Solihull news

• New kitchens and bathrooms for council houses - plus rent cut for 63,000 tenants

  10-02-2016 22:00
  
  Thousands of council homes will also get new kitchens, bathrooms and central heating
  
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• Pub regulars raising £3k to send mum and brave sons on first holiday in five years

  10-02-2016 20:00
  
  Meggie Feeney's children Mason and Jake suffer from rare epilepsy-linked condition
  
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• Bride-to-be was swept off her feet with An Officer and A Gentleman proposal

  10-02-2016 20:00
  
  Andy Starkey named as super-Valentine after wooing girlfriend Kay at Merry Hill shopping centre
  
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• Birmingham schools spark parent fury by changing Christmas holidays

  10-02-2016 20:00
  
  But academy chain claims the move could help parents clinch cheaper festive breaks
  
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• No More #Brumcuts: Fury as Government hands £300m to Tory councils while Birmingham gets nothing

  10-02-2016 19:05
  
  Ministers promised £300 million for councils struggling to cope with cuts, but cash-strapped Birmingham is excluded
  
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• Police ordered to look into claim IRA mole tipped force off about pub bombings

  10-02-2016 19:01
  
  Coroner makes ruling after hearing legal submissions from families of victims
  
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• Residents demand council rethink over cycle route plan

  10-02-2016 18:30
  
  Hodge Hill locals say congested Warren Road is not wide enough for cycle lane
  
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• Birmingham's fears over US-Europe trade deal

  10-02-2016 18:09
  
  City councillors say proposed deal could affect their ability to award major business contracts
  
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• Mail readers call for shisha bar ban in Birmingham

  10-02-2016 17:00
  
  Calls for an end to the bars where smoking through a water pipe remains legal on the back of an investigation revealing pollution levels
  
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• Why developers should be made to provide more off-street car parking spaces

  10-02-2016 16:29
  
  Residents in Edgbaston, Selly Oak and other neighbourhood see their streets blocked as a result of poor planning policies
  
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• WATCH: CCTV of suspected getaway car used in Akhtar Javeed murder

  10-02-2016 16:28
  
  Detectives look to trace Renault Megane seen in Digbeth at time of robbery
  
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• Longbridge housing developer pledges road improvements to allay residents' fears

  10-02-2016 16:00
  
  Exhibition of plans for North Worcestershire Golf Club site finds that traffic gridlock is number one concern of locals
  
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• Doctors' strike: Medics say they are being treated like 'idiots' in NHS contract dispute

  10-02-2016 15:57
  
  Operations and appointments cancelled across the Midlands during latest walk-out
  
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• Brave Digbeth murder victim Akhtar Javeed tried to fight off his killers, police reveal

  10-02-2016 15:20
  
  Daughter also pays tribute to 'humble, simple family man' as police hunt getaway car
  
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• Tyson Fury speaks to The Birmingham Mail: World champ on David Haye feud, his charity work, and why he is misunderstood by the public

  10-02-2016 15:03
  
  The world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury sits down for a chat with Mike Lockley
  
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• Northfield Culture Mash and WW1 commemorations boosted by Sport Relief

  10-02-2016 14:50
  
  Arts 50 Alive wins community cash award for grassroots activities in south Birmingham - in partnership with Sport Relief
  
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• Electronics giant to investigate Selly Park dishwasher blaze

  10-02-2016 14:08
  
  Bosch to look into fire involving one of its appliances
  
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• Borough bakers set to strut their stuff at annual bakeoff - Solihull Observer

  10-02-2016 13:36 via
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  Borough bakers set to strut their stuff at annual bakeoff
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  BUDDING bakers of all ages will have the chance to test their skills and creativity against other borough bakers at Solihull Arts Complex next weekend (Saturday, February 20). Four winners will be crowned at the annual Fairtrade cake off and over 50 ...
  

• Rail worker bitten on NOSE when he asked smokers to put cigarettes out

  10-02-2016 13:23
  
  Horrific attack happened as suspects waited for Birmingham train
  
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• Adam Johnson pleads guilty to one count of sexual activity with a child

  10-02-2016 13:12
  
  He continues to deny two charges of sexual activity with a girl aged under 16.
  
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• Birmingham Jazz and Blues Festival celebrates its 32nd anniversary this year

  10-02-2016 12:39
  
  The Birmingham Jazz and Blues Festival has continued to go from strength to strength, year on year, and this summer it will be celebrating its 32nd anniversary.
  
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• Firecrews dealing with one tumble dryer fire EVERY DAY

  10-02-2016 11:28
  
  Details revealed after mum Mishell Moloney, 49, died in Frankley house fire
  
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• WATCH: New film inspired by nostalgic pictures of Birmingham

  10-02-2016 11:20
  
  NicklinUnseen pictures, showing well-known parts of the city in the 1950s and 60s, have already become a social media hit
  
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• Teenager arrested after ramming police car in ten-minute police chase

  10-02-2016 11:08
  
  Boy of 16 went wrong way down dual carriageway as he tried to escape
  
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• Tanveer Iqbal: Zatoon Bibi, 36, charged with murder

  10-02-2016 10:37
  
  Popular music shop boss found dead in his car boot in Edgbaston
  
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• Man battered in Sutton Coldfield town centre as wife watched on

  10-02-2016 09:30
  
  Couple's horrific ordeal was motiveless attack
  
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• Junior doctors staging second strike as last-ditch talks fail

  10-02-2016 09:20
  
  A new survey ahead of the walkout suggested nine in 10 junior doctors could quit if the current contract terms were imposed.
  
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• The morning news headlines: Junior Doctors to stage second strike as last-ditch talks fail; Higher nurse numbers boost patients' survival chances in hospitals, studies find

  10-02-2016 09:11
  
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• Pub bombings: historic legal bid over inquests begins

  10-02-2016 07:30
  
  Coroner to be asked to re-open inquests into 21 murdered in terror attacks
  
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• Pub bombings - fresh opportunity for truth must not be dismissed

  10-02-2016 07:30
  
  Inquests which were never legally concluded must be re-opened
  
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• Freedom for jailed mum who left children home alone while she went to work

  10-02-2016 07:30
  
  Dudley mother wins appeal to have 24-week sentence for child cruelty reduced
  
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• Plans revealed for a 'water activity centre' in Lichfield

  10-02-2016 06:50
  
  Proposals for a new centre, with a community exhibition space café opening out onto a 54-berth basin, have been submitted
  
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• Most read: 'One-Eyed Baz' case dropped, two arrested over murder, weekend snow

  10-02-2016 06:30
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Tuesday, February 9
  
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• Woman charged with murder of music shop owner

  10-02-2016 00:00
  
  A woman has been charged with the murder of music shop owner Tanveer Iqbal who was found in a car boot in Edgbaston.Unemployed Zatoon Bibi, aged 36, of Roway Lane, Oldbury, is due to appear before Birmingham Magistrates’ Court this morning (Wednesday 10 February).A 43 year-old man who was also arrested on suspicion of murder has been bailed pending further enquiries.
  
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• Robbery rates tumble in Coventry as #OpBlueSteel roots out criminals

  10-02-2016 00:00
  Robbery rates in Coventry have tumbled in the last year as a crackdown on organised crime nets offenders and gets under the skin of gang members. Latest figures show a near 16 per cent reduction in robbery – including armed shop attacks – with 76 fewer incidents since last April compared to the same period a year ago.The reduction has coincided with the launch of Operation Blue Steel, a drive by police and partners that's ramping up the pressure on crime groups and has seen
  
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• Murdered businessman’s daughter speaks of family’s agony as detectives renew plea for information

  10-02-2016 00:00
  
  The grieving daughter of a man killed in a robbery attempt on his food and beverage distribution business in the Digbeth area of Birmingham has spoken of how her family has been "shattered" by her father’s killing.Father-of-four Akhtar Javeed, 56, died from a gunshot wound sustained to his neck during a failed raid at his warehouse on Rea Street South on Wednesday 3 February.
  
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• Force sets out plans for the year

  10-02-2016 00:00
  WMP has launched its annual strategic assessment which sets out the force’s priorities for the coming year. Entitled ‘Creating safe and healthy futures’, it focuses on reducing violence and investing in intervention strategies, it also highlights the importance of partnership working. 
  
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• Care home workers jailed for 1980s abuse

  10-02-2016 00:00
  
  Two former Coventry care home workers have been jailed for brutally mistreating vulnerable children they were supposed to be looking after almost three decades ago.Alan Todd and Kenneth Owen, both aged 70, subjected a total of nine children to physical abuse or sexual assault during their time working at the former Wisteria Lodge Children’s Home in Earlsdon during the 1980s. 
  
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• Care home workers found guilty for 1980s abuse

  10-02-2016 00:00
  
  Two former Coventry care home workers have been found guilty of brutally mistreating vulnerable children they were supposed to be looking after almost three decades ago.Alan Todd and Kenneth Owen, both aged 70, subjected a total of nine children to physical abuse or sexual assault during their time working at the former Wisteria Lodge Children’s Home in Earlsdon during the 1980s. 
  
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• Birmingham men jailed for ‘Ghost Broker’ insurance scam

  10-02-2016 00:00
  
  Four men from Birmingham have been sentenced after a ghost-broker insurance scam was uncovered by detectives from the Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED), part of the City of London Police.Mohammed Aquil, along with Amjad Hussain, Alwyn Snape and Anees Ahmed, conspired together to defraud insurance companies by providing false details and forged documents in order to get cheaper premiums for their motor insurance.
  
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• 16-year-old caught behind wheel following police pursuit

  10-02-2016 00:00
  
  A 16-year-old lad has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after leading officers on a 10-minute pursuit through Erdington.The teenager was behind the wheel of a Ford KA that refused to stop for officers in Ashold Farm Road at 5.40pm on Monday (8 Feb) before speeding away.It was cornered in Kingsbury Road where the teenager was arrested for dangerous driving, failing to stop for officers, criminal damage and theft - three teenage passengers were also arrested.
  
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