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• Solihull Barons win against hard battling Lions - Solihull Observer

  20-02-2015 21:03 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Solihull Barons win against hard battling Lions
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  Buy photos » Barons' man of the match Ryan Selwood picked up two assists on the way to defeating the Lions 4-1. (s) Photo by Keith Davies. A WEEK after a convincing 7-2 home win over Nottingham Lions, the Barons were on the road again and brought ...
  
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• Solihull Moors' play-off hopes back on track - Solihull Observer

  20-02-2015 19:22 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Solihull Moors' play-off hopes back on track
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  Last Season Moors gained just one solitary point from their first seven games of the New Year before they returned to winning ways. This year since Boxing Day it has been three points from seven but they look like turning things around and reigniting ...
  
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• Jeremy Hunt visits Craig Croft Medical Centre site - Solihull Observer

  20-02-2015 17:27 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Jeremy Hunt visits Craig Croft Medical Centre site
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  Buy photos » Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt joins Caroline Spelman at the site of the new Craig Croft Centre in Chelmsley Wood. MERIDEN MP Caroline Spelman was joined by the Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt at the site of the new Craig Croft ...
  
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• Gateway project works set to start in March - Solihull Observer

  20-02-2015 17:27 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Gateway project works set to start in March
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  Buy photos » Hazel and Trevor Maltby, pictured here with Guide Dogs Cooper and Sage, at the crossing at the end of the High Street which will be axed under the controversial new plans. The couple led the calls for a council re-think when the plans were ...
  
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• Birmingham & Solihull Bees' Eugene Martin takes heart despite last-gasp defeat - Birmingham Mail

  20-02-2015 11:41 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Birmingham & Solihull Bees' Eugene Martin takes heart despite last-gasp defeat
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  Director of rugby Eugene Martin believes Birmingham & Solihull RFC are good enough to put the brakes on their slide down the table and avoid the drop. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; Email. Marc Daniels. Eugene Martin. A last-gasp try denied Birmingham ...
  
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• Coffee entrepreneur smells success in Solihull... - BQ Live

  20-02-2015 06:34 via bqlive.co.uk
  Coffee entrepreneur smells success in Solihull...
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  In the sphere of imaging and printed circuit board technology, Scotland has world-leaders in design and manufacturing who are reaching out to the massive market in China. Nick Terry talks to Chris O'Brien. Scotland · Interview. Have Your Say ...
  
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• Prime Minister David Cameron steps up fight for Solihull - Solihull Observer

  20-02-2015 01:20 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Prime Minister David Cameron steps up fight for Solihull
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  Buy photos » David Cameron and Sajid Javid Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport visited the company and met with employees and trainees. Credit: Crown Copyright. Photo: Arron Hoare. PRIME Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George ...
  
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• Prolific criminal jailed for Birmingham arts centre arson

  20-02-2015 00:00
  A prolific criminal from Birmingham has been jailed for five years after setting fire to a city arts centre.
  
  Leon Smythe returned to Birmingham Crown Court this morning where he was sentenced for committing arson with intent to endanger life at the Ulfah Arts Centre in Highgate Square last May.
  
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• Police investigate after more than £9k stolen by distraction thieves at cashpoints

  20-02-2015 00:00
  Police investigating more than 20 distraction thefts across the West Midlands are alerting people to a new tactic used by thieves in order to steal money from people at cashpoints. 
  
  CCTV footage of the offences show how the swindlers approach someone at an ATM, tell them the machine is not working, and then use a piece of paper to cover the screen in order to cancel the transaction and pocket the card. 
  
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• #NightCops burglary purge keeps sleeping residents safe

  20-02-2015 00:00
  Early hours street patrols in a part of Wolverhampton hit by a recent spike of break-ins have helped cut burglary rates there to almost zero! 
  
  Wolverhampton Police launched an operation in Wednesfield last Saturday (Feb 14) having seen 11 burglaries in the space of 12 days at the end of January. 
  
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• Ex-care worker admits poisoning colleagues and residents

  20-02-2015 00:00
  A former care worker has today (20 February) admitted attempting to murder staff at the West Bromwich accommodation complex where she worked.
  
  Melissa Swift, who had also previously served as a special constable with West Midlands Police, appeared before Birmingham Crown Court this morning for a case management hearing, where she entered a guilty plea against five charges.
  
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• Coventry woman jailed for ‘Little Britain’ style shoplifting

  20-02-2015 00:00
  A Coventry woman has been sentenced to 14 weeks in prison for shoplifting while feigning disability in the style of Andy and Lou from ‘Little Britain’. 
  
  Leoni Clare, from Masser Road, Holbrooks, was caught on CCTV in a Marks and Spencer food store at a service station in Finham last month. The footage shows her in a wheelchair with an accomplice browse the shelves before concealing several items in her rucksack. 
  
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• Could you work in custody?

  20-02-2015 00:00
  We currently have a number of exciting job opportunities within our busy and fast moving custody environment. This series of images provides an insight into the work of custody staff and officers across the West Midlands in our Criminal Justice Department (CJS). Would you like to join the ranks?
  
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• Birmingham man jailed for 30 years after shooting leaves father-of-three paralysed

  20-02-2015 00:00
  A Birmingham man has been jailed for 30 years after being found guilty of the attempted murder of a man who was shot in the back, leaving him paralysed. 
  
  Unemployed Aidan Harris-Bennett, of no fixed address, got involved in an argument with a man in a fast food restaurant, which spilled out into Babington Road, Handsworth on the afternoon of Friday 25 October 2013.
  
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