Solihull news

• Selly Oak beauty salon boss prosecuted over wrong colour bin bags

  31-07-2015 22:00
  
  Tan and Beauty boss Susan Le Poidevin dragged through the courts after her mum put out black instead of clear sacks
  
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• Nice one Cyril! OAP devotes himself to welcoming patients at Birmingham Women's Hospital

  31-07-2015 20:00
  
  Sprightly 85-year-old is among 120 volunteers who give their time for free
  
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• Jose Corbacho jailed after Bel Air New Year violence

  31-07-2015 20:00
  
  The 27-year-old, from Castle Vale, admitted possessing a bladed article
  
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• Falling from a horse saved my life!

  31-07-2015 19:30
  
  Doctors discovered hole the size of 50p piece in Zara Doidge-Walker's heart - and operated
  
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• Would-be jihadi bride helped Mohammed Nahin Ahmed fight in Syria

  31-07-2015 19:00
  
  Angela Shafiq gave advice to Birmingham man later convicted of terror offence
  
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• The Ashes influence can boost house prices in Birmingham

  31-07-2015 17:46
  
  Stats show that properties in Edgbaston have been bumped up by the popular sporting tournament
  
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• The Ashes influence can boost house prices

  31-07-2015 17:46
  
  Stats show that properties in Edgbaston have been bumped up by the popular sporting tournament
  
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• West Midlands PC cleared of assaulting teenage suspect

  31-07-2015 17:45
  
  PC Daniel Wood, 32, was cleared of accusations he kicked Shazeb Ali up to 15 times around the head, neck and shoulders.
  
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• Stuck with Saturday Ashes tickets? Here's what else you can do in Birmingham

  31-07-2015 17:10
  
  England's three-day win over the Aussies at Edgbaston means no cricket for thousands of fans on Saturday. Luckily, there are a string of other attractions in Birmingham.
  
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• Can you give Patch a new home?

  31-07-2015 17:00
  
  Adorable puppy is among the 25 dumped in Birmingham every week
  
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• Top cop admits: 'We got it wrong' over cannabis PC hearing

  31-07-2015 16:58
  
  Events firm used by West Midlands Police to allocate admission to Pc Kirk Van Niekerk's disciplinary
  
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• New pictures show extent of Alton Towers rescue operation after Smiler ride crash

  31-07-2015 15:35
  
  Fire service releases shots and incident commander reveals pressure on rescuers
  
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• Calais migrant crisis could last all summer, Prime Minister warns

  31-07-2015 15:24
  
  Situation is unacceptable says David Cameron after chairing a meeting of the Cobra emergency committee
  
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• Man who shot mother-in-law dead texted: 'Yeah I shot the b*tch'

  31-07-2015 15:03
  
  Tariq Rana jailed for life after he gunned down Ghulam Asia in Pakistan when wife left him
  
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• Huge £1 million cannabis haul found in industrial unit

  31-07-2015 14:30
  
  Police swoop on Owen Street, Willenhall after tip off
  
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• Significant improvements made at HMP Birmingham, say inspectors

  31-07-2015 14:14
  
  New report follows high profile problems including violence and having to replace all the locks at a cost of £500k
  
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• Charity Commission to investigate Al-Hijrah Trust over finances

  31-07-2015 12:39
  
  Trust owns land where Birmingham school is based
  
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• Comeback for former Solihull MP Lorely Burt as she helps lead Lib Dem fightback - Birmingham Mail

  31-07-2015 12:30 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail
  Comeback for former Solihull MP Lorely Burt as she helps lead Lib Dem fightback
  Birmingham Mail
  Former Solihull MP Lorely Burt will help the Liberal Democrats become a major force in British politics again after she was appointed the party's business spokesperson, according to new party leader Tim Farron. Mr Farron, who won the Lib Dem leadership ...
  Former Solihull MP Lorely Burt takes business role with Lib DemsBirmingham Postall 2 news articles »
  
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• M&S store manager helps raise a grand sum of £170,000 by competing in a charity hike and bike ride for cancer charities

  31-07-2015 12:26
  
  Kevin Aird completed a grueling hiking and cycling challenge in just seven days to raise monies for Prostate Cancer UK and the Marie Keating Foundation.
  
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• Comeback for former Solihull MP Lorely Burt as she helps lead Lib Dem fightback

  31-07-2015 12:16
  
  Former Solihull MP Lorely Burt will help the Liberal Democrats become a major force in British politics again after she was appointed the party’s business spokesperson, according to new party leader Tim Farron.
  
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• Football chat led to brutal attack at Snobs nightclub

  31-07-2015 12:10
  
  Groups got talking as waited for taxi - but chat turned to violence
  
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• Apprentice contestant Stuart Baggs death: Family's world 'shattered apart'

  31-07-2015 11:57
  
  Birmingham star Joy Stefanicki has paid tribute after the tragic death
  
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• Last full Blue Moon until 2018 in sky

  31-07-2015 11:52
  
  It's going to be a blue night for skywatchers
  
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• Birmingham weekend weather - region could miss out on heatwave

  31-07-2015 11:18
  
  Cloud predicted for city - but temperatures could reach 21C on Sunday
  
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• One Direction surprise fans by releasing a new single

  31-07-2015 10:37
  
  Zayn Malik announces he is launching a solo career and he will reveal the real me to his fans
  
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• Hero of Ypres who won medal for gallantry under fire

  31-07-2015 10:35
  
  Heroic Birmingham Lance Corporal Charles Richards performed such an act of bravery under fire that he was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry under fire.
  
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• Six pubs a week closing in West Midlands, say beer campaigners

  31-07-2015 10:28
  
  Camra worried that shut down rate is not decreasing
  
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• Bentley Flying Spur worth £140,000 pulled over for having no insurance

  31-07-2015 09:53
  
  Executive car seized by Walsall road policing team
  
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• Drug dealer who masterminded huge operation in Aston has appeal against sentence thrown out

  31-07-2015 09:42
  
  Afruz Bulbul Miah claimed his 12-year jail term was unfair
  
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• Watch: Moving out, stressed out, and £17 billion out of pocket

  31-07-2015 09:00
  
  Research conducted found how much extra people are spending above and beyond what they budgeted for moving home
  
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• Photographer suffers heart attack as biker yobs try to steal camera

  31-07-2015 08:24
  
  Attack in Priory Park, Dudley, leaves victim, 69, needing life saving surgery
  
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• Live: Ashes latest plus Friday’s news, weather, sport and travel for Birmingham and the West Midlands

  31-07-2015 08:01
  
  Local and national news, traffic updates and the latest sport, as it happens on July 31st.
  
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• Morning news headlines: David Cameron to chair crisis meeting on Calais migrants, Kids Company charity faces police investigation

  31-07-2015 08:00
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Hall Green tree smash - BMW had failed to stop for police

  31-07-2015 07:30
  
  Four injured and teenager left fighting for life in horror crash
  
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• Women urged to voice concerns after Hounslow woman convicted of terror offence

  31-07-2015 00:00
  Women are once again being urged to lead the fight against terrorism at home and abroad.The renewed plea from the West Midlands Counter Terrorism Unit comes following the trial of a Hounslow woman for a terror offence. 
  
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• WMP response to media speculation regarding surveillance cameras

  31-07-2015 00:00
  West Midlands Police has reassured communities that there will be no return to mass surveillance cameras in residential areas – as alluded to in some on-line news coverage today (31 July).Det Chief Supt Sue Southern from the force’s Counter Terrorism Unit, says: “The installation of CCTV cameras under Project Champion in some areas of Birmingham generated strong opposition from local communities.“Let me be clear – the force apologised and the cameras were removed.  They are not going
  
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• Teen due in court over Birmingham park exposures

  31-07-2015 00:00
   A teenage boy is due in court today (31 July) charged with carrying out a number of indecent exposures in Senneleys Park, Bartley Green.The 15-year-old − who cannot be named for legal reasons − is due before Birmingham Magistrates’ Court charged with six counts of exposure and one sexual assault.The charges relate to a number of offences which took place in the park between October 2014 and April 2015.
  
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• On this day…Diana opened Wolverhampton police station

  31-07-2015 00:00
  On this day 23 years ago, one of the most famous women in the world came to open Wolverhampton police station - Her Royal Highness, Diana, Princess of Wales.The day is remembered by many of the officers who were fortunate enough to meet her, including serving officer PC Lisa Hughes.
  
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• Misconduct, discipline procedures and events

  31-07-2015 00:00
  There has been much media attention and discussion this week in relation to the first West Midlands Police misconduct hearing held in the public domain.Public misconduct hearings are part of a package of reforms being introduced nationally by the Home Secretary. 
  
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• Clubbers sought after men attacked in Birmingham city centre

  31-07-2015 00:00
  Images have been released of a group police need to trace after three men were attacked outside a Birmingham city centre nightclub.
   
  The pair and a friend had just left Snobs, on Smallbrook Queensway, in the early hours of Saturday 4 April and were waiting in a taxi when their 24-year-old mate got into a conversation with another group of men about football.
  
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• Amateur photographer suffers heart attack after robbery attempt

  31-07-2015 00:00
  Police have launched an investigation after an amateur photographer suffered a heart attack when yobs tried to steal his camera. Two men on a stolen motorbike, with false number plates, tried to snatch the camera as the 69-year-old took pictures of flowers in Priory Park in Dudley on Tuesday 28 July around 2.30pm. The gentleman, who regularly strolls through the park, already had an existing heart condition and the shock of the robbery attempt brought on an immediate attack. 
  
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