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Asda creates 40 new jobs for the communityAsda today announced a major jobs boost for Kings Heath town centre ahead of its new store opening at the end of the month. The creation of new jobs and pledge to support the local community was welcomed by Kings Heath Town Centre Manager Nikki Carr.“It is great to welcome such a favourite to the High Street, and with the new site creating so many jobs.

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Graffiti out of reachHigh-level graffiti can stay in place for years because of a city council insur-ance problem, according to a Kings Heath and Moseley councillor.Cllr Martin Mullaney claims he was forced to climb on to a local rooftop because, at the moment, the official graffiti removal team “only have insurance to remove graffiti that they can reached from the ground”. Some members believe its good for the youth to express themselves.

Kings Heath Grows For GoldKings Heath locals, especially town centre businesses, are being urged to get floral when the Britain in Bloom judges are in town. It is the third time Kings Heath has entered the Heart of England in Bloom category. In 2008 the Floral Trail won a silver award;

the following year the High Street won a silver gilt award; this year the Kings Heath Centre Partnership is aiming for gold. Local Spokeswoman Nicola Jones said ‘Its been great to have all the support from the community and local busi-nesses’. All we can do is have faith and stay soiled as the results are revealed. Will it be a what were hoping for.

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Lib Dem councillor Ernie Hendricks is expected to be suspended for a month if he refuses to apologise for showing disrespect to the owner of the listed former tram depot. He had allegedly trespassed onto the property in order to make a YouTube video about the der-elict state of the historic local building. He has been critisied by some for being disrespectful and deceptive however, he has been awared with praise of bravery and courage. Conservative councillor Micheal Morton said ‘we hope he has learnt hes lesson and he is forgiven by the community’

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5 year old child, Kylie was run over by a 50 bus when on her way to school.

Mother Zara Jones was taking her regular trip to school when Zara let go of her hand when crossing the road and ran out, A local woman who witnessed the incident said “its a tragic accident and I hope the little girl has a fast recovery.

Two ambulance crews were called to the scene and the girl was rushed to hospital with a police escort. Two paramedics and an emergency doctor also

attended to the boy’s injuries.“The girl had a fractured leg among other suspected injuries,” said a spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service.“Such was the seriousness of the injuries; the girl was taken by land ambulance under police escort to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.”“One of the rapid response paramedics and the Emergency Doctor were also on board the ambulance to care for the boy en route to hospital.”

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Kings Heath Housing Create Jobs for local youngsterSeventeen-year-old James is an appren-tice bricklayer, who is currently attending South Birmingham College and working towards an NVQ level 2 qualification in bricklaying. The paid work and training the apprentices receive is the result of an initiative by Waterloo to boost skills and job opportunities. This is a step in reducing unemployment in our area.

New lights and pedestrian crossings for Alcester Road / Howard RoadNew traffic lights, crossings and road markings are all to be installed on the junction between the A435 Alcester Road South, Howard Road East and Howard Road in an £88,000 scheme funded by Bir-mingham City Council.Work is expected to take up to eight weeks.

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A BIRMINGHAM cop has proven himself a one-man anti-crime crusader – after using CCTV evi-dence to help bust almost 1,000 crooks.

We would like to thank all the members of kings heath commuinity for their support with the nes system that has been put in place.Pc Paul Tyrrell, based at Kings Heath po-lice station, has played a part in capturing attempt-ed murderers, arsonists, shoplifters, fraudsters, anti-social drunks and street brawlers.He has his own IT suite dedicated to identifying and monitor-ing suspects and helping police investigations.

The issue of CCTV in Bimingham has been con-troversial after it emerged that cameras, paid for from an anti-terrorist fund, had been installed in predominantly Muslim areas of the city.But since the equipment was intro-duced in April last year, at a cost of £20,000 to the Kings Heath Business Improvement District, it has helped in more than 920 convictions.Pc Tyrell, aged 45: “It’s a tool that processes CCTV footage.

“I get evidence ready, prepare posters of sus-

pects and use facial recognition to iden-tify people involved in crime.“I can also track a suspect’s movements and find out how an offender entered and left an area so this system is a great benefit to everybody.“We can show CCTV footage almost immediately to suspects while they are in custody, reducing the amount of bail applica-tions and paperwork for officers.”The father-of-one proc-esses footage from CCTV cameras erected at busi-nesses and homes across the city and attends crime scenes to help download and retrieve what may be crucial footage.He then converts the material into easy-to-use discs for fellow officers, the courts and and stores the files on a database.

When the equipment is unable to identify a suspect, CCTV material is posted on West Mid-lands Police’s intranet. Pc Tyrell has also developed a website for the Kings Heath Business Associa-tion, at www.khba.org, which will list crime prevention advice and im-ages of suspects.

Inspector Jon Lighton, the senior officer for East

Birmingham, which now includes Moseley and Kings Heath, confirmed that the cameras would read the number plates of every vehicle passing and these could then be checked by the Police National Computer. He also confirmed the camera project is part of the Government’s ‘Pre-venting Violent Extrem-ism’ agenda - known as Project Champion in Bir-mingham. In a statement the Partnership explained the reason for camera locations in Moseley and Kings Heath, by claiming this would help monitor vehicles using ‘rat runs’.

“We are committed to ensuring that Birmingham remains one of the safest cities in the UK, and I am confident that these ad-ditional crime prevention measures will assist us in improving the quality of life for local residents,

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