Solihull news

• Most read: Pegida protest, Aston armed police raid, council roundabout blunder

  07-01-2016 23:30
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Thursday, January 7
  
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• Solihull men invited to battle the festive bulge in football league - Solihull Observer

  07-01-2016 21:01 via
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  Solihull men invited to battle the festive bulge in football league
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  SOLIHULL men who may have had one pig-in-blanket too many over the festive period are being invited to a free football league to help them lose weight this January. Man V Fat Football is a 14-week league which will be offered to men with a Body Mass ...and more »
  

• Properly-fastened car seat saves child's life following M40 crash - Solihull Observer

  07-01-2016 21:01 via
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  Properly-fastened car seat saves child's life following M40 crash
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  A PROPERLY-fastened car seat help prevent a child from being more seriously injured after the car he was travelling fell 15ft down an embankment and crashed into a tree. Emergency services were called to the northbound carriageway of the M40 between ...
  

• Residents wait for more than a month for bin bags to be collected

  07-01-2016 20:00
  
  Residents say the bin bags were being targeted by rats and foxes after the last collection on December 2
  
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• Pictures: Road gang tarmac around parked car left in roadway

  07-01-2016 20:00
  
  Vehicle had to be towed away eventually
  
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• Fundraiser set up in memory of Dylan Booth who died after taking contaminated drugs

  07-01-2016 20:00
  
  The fundraiser will help pay for the funeral of the teenager who had been at the Rainbow venue on new Year's Eve
  
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• Cat 'dumped' in a wheelie bin has lucky escape when discovered by family

  07-01-2016 20:00
  
  Black moggy Madame Cholet is recovering at Cramar Cat Sanctuary
  
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• Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says Birmingham was 'uniquely attacked' by Tories

  07-01-2016 18:15
  
  Jeremy Corbyn condemns massive funding cuts in Birmingham which "bite into the very fabric of society".
  
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• Jeremy Corbyn completed his reshuffle by text message more than 48 hours after it began

  07-01-2016 17:28
  
  Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has spoken about his two-day reshuffle which involved midnight meetings and last-minute text messages
  
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• Birmingham property guru honoured after becoming first woman in Britain to clinch top job

  07-01-2016 17:05
  
  Louise Brooke-Smith is to receive an honorary doctorate for her achievements
  
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• Five Ways traffic blunder as wrong markings are painted on key roundabout

  07-01-2016 17:00
  
  Mistake adds to drivers' woes during city centre roadworks
  
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• Failing Trojan Horse school Nansen Primary 'on the right path'

  07-01-2016 17:00
  
  Ofsted has been left impressed by new leadership at school previously deemed inadequate
  
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• £2000k cannabis haul seized in Acocks Green police raid

  07-01-2016 16:14
  
  More than 400 plants found - but no-one was inside
  
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• Bullring Burger King operators fined £12,000 over mice infestation

  07-01-2016 16:05
  
  Birmingham fast food restaurant fined after environmental officers discovered mouse droppings discovered in the food preparation and storage areas
  
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• Tommy Robinson's Pegida UK group to be kept OUT of Birmingham city centre

  07-01-2016 15:38
  
  Supporters will gather at out-of-town location after police negotiations
  
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• Recycling plant at Meriden Quarry one step closer to reality - Solihull Observer

  07-01-2016 14:23 via
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  Recycling plant at Meriden Quarry one step closer to reality
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  PLANS to build a recycling plant at Meriden Quarry have been given the go-ahead by Solihull Council's planning committee. The scheme for the site off Cornets End Lane, which was discussed at last night's meeting (Wednesday), was recommended for ...
  

• Plans for 110 new Knowle homes deferred - Solihull Observer

  07-01-2016 14:23 via
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  Plans for 110 new Knowle homes deferred
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  PROPOSALS to build 110 new Knowle homes were deferred at Solihull Council's planning committee last night (Wednesday). The plans, for land to the north east of Hertford Way, are for a mix of one bedroom flats and houses with two, three and four ...
  

• After snow warnings, Birmingham now braced for sub-zero blast

  07-01-2016 14:12
  
  Big freeze forecast for next week
  
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• Terror suspect shot dead by Paris police on anniversary of Charlie Hebdo attacks

  07-01-2016 13:57
  
  Officers investigating an attack on a police station in the Paris as potential "terrorism"
  
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• Dwight Yorke: Ex-Aston Villa favourite banned for speeding in £60k sports car

  07-01-2016 13:49
  
  Star 'ashamed' of repeated motoring offences
  
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• Health Department says there are no plans for a sugar tax to tackle obesity

  07-01-2016 12:37
  
  The Prime Minister is known to be against introducing a sugar tax and believes there are more effective ways of tackling the growing problem
  
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• 137 jobs saved after rescue deal for collapsed Laidlaw

  07-01-2016 12:24
  
  Intrinsic Equity buys out two Black Country companies from the interior furnishing group as administrators continue battle to save troubled company
  
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• Six arrested in Aston as armed police seize guns, cash and drugs

  07-01-2016 11:58
  
  Dramatic swoops by armed police officers follows get-tough pledge from top cop over recent spate of shootings
  
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• 36,000 West Midlands homes waiting to be built as backlog reaches record high

  07-01-2016 11:57
  
  The number of homes with permission but yet to be built across the region had jumped by more than 5,000 over the last three years
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at January 7 in years gone by

  07-01-2016 11:51
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on January 7.
  
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• Oldswinford Primary head Ross Workman charged with child sex offences

  07-01-2016 11:44
  
  He is due before magistrates next month
  
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• Then and Now: How Winson Green has changed over the decades

  07-01-2016 11:21
  
  These nostalgic pictures show how Winson Green has flourished and changed over the decades.
  
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• Mixed fortunes to begin 2016 for Solihull Barons - Solihull Observer

  07-01-2016 11:16 via
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  Mixed fortunes to begin 2016 for Solihull Barons
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  IT PROVED to be a mixed start to 2016 for Solihull Barons after they opened the new year with a win and a defeat in the NIHL Moralee Conference following two gruelling away fixtures. The Barons narrowly got the better of Sutton Sting thanks to a 4-3 ...
  

• Jamar Walker: Teenager charged with 15-year-old's murder

  07-01-2016 11:06
  
  Stab victim had just moved to Handsworth from London
  
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• South Korea to resume cross-border propaganda after nuclear test

  07-01-2016 10:31
  
  The South stopped earlier broadcasts after it agreed with Pyongyang in late August on a package of measures aimed at easing animosities
  
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• Ex-Warwickshire cricket star dies in bridge fall

  07-01-2016 09:42
  
  String of big names pay tribute to popular former Bear
  
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• Morning news headlines: Economy faces 'dangerous cocktail' of threats, says George Osborne; PM urges Germany to help him keep UK in EU

  07-01-2016 09:09
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Solihull library users to benefit from free digital downloads - Solihull Observer

  07-01-2016 08:40 via
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  Solihull library users to benefit from free digital downloads
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  SOLIHULL library users are being given the chance to 'go green' this year with digital downloads of magazines, eNewspapers and eBooks. Bookworms can now read full colour digital copies of over 2,000 newspapers and magazines from over 100 countries ...
  

• Mum charged with causing death of daughter by dangerous driving in horror crash

  07-01-2016 07:30
  
  Danielle Parsons to appear in court after Esmee, two, died when car hit tree
  
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• Less litter on Birmingham City Centre streets following charity clean up campaign

  07-01-2016 07:30
  
  Bins in main shopping area raise £1,350 charity as well as reduce litter on the streets by five per cent
  
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• Fury over £50,000 salary to ex minister Jacqui Smith for two days a week

  07-01-2016 07:30
  
  Heart of England NHS Trust governors were told originally that her role would be unpaid
  
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• Police charge 17-year-old with teenager's murder

  07-01-2016 00:00
  
  Police investigating the death of 15-year-old Jamar Walker, who died after suffering stab injuries in Smethwick last month, have charged a 17-year-old youth with his murder.
   
  The 17-year-old, from Smethwick, who cannot be identified legally, was arrested on Tuesday 5 January and charged with murder and a further charge of attempted murder last night. He will appear before Wolverhampton Youth Court this morning (Thursday 7 January).
   
  
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• Body recovered from Coventry river

  07-01-2016 00:00
  
  Police have recovered a body of a man from a Coventry river this afternoon (7 January).Officers were called to Sutherland Road, Eastern Green at around 12.30pm following the discovery.The death is currently being treated as unexplained and a full forensic post mortem to establish the cause of death will be conducted tomorrow.Although no formal identification has been made the family of missing man Luke Whelan have been informed and specialist officers continue to liaise with them.
  
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