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West Midlands Police needs more money for 'busy 2012' - BBC News

Police in the West Midlands are appealing for more money to cope with the Olympics and other major events this summer. The Queen will visit the region in July for her Diamond Jubilee, Euro 2012 begins and Birmingham will host events to mark Jamaican ... More...

West Midlands police arrest man after prison ambush - The Guardian

Detectives hunting an "extremely dangerous" murder suspect who escaped from a prison van following a "well-orchestrated armed ambush" have arrested a man in connection with the incident. Officers from West Midlands police detained the suspect on ... More...

West Midlands Fire Service selling expertise to fight budget cuts - Coventry Telegraph.net

WEST Midlands Fire Service has set up a private company to generate cash so it can weather the next round of Government cuts. The brigade will “sell” its expertise in fire safety and prevention to the private sector and plough all the money back into ... More...

Two West Midlands LEPs to receive grants worth £23.7m - Birmingham Post.net

Two West Midlands Local Enterprise Partnerships have successfully applied for grants totalling £23.67 million from the Government’s Growing Places initiative. Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) is to get £8.67 million and ... More...

West Midlands cyclo-cross league final round at Baggeridge Country Park - Coventry Telegraph.net

THE 13th and final round of the West Midlands cyclo-cross league took place at Baggeridge Country Park in Sedgely, Birmingham, on Sunday in cold and overcast conditions. The thawing frost made the going extremely slippery, forcing riders in all of the ... More...

West Midlands construction stalled in last quarter of 2011 - Birmingham Post.net

The West Midlands construction market continued to stall in the last quarter of 2011, according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors. The sector faltered as doubts were cast over the Government’s ability to boost private funding to deliver ... More...

Warning as snow forecast for West Midlands - Westmidlands.com

A severe weather warning was today issued for the West Midlands, with heavy snow expected to blanket the region over the weekend. The Met Office says up to four inches will fall from around 3pm tomorrow and well into Saturday night. Click here to send us ... More...

FA gets shirty with Scharner ahead of Midlands derby - Mirror Football

West Brom midfielder Paul Scharner has been warned he could face Football Association action if he shows off his Baggies t-shirt again in Sunday's derby with Wolves at Molineux. Scharner pulled up his match shirt and displayed the home-made t-shirt towards ... More...

Midlands Minerals Drills 27 Metres Grading 2.97 gpt Gold at Kaniago West - Market Wire

During 2011, Midlands drilled 24 reverse circulation ("RC") drill holes for a total of 4,199 metres into the Kaniago West target. Results were released for the first ten holes (1,475 metres) in a press release dated June 16, 2011. The new results, from 14 ... More...

Hereford Westside beaten by Lyndon Centre in West Midlands Netball League (From Hereford Times) - Hereford Times

WESTSIDE have dropped back to third place in West Midlands Division 2 after a disappointing display in a 54-42 loss to Lyndon Centre. Westside failed to recover from a poor start which saw them quickly fall five points behind in the first quarter. More...

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