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• Emma shines in Solihull to earn her place on world class talent programme - Lancaster Today

  14-05-2015 16:42 via lancasterguardian.co.uk
  
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  Emma shines in Solihull to earn her place on world class talent programme
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  Following a superb bronze medal performance in the British Modern Triathlon Championships in Solihull, 14 year old Emma Whittaker has been admitted onto the pentathlon world class talent programme. This is especially impressive as Emma was ...
  
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• Students awarded prestigious Tae Kwon-Do belt - Solihull Observer

  14-05-2015 14:22 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Students awarded prestigious Tae Kwon-Do belt
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  SOLIHULL Tae Kwon-Do club are celebrating after seven students were awarded their coveted black belts while another has been awarded his second Dan black belt at a recent grading event in Belgium. Black belts were handed out to father and daughter ...
  
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• Solihull Moors to play Birmingham City and Mansfield - Solihull Observer

  14-05-2015 14:04 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull Moors to play Birmingham City and Mansfield
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  MOORS have confirmed this week they will play two pre-season friendly matches against Football League sides Mansfield Town and Birmingham City this coming July. Mansfield finished 21st in League Two last Season and have ex-Moors manager Mickie ...
  
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• Conservatives retain control of Solihull Council - Solihull Observer

  14-05-2015 13:27 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Conservatives retain control of Solihull Council
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  The ruling party held on to power while increasing their vote share and majority by gaining Olton, Elmdon and Lyndon wards. Council leader Bob Sleigh was re-elected into his Bickenhill seat alongside the other six cabinet members who have been on the ...
  
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• Free tennis lessons in Solihull - Solihull Observer

  14-05-2015 13:18 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  WITH SPRING in the air and with the courts in great condition ready for the tennis season, Knowle & Dorridge Racquets Club held their first tournament of the year. A friendly mixed doubles tournament was held on Saturday where 24 club members took part ...
  
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• Julian Knight trumps Lorely Burt to take Solihull - Solihull Observer

  14-05-2015 11:28 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Julian Knight trumps Lorely Burt to take Solihull
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  THE FORMER Conservative stronghold of Solihull has returned to Conservative control following a crushing victory by Julian Knight who stole back the seat from Lorely Burt. Former journalist Mr Knight was announced the winner – and new borough MP – at ...
  
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• Two arrested after fight in Walsall park

  14-05-2015 00:00
  A 15-year-old lad and a man have been arrested following a fight in a Walsall park last night that left a teenager in hospital with knife wounds.Police were called to Palfrey Park at around 7.30pm (May 13) after reports of a disorder involving a group of young men.
  
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• Sandwell drugs raid arrest tally climbs to 58 after latest dawn raids

  14-05-2015 00:00
  Six men and a woman have been arrested in raids across the Black Country this morning in a Sandwell-wide crackdown on crime. The seven were targeted by officers as part of Spring Safer Six, an intelligence-led strike at the heart of drug dealing and associated crime across the borough.
  
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• Robber sought after Asda carjacking

  14-05-2015 00:00
  Detectives are urging witnesses to come forward after a man was punched and forced from his BMW by a robber at a Birmingham supermarket. Police launched an inquiry following the carjacking at the Asda store in Great Barr, last month.
  
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• LionHeart Challenge a roaring success

  14-05-2015 00:00
  A fingerprint scanner, ‘robodog’ and safety watch may all sound like gadgets befitting the next James Bond film, but they are in fact all ideas to increase personal safety and reduce crime submitted by pupils from across the West Midlands.
  
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• Image of wanted man released after nightclub stabbing

  14-05-2015 00:00
  Police have released an image of a man wanted for questioning after a stabbing in a Wolverhampton nightclub.A 23-year-old man was taken to hospital in a critical condition with a stomach wound after a brawl in Faces, Bilston Street in the early hours of Friday 3 April. Fortunately he is expected to make a full recovery.
  
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• Carer jailed for abusing elderly patient – she told cops stealing food was “perk of the job”

  14-05-2015 00:00
  A carer who systematically abused an elderly patient has been jailed following a West Midlands Police investigation. Julie Hamilton (pictured) was employed to look after the lady – who has severe dementia – at her Walsall home and help her at meal times. However, over a period of several months she routinely cut corners, force fed her meals in minutes to speed up visits, and often threw food away having falsely claimed to have served the dinners.She even stole cakes from the 88-year-old's
  
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