Solihull news

• Broad Street Cineworld hit by fire as sign explodes into flames

  06-12-2015 19:40
  
  Emergency services act swiftly to tackle blaze above Nando's restaurant
  
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• Pictures: Police seize £2.5 million cannabis in just one month in series of raids

  06-12-2015 18:30
  
  Major dent made in production of illegal drug - full details of where they found factories
  
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• How hygienic is your local? Birmingham pubs' food hygiene scores revealed

  06-12-2015 18:30
  
  Enjoy tucking into a bit of pub grub? You might want to read these food safety ratings for the Birmingham, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull Walsall and Wolverhampton
  
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• Dozens of paintings of 1960s Birmingham inspired by city photographer Phyllis Nicklin

  06-12-2015 18:30
  
  Artists have been inspired by Nicklin Unseen nostalgic photographs of Birmingham more than 50 years ago
  
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• Caught on Camera: Can you help West Midlands Police trace the people in these CCTV pictures?

  06-12-2015 18:30
  
  West Midlands Police are looking to find the people in these CCTV images - can you help to identify them?
  
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• Teachers at struggling Bournville School set to go on strike

  06-12-2015 18:04
  
  Staff will walk out on Tuesday and Wednesday over proposed job cuts
  
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• "Give her back her job": Mail readers support dinner lady sacked over burka joke on Facebook

  06-12-2015 18:00
  
  Nita O'Dell, 54, was dismissed for gross misconduct in September
  
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• Police hunt driver of car that smashed into iron railings after ramming back of taxi

  06-12-2015 17:30
  
  Taxi driver Amjad Ali, 42, said three or four boy racers overtook him at "crazy speeds"
  
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• Outrage as owner of Cadbury pays NO corporation tax in last year

  06-12-2015 15:54
  
  The Birmingham chocolate maker made profits of £96.5 million
  
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• Father-to-be disappears after dropping pregnant girlfriend off at hospital

  06-12-2015 15:27
  
  Kieron Hanley from Walsall vanished with his pet dogs in his car
  
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• Two people injured in crash on A4133 between Ombersley and Droitwich

  06-12-2015 14:42
  
  Car left the road and crashed into some trees at 8.30pm on Sunday
  
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• Meet the Happiness Teacher at the UK’s first official Happy School

  06-12-2015 14:38
  
  Her timetable includes a Happy Self song, a Wiggle The Niggles dance and the Gratitude Game
  
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• How much is Star Wars fan's pencil set worth?

  06-12-2015 14:36
  
  Midland collector has incredibly rare Helix gift set
  
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• Girl, 13, punched in face by man in street attack as walks to school

  06-12-2015 13:55
  
  Police release picture of lorry they say was driven by attacker
  
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• Four injured in serious crash in Cradley Heath

  06-12-2015 12:52
  
  Firefighters cut three free after two cars involved in collision
  
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• Midland Metro trams in city centre: Passenger delight at new line opening

  06-12-2015 12:36
  
  People taking the first journeys on the new line describe it as 'fantastic'
  
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• Storm Desmond: Special pumps sent from Birmingham as emergency declared in Cumbria

  06-12-2015 12:09
  
  Midlands teams go to join rescue efforts as huge floods hit country
  
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• All aboard! First Midland Metro tram runs along £128 million city centre extension

  06-12-2015 11:41
  
  Landmark moment on an 'exciting day for passengers'
  
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• Police find three young men being used as 'slave labour' in bakery

  06-12-2015 11:09
  
  Human trafficking officers say they received £60 for a 50-hour week
  
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• Threatened with court - for playing Christmas music at flower stall

  06-12-2015 07:30
  
  Alan Poole, who raises money for the Children's Hospital described council decision as 'nonsense'
  
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• Photos reveal how Harborne has hardly changed since 1950s and 1960s

  06-12-2015 07:30
  
  Photography project by IGersBirmingham and Brumpic show how parts of Birmingham suburb have hardly altered since photographer Phyllis Nicklin was busy capturing everyday life across the city           
  
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• Metro trams in Birmingham: What does it cost? When does it go to New Street? Your key questions answered

  06-12-2015 07:30
  
  Questions have been flooding in ahead of the return of trams to Birmingham city centre - and we've come up with the answers
  
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• Missing person: fears grow for missing father-to-be

  06-12-2015 00:00
  Police are urging a father-to-be – who disappeared after dropping his pregnant girlfriend at hospital for a scan – to get in touch as fears for his wellbeing escalate.Kieron Hanley, from Chestnut Road in Leamore, Walsall, disappeared in his white Mitsubishi ASX before the appointment on Thursday morning (3 Dec).
  
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• Human trafficking arrest as police find bakery ‘slaves’

  06-12-2015 00:00
  A Polish man was arrested during a West Midlands Police human trafficking operation that uncovered three men suspected of being used for slave labour at a bakery.Officers executed a warrant in West Bromwich and discovered the men – all Polish nationals – living in two cramped bedrooms. Polish-speaking officers gleaned that the men received just £60 for working up to 50 hours a week at a Black Country bakery.A 24-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to
  
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• Appeal to trace flat-bed truck driver who assaulted school girl

  06-12-2015 00:00
  Police are appealing for information to help trace the driver of a flat-bed lorry (pictured) who assaulted a schoolgirl in Rowley Regis on Thursday (3 December). The 13-year-old was in Harvest Road at around 8.15am when she was approached by the man who punched her in the face, knocking her to the floor, before tugging her by the hair.
  
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