Solihull news

• Building destroyed in huge Washwood Heath blaze

  05-11-2015 22:02
  
  Five fire engines and 25 firefighters tackle severe blaze on the site of an ex-serviceman's club which causes smoke to billow across the M6
  
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• Toddler Muhammad Zakariyya died after being hit by car outside Aston home, inquest hears

  05-11-2015 22:00
  
  Much-loved two-year-old suffered fatal head injury in road accident after granddad warned him not to cross road
  
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• Radio Hall of fame event heads to Birmingham for first time

  05-11-2015 22:00
  
  Celebrity-laden event headed for Resorts World - the first time it has been held outside London
  
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• Touchwood expansion gets the green light from Solihull Council - Solihull Observer

  05-11-2015 21:06 via
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  Touchwood expansion gets the green light from Solihull Council
  Solihull Observer
  PLANS for the extension of the Touchwood Shopping Centre have been approved by Solihull Council. At a two-hour long meeting last night (November 4) planning chiefs gave the planning application the green light on a 5/4 vote. The plans will see the ...
  

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• Gatecrasher CLOSED for second time after man stabbed in leg and 'brawl involving bouncers'

  05-11-2015 20:00
  
  West Midlands Police now seeking full revocation of licence at full hearing into the violence later this month
  
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• Crooked diamond dealer receives suspended sentence for money laundering

  05-11-2015 17:43
  
  James Cobb, 36, provided his criminal services to dealers Craig Newman and Brendan Burke
  
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• Food safety chief says Birmingham residents shouldn't be told about dirty or rat infested take aways

  05-11-2015 17:30
  
  Chairman of public protection committee Barabara Dring happily highlights Erdington Conservative Club mouse infestation minutes before insisting newspaper doing same 'wants to knock Birmingham'
  
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• Open University staff vote to strike over plan to close Birmingham office

  05-11-2015 17:01
  
  A row between unions and the university has become increasingly bitter with 55 jobs to go amid plans to close its regional offices
  
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• MP Khalid Mahmood campaigns to convince ethnic minority voters that Britain should leave EU

  05-11-2015 17:00
  
  Quitting the European Union would let the UK trade with Commonwealth nations and cut immigration, says Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood
  
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• Council votes for ban on 'crack cocaine' fixed odds gambling machines

  05-11-2015 17:00
  
  Councillors vote overwhelmingly to lobby Government for more powers to control or ban roultette style machines which they say blight communities
  
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• Drug seizures fall to lowest level in almost a decade

  05-11-2015 16:38
  
  Policing Minister Mike Penning said drugs seizures by Border Force officials had gone up by 71% since 2011/12, stopping dangerous drugs from entering the UK and harming communities.
  
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• Philip Bradbourn: Surname mix-up saw wrong man cremated at politician's funeral

  05-11-2015 16:20
  
  Hospital boss issues apology as report finds 'mulitple factors' to blame
  
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• Government watchdog panel to be in Birmingham until March

  05-11-2015 16:00
  
  Failing Birmingham City Council to remain under close Government scrutiny following election of new leader
  
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• Sixth award this year for Solihull hotel - Solihull Observer

  05-11-2015 15:50 via
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  Sixth award this year for Solihull hotel
  Solihull Observer
  A LUXURY hotel has proved its expertise in business as well as hospitality after picking up its sixth award of the year. Hogarths Hotel & Restaurant, based in Four Ashes Road, Dorridge, received the Best Use of Innovation title at the Greater ...
  

• Stolen BMW M3 traced in 20 minutes - already bearing false plates

  05-11-2015 15:22
  
  Stolen motor was destined to be shipped abroad
  
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• Garrison Circus roundabout lane closures over gas leak

  05-11-2015 14:32
  
  Warning over possible delays at busy traffic island
  
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• Broad Street attack leaves doctor in a coma - new CCTV footage released by police

  05-11-2015 13:40
  
  Appeal to trace man seen walking away from the area with a friend. Watch previously-unseen CCTV footage released by police.
  
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• British Sausage Week: Birmingham's five best bangers

  05-11-2015 13:30
  
  To celebrate British Sausage Week we've found the top five sausages from butchers in and around Brum.
  
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• Next Birmingham council leader faces significant challenges warns Government watchdog

  05-11-2015 13:11
  
  Birmingham Improvement Panel says the election of a new leader is entirely a matter for councillors, but says new leader will need to pick up pace of progress on Kerslake improvement plans
  
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• Chester Road roadworks completion date is delayed AGAIN

  05-11-2015 12:36
  
  Details emerge as over-running resurfacing work causes rush hour chaos
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at November 5 in years gone by

  05-11-2015 12:35
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on November 5
  
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• West Midlands Police to make £500,000 saving on new patrol cars

  05-11-2015 12:30
  
  But chief constable says this is drop in the ocean compared to Government cuts on the way
  
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• MPs could be asked to help run failing Birmingham City Council

  05-11-2015 12:29
  
  The Government is considering a radical plan to ask city MPs to step in and oversee Birmingham City Council if it fails to improve
  
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• British Medical Association pushes ahead with doctors strike ballot

  05-11-2015 12:28
  
  The union has refused to get back around the negotiating table with the Government in the row over a new contract, which is set to be imposed from next summer on doctors working up to consultant level.
  
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• Moseley's festival fever

  05-11-2015 12:19
  
  Moseley is home to a number of festivals celebrating the arts, culture, music and community life which date back to the 1970s.
  
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• Passenger trapped in overturned van

  05-11-2015 11:30
  
  Man, 27, stuck inside Renault for 90 minutes
  
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• Birmingham passengers to Sharm-el-Sheikh offered refunds

  05-11-2015 11:00
  
  Flights out of city grounded amid safety alert
  
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• Morning news headlines: Sharm el-Sheikh Brits stranded as UK pulls flights over 'jet bomb', Tax credits cuts 'tweak' won't help poorer families - think-tank

  05-11-2015 10:55
  
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• Traffic hell as Chester Road and M6 hit by long rush-hour delays

  05-11-2015 10:14
  
  Misery on key commuter routes caused by breakdown and roadworks
  
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• Proud Peplow reflects on breakthrough season with Birmingham City Ladies - Solihull Observer

  05-11-2015 08:09 via
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  Proud Peplow reflects on breakthrough season with Birmingham City Ladies
  Solihull Observer
  YOUNG Birmingham City Ladies prospect Chloe Peplow has looked back on a significant breakthrough 2015 season with pride. Soon after playing a significant part in helping the Blues Ladies Development squad win the FA WSL Development League Cup ...
  

• Speeding drivers 'think there are too few cops to catch them'

  05-11-2015 07:30
  
  Warning is issued by senior roads officer
  
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• Probe leaves future of seven Birmingham colleges and sixth forms in question

  05-11-2015 07:30
  
  Academics fear a "super college" could be created - causing post-16 institutions to close, job losses, and students without courses
  
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• Hundreds of jobs could go if Birmingham and Solihull colleges merge - Birmingham Post

  05-11-2015 06:01 via
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  Hundreds of jobs could go if Birmingham and Solihull colleges merge
  Birmingham Post
  A review has been launched into seven colleges in Birmingham and Solihull amid fears they could be combined - potentially meaning hundreds of job losses. Academics told the Birmingham Post they were worried one big "super college" could be created in ...and more »
  

• Rogue Traders jailed for targeting pensioners in mobility firm fraud

  05-11-2015 00:00
  Rogue Traders jailed for targeting vulnerable pensioners
  
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