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• REVIEW: Bella Italia Solihull launches yummy diet friendly menu - Solihull Observer

  29-01-2016 21:18 via
  REVIEW: Bella Italia Solihull launches yummy diet friendly menu
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  But with a brand new menu of healthier, lighter bites there is something for those wanting to shift a couple of Christmas pounds. Observer news editors Lauren Clarke and Beth Sharp went along to the Solihull branch, nestled inside Touchwood, to sample ...
  

• Sikh temple kitchen closed for five days after 'mice infestation'

  29-01-2016 20:00
  
  The Singh Sabha Gurdwara in Handworth Wood closed on Friday by Environmental Health Officers
  
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• No fag breaks out side Birmingham City Council buildings says health watchdog

  29-01-2016 20:00
  
  Groups of council workers smoking outside offices sends wrong message to public it is claimed
  
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• Celebrity Big Brother star Samantha Brick reveals she was sexually attacked on Broad Street

  29-01-2016 20:00
  
  Kings Heath-born Samantha Brick reveals she was once sexually attacked on Broad Street
  
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• WATCH: Tareena Shakil lies her way through police interview after return from Syria

  29-01-2016 19:28
  
  Sparkbrook mum had taken toddler son abroad to join Islamic State
  
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• Teenage girl charged over 'copycat' bomb hoax call to Wednesbury school

  29-01-2016 18:00
  
  Police charge 14-year-old in connection with threat made to Wodensborough Ormiston Academy on Thursday
  
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• Video: Rare glimpse inside life-saving helicopter as charity celebrates 25 years

  29-01-2016 17:50
  
  The Midlands Air Ambulance charity has completed 43,000 missions since its launch in 1991
  
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• Let's move to Solihull, West Midlands - The Guardian

  29-01-2016 17:30 via
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  Let's move to Solihull, West Midlands
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  Solihull, West Midlands: 'Voted the best place to live in the UK a few years back.' Photograph: Alamy. Tom Dyckhoff · @tomdyckhoff. Friday 29 January 2016 11.30 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on Pinterest · Share on ...
  

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• Sparkbrook mum Tareena Shakil GUILTY of taking son to Syria to join ISIS

  29-01-2016 17:15
  
  Tareena Shakil, 26, becomes first British woman to return from the self-declared caliphate to be convicted of the offence
  
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• Burglars hit Solihull tree surgery firm and steal TWO HUNDRED tools - Birmingham Mail

  29-01-2016 17:01 via
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  Burglars hit Solihull tree surgery firm and steal TWO HUNDRED tools
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  L/r Brothers Craig and Gavin Bassford partners of The Oakland Group pictured at their premises on Oak Tree Farm in Catherine-De-Barnes,Solihull where they have been broken into for a second time with over £50 000 of equipment stolen. A family-run tree ...
  

• Burglars hit Solihull tree surgery firm and steal TWO HUNDRED tools

  29-01-2016 17:00
  
  Family fear they could now be forced out of business after two raids in four months
  
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• Birmingham red light district: Readers vote in FAVOUR of prostitution zone

  29-01-2016 17:00
  
  Broad Street manager Mike Olley also called the proposals a ‘progressive’ idea
  
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• Lotto loser Susanne Hinte 'will make £1m', says White Dee's agent

  29-01-2016 16:31
  
  Barry Tomes believes 48-year-old will cash in on 'notoriety' in pub and club appearances
  
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• RSPCA West Midlands: These lovely pets just want a loving home

  29-01-2016 15:56
  
  Charity trying to find homes for those at its Animal Centre at Newbrook Farm, Frankley Green.
  
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• Tesco to end 24-hour opening at string of stores

  29-01-2016 15:55
  
  Supermarket giant has a number of shops open around-the-clock in the Midlands
  
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• HSBC bank in cyber hack attack

  29-01-2016 15:19
  
  Finance giant is bringing 1,000 jobs to Birmingham
  
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• Birmingham facing weekend storms with high winds, rain and freezing temperatures

  29-01-2016 15:19
  
  Windy and cold on Saturday before 50mph gales return to region on Monday
  
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• Yardley Church is no longer in Yardley under 'insane' new council boundaries

  29-01-2016 14:30
  
  More than 500 residents back petition calling for rethink on plans to put historic Yardley village in new Stechford East ward
  
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• Players Bar: Teenage clubber knocked out in 3am Broad Street attack

  29-01-2016 14:01
  
  Girl of 18 also lost her phone after vicious assault
  
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• MP Jess Phillips defends claim that Cologne sex attacks are like a night out in Birmingham

  29-01-2016 13:44
  
  Birmingham Yardley MP speaks about her controversial television claim that a "very similar situation" to the Cologne sex attacks happens in Broad Street every week
  
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• Indoor rowers aiming for gold at English Championships - Solihull Observer

  29-01-2016 13:03 via
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  Indoor rowers aiming for gold at English Championships
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  A DOZEN competitors from Solihull will make the trip to Manchester on Sunday (January 31) in an attempt to claim gold at the English Indoor Rowing Championships. Borough-based personal training provider Seal Personal Training will transport the rowers ...
  

• MP's anger after new talks announced over future of GP walk-in centre

  29-01-2016 12:12
  
  Plans to switch Katie Road walk-in centre to Queen Elizabeth Hospital still not ruled out
  
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• Northfield mum cleared of starting blaze at home of son's gay lover

  29-01-2016 11:41
  
  Josephine Farrell, 44, acquitted of reckless arson and criminal damage
  
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• Outrage as Jess Phillips compares mass Cologne sex attacks to 'Broad Street every week'

  29-01-2016 11:29
  
  New MP's Question Time remarks rebutted by city centre cop
  
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• What is the Zika virus? Am I at risk and should I cancel my holiday if I am pregnant?

  29-01-2016 11:15
  
  As The World Health Organisation declares the Zika virus to be 'spreading explosively', here is all you need to know about the disease and the risk to unborn babies
  
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• Man dies after being hit by white van in Meriden - Solihull Observer

  29-01-2016 11:12 via
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  Man dies after being hit by white van in Meriden
  Solihull Observer
  THE DRIVER of a white van which crashed into and killed a Solihull man on Thursday afternoon has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. A 48-year-old man died after being hit by the van just before 2pm on Fillongley Road, ...
  

• Solihull pedestrian dies after being hit by van on busy road - Birmingham Mail

  29-01-2016 10:57 via
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  Solihull pedestrian dies after being hit by van on busy road
  Birmingham Mail
  A pedestrian was killed when he was hit by a van on a busy road in Solihull. Police are appealing for witnesses after the 48-year-old was hit by a white van just before 2pm yesterday on Fillongley Road, Meriden, near to Lodge Green Lane. Despite the ...and more »
  

• Solihull pedestrian dies after being hit by van on busy road

  29-01-2016 10:57
  
  Driver, 55, arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at January 29 in years gone by

  29-01-2016 10:28
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on January 29.
  
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• Carl Johnson: Tommy Scragg's smirking minder jailed again over £44k court debt

  29-01-2016 10:26
  
  Crook lived luxury lifestyle protecting £34 million fraudster
  
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• Pictures: Look back at Birmingham during the 1970s

  29-01-2016 10:10
  
  Each day this week we have turned the clock back to a different decade in Birmingham's history, today we reach the 1970s.
  
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• Muhammad Afzal will not quit as Lord Mayor-elect

  29-01-2016 09:44
  
  Under-fire councillor who blasted PM as 'Islamophobe' did not offer to step down in new statement
  
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• Land Rover Defender Solihull production line ends - BBC News

  29-01-2016 09:13 via
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  Land Rover Defender Solihull production line ends
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  The last Land Rover Defender has rolled off the production line amid cheers, ending 67 years of the 4x4 being made. Jaguar Land Rover has discontinued the famous off-road vehicle, which has been exported across the world. More than two million have ...
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• Land Rover Defender Solihull production ends - BBC News

  29-01-2016 09:13 via
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  Land Rover Defender Solihull production ends
  BBC News
  The last Land Rover Defender has rolled off the production line amid cheers, ending 67 years of the 4x4 being made. Jaguar Land Rover has discontinued the famous off-road vehicle, which has been exported across the world. More than two million have ...
  Final Land Rover Defender rolls off production line in Solihull, West MidlandsDaily Mail
  Solihull to begin restoration of older Land RoversLand Rover Owner International Magazine
  

• Solihull PR agency heads north of the border for expansion - The Business Desk

  29-01-2016 09:09 via
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  Solihull PR agency heads north of the border for expansion
  The Business Desk
  SOLIHULL-based PR agency Vitis PR has expanded its operation north of the border after a series of new business wins.The specialist technology agency has opted to set up a base in Fife in a move that will see the firm's head of media relations Nic ...
  

• Power cuts and travel chaos as storm Gertrude hits Scotland

  29-01-2016 09:05
  
  British Isles bracing itself for strong winds, heavy rain, snow and ice as the extreme weather batters the UK
  
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• Siemens commits to Solihull - Insider Media

  29-01-2016 09:00 via
  Siemens commits to Solihull
  Insider Media
  Engineering and technology giant Siemens has committed to the West Midlands by taking additional space at Blythe Valley Park. The group has been based at Cornwall House on the Solihull business park since 2009. After taking an additional 4,313 sq ft, ...
  

• The morning news headlines: David Cameron to hold talks with key players in Brussels; Google should pay more UK tax

  29-01-2016 08:34
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Teenager Omar Ismail aiming for the top after school backing - Solihull Observer

  29-01-2016 08:10 via
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  Teenager Omar Ismail aiming for the top after school backing
  Solihull Observer
  TEENAGER Omar Ismail has the difficult task of balancing his A-Level studies with a BRDC Formula 4 career, but the Solihull driver has received the full backing of his headmaster David Lloyd. The 16-year-old is targeting the 2016 title after confirming ...
  

• Mini motorbikes, alcohol and graffiti BANNED in public spaces in four Birmingham areas

  29-01-2016 07:30
  
  Birmingham City Council is using new laws to crackdown on anti-social behaviour in Sheldon, Shard End, Gospel Farm in Acocks Green, and Bankside near Springfield
  
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• Last iconic Land Rover Defender rolls off the production line

  29-01-2016 07:30
  
  End of an era as Solihull manufacturing line for vehicle first made in 1948 finishes
  
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• Green campaigners call for car free days in Birmingham city centre

  29-01-2016 07:30
  
  Scheme has been suggested to reduce air pollution
  
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• Midlands' version of Transport for London a step closer

  29-01-2016 06:00
  
  New devolution legislation means a joined-up transport authority for the West and East Midlands can be set up
  
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• Sport Relief asks what makes you proud? - as Jessica Ennis Hill voted Britain's sporting hero

  29-01-2016 01:01
  
  Sport Relief wants to find out what makes you proud as it releases results of its survey ahead of Sainsbury's Sport Relief Games - in partnership with Sport Relief
  
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• Teenage girl charged with copycat bomb hoax call at Wednesbury school

  29-01-2016 00:00
  
  A teenage girl has been charged with making a hoax bomb call to a Wednesbury school.The 14-year-old was arrested at her home address in West Bromwich this morning (Friday 28 January) and charged with a bomb threat made to Wodensborough Ormiston Academy, Wednesbury yesterday.
  
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• Police appeal for help in finding missing Stourbridge woman

  29-01-2016 00:00
  
  Police in Dudley are appealing for help in finding a 49-year-old woman who has been missing from her home since 22 January.?Louise Fellows, from the Norton area of Stourbridge, was last seen by her mother at her home in Race Course Lane last Friday at around 11am.
  
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• Police appeal for help in finding missing Dudley woman

  29-01-2016 00:00
  
  Police in Dudley are appealing for help in finding a 49-year-old woman who has been missing from her home since 22 January.
  
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• Mother jailed for six years for taking young child to Syria to join Daesh

  29-01-2016 00:00
  
  A mother from Burton-upon-Trent has been convicted of terrorism offences after fleeing the UK with her one-year-old child to join Daesh in Syria.Tareena Shakil was found guilty of being a member of a proscribed organisation (ISIS/Daesh) and encouraging acts of terrorism at Birmingham Crown Court today.
  
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• Mother convicted of joining Daesh in Syria with young child

  29-01-2016 00:00
  
  A mother from Burton-upon-Trent has been convicted of terrorism offences after fleeing the UK with her one-year-old child to join Daesh in Syria.Tareena Shakil was found guilty of being a member of a proscribed organisation (ISIS/Daesh) and encouraging acts of terrorism at Birmingham Crown Court today.
  
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• Meriden collision victim named as Bromsgrove man David Wood

  29-01-2016 00:00
  
  A man who died in a collision in Meriden has been named as David Wood from Bromsgrove.The 48-year-old was hit by a white van on Fillongley Road yesterday (Thursday 28 January) while out running just before 2pm. Despite the best efforts of medical staff he died at the scene.David’s wife, Hayley has spoken of her loss. 
  
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