Solihull news

• West Midlands Police named among UK's top employers

  15-03-2015 00:00
  West Midlands Police has been recognised as one of the top employers in the country. The coveted accolade was bestowed on the force by gay rights group Stonewall in their 2015 Workplace Equality Index.
  
  Commenting on the achievement, Deputy Chief Constable Dave Thompson said: “Being recognised in the index is an acknowledgement of the hard work of a lot of people behind the scenes who have ensure our policies guarantee equal rights and all our officers and staff who, day in day out, are suppo
  
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• Police hunt Sandwell alleyway sex attacker

  15-03-2015 00:00
  A police investigation is underway into a serious sexual assault on a woman in a Wednesbury alleyway. The attack happened as the 26-year-old woman cut through the alley linking Redhouse Avenue and Pound Road just after 9pm on Monday (9 March).
  
  The offender is understood to be an Eastern European white man - possibly Polish - in his late 30s or early 40s, around 6ft tall and of slim build; he smelled of alcohol and cigarettes and was wearing a brown leather jacket with a pale stripe, black sho
  
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• Murder investigation launched after teenager killed in club disturbance

  15-03-2015 00:00
  A murder enquiry has been launched after a teenager was killed during a disturbance at a Coventry nightclub.
  
  Police and ambulance crew were called to Society nightclub in Tower Street at 2am this morning (March 15) in response to reports of disorder inside the venue. An 18-year-old was found with serious injuries and later pronounced dead in hospital. 
  
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