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• Sign up for the Heart of England Bike Ride - Solihull Observer

  22-05-2015 16:50 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Sign up for the Heart of England Bike Ride
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  REGISTRATION is now open for this year's Heart of England Bike Ride – which takes place on Sunday, July 19. Now in its tenth year the event, organised by the Knowle and Dorridge Lions, will again raise funds for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) ...
  
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• Business leaders back plans for Black Country, Birmingham, Coventry, and ... - expressandstar.com

  22-05-2015 16:44 via expressandstar.com
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  Business leaders back plans for Black Country, Birmingham, Coventry, and ...
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  Business leaders in the Black Country have welcomed moves towards joining up the West Midlands in a combined authority to handle powers devolved from Whitehall. 1. Comments. The deal between Birmingham and the Black Country took a major leap ...
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• Solihull School pupils join RSC cast on stage for The Merchant of Venice - Birmingham Mail

  22-05-2015 14:09 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Solihull School pupils join RSC cast on stage for The Merchant of Venice
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  Five talented youngsters from a Solihull school will join the cast of the Royal Shakespeare Company to perform in an upcoming production of The Merchant of Venice. The show, running at Stratford-upon-Avon's prestigious Royal Shakespeare Theatre until ...and more »
  
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• Rotary President visits Troop Aid headquarters - Solihull Observer

  22-05-2015 12:15 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Rotary President visits Troop Aid headquarters
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  Peter King, National President of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland (RIBI) visits the Troop Aid headquarters. Photograph courtesy of Gerry McLaughlin. by: Chris Willmott 11:09 am, May 22, 2015 ...
  
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• Tom rows a marathon for the Brain Tumour Charity - Solihull Observer

  22-05-2015 12:01 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Tom rows a marathon for the Brain Tumour Charity
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  SIXTH Form College student Tom Lewis took on the Platinum 'Row For It' challenge on Sunday to raise money for the Brain Tumour Charity. The 18-year-old rowed 42.195km – a full marathon – for the worthy cause at an event in Touchwood Shopping Centre ...
  
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• Solihull security specialist opens a base in the South East - The Business Desk

  22-05-2015 08:52 via thebusinessdesk.com
  
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  Solihull security specialist opens a base in the South East
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  A £200,000 investment in a new operations centre in the South East is set to help a Solihull security specialist grow its turnover by 30% in 2015. Integrity Security, which was formed in 2008 by entrepreneurs Will Adams and Tony Turner, is looking to ...
  
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• Wolverhampton drug den closed by police

  22-05-2015 00:00
  A Wolverhampton drugs den which blighted the lives of residents has been closed by police. The flat on MerridaleLane in thePark area ofthe city was officially closed on Monday (18 May) after officers secured a closure order from magistrates. 
  
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• Search for Nic Cruwys suspect continues

  22-05-2015 00:00
  Police investigating the assault on Watford fan Nic Cruwys are today (Friday) renewing their appeal to trace one of the men still yet to be identified.Detectives investigating the attack, which left the 44-year-old father with potentially life changing injuries, believe the suspect may well be from Telford and have widened their search area to try and locate the young man.
  
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• Phone fools the target of traffic police operation

  22-05-2015 00:00
  Traffic cops will be out in force across the region next week as part of a national clampdown on drivers using mobile phones at the wheel.Marked and unmarked units from Force Traffoc and CMPG will patrol the region’s motorways and A-roads from Saturday 23 May to Friday 29 May on the look-out for people making calls, texting or accessing the internet from devices while driving.
  
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• Missing Shropshire teenager – may be in Birmingham

  22-05-2015 00:00
  West Mercia Police is searching for missing 15-year-old Tomas Gazi, who was last seen getting onto the 1.34pm train to Birmingham International from Shrewsbury on Wednesday, 13 May.Tomas - who has a tanned complexion, 5ft 5ins tall and is of a medium build, with short dark hair - was last seen wearing a blue two toned hooded top and carrying a black rucksack. He was also wearing a red and blue baseball cap with a logo on the front.
  
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• Man produces gun and threatens woman in Erdington road rage

  22-05-2015 00:00
  Detectives are searching for a motorist who produced a handgun as he shouted abuse at a woman making her way to work in Erdington.The shocking case of road rage happened a week ago, on Friday 15 May, as the 43-year-old made her way to work.
  
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• Footage of clubbers released after Scholars bottle attack

  22-05-2015 00:00
  Footage has been released of a group of Coventry clubbers who attacked a young man with a bottle after he defended his female friend.The trouble started inside the Scholars nightclub late on Friday 3 April, when the 19-year-old was enjoying a night out with a group of friends.
  
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• Cutest police recruits set to star in Birmingham’s Gay Pride

  22-05-2015 00:00
  Some of West Midlands Police’s newest and cutest recruits will be marching in Birmingham’s Pride this Saturday (23 May).Five of the force’s pups aged 14 weeks to seven months will take part in the colourful parade alongside some of the UK’s most senior police figures
  
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• Biker killed in Black Country Route crash named

  22-05-2015 00:00
  A biker who died in a collision on the Black Country Route last Sunday (17 May) has been named as Scott Kilford. The 34-year-old died after coming off the green Kawasaki bike he was riding just before 7pm at the Lunt island. 
  
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