Express & Star » In-depth: http://www.expressandstar.com Midlands News – West Midlands Local News - UK News Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:44:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en David keeping tatting tradition alive http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/07/david-keeping-tatting-tradition-alive/ http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/07/david-keeping-tatting-tradition-alive/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:35:39 +0000 Tim Walters http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/10/07/david-keeping-tatting-tradition-alive/ visit site to read more]

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]]> http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/24/group-to-honour-heroes-of-great-war/feed/ PM will be haunted by final Blair speech http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/20/pm-will-be-haunted-by-final-blair-speech/ http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/20/pm-will-be-haunted-by-final-blair-speech/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 23:09:41 +0000 Chris Leggett http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/20/pm-will-be-haunted-by-final-blair-speech/ gordon-brown.jpegIt is make or break time for … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/20/pm-will-be-haunted-by-final-blair-speech/feed/ Humble beginnings of a banking empire http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/19/humble-beginnings-of-a-banking-empire/ http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/19/humble-beginnings-of-a-banking-empire/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:51:14 +0000 Chris Leggett http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/19/humble-beginnings-of-a-banking-empire/ Lloyds TSB is now one of the world’s largest banks - but it started off right here in the Black Country in a building which is now home to a Subway sandwich shop. Mark Andrews reports.visit site to read more]

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]]> http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/17/what-adrian-thinks-of-the-public-centre/feed/ Latest from Lib Dems conference http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/17/latest-from-lib-dems-conference/ http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/17/latest-from-lib-dems-conference/#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:33:24 +0000 Chris Leggett http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/17/latest-from-lib-dems-conference/ Sunita Patel of the Express & Star reports from the Lib Dems conference.
Her report includes … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/17/latest-from-lib-dems-conference/feed/ Liberal Democrats plan for future http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/16/liberal-democrats-plan-for-future/ http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/16/liberal-democrats-plan-for-future/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:11:34 +0000 Chris Leggett http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/16/liberal-democrats-plan-for-future/ Sunita Patel reports on day two of the Liberal Democrats conference in Bournemouth for the Express & Star.

Michael White of the Guardian shares his view on the debate as the party faithful gather … [visit site to read more]

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]]> http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/16/ladies-get-their-kicks-at-ref-school/feed/ Can Nick Clegg win hearts of Midlands voters? http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/15/can-nick-win-hearts-of-midlands-voters/ http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/15/can-nick-win-hearts-of-midlands-voters/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:53:00 +0000 Chris Leggett http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/15/can-nick-win-hearts-of-midlands-voters/ The West Midlands is a political wasteland for the Liberal Democrats. Leader Nick Clegg talks to Sunita Patel about his ambitions for the region - and Britain.The West Midlands … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/15/can-nick-win-hearts-of-midlands-voters/feed/ Grange Hill bell to sound for the last time http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/15/grange-hill-bell-to-sound-for-the-last-time/ http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/15/grange-hill-bell-to-sound-for-the-last-time/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:13:58 +0000 Chris Leggett http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/15/grange-hill-bell-to-sound-for-the-last-time/ School’s out forever at Grange Hill today - and it may just go out with a bang, writes Maria Cusine.

For 30 years it has been the nation’s most famous comprehensive but school’s out forever today as Grange Hill’s famous bells ring for the last time.

With an instantly recognisable theme tune, comic strip-style opening credits and its bid to tackle the gritty realities of life at … [visit site to read more]

]]> http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/15/grange-hill-bell-to-sound-for-the-last-time/feed/ Can Noel’s new show mend Britain? http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/13/can-noels-new-show-mend-britain/ http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/13/can-noels-new-show-mend-britain/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:34:01 +0000 Chris Leggett http://www.expressandstar.com/2008/09/13/can-noels-new-show-mend-britain/ Noel Edmonds’ new feel-good television show is hoping to mend broken Britain. Maria Cusine reports.

He once hosted a weekly house party with Mr Blobby in the village of Crinkley Bottom. Now Noel Edmonds is launching a one-man television crusade to help tackle “Broken Britain”.

His CV already reads like a catalogue of TV and radio’s most iconic formats, including Swap Shop and Deal … [visit site to read more]

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