Solihull news

• REPLAY - Birmingham Live: Caparo Industries in administration, Pype Hayes fireworks axed, latest news and travel updates

  19-10-2015 22:19
  
  The latest local and national news headlines, traffic updates, sports results and weather forecast, as it all happened on October 19th
  
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• Handmade Burger customer 'found dead FLY in her meal' at Bullring venue

  19-10-2015 22:00
  
  Chris Sargeant defended the company’s hygiene standards
  
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• Bullring Halifax cashier stole £3,500 from elderly customers, despite having £25k savings

  19-10-2015 22:00
  
  Crooked Abdul Ahad, 24, targeted a total of six victims in fraud, including one aged 83
  
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• Birmingham Live: Caparo Industries in administration, Pype Hayes fireworks axed, latest news and travel updates

  19-10-2015 20:06
  
  The latest local and national news headlines, traffic updates, sports results and weather forecast, as it all happens on October 19th
  
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• Married for 60 years, devoted Chelmsley Wood couple died just three days apart

  19-10-2015 20:00
  
  Betty and Dennis Burkett will be laid to rest together in a joint funeral on Tuesday
  
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• Live: Trojan Horse disciplinary tribunals - day 4

  19-10-2015 18:55
  
  Park View Academy and Nansen Primary School teachers and staff face series of allegations
  
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• Two charged after police officer hit by car in Dudley

  19-10-2015 18:54
  
  Man to appear in court charged with dangerous driving after police sergeant injured in collision on Wolverhampton Street
  
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• Pupils punished in 'stress positions' and forced to stare at trees - tribunal

  19-10-2015 18:32
  
  Park View Academy chain teachers face misconduct hearings
  
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• 1,500 jobs threat as Caparo Industries collapse is officially confirmed

  19-10-2015 18:08
  
  The company, which comprises 13 firms in the West Midlands, among others, confirmed PwC as administrator, in a major blow to the region
  
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• "Sir Albert Bore never called for my vote" says former Labour councillor

  19-10-2015 17:30
  
  Now independent, Ian Cruise lifts the lid on Birmingham Labour leadership contest and says that while his phone never stopped ringing there was never a call from the leader himself
  
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• Refugee crisis: Birmingham council confirms deal to take 50 Syrians

  19-10-2015 17:00
  
  But Citizens UK campaigners raise fears that council contracts and leadership issues are delaying support to families fleeing war and persecution
  
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• Heartlands and Good Hope hospitals collect £2.6m in car parking fees in one year

  19-10-2015 17:00
  
  New Cross in Wolverhampton is also named in Top Ten for charging patients and relatives
  
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• BBrrrr...it's time to wrap with the first cold snap of winter expected

  19-10-2015 17:00
  
  Bitter winds, sharp frosts and wintry showers may be heading our way
  
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• Birmingham Live: Caparo Industries close to collapse, fireworks display axed, latest news and travel updates

  19-10-2015 16:35
  
  The latest local and national news headlines, traffic updates, sports results and weather forecast, as it all happens on October 19th
  
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• History of the poppy has lots of Appeal

  19-10-2015 16:16
  
  The Royal British Legion is inviting local people to uncover the story behind the poppy during the Poppy Appeal 2015.
  
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• Fiendish fun is on the menu at the National Trust's Baddesley Clinton

  19-10-2015 16:11
  
  Fiendish fun and frights are on the menu during half-term at the National Trust’s Baddesley Clinton and Packwood properties.
  
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• Lung patients get rehab boost with mobile app

  19-10-2015 16:01
  
  A mobile app developed by researchers at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust could transform how lung surgery patients receive their rehabilitation after surgery.
  
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• Solihull fishery celebrates after landing top prize for Café's colourful display - Birmingham Mail

  19-10-2015 15:56 via
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  Solihull fishery celebrates after landing top prize for Café's colourful display
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  The Canal & River Trust is celebrating after Blythe Waters won one of the top prizes in the annual Solihull in Bloom competition. Share; Share; Tweet; +1; LinkedIn. Get daily news by email. Invalid e-mail. Subscribe Thanks for subscribing! Could not ...
  

• Fundraising groups' plea to use old Smith's Wood gym

  19-10-2015 15:55
  
  Ray Smitherton and a team of volunteers, who run C.H.A.S.E, are calling on the council to allow local fundraising groups struggling for space to use the former Smith’s Wood Gym.
  
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• Solihull fishery celebrates after landing top prize for Café's colourful display

  19-10-2015 15:51
  
  The Canal & River Trust is celebrating after Blythe Waters won one of the top prizes in the annual Solihull in Bloom competition.
  
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• Shirley Police station plan slammed

  19-10-2015 15:37
  
  Controversial plans to close Shirley police station have been roundly criticised by Solihull politicians and local residents’ representatives.
  
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• Over 1,000 West Midlands jobs hang in balance as Caparo Industries nears collapse

  19-10-2015 15:34
  
  Caparo Industries is understood to be set to go into administration, with the loss of around 1,800 jobs – the majority of which are in Birmingham and the Black Country
  
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• Tribute after death of Park runner, 83

  19-10-2015 15:32
  
  Charlie Morley died last week after more than five years of taking part in the parkrun events at Brueton Park.
  
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• Solihull agrees to join super-council

  19-10-2015 15:27
  
  Solihull residents are now one step closer to being part of a super-council after borough councillors approved a recommendation to join the new West Midlands Combined Authority.
  
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• 1,800 steel jobs face the axe

  19-10-2015 15:22
  
  Caparo is understood to be set to go into administration, with the loss of around 1,800 jobs.
  
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• Couple accused of murdering Becky Watts had a threesome with another woman

  19-10-2015 15:11
  
  Nathan Matthews and Shauna Hoare had consensual threesome with a mutual friend on at least two occasions
  
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• Live: Three Trojan Horse disciplinary tribunals all taking place at once

  19-10-2015 14:31
  
  Park View Academy and Nansen Primary School teachers and staff face series of allegations
  
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• Coventry pupils scale Mount Kilimanjaro - Solihull Observer

  19-10-2015 14:24 via
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  Coventry pupils scale Mount Kilimanjaro
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  The group all reached the summit together - which is unheard of for a school group. s. Staff and pupils from Blue Coat Church of England School climbed Kilimanjaro as part of the school's 300th anniversary celebrations. s. The Blue Coat team climbed ...
  

• 'Another childhood memory gone' - your reactions as Pype Hayes fireworks display is cancelled

  19-10-2015 14:08
  
  Birmingham has been reacting to the news there will be no Bonfire Night celebrations at the Erdington park for November 5, 2015, as city council pulls the plug on popular event
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at October 19 in years gone by

  19-10-2015 13:37
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on October 19
  
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• We must protect working people from tax credit cuts, says Birmingham Tory Andrew Mitchell

  19-10-2015 13:00
  
  Birmingham Conservative Andrew Mitchell urges Chancellor George Osborne to think again about cuts to tax credits which rob working people of hundreds of pounds.
  
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• Opinion: Tories can't claim to be party of working people if they cut tax credits

  19-10-2015 13:00
  
  Chancellor George Osborne has made a terrible mistake cutting tax credits - and the longer he waits to fix it, the worse it will be.
  
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• Kane Balogun Birmingham rapper road accident death is probed

  19-10-2015 12:30
  
  Police appeal for help after Kane Balogun was killed when car hit tree
  
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• Carnage on Broad Street Birmingham - Students let their hair down as annual booze bash returns to city

  19-10-2015 12:30
  
  Some students can be seen falling to the floor and slumped in bus shelters on Broad Steet.          
  
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• Solihull man convicted after hacking Home Office and FBI websites - Solihull Observer

  19-10-2015 12:28 via
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  Solihull man convicted after hacking Home Office and FBI websites
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  A SOLIHULL man who hacked into the Home Office and FBI websites to launch a cyber attack has escaped jail. Charlton George Ripley Floate was handed an eight month suspended sentence for 18 months along with a serious organised crime prevention ...
  

• Well done Brum! 49 inspirational finishing-line photos from the Great Birmingham Run 2015

  19-10-2015 12:09
  
  There was plenty of emotion when runners crossed the finishing line in Broad Street after the gruelling half marathon course around Birmingham - and here is a bundle of pictures to prove it
  
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• Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi to be honoured at Q Awards

  19-10-2015 11:38
  
  He is being recognised for his outstanding contribution to music and pop
  
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• Birmingham flight diverted over medical emergency

  19-10-2015 10:33
  
  Malaga flight lands in Gatwick after returning to UK
  
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• Blaze engulfs two homes and a former pub

  19-10-2015 10:10
  
  Experts probe the cause of the fire in West Bromwich
  
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• Woman fights for life after being struck by car in Hockley

  19-10-2015 09:18
  
  Teh woman suffered cardiac arrest in the incident at the junction of Park Avenue and the A41 Soho Hill, in Hockley
  
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• Woman fights for life after being struck by car in Birmingham

  19-10-2015 09:18
  
  She suffers cardiac arrest in incident which is causing major traffic disruption in Hockley
  
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• Morning news headlines: Cameron warns over 'high stakes' battle with extremists, Intensive care for babies 'stretched to breaking point'.

  19-10-2015 09:14
  
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• Mystery of Ladywood statue revealed to commemorate French daredevil Charles Blondin

  19-10-2015 09:00
  
  Ladywood has surprising link to renowned tightrope walker called the Great Blondin
  
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• Ladies football booming at Solihull College & University - Solihull Observer

  19-10-2015 08:35 via
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  Ladies football booming at Solihull College & University
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  A SECOND ladies football team will take to the field at Solihull College & University Centre – for the first time in the college's history. The college currently has a ladies football academy, which is linked with Birmingham City Ladies Football Club ...
  

• Live: Monday's news, travel, sport and weather updates for Birmingham and the West Midlands

  19-10-2015 08:34
  
  The latest local and national news headlines, traffic updates, sports results and weather forecast, as it all happens on October 19th
  
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• Live: Monday's news, travel, sport and weather for Birmingham and the West Midlands

  19-10-2015 08:34
  
  Local and national news headlines, sports results, traffic updates and weather forecast, as it all happens on October 19th.
  
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• Labour council leadership paralysed by battle to succeed Sir Albert Bore

  19-10-2015 08:30
  
  Tory leader says thin agenda for November council meeting shows Labour has 'nothing to contribute'
  
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• Solihull curry house boss who groped jobhunters banned from running ... - Birmingham Mail

  19-10-2015 07:34 via
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  Solihull curry house boss who groped jobhunters banned from running ...
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  A curry house boss with “wandering hands” has been banned from running restaurants and bars. Solihull-based Prashant Sengar had already been jailed for groping young jobhunters who wanted work at his diner – called Spicy Affair. The Leamington Spa ...and more »
  

• Solihull curry house boss who groped jobhunters banned from running restaurants and bars

  19-10-2015 07:30
  
  Prashant Sengar - who ran diner called Spicy Affair - had 'wandering hands', court told
  
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• Pype Hayes Bonfire Night fireworks axed - meaning no council show anywhere in Birmingham

  19-10-2015 07:30
  
  Cash-strapped council can't agree deal with sponsor for popular community event
  
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