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• Solihull Council facing backlash from grieving relatives after keepsakes ... - Birmingham Mail

  29-12-2015 21:48 via
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  Solihull Council facing backlash from grieving relatives after keepsakes ...
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  Solihull Council is facing a backlash from scores of grieving families after precious keepsakes were removed from their loved ones' graves right before Christmas. Stephanie Harris was distraught when she discovered items had been taken from her parents ...
  

• Solihull Council facing backlash from grieving relatives after keepsakes removed from graves

  29-12-2015 21:42
  
  Solihull Council is facing a backlash after items were removed from headstones and piled into boxes at Woodlands Cemetery
  
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• Teacher at Arden Academy in Knowle arrested over claim of 'inappropriate conduct' with a pupil

  29-12-2015 20:00
  
  Man, 32, was detained at his Dorridge home earlier this month
  
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• Dying Kingstanding dad, 27, in race against time to see his son christened

  29-12-2015 20:00
  
  David Morsley thought he was fit and well until his life changed with a seizure
  
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• West Heath street turned into a rubbish mountain by Christmas fly-tippers

  29-12-2015 19:15
  
  Dozens of black bin bags were piled high on Alvechurch Road Island
  
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• VIDEO: Slideshow of all the action as Alfreton host Solihull - Ripley Today

  29-12-2015 18:24 via
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  VIDEO: Slideshow of all the action as Alfreton host Solihull
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  Alfreton Town were denied a famous win over National League North title hopefuls Solihull by a last gasp goal. Sam Smith gave the Reds the lead in the first half, before Darryl Knights hit back for Moors.and more »
  

• Walsall murder: Homeless victim had been family man who lost job in recession

  29-12-2015 16:37
  
  Victim named locally as Glynn who had been homeless for six years
  
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• Canal runs dry at Aston after yobs tamper with locks

  29-12-2015 16:10
  
  Growing problem on the Birmingham & Fazeley Canal
  
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• Hidden Spaces: The unique Birmingham Central Mosque

  29-12-2015 16:00
  
  Birmingham Central Mosque remains an almost unique institution in the UK not being aligned to any single school of Islam
  
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• Horse rescued from Dickens Heath stream

  29-12-2015 15:14
  
  Animal was trapped for more than an hour
  
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• Two held on suspicion of murder after man stabbed to death

  29-12-2015 14:31
  
  Victim was pronounced dead at the scene
  
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• Beware the rattle of chains at Perry Barr's former police station

  29-12-2015 14:06
  
  Haunting tales on the beat in Birmingham.
  
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• Penn Road gas blast: OAP thanks 999 crews for saving her life

  29-12-2015 14:01
  
  Wendy Ayoub survived when her washing machine shielded her from the explosion
  
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• Woman taken to hospital following early morning collision - Solihull Observer

  29-12-2015 13:27 via
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  Woman taken to hospital following early morning collision
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  A WOMAN received vital trauma care from ambulance staff following a collision with a car in Acocks Green this morning (December 29). West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to the incident which occurred near the junction of Gospel Lane and Olton ...and more »
  

• Tudor Lounge swingers' club in Highgate hit by fire

  29-12-2015 13:17
  
  Adults-only venue housed in 17th century listed building
  
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• Watch this fabulous BFI film about the New Year resolutions we were making... 45 years ago!

  29-12-2015 13:00
  
  Brummies in St Philip's Cathedral Square try to remember their 1969 New Year resolutions a year later.
  
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• Council boss to stand down over drink-drive shame

  29-12-2015 12:25
  
  Leader failed a breath test days before Christmas
  
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• Motorhead's Lemmy dies at 70 after shock cancer diagnosis

  29-12-2015 12:00
  
  Rock star, whose real name was Ian Kilmister only received the shock diagnosis on Boxing Day, the band said
  
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• Woman fights for life after Acocks Green crash

  29-12-2015 11:49
  
  She was hit by a car as she crossed the road on Tuesday morning
  
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• BMW careers off the road in Porsche 911 crash

  29-12-2015 11:16
  
  Both drivers walked away from the crash
  
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• Biker dies after cardiac arrest

  29-12-2015 10:38
  
  He smashed into two cars and was pronounced dead at the scene
  
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• Ozzy Osbourne leads Lemmy tributes after star dies at 70

  29-12-2015 09:41
  
  Motorhead frontman was diagnosed with cancer on Boxing Day
  
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• Man held in care home shooting appears to be 81-year-old woman's husband

  29-12-2015 09:00
  
  Rita King was declared dead at De La Mer House in Naze Park Road, Walton-on-the-Naze, just three days after Christmas
  
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• Disadvantaged children from across globe benefit from Solihull - Solihull Observer

  29-12-2015 08:33 via
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  Disadvantaged children from across globe benefit from Solihull
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  MORE THAN 15,000 present-filled shoeboxers were sent to disadvantaged children across the world thanks to the help of Solihull residents. Individuals and groups in the area donated more than 150 shoeboxes towards the overall figure as part of a scheme ...
  

• Morning news headlines: Flood readiness rethink promised as more downpours forecast

  29-12-2015 08:00
  
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• William Shakespeare and Bobby Moore to be honoured in 2016 anniversary celebrations

  29-12-2015 07:30
  
  Stratford's Bard and World Cup winner in list alongside battles of Hastings and Somme
  
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• Witness appeal after biker dies in Rowley Regis collision

  29-12-2015 00:00
  Crash investigators are appealing for witnesses to a collision in Rowley Regis yesterday (28 Dec) that left a biker dead.Police and paramedics were called to Oldbury Road, opposite the junction with Summer Road, at 5pm following reports a motorcyclist had collided with a car. The 39-year-old, who is from the local area, was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Two arrested after body found in Walsall

  29-12-2015 00:00
  Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man’s body was found with stab wounds at an address in Walsall. Police were alerted by ambulance crew at 8.30pm last night (28 Dec) following the discovery in Walsall Street, Willenhall.A 56-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene and a post mortem examination is expected to be carried out tomorrow to determine the precise cause of death.
  
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• College students help new police recruits

  29-12-2015 00:00
  Students took on roles ranging from police officers to football hooligans as some of West Midlands Police’s newest recruits were put to the test.The 16- to 22-year-olds − all studying public sector courses at Dudley College − acted out scenarios designed to challenge the rookie officers while also learning about stop and search techniques.And four groups of students took it in terms to play the part of an unruly mob at The Hawthorns stadium, home of West Bromwich Albion. 
  
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