Solihull news

• West Midlands Police to announce massive job losses on Tuesday

  27-07-2015 22:00
  
  PCSOs summoned to meeting amid fears that cuts will trigger 'the end of neighbourhood policing'
  
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• Walsall drug dealer jailed for 17 years after double investigation

  27-07-2015 21:00
  
  Popinder Singh Kandola handed sentence following two separate investigations into drug and money laundering offences
  
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• Alton Towers Smiler crash ride will NOT re-open this summer

  27-07-2015 20:30
  
  Theme Park boss vows to be first on ride when it eventually restarts
  
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• Police hunt for man who sexually assaulted woman on New Street station platform

  27-07-2015 20:17
  
  Officers release image of person they want to speak to after frightening attack
  
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• Solihull restaurant boss with 'wandering hands' found guilty of six sex ... - Birmingham Mail

  27-07-2015 20:08 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  THE Solihull owner of a restaurant called Spicy Affair has been found guilty of seven charges of sexually assaulting young women. Prashant Sengar, boss of the Victoria Terrace, Leamington eaterie had “wandering hands”, a jury at Warwick Crown Court ...and more »
  
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• WATCH: Moment cops risk head-on collision with car going wrong way along M6 Toll

  27-07-2015 20:03
  
  Brave officers receive awards for averting disaster on motorway
  
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• Solihull restaurant boss with 'wandering hands' found guilty of six sex assaults on women jobseekers

  27-07-2015 20:00
  
  'Bullying' Prashant Sengar owns restaurant called Spicy Affair
  
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• 10 years since tornado swept through Birmingham leaving devastation in its wake

  27-07-2015 20:00
  
  One year-old boy escaped death as tree crashes into bedroom and another woman's arms were sliced open by flying street sign
  
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• Gang plundered metal from M42 and M5 road signs causing £430,000 damage

  27-07-2015 19:47
  
  An organised gang made £30K from thefts but caused over £430,000 damage by plundering copper from motorway signs from around the Midlands
  
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• Peacock causes thousands of pounds of damage to cars and shop windows - by attacking its own reflection

  27-07-2015 17:40
  
  Percy the peacock has been causing havoc during breeding season at a Midland visitor attraction
  
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• Norfolk police search for Solihull woman Suzanne Hughes who went missing on ... - Solihull Observer

  27-07-2015 17:39 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Norfolk police search for Solihull woman Suzanne Hughes who went missing on ...
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  POLICE in Norfolk are continuing to search for a Solihull woman who went missing while on holiday. Suzanne Hughes (pictured) was on the last day of a family holiday in Cromer, Norfolk, when she disappeared at around 10.30pm on Friday, July 17.
  
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• Tributes to millionaire greengrocer Joe Richards after his death at age of 46

  27-07-2015 17:11
  
  'Humble and generous' boss had survived brutal nightclub attack nine years before
  
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• Tributes pour in for millionaire greengrocer Joe Richards after his death at age of 46

  27-07-2015 17:11
  
  'Humble and generous' boss had survived brutal nightclub attack nine years before
  
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• Theme parks we used to love in the school holidays when we were growing up in Birmingham

  27-07-2015 17:00
  
  It cost 60p for kids to go to Drayton Manor and less than £3 for Cadbury World, those were the days ...
  
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• 'Penis shapes' left on road by council workers stun residents

  27-07-2015 17:00
  
  Obscene shapes in surfacing work branded a 'disgrace' by locals
  
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• Opinion: New partnerships are a great result for the Library of Birmingham

  27-07-2015 17:00
  
  Increased opening hours for no extra taxpayer cash is welcome result
  
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• Look: Appalling picture of flat where nine cats and two dogs lived in squalid conditions

  27-07-2015 16:47
  
  Stacey Rawling, banned from keeping animals for life, said she hadn't
  
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• Rugby World Cup trophy tour stops off in Solihull | Solihull Observer - Solihull Observer

  27-07-2015 16:16 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  As part of the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour the Webb Ellis Cup visited Land Rover offices and factory sites in the Midlands to give employees the chance to see the biggest prize in world rugby. (s). Sire Clive Woodward took the prestigious cup around ...and more »
  
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• The Neales set to hit right note with first gig

  27-07-2015 16:03
  
  Solihull singing quartet The Neales who delighted the nation on Britain’s Got Talent are set to perform their first gig at Aura Dance Studios in Olton.
  
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• Moonlit park to host LoveBrum's first Picnic in the Park with the Birmingham Mail

  27-07-2015 16:02
  
  Basket ball competitions, a zumbathon, bouncy castle and fun fair games at free picnic at 11am on Sunday August 2 in Lee Bank's Moonlit Park
  
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• Brave Beckii Handy is on board with event

  27-07-2015 15:54
  
  One of the youngest British ovarian cancer survivors has fought back against her illness to complete a top Britain sailing event.
  
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• Centenarian Vera Longcroft has 100 party guests

  27-07-2015 15:45
  
  Popular pensioner Vera Longcroft has reached 100 and celebrated her milestone birthday appropriately - with more than 100 members of her family and friends.
  
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• Cadbury World creates chocolate aeroplane for Birmingham Airport

  27-07-2015 15:41
  
  the talented chocolatiers at Cadbury World have reached new heights with a chocolate aeroplane crafted especially for Birmingham Airport.
  
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• Gas pipe fractured when car ploughs into Winson Green house

  27-07-2015 15:34
  
  Neighbours say it's the fourth time in recent months cars have crashed into property
  
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• Superhero art set to draw local fans

  27-07-2015 15:17
  
  Solihull Gallery to sell marvel comic covers
  
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• Solihull dad accused of bid to use leaked data to blackmail Tata firm - Birmingham Mail

  27-07-2015 15:15 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Solihull dad accused of bid to use leaked data to blackmail Tata firm
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  A former restaurant owner faces losing £300,000 after being accused of attempting to use sensitive data to blackmail Tata Consultancy Services. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; LinkedIn. A former restaurant owner faces losing £300,000 after being accused of ...and more »
  
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• Solihull dad accused of bid to use leaked data to blackmail Tata firm

  27-07-2015 15:08
  
  A former restaurant owner faces losing £300,000 after being accused of attempting to use sensitive data to blackmail Tata Consultancy Services.
  
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• Stuart Millership murdered Baljit Singh and used victim's car to do Christmas shopping

  27-07-2015 15:08
  
  Brutal killer jailed for life over frenzied attack
  
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• Balsall Common parish council veteran quits over youth centre funding

  27-07-2015 15:06
  
  Balsall Common's longest-serving parish councillor has quit after 40 years in a wrangle over funding for a 'vital' youth service.
  
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• Nominate unsung hero for a community ward

  27-07-2015 15:04
  
  There's still time for Solihull residents to nominate a deserving member of the community for a Civic Honours Award.
  
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• Solihull MP to act after plans unveiled to close court in borough

  27-07-2015 15:01
  
  Plans have been announced to close Solihull Magistrates Court, which cost nearly £250,000 a year to run, as part of a review of courts across the region.
  
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• New life for an old Tamworth stalwart

  27-07-2015 13:43
  
  Tamworth's Assembly Rooms have been given the green light for a major regeneration programme.
  
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• Police hunt for two alleged robbers who have been on the run for two months

  27-07-2015 13:41
  
  Ashley Fay and Stephen Dale could be in West Bromwich
  
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• Strictly-linked Louise and Jamie Redknapp WON'T be joining Jamelia on smash-hit show

  27-07-2015 13:30
  
  Birmingham star is strongly fancied by bookies to take part
  
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• Warning that 45mph gusts are set to batter the Midlands

  27-07-2015 13:26
  
  Met Office issues yellow weather warning to the region
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at July 27 in years gone by

  27-07-2015 13:19
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on July 27.
  
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• Child's body found in search for missing Conley Thompson, 7

  27-07-2015 12:43
  
  South Yorkshire Police believe the body to be that of Conley, from Barnsley, who was last seen on Sunday evening
  
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• Man in court over Yew Tree estate stabbing

  27-07-2015 12:40
  
  Wayne Roberts, 28, charged with wounding and remanded in custody
  
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• British Gas insulates thousands of Solihull homes in £25m scheme » Housing ... - 24dash

  27-07-2015 12:29 via 24dash.com
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  British Gas insulates thousands of Solihull homes in £25m scheme » Housing ...
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  For the last two years, 30 high-rise buildings have been fitted with solid wall insulation, which has reduced the amount of heat escaping through walls, keeping people's homes warmer for longer. More than 1,100 homes, in most of the high-rise buildings ...
  
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• British Gas insulates thousands of Solihull homes in £25m scheme - 24dash

  27-07-2015 12:29 via 24dash.com
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  British Gas insulates thousands of Solihull homes in £25m scheme
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  For the last two years, 30 high-rise buildings have been fitted with solid wall insulation, which has reduced the amount of heat escaping through walls, keeping people's homes warmer for longer. More than 1,100 homes, in most of the high-rise buildings ...
  
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• Live: Monday’s news, sport, weather and travel for Birmingham and the West Midlands

  27-07-2015 12:23
  
  Local and national news, traffic updates and the latest sport, as it happens on July 27th.
  
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• Park View Trojan Horse teachers allowed back in classroom

  27-07-2015 12:10
  
  Staff disquiet as controversial pair return to school
  
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• Teenager fighting for life after four hurt in Stratford Road crash - Solihull Observer

  27-07-2015 11:24 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Teenager fighting for life after four hurt in Stratford Road crash
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  A TEENAGE girl was fighting for her life and three other people were hurt when a car smashed into a tree. The 14-year-old suffered serious head, chest and leg injuries when the vehicle veered off the carriageway in Stratford Road, near the junction of ...and more »
  
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• Library of Birmingham to open to 12 hours a day in Brasshouse deal

  27-07-2015 10:45
  
  But Sunday closure will remain under new deal
  
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• Alton Towers: The Smiler crash will cost bosses £47 million

  27-07-2015 10:30
  
  Firm which owns Staffordshire theme park expects massive drop in annual earnings
  
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• Bobbi Kristina Brown dies at 22: Stars pay tribute to daughter of late Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown

  27-07-2015 09:32
  
  Brown died seven months after she was found face down in a bathtub
  
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• Live: Hall Green Stratford Road crash - follow updates here

  27-07-2015 09:31
  
  Girl of 14 fights for life after crash in Stratford Road, Hall Green. Road expected to be closed for part of the morning - updates here
  
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• Horror Hall Green crash leaves teenager fighting for life

  27-07-2015 08:58
  
  Girl of 14 among four injured when car smashed into tree
  
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• Car hits Winson Green house seconds after resident leaves the room

  27-07-2015 08:34
  
  Fourth time the property has been hit, it is claimed
  
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• Morning news headlines: Lord Sewel quits over 'drugs and prostitutes' sting as police called in, David Cameron hails £750m business deals in Asia tour

  27-07-2015 08:00
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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