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• New Jag sees new jobs - Solihull Observer

  19-01-2015 20:20 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  New Jag sees new jobs
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  JAGUAR Land Rover will create 1,300 jobs to build Jaguar's first sports utility vehicle (SUV) at its Solihull plant. The new F-Pace will go on sale in 2016 and as well as creating 1,300 jobs will also secure hundreds more jobs across the region's car ...
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• Solihull student dropout who stabbed his mother and father to death in knife ... - Birmingham Mail

  19-01-2015 18:34 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  The court was told that two hours before the Solihull attack police had been called by his parents who were worried about their son's behaviour – but when officers arrived they found Chang 'calm and rational' and left. Shortly afterwards Chang went on ...
  Carl Chang: Man who stabbed parents to death in frenzied knife attack is sent ...Mirror.co.uk
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• Home Court in Worcestershire comes with excellent facilities for equines - www.solihullnews.net

  19-01-2015 17:33 via solihullnews.net
  
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  Home Court in Worcestershire comes with excellent facilities for equines
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• Home Court in Worcestershire comes with excellent facilities for equines

  19-01-2015 17:30
  
  This Worcestershire barn conversion comes with excellent facilities for equines - and their owners, says Alison Jones .
  
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• Solihull Moors 0 AFC Fylde 1: Moors push fancied Fylde all the way to added time - www.solihullnews.net

  19-01-2015 16:09 via solihullnews.net
  
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  Solihull Moors 0 AFC Fylde 1: Moors push fancied Fylde all the way to added time
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  A rasping shot from Fylde rattled Moors cross bar and as the ball rebounded to Hughes on the 18-yard line, the full-back hammered it into the back of the net to give the visitors a late, late victory. Tomorrow, Solihull Moors are at home to mid-table ...
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• Birmingham & Solihull Bees 14 Ampthill & District 31: Battling Bees give ... - www.solihullnews.net

  19-01-2015 16:09 via solihullnews.net
  
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  Birmingham and Solihull Bees coach Henno Venter praised the battling spirit and ferocious tackling shown by his players as they lost out to an experienced Ampthill side. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; Email. Bees coach Henno Venter praised the battling ...
  
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• Sheffield Senators 2 Solihull Barons 6: Henry and Soar get Barons of to flying ... - www.solihullnews.net

  19-01-2015 15:52 via solihullnews.net
  
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  Sheffield Senators 2 Solihull Barons 6: Henry and Soar get Barons of to flying ...
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  The Bristol Street Motors Solihull Barons opened the second half of their season with a solid win away at the Sheffield Senators. The combination of the Barons having not had a fixture for the best part of a month and the Senators enjoying a strong ...
  
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• Blind Knowle grandad is a guitar great - aged 99 - www.solihullnews.net

  19-01-2015 15:42 via solihullnews.net
  
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  Blind Knowle grandad is a guitar great - aged 99
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  ... enjoyment and companionship second to none.” George makes CDs of his music with the help of his son Christopher. His 100th birthday on Saturday, January 24, will be marked with a concert by Solihull Symphony Orchestra at Shirley Methodist Church.
  
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• Solihull Council set to deny workers 'a living wage' - www.solihullnews.net

  19-01-2015 15:38 via solihullnews.net
  
  Solihull Council set to deny workers 'a living wage'
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  “What is truly shocking is Solihull Council's unwillingness to pay a living wage, which is really just the bare minimum pay people need, nothing luxurious. Many other councils of all political colours have implemented the living wage including ...
  
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• Solihull Council acts after drugs and knives are found at nightspot - www.solihullnews.net

  19-01-2015 15:38 via solihullnews.net
  
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  Solihull Council acts after drugs and knives are found at nightspot
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  Police have revealed “serious concerns” over security at a Solihull nightspot after drugs and knives were found inside. Apres was ordered to cut opening hours and scrap a weekly event called Snow following police raids which revealed the use of cocaine ...
  
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• Healthy eating drive is a tasty plan for pupils at Dickens Heath school

  19-01-2015 15:36
  
  It will be nutritious meals all the way from now on at Dickens Heath Primary after the school has become part of a new Government healthy eating drive.
  
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• Solihull Council acts after drugs and knives are found at nightspot

  19-01-2015 15:31
  
  Apres in Solihull was ordered to cut opening hours and scrap a weekly event called Snow following police raids which revealed the use of cocaine, amphetamine and cannabis.
  
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• Solihull Council set to deny workers 'a living wage'

  19-01-2015 15:27
  
  Solihull Council – which pays its chief executive up to £130,000 – looks set to refuse its lowest earners the £7.85-an-hour living wage.
  
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• Hall Green home has a modern look after a refurb - www.solihullnews.net

  19-01-2015 15:24 via solihullnews.net
  
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  Hall Green home has a modern look after a refurb
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• Catherine-de-Barnes residents vent anger at plans for giant M42 service station

  19-01-2015 15:24
  
  Residents packed Catherine-de-Barnes village hall to condemn plans for a giant M42 service station earmarked for ancient woodland.
  
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• Solihull bank machine scam warning - www.solihullnews.net

  19-01-2015 15:15 via solihullnews.net
  
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  Solihull bank machine scam warning
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  The gadgets have been found at Nat West and Lloyds Bank branches in the Solihull area on at least eight other occasions since May last year. Police have released CCTV images of two men they want to speak to about the swindle. Nav Sharma, a police ...
  
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• Luxury homes for sale in Yardley

  19-01-2015 15:13
  
  Blakesley Views is a brand new development of 13 luxury homes being built by Damson Homes.
  
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• Hall Green home has a modern look after a refurb

  19-01-2015 15:07
  
  Located in the sought after area of Fox Hollies Road in Hall Green, the property has a part timbered look to the outside and contemporary feel inside.
  
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• Traditional Shirley semi benefits from extension

  19-01-2015 15:02
  
  A traditional semi in Olton Road, Shirley, this three-bedroom house benefits from having been extended.
  
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• Detached Sheldon home for sale

  19-01-2015 14:56
  
  Three of a kind: Detached homes for sale in Sheldon, Kings Heath and Hall Green
  
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• Solihull and Birmingham community projects get funding boost - Birmingham Mail

  19-01-2015 12:27 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Solihull and Birmingham community projects get funding boost
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  Four community projects located within the Birmingham and Solihull area have received a funding boost from The Veolia Environmental Trust. First awarded was The Church of the Ascension in Stirchley which received a grant of £17,750 to fund the ...
  
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• Sedgley Park 17 Birmingham & Solihull RFC 22: Bees finally enjoy a victory at ... - Birmingham Mail

  19-01-2015 12:10 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Sedgley Park 17 Birmingham & Solihull RFC 22: Bees finally enjoy a victory at ...
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  A try in each half by winger Aquile Smith set Birmingham & Solihull Bees up for a victory which moves them away from the bottom three in National Two North. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; Email. Henno Venter. Birmingham and Solihull put in a team performance ...
  
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• Julie Summerell named 'Business Person of the Year' by Solihull News - FleetNews

  19-01-2015 11:38 via fleetnews.co.uk
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  Julie Summerell named 'Business Person of the Year' by Solihull News
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  The award, which is held in association with the Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel & Country Club, follows Summerell's other recent successes, including 'Business Person of the Month' last November and 'Best Use of Innovation', awarded by the Solihull ...
  
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• Accident and Emergency departments continue to feel the pressure - Solihull Observer

  19-01-2015 11:03 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Accident and Emergency departments continue to feel the pressure
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  RECORD levels of pressure on A&E departments across the country are being reflected at the already struggling Heart of England NHS Trust which runs Solihull, Heartlands and Good Hope hospitals. Over the past year the trust has been failing to meet many ...
  
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• Record Poppy Appeal to mark cenetenary of WWI - Solihull Observer

  19-01-2015 09:44 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Record Poppy Appeal to mark cenetenary of WWI
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  Buy photos » Solihull Royal British Legion president Dave Mouzer, Coun Jim Wild, Solihull Mayor Kate Wild, RBL branch chairman Ken Russell, Poppy Appeal officer Sonia Mouzer and Standard Bearer George Rouse launching this year's Solihull Poppy ...
  
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• New deal paves way for growth in Solihull - Solihull Observer

  19-01-2015 01:12 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  New deal paves way for growth in Solihull
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  A £350 million deal to create jobs and economic growth in Solihull, Birmingham and the surrounding area has been signed off by the Deputy Prime Minister and Council leaders. Nick Clegg joined private and public sector directors from the Greater ...
  
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• Campaigners slam new M42 Service station plans - Solihull Observer

  19-01-2015 01:12 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Campaigners slam new M42 Service station plans
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  The £65 million project - which if given planning permission would create 300 permanent jobs when open and additional jobs during construction - would be located on a parcel of land between the M42 and Solihull Road (pictured), but will only be ...
  
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• Solihull busker given hospital order for killing his parents

  19-01-2015 00:00
  A court has ordered that a busker who killed his parents be treated indefinitely at a secure psychiatric hospital.
  
  Carl Chang stabbed to death his mother Quoi, 50, and his father Pin Cheng Chang, 59, at the family home Hermitage Road, Solihull in the early hours of 7 July 2014. 
  
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• Pride by name, pride by nature

  19-01-2015 00:00
  They say pride comes before a fall, and this has certainly been the case for some West Midlands’ fleeing criminals.
  
  But rather than referring to one of the deadly sins, the word Pride is infact the name of one of West Midlands Police’s finest German Shepherd dogs.
  
  Seven-year-old Pride is set to retire later this year, with PC Adrian Sheargold reluctantly hanging up the lead on what has been an illustrious career for the duo.
  
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• Police linking racist vandal attacks in Birmingham

  19-01-2015 00:00
  Police are linking two racist vandal attacks in south Birmingham. 
  
  Islamaphobic graffiti was daubed on walls at the University of Birmingham in Edgbaston and a mosque in Selly Oak overnight between Friday (16 January) and Saturday (17 January). 
  
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• Missing Birmingham man found in Warwick

  19-01-2015 00:00
  Missing Birmingham man George Hall has been found safe and well.
  
  George was reported missing after leaving his home to buy parrots on Monday 12 January and was found in the Warwick area around 10.30pm last night (18 January).
  
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• Man who died in Solihull collision named

  19-01-2015 00:00
  Police have today named a local man who lost his life on a Solihull road earlier this week as Kristian Murray.
  
  Officers were called to Four Ashes Road, Dorridge just before 7am on Wednesday morning (14 January) following reports of a collision involving a car and motorcyclist.
  
  Kristian, 32, who was driving the motorcycle, was treated by the ambulance service but despite their best efforts he unfortunately died at the scene.
  
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• Inquiry after car park fall death

  19-01-2015 00:00
  A man has died after falling from a Birmingham city centre car park. 
  
  Police were called to the multi-storey NCP on St Jude’s Passage at around 4.15pm on Saturday 17 January by a member of the public who was concerned about the welfare of a man sat on a ledge. 
  
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• CCTV released of Wolverhampton knife attack suspect

  19-01-2015 00:00
  CCTV has been released of a suspect in a Wolverhampton knife attack, after he was captured on camera moments before he lashed out at a man in a city centre subway. 
  
  The 35-year-old local man was walking with his brother when they bumped into another man and words were exchanged. 
  
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• Body found in Leicester allotment in search for missing Sameena Imam

  19-01-2015 00:00
  Detectives believe that a body found on an allotment site in Leicester is that of missing Cardiff woman Sameena Imam.
  
  Formal identification will take place on Wednesday (21 January) after the find in Groby Road on Friday.
  
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