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• Mon, 28 May 2012 10West Midlands drivers crawl along at less than 20mph - expressandstar.com
  West Midlands drivers crawl along at less than 20mphexpressandstar.comMotorists in the West Midlands are still crawling through traffic at an average of less than 20mph ? but increased by 0.9mph over the last year ? official figures have revealed. A business leader today suggested the rise may be down to falling numbers ...
• Mon, 28 May 2012 10Midlands police call-up for Olympics - expressandstar.com
  expressandstar.comMidlands police call-up for Olympicsexpressandstar.comMORE than 1000 police officers and staff from Staffordshire and the West Midlands will be involved in tackling crime at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Staffordshire Police will be deploying 239 of its officers ? around 10 per cent of the force ? in ...Police metal thefts team launched in the West MidlandsBBC Newsall 3 news articles »
• Mon, 28 May 2012 08West Midlands News Birmingham weather: Sun worshippers enjoy heatwave - Birmingham Mail
  West Midlands News Birmingham weather: Sun worshippers enjoy heatwaveBirmingham MailTemperatures hitting 26 degrees celcius bring out the crowds to watch the Monaco Grand Prix in the centre of Birmingham. Temperatures hitting 26 degrees celcius bring out the crowds to watch the Monaco Grand Prix in the centre of Birmingham.
• Mon, 28 May 2012 10Reasons to be cheerful for companies - expressandstar.com
  expressandstar.comReasons to be cheerful for companiesexpressandstar.comSimon Penfold reports This is Good News Week ? the chance for businesses across Staffordshire and the West Midlands to tell the region how they have landed a new contract, or have plans to expand or recruit. If you've got a good business story, ...
• Mon, 28 May 2012 08West Midlands News Richard Massey Memorial 5km - Birmingham Mail
  West Midlands News Richard Massey Memorial 5kmBirmingham MailFirefighters from West Midlands Fire Brigade take part in the run in full kit. People take part in the Richard Massey Memorial Fun Run in Sutton Park. People take part in the Richard Massey Memorial Fun Run in Sutton Park.
• Mon, 28 May 2012 10Willenhall lock group invests £800k in production - expressandstar.com
  Willenhall lock group invests £800k in productionexpressandstar.comIt is the kind of economic good news that means there is room for optimism in the West Midlands economy. The new automatic press line will be built at the former Josiah Parkes' Portobello Works, where Union locks were originally made.
• Mon, 28 May 2012 080.2% increase in house prices - Lancashire Evening Post
  expressandstar.com0.2% increase in house pricesLancashire Evening PostHouse prices increased by 0.2% during this month, but the rise was only driven by London and the South while prices in the West Midlands remained unchanged, a study has said. Prices rose by 0.6% in London and by 0.1% in the South East and East Anglia, ...A tale of two housing markets: north vs southThe IndependentNew figures reveal north/south house price divideManchester Evening Newsall 55 news articles »
• Mon, 28 May 2012 08Murder of Coventry man Hiralal Chauhan: Two arrested - BBC News
  Coventry ObserverMurder of Coventry man Hiralal Chauhan: Two arrestedBBC NewsMr Chauhan, who was 58 at the time of his disappearance, had to be identified by DNA testing, West Midlands Police said. A 43-year-old man and a woman, 34, were arrested in the Lower Coundon area and are being questioned by officers.Two arrested on suspicion of murder after body found in woodlandThe IndependentTwo arrested over Coventry murderITV Newsall 6 news articles »
• Mon, 28 May 2012 09£60m manufacturing boost for Solihull - Birmingham Mail
  bdaily£60m manufacturing boost for SolihullBirmingham Mailby Jon Griffin, Birmingham Mail A MAJOR £60 million manufacturing boost has been unveiled for the West Midlands ? bringing to an end 75 years of industrial history in Birmingham. Hundreds of workers are set to quit the old Lucas Aerospace site in ...Solihull tops adultery league tableSunday MercuryAero Engine Controls invest £60m in Solihull headquartersbdailyall 2 news articles »
• Mon, 28 May 2012 08Police support say they have been snubbed and won't get special medals to mark ... - Birmingham Mail
  Telegraph.co.ukPolice support say they have been snubbed and won't get special medals to mark ...Birmingham MailBy Nick McCarthy CIVILIAN staff at West Midlands Police claim they have been ?snubbed? by the Government after they were left off the list for special issue medals to mark the Queen's Jubilee. The commemorative medals, which have been made to mark the ...Thousands take to the streets in great Mail clean-up ahead of Queen's Diamond ...Daily Mailall 373 news articles »Google News