Solihull news

• Driver airlifted to hospital after Sutton Coldfield crash

  22-06-2015 22:30
  
  Fire crews rescue man trapped in car following crash with lorry on Thimble End Road in Walmley
  
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• Strip club Medusa could become a restaurant

  22-06-2015 22:00
  
  Plans welcomed as Birmingham's reputation as lap dancing capital of UK diminishes
  
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• Crooked father and son roofers swindled Alzheimer's victim out of £50,000

  22-06-2015 22:00
  
  Robert Bennett, 61, and 38-year-old Ronald Reeves convicted of theft and fraud
  
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• Birmingham diners must vote with their feet to stop 'Nando-isation' of the high street

  22-06-2015 21:00
  
  Glynn Purnell is right on restaurant chains - but independents will only flourish if Brummies are prepared to search for the city's hidden charms, says Mary Griffin
  
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• Errol Flynn love letters to Malvern sweetheart to go under hammer at auction

  22-06-2015 20:00
  
  Future Hollywood star wrote to local girl he met while a member of Birmingham Rep in 1934
  
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• Man shot in Quinton street in 'targeted' attack

  22-06-2015 19:55
  
  Highfield Lane sealed off after gunman strikes
  
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• Streetly stranger danger alert as pupil approached by driver after school

  22-06-2015 18:57
  
  Parents urged to be 'extra vigilant' following report of incident last Wednesday
  
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• Travellers invade Charlie Chaplin's Black Patch Park

  22-06-2015 18:23
  
  Now bailiffs are set to kick off families based at the Smethwick site where the silent comedy star was allegedly born
  
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• Which Labour leadership candidate has the best slogan?

  22-06-2015 18:14
  
  Do you want to "be part" of change, or maybe you fancy a "fresh start"? Whatever your political leanings, there's a Labour leadership candidate for you.
  
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• Ben and Holly come to Solihull - Solihull Observer

  22-06-2015 17:39 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Ben and Holly come to Solihull
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  KIND-HEARTED youngsters at Streetsbrook Infant and Nursery School were paid a visit from the stars of Ben and Holly's Magic Kingdom. The Streetsbrook Childcare raised £212 in the ICAN Chatterbox challenge earlier in the year. They held a Jo Jingles ...
  
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• Handsworth double death sisters were on their way to Sunday school

  22-06-2015 17:36
  
  Lily and Shelley Wu identified as the victims of horrific crash as driver is bailed by police
  
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• Grandmother beheaded by a man who went on a 45-minute rampage a court has heard

  22-06-2015 16:40
  
  Palmira Silva and her two cats were beheaded by paranoid schizophrenic Nicolas Salvador
  
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• Dad's Army star Ian Lavender gets Broad Street star

  22-06-2015 16:36
  
  Actor is latest honoured on city's Golden Mile
  
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• Two M&S stores facing the axe over 'declining' sales levels

  22-06-2015 16:13
  
  Branches at The Fort and Simply Food shop in Shirley both set to close with 130 staff affected
  
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• Emotional visit to site where more than 8,000 massacred for city delegation

  22-06-2015 16:00
  
  Birmingham group meets mothers who lost sons in Srebrenica slaughter
  
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• Akira, 18 - how I thought I was going to die from rare disease

  22-06-2015 16:00
  
  Lupus struck student leaving her unable to dress, causing seizures and she couldn't even read and write
  
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• More than 300,000 West Midlands children benefit from tax credits which the Government is threatening to cut

  22-06-2015 15:57
  
  David Cameron indicated tax credits for working people will be reduced in a major speech, but the Government has not yet provided details
  
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• Live: Birmingham and West Midlands breaking news, weather, sport and traffic

  22-06-2015 15:53
  
  Live Midlands news on June 23 plus weather, traffic and sports
  
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• Kebab review podcast: Episode 2 - The Kebab Shop, Winson Green

  22-06-2015 15:43
  
  Listen as our in-house culinary experts (they just like kebabs) Jonny Greatrex and Jon Pearson dine out at The Kebab Shop, Winson Green
  
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• National Grid team pylon the pressure to generate £20k for cancer charity

  22-06-2015 15:06
  
  The National Grid employees from the Homer Road office have scaled a 150ft pylon to generate over £20,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support.
  
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• Charity legend who dedicated her life to serving people of Solihull dies at 94 - Birmingham Mail

  22-06-2015 14:59 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Charity legend who dedicated her life to serving people of Solihull dies at 94
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  A Solihull woman who has dedicated most of her life to the people of the borough has died, aged 94. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; LinkedIn. Cynthia Leonard contributed 70 years of her life to the people of Solihull Borough. A Solihull woman who has ...
  
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• Car Share writer Tim Reid gets creative at his old school

  22-06-2015 14:54
  
  Tim Reid, who has written the hit series which stars Peter Kay, paid a visit to Solihull School to speak to fifth-form students about the world of comedy writing.
  
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• Library of Birmingham to mark Shakespeare anniversary under new deal with British Library

  22-06-2015 14:52
  
  British Library and Library of Birmingham form cultural partnership which includes project to mark 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death
  
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• Charity legend who dedicated her life to serving people of Solihull dies at 94

  22-06-2015 14:47
  
  A Solihull woman who has dedicated most of her life to the people of the borough has died, aged 94.
  
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• Mother who went on the run with her three-year-old son faces jail

  22-06-2015 14:27
  
  Rebecca Minnock went on the run for 17 days with her three-year-old son Ethan in May and could now face jail for contempt of court
  
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• Driver hit with huge fine for hogging middle lane of motorway

  22-06-2015 13:44
  
  Does this court case spell the end of the road for annoying middle lane drivers?
  
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• Culture minister Ed Vaizey places export bar on Cezanne painting

  22-06-2015 13:18
  
  The temporary export bar placed on masterpiece whilst a UK buyer is sought to match the £13,522,500 asking price for the painting
  
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• Marks & Spencer to close stores at The Fort and in Shirley, with loss of 128 positions

  22-06-2015 13:07
  
  Staff will be offered new roles at nearby outlets, says High Street giant
  
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• European police agency Europol will target social media accounts of Islamic State

  22-06-2015 13:03
  
  Terrorist organisation Islamic State will be targeted by new European police agency Europol to uncover and block their social media accounts
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at June 22 in years gone by

  22-06-2015 12:35
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on June 22.
  
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• Walsall to unveil new Primark store in £7.8m town centre development

  22-06-2015 12:30
  
  High street fashion giant coming to town as part of council-funded Old Square scheme
  
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• Dog saves... CAT? Beagle Millie saves feline pal Jess from death in barbed wire

  22-06-2015 12:30
  
  Castle Bromwich pet owner had given up hope of finding moggie after eight weeks when dog sniffed her out trapped in bush
  
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• Pedestrian badly hurt in Walsall HGV collision

  22-06-2015 12:27
  
  Woman is airlifted to hospital following accident on the A461 Bescot Road
  
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• Reaction: Two girls die after Handsworth Grove Lane collision tragedy

  22-06-2015 12:18
  
  Pair aged six and seven were rushed to hospital following yesterday's accident but died of their injuries shortly afterwards
  
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• Opinion: Birmingham academics ask why top firms prefer recruits who went to public school

  22-06-2015 12:05
  
  Birmingham academics have been examining why many of the UK's top firms prefer to recruit people who went to a fee-paying school
  
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• Glynn Purnell blames Nando's for 'killing independent business in Birmingham'

  22-06-2015 12:00
  
  Celebrity chef Glynn Purnell says restuarant chains are forcing independents out of business
  
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• Keep your first holy communion pictures coming!

  22-06-2015 11:39
  
  A gallery of photos marking a very special day
  
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• Two girls die after Handsworth Grove Lane collision tragedy

  22-06-2015 11:36
  
  Pair aged six and seven were rushed to hospital but died of injuries shortly afterwards
  
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• More of YOUR fabulous school prom pictures

  22-06-2015 11:27
  
  Keep them coming, guys!
  
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• Dudley bystanders battle to save crash victim who suffered heart attack

  22-06-2015 09:50
  
  West Midlands Ambulance Service praises the quick-thinking of onlookers who performed CPR on man left seriously injured after car smashes into his parked vehicle
  
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• Five injured as vehicle overturns in Willenhall minibus and van crash

  22-06-2015 09:39
  
  Two people taken to hospital following accident in Bentley Road South
  
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• West Midlands Fire Service warn - don't Tweet dial 999 in an emergency

  22-06-2015 09:30
  
  Fire fighters urge members of the public to dial 999 after they received a Tweet to alert them to a factory fire
  
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• Firefighters to rescue of animals in distress in Cannock and Sutton Park

  22-06-2015 09:24
  
  Horse in burning horsebox and cow stuck in water saved by fire service in busy weekend
  
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• M5 van driver arrested after nine seats and a mattress found in his vehicle

  22-06-2015 09:03
  
  Police are working with officers from across Europe to crack down on foreign crooks
  
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• Young footballers raise money for Birmingham Children's Hospital

  22-06-2015 08:17
  
  Now Lichfield Lions plan to take part in The Big Bandage
  
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• Silent Noise Party, Rave Against Racism and more incredible club nights this weekend

  22-06-2015 08:00
  
  Get your night out planned for the coming weekend
  
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• Revealed: The 41 times the fire service helped move obese people in the last three years - one got stuck on a commode

  22-06-2015 07:30
  
  New figures show fire crews with specialist lifting equipment were needed more than 40 times in the last three years   
  
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• Handsworth Grove Lane crash sees new calls for traffic safety action on the busy city road

  22-06-2015 07:30
  
  Families urge for safety measures to be introduced on Grove Lane after mum and four children hit by car at 'accident blackspot'
  
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• Live: Birmingham and West Midlands breaking news, sport, weather and traffic

  22-06-2015 07:00
  
  Live Midlands news on June 22 plus weather, traffic and sports
  
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• Land Rover Defender number 2 million rolls off the Solihull line - AutoExpress

  22-06-2015 01:09 via autoexpress.co.uk
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  Land Rover Defender number 2 million rolls off the Solihull line
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  It's a milestone for Land Rover, as the two-millionth Series and Defender model has rolled off the line. It marks 67 years of production at the Solihull plant in the West Midlands, which will stop making the 4x4 for good at the end of 2015. The ...
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