Solihull news

• Most read: Bus fare rise revealed, dad fulfils dying wish, sex fiend jailed

  09-12-2015 23:30
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Wednesday, December 9
  
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• Birmingham drug dealer likened to The Wire character jailed

  09-12-2015 22:30
  
  Zahir Hussain jailed for more than six years over crack cocaine and heroin operation
  
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• 'Walk for Peace' planned for Handsworth after spate of gun crime

  09-12-2015 22:00
  
  Local people urged to unite and support the event
  
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• Man with gun "obsession" tried to kill another man following argument, court is told

  09-12-2015 22:00
  
  John Kingscott fire revolver twice at man following argument over noise
  
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• Man cleared of dumping pig heads outside alleged Solihull 'mosque' - Solihull Observer

  09-12-2015 21:02 via
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  Man cleared of dumping pig heads outside alleged Solihull 'mosque'
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  A SOLIHULL man has been cleared of a racial hate crime by dumping pigs heads on the doorstep of a community centre. Carl Stephens, of The Rowleys, Marston Green, was cleared by a jury at Birmingham Crown Court after being charged with causing ...
  

• Visitor guides in Solihull town centre trained to tackle criminals - Birmingham Mail

  09-12-2015 20:00 via
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  Visitor guides in Solihull town centre trained to tackle criminals
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  VISITOR guides in Solihull will be expected to tackle crime and anti-social behaviour following plans to cut the number of police community support officers. The 'Town Hosts,' employed by Solihull Business Improvement District (BID), will be trained in ...
  

• Visitor guides in Solihull town centre trained to tackle criminals

  09-12-2015 20:00
  
  They are learning restraint techniques and self-defence
  
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• Terminally-ill dad fulfils dying wish by marrying his partner - after 38 years together

  09-12-2015 20:00
  
  Cancer patient Terence Reeves, 57, finally tied the knot with teenage sweetheart Josie Flynn, 55
  
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• Handsworth pair jailed after travelling to Syria win prison term cuts

  09-12-2015 19:30
  
  Mohammed Ahmed and Yusuf Sarwar have jail terms reduced at Court of Appeal after being jailed for terror offences
  
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• Labour council accused of 'betrayal' over axe threat to lollipop ladies

  09-12-2015 18:30
  
  Birmingham City Council bosses propose cutting school crossing patrols less than a year after they were saved following Birmingham Mail campaign
  
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• Salafi Muslim parents claimed Christmas nativities 'brainwashed' their children, tribunal heard

  09-12-2015 18:12
  
  Parents attempted to ban school from putting up Christmas decorations - claim
  
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• Nativity children "brainwashing" claims heard at tribunal

  09-12-2015 18:12
  
  Parents attempted to ban school from putting up Christmas decorations - claim
  
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• Footballers don their winter woolly jumpers to back Jolly Jumper Day at Birmingham Children's Hospital

  09-12-2015 17:20
  
  People are asked to wear a Christmas jumper and text donations to the Eye Believe Appeal
  
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• Beautiful period home in Hagley Road could be set for the wrecking ball

  09-12-2015 17:20
  
  Estate agent selling house and its neighbour says rebuild wouldn't be cost effective
  
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• Man seriously injured in Brierley Hill collision

  09-12-2015 17:00
  
  Man believed to be in his 60s taken to hospital with serious head and chest injuries after collision with lorry
  
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• Shirley Garden Centre sells for £2.5 million

  09-12-2015 16:35
  
  The former site of Woolmans fetches a record amount at auction
  
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• Teenager stabbed in the back in city centre

  09-12-2015 16:01
  
  He suffered serious injuries, leading to area being sealed off
  
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• Sex attack on woman in Sutton Park

  09-12-2015 15:37
  
  Part of beauty spot sealed off following assault on 20-year-old
  
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• Shots fired at Winson Green house in 5am attack

  09-12-2015 15:08
  
  But police rule out links to Lozells shooting hours earlier
  
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• Bus fares are going up in the West Midlands

  09-12-2015 14:36
  
  The region's major operator, National Express West Midlands, defended the rise in prices
  
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• Midlands on flood alert as up to a foot of rain forecast

  09-12-2015 14:30
  
  Weather warning for the weekend - and chance of snow further north
  
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• Pc Ben Clay appears in court charged with rape

  09-12-2015 13:46
  
  Officer indicated a not guilty plea as he faced magistrates
  
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• Sex fiend who attacked girl of six was caught by the child's horrified mum

  09-12-2015 13:14
  
  Amhar Mohammed jailed for three-and-a-half years
  
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• Six children die as a migrant boat sinks in the Aegean Sea

  09-12-2015 12:49
  
  Boat carrying dozens of migrants from Turkey to Greece sank in the eastern Aegean Sea
  
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• Ex-Walsall doctor and wife jailed for keeping man as slave for 25 years

  09-12-2015 11:42
  
  Emmanuel Edet, 61, and midwife Antan Edet, 58, kept victim as 'houseboy' after bringing him to UK
  
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• Deported dad faces ban from his baby son's funeral

  09-12-2015 11:26
  
  Campaign launched to allow grieving father back into the UK for the service
  
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• 1,200 jobs axed as Birmingham City Council unveils yet more cuts

  09-12-2015 11:18
  
  Huge cuts despite council tax set to rise by four per cent, adding £46 per year to the average household bill
  
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• Mum seriously injured by brick thrown through bus window

  09-12-2015 10:30
  
  She suffered a fractured skull - and described the ordeal as 'like an explosion in my head'
  
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• Brummies call for Donald Trump to be banned from UK

  09-12-2015 10:07
  
  After the businessman hoping to be American president called for a ban on Muslims entering the US, Birmingham Mail readers say they don't want him here
  
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• Petrol prices creep towards £1 a litre in Birmingham

  09-12-2015 09:48
  
  Forecourts across the city are offering unleaded for less than 102p this morning - with experts predicting it will drop further
  
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• Summit needed over Tube safety as record numbers use London underground

  09-12-2015 09:47
  
  A total of 4.821 million people travelled on the Tube on December 4, making it the network's busiest day ever.
  
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• Morning news headlines: Politicians unite to condemn Donald Trump's remarks about Muslims, Flood-hit communities facing more severe weather

  09-12-2015 09:18
  
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• 'Make the most of recycling this Christmas', Solihull Council urges - Solihull Observer

  09-12-2015 08:31 via
  'Make the most of recycling this Christmas', Solihull Council urges
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  BOROUGH residents are being reminded to make the most of their recycling service during the festive period. The council will take additional recycling that is placed at the side of their recyclable waste – a plastic box or jute bag is ideal, though ...
  

• 'Easter eggs' banned by 'hardline' Muslims at Birmingham school, hearing told

  09-12-2015 08:30
  
  The claims were made during an employment tribunal
  
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• West Midlands has highest rate of knife crime in schools outside London

  09-12-2015 07:30
  
  Number of people caught with knives in schools around region rose by two thirds last year
  
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• Mum describes devastating moment her teenage son was discovered at hit and run scene

  09-12-2015 07:30
  
  Adam Jones, 15, died after being hit by a blue Volkswagon Bora in Stone Cross, West Bromwich
  
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• 'Garden tax' blamed for drop in Birmingham recycling rate

  09-12-2015 07:30
  
  City records the lowest rate in the West Midlands
  
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• Birmingham recycling at lowest rate since records began

  09-12-2015 07:30
  
  Cuts to free garden waste blamed as Birmingham City Council's recycling rate drops to 26 per cent, the lowest in the region and Friends of the Earth urge city to learn from its neighbours.
  
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• WMP leads biggest vehicle procurement in UK policing history

  09-12-2015 00:00
  The biggest vehicle procurement project in police and emergency services history will see 34 organisations work together to save over £7 million.
  This ambitious plan, spearheaded by West Midlands Police, pulls together the vehicle buying power of police and fire and rescue services from across the country from Devon & Cornwall through to Northumberland. 
  The success of the project is down to the expertise and professionalism of the procurement and fleet departments across the orga
  
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• Thieves jailed after in-car recorder captures them stealing Nissan GTR

  09-12-2015 00:00
  Two men have been jailed for a carjacking in Coventry last year.Shane Mullen, 21 of Glaisdale Avenue, Holbrooks, received a five year and four months sentence and Gez Bennett, 19 of Shulmans Walk, Coventry, was sentenced to four years and eight months.When police recovered the car they found it was fitted with a video and audio system that had captured the route the car had taken and the conversation between Mullen and Bennett. 
  
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• Teen comes forward after brick thrown through bus window

  09-12-2015 00:00
  A teenager has come forward following media coverage yesterday (9 December) of a woman who was injured by a brick being thrown through a bus window in Northfield. The passenger was on the number 18 bus as it travelled along Holloway near Bourn Avenue at around 5:45pm on Monday (7 December) when it happened. 
  
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• Man injured in Brierley Hill collision

  09-12-2015 00:00
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a pedestrian was seriously injured when he was hit by a lorry earlier today (Wednesday 9 December).The 70-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious head and chest injuries. His condition is described as stable.
  
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• Jailed: The Wire-like TV drug dealer

  09-12-2015 00:00
  A Birmingham drug dealer who bore comparisons to a TV character from The Wire has been jailed for more than six years.Zahir Hussain orchestrated the crack cocaine and heroin operation through a phone network named after himself, the Zee Line.
  
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• Birmingham man jailed for sex assault on young girl

  09-12-2015 00:00
  A Birmingham man has been jailed for three and a half years after being found guilty of sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl.Amhar Mohammed, of Keepers Close in Hockley, was found guilty by a jury at Birmingham Crown Court on Friday 4 December after a four-day trial.
  
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