Birmingham news

• Cohen Bramall: Arsenal's new recruit revels in 'crazy' Premier League move

  06-01-2017 23:15 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Car factory worker Cohen Bramall was facing redundancy at Christmas - now he's heading for Premier League football with Arsenal.
  
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• Men arrested in connection with Birmingham stab death

  06-01-2017 20:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Two men are arrested and bailed in connection with the death of a man who was stabbed to death.
  
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• Woman dies in Dudley supermarket 'car fall'

  06-01-2017 19:31 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A young woman dies days after falling from the bonnet of a car in a supermarket car park on Boxing Day.
  
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• Grandson of FA Cup winner Bobby Gould on Stourbridge's big day

  06-01-2017 16:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The grandson of FA Cup winner Bobby Gould is ready for the biggest day in non-league Stourbridge's history.
  
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• These Birmingham museums could close this year - £500,000 funding cut to hit city

  06-01-2017 15:54
  
  The warning comes from the Birmingham Museums Trust, which runs many of the museums and historic houses across the city
  
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• HMP Birmingham riot: Inmate appears in court over disorder

  06-01-2017 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A prisoner appears in court in connection with a disturbance at HMP Birmingham last month.
  
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• Wycombe Wanderers v Stourbridge

  06-01-2017 12:26 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's FA Cup game between Wycombe Wanderers and Stourbridge.
  
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• UKIP confirms West Midlands Mayor candidate

  06-01-2017 12:09
  
  Sandwell politician and former police commissioner candidate Pete Durnell will contest the region's first mayoral election for UKIP
  
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• Craig Gardner: Birmingham City interested in signing West Brom midfielder

  06-01-2017 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  West Brom manager Tony Pulis confirms Birmingham City have shown interest in signing midfielder Craig Gardner.
  
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• £500,000 awarded for Aston & Newtown arts projects

  06-01-2017 10:30
  Cllr Ian Ward
  Thirteen local arts and community organisations will receive arts grants totalling £500,000 to deliver projects in Aston and Newtown during 2017-18, it was announced today (6 January 2017).
  Beneficiaries from these projects will include a wide range of young residents (including early years), budding creative entrepreneurs and producers, and community elders not usually engaged in arts activities.
  Following the closure of The Drum in Aston last year, Birmingham City Coun
  
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• Birmingham leader visits forward-thinking Chinese institution

  06-01-2017 07:15
  The University of Birmingham's Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir David Eastwood today visited the Shenzhen-based Southern University of Science and Technology of China (SUSTech) to further discuss how the two institutions can work together.
  
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• In Birmingham, the UK's second city finally hits its stride - 9Honey

  06-01-2017 05:40
  
  9Honey
  In Birmingham, the UK's second city finally hits its stride
  9Honey
  Gentrification of London's creative enclaves, and the resulting rise in house prices is pushing Londoners out of the city. And the top destination for these deserters seeking a better standard of living is Birmingham. Situated in heart of the country ...
  
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