Solihull news

• Outrage as catalogue of errors that led to 24-hour M6 closure revealed

  07-03-2016 20:00
  
  Leaked document reveals a lack of signs, traffic experts stuck in traffic, a five-hour wait to reveal fuel spill and resurface delay left drivers stranded for hours
  
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• Gun blackmail and arson attack millionaire offers £40,000 for information

  07-03-2016 19:45
  
  Zahid Khan increases reward following arson attacks at his Sparkhill tyre-fitting business 
  
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• Former Birmingham scout leader jailed for sexually abusing young boys

  07-03-2016 19:20
  
  Mike Medhurst befriended parents before targeting children after taking them to motorsport events
  
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• Caribbean holiday from hell cruise ship couple label compensation offer "an insult"

  07-03-2016 19:00
  
  Stephen Gray and partner Christine Gould are battling for compensation with Thomson Cruises after being left on drip following Caribbean cruise
  
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• Plans for Birmingham's first Islamic boarding school shelved

  07-03-2016 17:31
  
  Back to the drawing board after residents had worried about an increase in congestion and parking
  
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• How Cure Leukaemia funded treatment helped Richard to become a dad

  07-03-2016 17:27
  
  Richard Turnbull speaks out as Great Birmingham runners from JLR raise £20K for charity - in partnership with Cure Leukaemia
  
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• Wonder strike by Michael Nottingham helps Solihull Moors move nine points clear - Solihull Observer

  07-03-2016 17:07 via
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  Wonder strike by Michael Nottingham helps Solihull Moors move nine points clear
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  MICHAEL Nottingham is one of only two players to be ever-present in Solihull Moors' league XI but his importance isn't just measured in his defensive prowess and marauding wing-play. There's the goals too and Saturday's fourth of the season was another ...
  

• Hospital staff fury at parking charge plans

  07-03-2016 17:00
  
  New charges planned for staff and patients two Birmingham hospitals
  
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• Edgbaston becoming "a giant car park" because of hospitals - claim

  07-03-2016 16:43
  
  Area needs 2,000 space multi storey car park - councillor
  
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• New contract for junior doctors will not be unsafe or dangerous for patients

  07-03-2016 16:41
  
  An open letter ahead of a strike by junior doctors on Wednesday, Dr Mike Durkin said the current contract had serious flaws and patients would be safer under the new arrangements.
  
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• Beer-drinkers aid charity in WWI heroine's memory

  07-03-2016 16:12
  
  Redditch-based charity Cavell Nurses’ Trust has received more than £2,000 from the sale of over 45,000 pints of Edith Cavell Ale.
  
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• 'Demonstration' home opens in Solihull - Birmingham Mail

  07-03-2016 16:05 via
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  'Demonstration' home opens in Solihull
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  The Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Glenis Slater at the opening of the Better Living Centre with Councillor Ken Meeson, Cabinet Member for Health and Wellbeing and Councillor Karen Grinsell, Cabinet Member for Stronger Communities and Partnerships.
  

• 'Demonstration' home opens in Solihull

  07-03-2016 16:05
  
  New ‘demonstration home’ where people can test out gadgets has opened in Solihull.
  
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• Paramedics take tough test to be brave HARTs

  07-03-2016 16:00
  
  More than 30 West Midlands Ambulance staff have tried out for places on the latest training course to become a member of the Hazardous Area Response Team.
  
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• Growing firm moves HQ to Fort Dunlop

  07-03-2016 15:34
  
  G&P has relocated to a new headquarters in Castle Bromwich.
  
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• Solihull attraction donates funds to Acorns Children's Hospice - Birmingham Mail

  07-03-2016 15:32 via
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  Solihull attraction donates funds to Acorns Children's Hospice
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  Hatton Adventure World near Solihull has donated much-needed funds to the Acorns Children's Hospice. Shares; Comments. Get daily news by email. Invalid e-mail. Subscribe Thanks for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again later. Richard Craddock ...
  

• Solihull attraction donates funds to Acorns Children's Hospice

  07-03-2016 15:23
  
  Hatton Adventure World near Solihull has donated much-needed funds to the Acorns Children's Hospice.
  
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• Didcot power station tragedy: Great Barr firm worker seconds from death

  07-03-2016 15:16
  
  Mathew Mowat was narrowly missed by collapsing boiler
  
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• Man in coma after street stabbing wakes up - and tells police who he is

  07-03-2016 15:04
  
  Police were desperately trying to identify victim of attack in Sparkhill
  
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• West Midlands Conservative leads demand for rethink over all-day Sunday trading

  07-03-2016 14:52
  
  A Tory MP says the Government must think again over plans to scrap restrictions on stories opening all day on Sunday.
  
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• Birmingham will be hotter than south of France by the weekend

  07-03-2016 14:42
  
  Forecasters say end of cold spell will see balmy temperatures in city
  
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• Woman who sold up to marry Canadian at airport after meeting on Facebook has heart mended by Brummie

  07-03-2016 14:28
  
  Evangelina Tsadiousu sold possessions to be with Canadian but has now found love with Birmingham man
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at March 7 in years gone by

  07-03-2016 14:05
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on March 7.
  
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• Lorry driver gets on his bike after losing TWENTY-ONE stone

  07-03-2016 14:04
  
  Tipton man Sean Elms fought the flab with Weight Watchers by ditching KFC and fry-ups
  
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• Look: Birmingham's pride in the Spitfire

  07-03-2016 13:53
  
  The West Midlands still looks back on the creation of the iconic Spitfire with pride.
  
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• 5ive singer Richie Neville, from Solihull and Atomic Kitten Natasha Hamilton split - Birmingham Mail

  07-03-2016 13:43 via
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  5ive singer Richie Neville, from Solihull and Atomic Kitten Natasha Hamilton split
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  Former Atomic Kitten singer Hamilton, 33, and 5ive singer Neville, 36, from Solihull announced their engagement in OK! magazine last year, revealing that Neville had proposed in October on a romantic break to Rome and discussing their plans to wed in ...and more »
  

• 5ive singer Richie Neville, from Solihull and Atomic Kitten Natasha Hamilton split

  07-03-2016 13:40
  
  Couple only got engaged five months ago
  
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• Man who had loaded pistol in his man bag jailed

  07-03-2016 13:17
  
  Remele Bryan's Audi was stopped by police in Kingstanding when they found the gun
  
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• Charges for bulky waste collections in Brum result in increase in flytipping - claim

  07-03-2016 12:31
  
  Complaints about flytipping have risen from 9,813 to 31,115
  
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• Sutton Coldfield pregnant woman stabbing: Man in court

  07-03-2016 12:22
  
  Babur Raja accused of trying to murder pregnant ex partner remanded in custody
  
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• Mourners place bets at funeral in tribute to 'legendary' Bookmaker

  07-03-2016 11:58
  
  Loved ones of Jim Buckingham, from New Oscott, placed bets at his wake to raise £1000 for the RSPCA
  
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• Sutton Coldfield pregnant woman stabbing: First picture of victim

  07-03-2016 09:10
  
  Mum of two Natalie Queiroz is in stable condition in hospital
  
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• The morning news headlines: Business group leader John Longworth quits after backing Brexit; Charities warned over campaigning in EU referendum

  07-03-2016 08:55
  
  BUSINESS GROUP LEADER JOHN LONGWORTH QUITS AFTER BACKING BREXIT
  
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• Residents warned of penalties for stopping on school crossings in Solihull - Solihull Observer

  07-03-2016 08:42 via
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  Residents warned of penalties for stopping on school crossings in Solihull
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  Residents warned of penalties for stopping on school crossings in Solihull Coun Richards and school crossing patrol Tony want to hit home the message that stop means stop. Published 7:30 am, Mar 07, 2016. Updated: 1:24 pm, Mar 04, 2016. 0 shares.
  

• Four injured as 4x4 hits road sign and rolls onto roof in Stirchley

  07-03-2016 08:32
  
  Crash in Cartland Road near zebra crossing
  
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• Try out life in World War One trenches and nine other things to discover at Who Do You Think You Are? Live

  07-03-2016 07:30
  
  Everything you need to know about the family show at the NEC - in partnership with Who Do You Think You Are? Live
  
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• Shamed ex-nurse calling himself 'Jonny Botox' allegedly gave illegal cosmetic jabs

  07-03-2016 07:30
  
  Claims he offered undercover reporter 'as much Botox as she wanted' for £200
  
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• Library of Birmingham is most popular visitor attraction outside London

  07-03-2016 07:30
  
  Almost 2 million people passed through its doors in 2015 despite opening hours row
  
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• Police search for missing Coventry man

  07-03-2016 00:00
  
  Police are becoming increasingly concerned for the welfare of a Coventry man who has been missing since Saturday 5 March.Jordan Royston Jones, aged 21, was last seen at around 10am leaving his home in Canley.
  
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• Police going 'Facebook Live' to showcase officer's work

  07-03-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police will give its Facebook followers a live insight into response policing on Wednesday (9 March). The force will be using the social network’s new live video broadcasting feature- Facebook Live - to take followers to live incidents as they’re called in across the region.
  
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• Man found with serious head injuries following West Bromwich assault

  07-03-2016 00:00
  
  Police are investigating a disturbance at a house in Gordon Avenue, Hateley Heath, West Bromwich at around 2:45am on Sunday (6 March).A 31-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious head injuries.
  
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• Man appears in court charged with Sutton Coldfield stabbing

  07-03-2016 00:00
  
  A man has appeared at Birmingham Magistrates Court charged with the attempted murder of a 40-year-old pregnant woman who was stabbed multiple times in Sutton Coldfield on Friday afternoon. Babur Karamat Raja did not enter a plea and was remanded in custody to appear for a further hearing at Birmingham Crown Court on 6 April. 
  
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• Former Birmingham scout leader jailed for abusing boys

  07-03-2016 00:00
  
  A former Birmingham scout leader who abused young boys in his care has been jailed after detectives reopened cases against him dating back 25 years. Mike Medhurst sexually assaulted scouts aged between eight- and 11-years-old after befriending parents and whisking them away to motorsport events, including the British Grand Prix and Isle of Mann TT races.Some of the offences occurred after insisting he share tents - and on occasions sleeping bags - with boys on camping trips, while one young
  
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• Driver found with loaded hand gun jailed for six years

  07-03-2016 00:00
  
  A man who was found to have a loaded handgun hidden in a man-bag while driving his car through Birmingham has been jailed for six years.Remele Bryan was stopped on Hawthorn Road, Kingstanding on 4 February when his Audi S3 flagged up on police systems as potentially having links to guns. 
  
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• Arrests made as police raid Wolverhampton pub

  07-03-2016 00:00
  
  Three men and one woman were arrested for drugs offences when police in Wolverhampton raided a pub in the Scotlands area of the city on Friday afternoon (4 March). Another man, aged 29, was arrested for failing to appear at court and a fourth man, aged 46, was issued with a cannabis street caution.
  
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