 11:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Championship game between Queens Park Rangers and Birmingham City.
  
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• Rangers striker Kenny Miller arrested over restaurant incident

  23-09-2016 11:38 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Rangers striker Kenny Miller is arrested in connection with an alleged disturbance at a restaurant, hours after his team lost 5-1 to Celtic.
  
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• Adam Maybury and family ran global drugs ring from Spain

  23-09-2016 11:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A family that ran a global drugs operation from a luxury villa in Spain is sentenced.
  
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• Why rugby hero Martin Johnson is backing Vélo Birmingham

  23-09-2016 07:30
  
  World Cup victory captain Martin Johnson is an ambassador for Birmingham's inaugural 100 mile closed road sportive
  
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• 'Marriage guidance' needed in row over potholes and poor road repairs

  23-09-2016 06:50
  
  Transport watchdog committee told that talks between Birmignham City Council and Amey to resolve disputes are ongoing
  
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• A visit to George Cadbury's model village of Bournville – archive, 1901

  23-09-2016 06:00
  
  23 September 1901: The Cadbury brothers not only built a new factory but they tried to improve the lives of their workers by providing decent housing
  Birmingham, Saturday night.
  At today’s sitting of the Garden City Conference, George Cadbury gave some account of the Bournville Village Trust.He has taught for more than forty years a Sunday morning men’s Bible class in Birmingham. Through this class he has learned to know the life histories and struggles of hundreds of men, and in the
  
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