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• Tory candidate for Solihull under fire over book on tax avoidance - The Guardian

  23-04-2015 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
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  Tory candidate for Solihull under fire over book on tax avoidance
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  The Conservative party's candidate in the key target seat of Solihull has come under criticism for a book he authored that gives advice on hiding your money from the “prowling tax collector”. Julian Knight, a former personal finance journalist, is ...and more »
  
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• Robert Oliver set for European Championships - Solihull Observer

  23-04-2015 01:19 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Robert Oliver set for European Championships
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  SOLIHULL Paracanoe star Robert Oliver is on his way to Racice in the Czech Republic where he will represent Great Britain when he competes in the K1 200m at the Senior European Championships at the end of this month. The British number sealed his ...and more »
  
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• Relegation beckons for battling Bees - Solihull Observer

  23-04-2015 01:19 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Relegation beckons for battling Bees
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  IT LOOKS as though the writing is on the wall for Birmingham & Solihull Bees after they were all but consigned to relegation from National League Two (North) following Saturday's narrow 38-40 defeat against Hull. It was 'Groundhog Day' once again at ...and more »
  
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• England Ashes dream not over for Amy Jones - Solihull Observer

  23-04-2015 01:19 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  England Ashes dream not over for Amy Jones
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  SOLIHULL'S Amy Jones insists there is more than enough time to force her way into selection for this summer's Ashes despite failing to impress on a frustrating injury-stricken tour with the England Women's Academy in Dubai. On just the second day of ...
  
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• Defending champions on course to defend crown - Solihull Observer

  23-04-2015 01:19 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Defending champions on course to defend crown
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  OLD Silhillians continued the defence of their National Mixed Plate hockey title thanks to a 6-4 victory over local rivals Solihull Blossomfield on Sunday. The game started in a predictable fast pace with both sides having fielded strong teams, and ...and more »
  
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• Solihull Moors taste heavy defeat to Boston - Solihull Observer

  23-04-2015 01:09 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Solihull Moors taste heavy defeat to Boston
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  Buy photos » Dom Langdon and Max Stryjek look to clear their lines. (s) Photo by Mark Bonelle. THE END of the season cannot seemingly come soon enough for Solihull Moors after they were thrashed 4-1 at home to Boston United in the Vanarama ...and more »
  
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• Robber sought after two raids on newsagents in three weeks

  23-04-2015 00:00
  Images have been released of a Birmingham robber who is thought to have raided a Handsworth newsagents twice in the space of three weeks. Detectives investigating the robberies believe the same person may be responsible for both crimes and urge people who recognise the man captured on camera to come forward.
  
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• Police investigating the disappearance of Nicola Payne carry out lake searches

  23-04-2015 00:00
  Police investigating the disappearnce of Nicola Payne have today carried out a shallow water search of an area of water within Coombe Abbey Country Park. Today’s activity follows a preliminary sonar examination of the lake by Home Office scientists. 
  
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• Pair jailed over series of garage forecourt car thefts

  23-04-2015 00:00
  Two Birmingham car thieves have been jailed for a number of thefts including one that saw a salesman dragged along a Stourbridge street.Reuben Hylton and Meryl Dacosta appeared before Birmingham Crown Court on Friday (17 April) where they were sentenced.
  
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• Conmen caught on camera plundering pensioner’s savings

  23-04-2015 00:00
  Two grinning conmen plunder the savings of a pensioner after tricking him into handing over bank cards...blissfully unaware they’ve been caught on a pin-hole camera while withdrawing cash at an ATM. The scammers were filmed at a cash point in Coventry on the evening of March 17 having posed as bank staff on the phone and convincing the man his cards needed to be recalled for security reasons.
  
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• Concerns growing for girl missing from Erdington

  23-04-2015 00:00
  Police are appealing for help to find a Birmingham teenager who has not been seen since Monday (20 April).Sky Layton was last seen leaving school in Tile Cross on Monday – she has been sighted since in the Birmingham area.
  
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• Burglary and robbery at all-time low − domestic abuse up as survivors confide in police

  23-04-2015 00:00
  New crime statistics for the West Midlands reveal further falls in burglary and robbery rates − and a rise in domestic abuse reports as a growing number of survivors find the confidence to disclose offences to the police.Figures for 2014-15 show a 10 per cent fall in burglary compared to the previous 12 months − with 1,276 fewer people suffering the distress of a break-in − while 474 fewer robberies were reported over the same period.
  
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• Booby-trapped home raided in Black Country drugs bust

  23-04-2015 00:00
  Police in the Black Country have released dramatic footage of the moment they broke down the booby-trapped door of a suspected drug dealer.The raid at the house in Windmill Street, Wednesbury, was one of eight warrants executed in dawn searches across the area.
  
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