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Topic: West Midlands (European Parliament constituency)


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  Bristol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In December 2005, Bristol's unemployment rate was 5.2%, compared to 3.6% for the south west and 4.8% for the United Kingdom.
Bristol's Westminster constituencies cross the borders with neighbouring authorities, and the city is divided into Bristol West, East, South and North-west and Kingswood.
To the west the Avon has cut through the limestone to form the Avon Gorge, partly aided by glacial meltwater after the last ice age.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bristol   (4548 words)

  
 Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Travel West Midlands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
It operates in the West Midlands, including the cities of Birmingham, Coventry and Wolverhampton as well as the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall.
Travel West Midlands is owned by the National Express Group which also owns sister operators Travel London and Travel Dundee.
The company evolved out of what was previously the West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive (WMPTE) and has previously been the separate operations of the Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall, West Bromwich and Coventry Corporations.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /Travel_West_Midlands   (139 words)

  
 Isle_of_Wight
Until the revival of Rutland in 1997 it was the smallest county in England but it remains, with just one Member of Parliament and 132,731 permanent residents in the 2001 census, the most populated Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom.
The West Wight is predominantly rural, with dramatic coastlines dominated by the famous chalk downland ridge, running across the whole Island and ending in The Needles stacks - perhaps the most photographed aspect of the Isle of Wight.
As a constituency of the House of Commons it is traditionally a battleground between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/i/is/isle_of_wight.html   (3225 words)

  
 Muslim Communities in Europe: Britain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Syed Salah Kamall is an MEP (Member of the European Parliament) for London, elected in May 2005 and he sits on the Trade and Economic and Monetary Affairs Committees.
He stood as the Labour candidate for West Worcestershire in 2001's General Election, coming third behind the sitting Conservative MP Sir Michael Spicer and the Liberal Democrat candidate.
Professor Gatrad is consultant pediatrician at the Manor Hospital in Walsall, West Midlands and well-known for co-authoring (with Professor Aziz Shaikh) 'Caring for Muslim Patients' (Radcliffe Medical Press).
www.salaam.co.uk /themeofthemonth/september03_index.php?l=9   (12135 words)

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