Solihull news

• ELO's Bev Bevan to star at Riya Dandekar memorial concert

  22-09-2015 22:00
  
  Dorridge Music School  staging event in honour of brave 21-year-old, who inspired donors around world
  
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• Birmingham plane passengers forced to 'sleep rough' in airport after 18-hour flight delay

  22-09-2015 22:00
  
  Kingshurst mum and three-year-old son left with no food and water after 1,000-mile diversion
  
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• Video: Giant crane erected for NatWest Tower demolition

  22-09-2015 20:00
  
  A time-lapse video shows the painstaking work to put up the towering structure ahead of the development of the John Madin building
  
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• Birmingham council bin complaints ignored after 24 hours due to 'fudge' in call centre system

  22-09-2015 20:00
  
  Residents have just one day to complain their wheelie bin was missed otherwise it will not be recorded by council computer system
  
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• Aston Villa v Birmingham City doggy derby: YOUR pictures of mutts in kits

  22-09-2015 20:00
  
  Check out our gallery of derby day dogs to see football-mad canines displaying their allegiances with their club colours
  
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• David Powell, 74, sentenced for killing mother, 95, with wrench after she 'begged to die'

  22-09-2015 18:20
  
  Pensioner given a hospital order after admitting the manslaughter of Cecilia Powell
  
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• Former Liberal Democrat MP John Hemming defends songs about Charles Kennedy

  22-09-2015 17:38
  
  Former Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy, who died from an alcohol-related condition, would be happy for activists to sing about him, says ex-Birmingham MP John Hemming
  
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• New PR consultant costs Birmingham City Council almost £1,000 per day

  22-09-2015 17:12
  
  Council uses Government grant to hire interim assistant director of communications in response to criticism
  
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• Ex-IBM boss Frank Deakin shamed over near £100k benefit fraud

  22-09-2015 16:24
  
  Former regional boss failed to declare £1,100 monthly pension and £150,000 savings
  
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• JLR maintenance manager all set for Great Birmingham Run after losing eight stone

  22-09-2015 16:15
  
  John Worrall lost eight stone in two years after his weight reached 24-and-a-half-stone
  
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• How to get around the city during Birmingham Weekender and Rugby World Cup matches

  22-09-2015 16:00
  
  Leave the car at home and check out the best walking routes as Birmingham Weekender, Rugby World Cup and Style Birmingham kick off from Friday September 25, 2015 with our map
  
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• Wettest ever autumn odds slashed as rain batters Britain

  22-09-2015 15:34
  
  Britain set to be hit by rain, fog and sunshine as autumn officially begins tomorrow
  
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• Hall Green death crash driver 'was speeding', court told

  22-09-2015 14:16
  
  Harvinder Ubbey has denied causing death by Reginald Morris by dangerous driving
  
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• Aston Villa v Birmingham City - Ralphy the pug is backing Blues

  22-09-2015 13:47
  
  Adorable pictures of pet dog decked out in old-style top
  
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• When is the deadline for applying for a Birmingham school place?

  22-09-2015 13:00
  
  Your guide to applying for school places for September 2016
  
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• Alex Ferguson demanded pay rise to match Wayne Rooney

  22-09-2015 13:00
  
  Scot's new book tells how he ensured no footballer would earn more money than him at Manchester United
  
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• Aston Villa v Birmingham City - troublemakers urged to stay away

  22-09-2015 11:45
  
  Police determined to deliver 'safe event' for 40,000 fans
  
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• Castle Bromwich made the Spitfire a king

  22-09-2015 11:12
  
  Castle Bromwich became the UK's largest Spitfire factory, producing up to 320 aircraft a month..
  
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• Aston Villa, West Bromwich Albion and Wolverhampton Wanderers fans in train battle

  22-09-2015 10:53
  
  Belts used as weapons as violence erupted on New Street service
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at September 22 in years gone by

  22-09-2015 10:41
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on September 22
  
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• Machete raid on Northfield off-licence - all for eight cans of Carling

  22-09-2015 10:33
  
  Hammer held over terrified worker's head in shocking raid
  
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• Car explodes in Balsall Heath shop crash

  22-09-2015 10:03
  
  Driver left the scene after early-morning collision
  
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• Sheldon Country Park - Lianne Harris named by friends as tragic funfair mum

  22-09-2015 09:36
  
  Mother suffered cardiac arrest on Twister ride at Robert Wilkinson's Fair
  
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• Morning news headlines: Inadequate Cambridge University Hospitals Trust placed in special measures, George Osbourne to build bridges in Shanghai stock exchange visit

  22-09-2015 09:31
  
  Latest news from around the world
  
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• Plans to demolish West Midlands' oldest fire station refused

  22-09-2015 07:30
  
  Brigade wanted to knock down Aston station but conservationists rule Grade II ibuilding has to stay
  
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• Birmingham council house crisis: Twice as many sold as built in last three years

  22-09-2015 07:30
  
  Shelter charity issues affordable housing warning as right to buy properties not replaced
  
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• WMG Academy for Young Engineers work begins in Solihull - Birmingham Post

  22-09-2015 05:02 via
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  WMG Academy for Young Engineers work begins in Solihull
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  The WMG Academy for Young Engineers Solihull is being built in Chelmsley Wood and will offer young engineering courses for 640 students aged 14 to 19. A sister Academy to the WMG Academy in Coventry, it will initially take Year 10 and Year 12 students ...
  

• Most read: Mum dies at funfair, MP debate over immigrants, new John Lewis store

  22-09-2015 00:31
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Monday, September 21
  
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• Two in court as part of No Deal drug crackdown

  22-09-2015 00:00
  Two Birmingham men who handed themselves in to police yesterday have been charged with drugs offences. Unemployed Mohammed Iqbal, 25, of Painswick Road, Hall Green and retired Steven Paris, 58, of Braceby Avenue, Billesley are each charged with two counts of conspiracy to supply class A drugs. 
  
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• Oldbury police search for missing man Mark Swainson

  22-09-2015 00:00
  Police in Oldbury are searching for missing man Mark Swainson. The 49-year-old, from Newbury Lane, was last seen at 7pm on Wednesday 16 September. The following day Mark’s brother went to his house and found him missing. 
  
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• No major disorder at first Birmingham football derby in four years

  22-09-2015 00:00
  The first Birmingham football derby in more than four years passed off without any major disorder in and around Villa Park this evening (Tuesday 22 September).West Midlands Police’s Football Unit had worked closely with Aston Villa and Birmingham City, licensees and British Transport Police before the League Cup match between the two rivals.
  
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• Machete and hammer robbers attack off licence - do you know them?

  22-09-2015 00:00
  Detectives are appealing for information to help trace three young men who raided a shop with a hammer and two-foot machete - all for eight cans of lager and two bottles of wine.The robbers - all white and aged in their late teens to early 20s - walked into Northfield’s Select & Save, in Frankley Beeches Road, just before 9.30pm on 26 August before producing the weapons and threatening a staff member.
  
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