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| 'Mail readers are helping to save the planet' JOAN RUDDOCK, CLIMATE CHANGE MINISTER The UK Government wants us to reduce CO2 emissions by 60 per cent by 2050. This means the way we do business, the way we use energy and the way we run our homes has to change. Minister for Climate Change Joan Ruddock spoke to Environment Correspondent PATRICE JOHN about what politicians are doing and why she's backing Go Green. |
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| 'Talking cars' to cut crashes. |
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| 7-step path to top prizes; ECO SCHOOL FACTS. |
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| A runway success! Thousands of residents live in flight paths leading to Birmingham International Airport, and if anyone has the best knowledge of their concerns, it is environment manager Ben Hanley.PATRICE JOHN met the man who works to keep complaints to a minimum, yet allows residents to be heard. |
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| A second chance to get inspired and get involved. |
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386 |
| A strange and difficult time for me. |
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438 |
| Action-packed school holidays. |
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664 |
| After 70 years, we are still very much in love; LANDMARK: Couple come through wartime to celebrate platinum anniversary. |
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358 |
| Alison's the fit Brit Lara. |
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| All aboard the Bullring ship; ChipperClub. |
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| Appeal to keep children 'safe' CAMPAIGN: Police urge parents to know whereabouts of kids. |
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| Are YOU doing enough to help? Becoming eco friendly involves looking at every area of your life and making small changes that could have a huge impact. Find out if you're an eco-warrior by trying our quiz and (right) checking out our top tips to go green. |
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| At 20 stone I had no idea how big I was; HEALTH: Grandad Ray deals with weighty matter of life or death. |
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| Athletics: Eden's at her best. |
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| Athletics: Eden's in paradise with PB. |
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210 |
| Baffled by technology. |
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| Bank charge fury; FINANCE: Customer hit with pounds 56 demand for going 27p over limit. |
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| Bobby Dazzlers. |
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284 |
| Boss tips Ishmael to shine. |
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| Bournville sees the green light; Bosses at Cadbury used a wide-scale office move to herald a new green future for the business. At every stage an environmentally-friendly ethos was adopted including the types of contractors who were sought and the way the building was designed. We look at how Cadbury's Bournville Place - the old Dining Block - is coming up to green standards. |
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| Brits fleeing conflict zone; CRISIS: 'Vulnerable' evacuated from war-torn Georgia. |
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| Brum wins over sceptical bosses; CAMPAIGN: Villa and Blues managers will help boost city tourism. |
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420 |
| Building that's eco-friendly. |
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204 |
| Burglars are jailed. |
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99 |
| Camping: it's a right carry-on. |
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445 |
| Can you be green and drive a car? |
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| Cancelled flight fears; AIR TRAVEL: Ryanair crackdown on web bookings. |
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| Caribbean carnival fun at the local. |
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137 |
| Carlos in pounds 8m move to Villa; Spending set to continue as O'Neill boosts squad. |
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| Cash plea for brave Kaitlan; HEALTH: US treatment could hold the key to curing paralysed girl. |
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| Chance to go batty on walk. |
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| Churches preach a green gospel; Christians across Birmingham are doing their bit to be environmentally friendly by working towards Eco Congregation Awards. Environment Correspondent PATRICE JOHN met with the people who told her what happens when spirituality meets sustainability. |
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| Cigarette smuggler nabbed. |
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327 |
| Class call on skills crisis; CAMPAIGN: Building sector needs 'to go to school'. |
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232 |
| class effort; Rio summit inspires eco schools project. |
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298 |
| Companies buck credit crunch trend. |
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124 |
| Company receives windfall. |
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105 |
| Cookbook Of The Week. |
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135 |
| Cost of sick days 'is pounds 22.5m'. |
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117 |
| Council staff praise rooted in relief work. |
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202 |
| Cricket: Ajantha Mendis as the difference between the sides. |
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141 |
| Cricket: Bears ready to take on top rivals. |
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| Cricket: Bears ready to take on top rivals. |
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| Cricket: Pietersen: We can win Ashes; FINAL TEST: New skipper makes bold prediction after success. |
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447 |
| Dance routine makes sunscreen fun for children; Health. |
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408 |
| Diabetic's driving 'killed boy'. |
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| Dialect off to a T! BUSINESS: Black Country sayings becoming a global phenomenon. |
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345 |
| Double trouble on ward; HOLBY CITY (BBC1, 8pm). |
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| Drama as sick OAP lifted from cathedral; RESCUE: 81-year-old plucked from Lichfield bell tower after collapse. |
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272 |
| Drive for water bills rise. |
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286 |
| Duo are at their best; BEIJING 2008. |
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| Fair's fair at the Council House; All tea and coffee served in civic meetings helps poor farmers For the second time Birmingham has been declared the largest Fairtrade city in the country. Senior sustainability officer LORRAINE COOKSON explains why this is the city's way of committing to a fairer, greener way of doing business.FAIRTRADE. |
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506 |
| Fairtrade's the height of fashion. |
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418 |
| Fears over 'sneak in' burglaries. |
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191 |
| Festival fire call. |
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101 |
| Firm's high standards. |
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281 |
| First step is vital before we can run. |
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337 |
| Florence makes a silver splash; CANOEING BEIJING 2008. |
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| FLOWER POWER; Green-fingered readers of the Birmingham Mail have won pounds 250 worth of vouchers to improve their gardens. Focus DIY offered the prizes as part of our Go Green Gardening Competition. We were inundated with entries and, although our judges found it difficult, here are our winners... WINNER OF BEST VEGETABLE PLOT. |
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| Get plotting and grow your own. |
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328 |
| Get ready for V bad weather. |
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293 |
| Girls hit right note for seriously ill kids. |
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| GO GREEN + GO GREEN. |
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| Golden Phelps is on cloud 9; BEIJING 2008. |
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| Golden Phelps is on cloud nine; ROUND-UP BEIJING 2008. |
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| Golf: Bardsley routs Rumpf in first round. |
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| Golf: Bland lands a course record; WALSALL: Swinging 63 for teenage star Joe. |
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| Golf: Bland lands a course record; WALSALL: Swinging 63 for teenage star Joe. |
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| Green house' effect will be a positive one; Birmingham will soon be home to a dedicated environmental centre - the Northfield Eco Centre. We caught up with the visionaries behind the project who told us of their hopes for the scheme. |
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508 |
| Have you considered car sharing clubs? |
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| Head achiever lands top job; EDUCATION: Ground-breaking city teacher now chief. |
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| Helping to power Brum; Commercial feature in association with Veolia Environmental Services. |
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| Here we go again..! |
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| Hockey: Brave fightback for hockey girls; BEIJING 2008. |
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| Hockey: Brave girls bounce back; BEIJING 2008. |
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| Holiday arrests soar for Britons. |
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| Holidaying abroad. |
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| Hols that won't cost the Earth... The summer holidays are upon us but if you're yet to decide where you'd like to go, or you fancy another trip away, you can do it in an environmentally-friendly way. PATRICE JOHN looks at how to have fun without forsaking your carbon footprint. |
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| Inventor logs on; Birmingham is becoming a hub for innovators who are finding all kinds of ways to use 'greener' forms of energy. PATRICE JOHN spoke to Peter Morrison who invented the biofuel product Leaf Log and is doing his bit for renewable fuels. |
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| Is hydrogen the future of fuel? Birmingham-based company Valeswood is making great strides with its use of hydrogen fuel cells. Company chairperson Dr Liz Hughes told PATRICE JOHN why she felt hydrogen was a fuel of the future. |
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| Ish tipped to make a big impact. |
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| It's Brum united... |
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| It's possible to be a 'greener' driver. |
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| It's vital to get balance right; BOLDMERE METHODIST CHURCH (won Eco Congregation Award in 2007). |
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| Jasper backs mast fight. |
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| Join Chipper Club and win Mary Poppins tickets. |
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| Juniors aim for third time lucky; Jack HIGH. |
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| Kidder's point in right direction; NON-LEAGUE. |
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| Kids go Free to Mary Poppins. |
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| Kids make top; The climate change cause is recruiting converts at a younger and younger age and schoolchildren are no exception. Environment Correspondent PATRICE JOHN met pupils at Wilnecote Junior School, in Tamworth, who have signed up to the Eco Schools programme. |
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| Larsson has to show loyalty; Your Shout. |
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| Last Skinner album to hit streets. |
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| Laursen is cool on Iceland trip. |
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| Leaf Log facts. |
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| Leap in league table; Commercial Feature in association with Aston University. |
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| Lecturer makes some noise with new book. |
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| Letter you say: I DO believe it. |
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| Letter you say: Sticky wicket. |
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| Letter: Your Say - Food for thought on rats. |
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| Letter: Your Say - Hands off Gord. |
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| Letter: Your Say - US interfere. |
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| Letter: Your Say - Waste of space. |
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| Letter: Your Shout - Larsson has to show loyalty. |
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| Life term for knife murder of friend; COURT: Row over missing gold chain led to pal being stabbed through heart. |
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| Life's a beach for Taujnay. |
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| Magic gadget ideas. |
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| Mail's new building is well Fort out; After more than a century based in the city centre, the Birmingham Mail will move to the renovated Fort Dunlop building. The historic move will mark the end of an era for staff at the Weaman Street office, but the new premises boasts a range of environmental features that Trinity Mirror are proud of. |
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| Man facing drug charges. |
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| Man found injured dies in hospital. |
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| Match blow for sick kids; FUNDRAISER: Soap celebrities pull out of charity game. |
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| Meite cites Mowbray as main attraction. |
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| Motorists face more jams misery. |
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| MP backs child poverty bid. |
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| Mullen keen for cup success. |
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| Mum in pounds 3,000 benefits fraud. |
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| Murder date in the library. |
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| My boy makes peculiar noises and movements. |
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| Name plea for centre. |
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| Nechells is coming up roses; Education. |
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| Net gain in crime fighting. |
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| Newlyweds emigrated to New York. |
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| Not all doom and gloom; BUSINESS: 'Friendly' funeral directors opens its doors for behind-scenes glimpse. |
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| Our Say. |
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| Overweight kids are not 'obese'. |
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| Paper trail is growing. |
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| Parnaby warns: It might get ugly; BLUES NEWS. |
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| Parnaby's ready on launch pad. |
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| Passionate ecologists. |
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| Paul cultivates oasis of calm; WINNER OF BEST SMALL GARDEN. |
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| Paula to put body on the line; BEIJING 2008. |
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| Paula to put body on the line; BEIJING 2008. |
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| Petrol price delight for city drivers. |
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| Pick of the day. |
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| PICK OF THE DAY; Live Carling Cup Football (Sky Sports 2, 7.30pm). |
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| pounds 80m for new health services; 14 state-of-the-art centres to be created. |
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326 |
| Price is wrong for Toon striker. |
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| Probe after body found. |
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| Probe call in manure row; CAMPAIGN: Crops wrecked by 'killer compost'. |
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| Project excites Harriet. |
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| Project has brought the community together. |
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| Push to drive up water bills; INDUSTRY: Customers could be hit with 11pc increase. |
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| Quiz Of The Day; The World. |
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| Remember When? 1963. |
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112 |
| Reminder with a rainforest. |
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144 |
| Restaurant fire causes chaos. |
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| REVIEW: The sixties are back... for better and worse; SIXTIES SUMMER FESTIVAL Burntwood Wakes. |
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| Right results in university bid; EDUCATION: Step forward for borough's degree level hopes. |
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| Rush-hour blaze hits TGI Friday's; Fire sparks chaos on city roads. |
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| Rush-hour blaze hits TGI Friday's; Fire sparks chaos on city roads. |
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| Russians push into Georgia. |
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220 |
| School children have their own secret garden in the playground. |
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| Sidwell out for UEFA clash; VILLA NEWS. |
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| So how does it work? |
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| SoapWatch; EMMERDALE: Better the Devil You Know. |
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| Sort out a biomass from an ecosystem! Take a look at our Jargon Buster which aims to demystify some of the top green terms. |
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524 |
| Sparkling on racetrack. |
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125 |
| Start your kids off early and you will have no problems. |
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| States partners in low carbon drive. |
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522 |
| Storm blow to row attempt; SPORT: Prison officers rescued in English Channel. |
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405 |
| Stu aims to grab chance. |
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226 |
| Student options boost. |
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225 |
| Study scandal arrest. |
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121 |
| Su has shed her excess baggage; Fitness Super slimmer's suitcase was too heavy with all new her clothes. |
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574 |
| Substitute for sweet snacks. |
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245 |
| Swimming: Gemma cruelly denied; BEIJING 2008. |
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321 |
| Table Tennis: Country's best young talents in Brum show; VOLLEYS. |
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321 |
| Technology makes it easy to ditch the car; Centro transforming public transport. |
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| Teenage pregnancy; Ask Alan YOUR CHILD HEALTH QUERIES. |
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| Tennis: Country's best young talents in Brum show; Tennis VOLLEYS. |
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| Thug faces prison for bottle attack. |
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| Ticket to save on fuel cost. |
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| Timely wins for design students. |
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120 |
| Too much waste in the workplace. |
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122 |
| Top tips for green holidays this year. |
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| Tory pledge to volunteer; POLITICS: Conservatives to do work on Brum estate. |
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| Training aimed at run novices; CHALLENGE: Coaching boost for Brum's first half marathon. |
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| Treats at allotment. |
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114 |
| Tune up chaps, let baton commence; TV Choice MAESTRO (BBC2, 9pm). |
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213 |
| TWIN CREDIBLE! FAMILY: Sonia's amazing brood has her seeing double over and over again. |
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527 |
| Uni generates fresh thinking; New cutting-edge green technology research centre comes to Aston Commercial Feature in association with Aston University. |
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313 |
| Vital decisions for youngsters; THE ECO COMMITTEE. |
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391 |
| Volunteers invited to see Prime Minister. |
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132 |
| Wait blow for area play boost. |
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193 |
| We need to help make our area healthy and clean; Education Britain In Bloom helps to create a sense of pride in Nechells. |
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429 |
| Weapons seized at Bash. |
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302 |
| Wheel help for carers. |
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| When it comes to saving the planet, we all have a responsibility to act; Leader of the Conservative Party DAVID CAMERON explains why he is backing the Birmingham Mail's Go Green campaign. |
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| Working to save energy. |
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501 |
| Wylde about cutting our carbon footprint; WYLDE GREEN UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (won Eco Congregation Award in 2007). |
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422 |
| You need to think about how much driving you do and the impact it has. |
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267 |
| Youngsters top healthy eating poll. |
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161 |
| Youthful memories set to flood back; LANDMARK: Club seeking stories as part of its anniversary celebrations. |
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| Ziana speaks out on climate change; On a mission to win over classmates. |
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| Zoo on rope roll. |
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August 12, 2008
