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• Solihull Scouts raise vital funds for Warwick Hospital children's ward - Solihull Observer

  08-03-2016 21:01 via
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  Solihull Scouts raise vital funds for Warwick Hospital children's ward
  Solihull Observer
  ENTHUSIASTIC Beavers and Cub Scouts have rallied together to raise £1,400 for the children's ward at Warwick Hospital. Representatives from across Solihull Scout county chose the MacGregor Ward as their charity for the year after one of the leaders ...
  

• 24 influential women who make you proud to be from the Midlands

  08-03-2016 20:53
  
  On International Women's Day here's a look at some of those who inspire us from Birmingham and the West Midlands
  
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• Brave father and son BOTH battle cancer two years apart

  08-03-2016 20:00
  
  Little Joshua Nicholson is undergoing chemotherapy after dad Matthew fought disease
  
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• John Lewis workers ripped off posh store chain in £30,000 eBay scam

  08-03-2016 19:00
  
  They claimed refunds for valuables - but keep the goods and sold them online
  
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• Villa players Agbonlahor and Lescott named above legendary Brummies in global appeal list

  08-03-2016 18:39
  
  Researchers have looked into Wikipedia's favourite West Midlanders - and struggling Villa stars come ahead of legends Edward Burne-Jones and Julie Walters
  
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• Angry man posts pictures of stream of yobs urinating next to his clinic

  08-03-2016 17:34
  
  Chris Norton set up CCTV to shame culprits to spur council into action
  
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• Pride of Nursing 2016: A big heart in paediatric community nursing

  08-03-2016 17:20
  
  How Solihull children's community nursing team's Elisa Iles has helped new mums look after Vinnie
  
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• £335m Grand Central sale to be investigated over competition fears

  08-03-2016 17:20
  
  The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will review Hammerson’s £335 million takeover confirmed earlier this year over concerns it has hampered competition
  
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• Sunderland chief executive Margaret Byrne resigns in wake of Adam Johnson case

  08-03-2016 16:59
  
  Margaret Byrne said decision to allow player to continue to represent club after he was charged was "a serious mistake"
  
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• Broad Street bogus taxi driver receives suspended jail sentence

  08-03-2016 16:58
  
  Babu Elahi, 53, was caught with two passengers in his car after police operation
  
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• Watch: Footage as crooks take THREE hours to break into house as family slept

  08-03-2016 16:33
  
  Criminals pictured with ladders and tools during raid
  
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• Bin lorries in the 'wrong place, at the wrong time' says Birmingham council watchdog committee

  08-03-2016 16:30
  
  Collections will be improved, but there are still concerns over the way the city's 144 new dustcarts were ordered
  
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• Family pay tribute to 'doting' grandad knocked down outside Bullring

  08-03-2016 16:17
  
  Abdullah Khan, aged 85, was crossing Park Street when the collision happened
  
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• Bullying at Queen Elizabeth Hospital stopped staff raising death rate concerns

  08-03-2016 15:00
  
  Damning report on superhospital which said bosses repeatedly ignored warnings over fatal incidents
  
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• Hall Green F1 legend Murray Walker is back behind the mic

  08-03-2016 14:47
  
  Broadcast icon is part of Channel 4's new TV coverage of the sport
  
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• Man arrested after attack near Sutton Coldfield restaurant

  08-03-2016 14:30
  
  Scene sealed off as man in his 60s suffered head injury
  
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• Easter trains hit by £250m rail upgrade

  08-03-2016 14:07
  
  Passengers will face major rail disruption over the Easter break in the West Midlands as engineers undertake a £250 million upgrade plan.
  
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• Watch: Midland MP Michael Fabricant lets slip a swear word in the House of Commons

  08-03-2016 14:04
  
  Staffordshire MP Michael Fabricant just couldn't restrain himself when he heard a fellow MP speak in favour of the European Union
  
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• Birmingham set to see INCH of rain as region put on flood alert

  08-03-2016 13:56
  
  Met Office issues a Yellow Weather Warning which could also see sleet and high winds
  
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• New tankers expected to save Solihull taxpayer £15000 - Solihull Observer

  08-03-2016 13:24 via
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  New tankers expected to save Solihull taxpayer £15000
  Solihull Observer
  SOLIHULL COUNCIL has taken delivery of three new tankers to help clean the highway drainage systems around the borough. The move will save taxpayers around £15,000 as the new specialist tankers will replace the old lease-hire vehicles. Fitted with ...
  

• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at March 8 in years gone by

  08-03-2016 12:53
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on March 8.
  
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• Spitfire pilot Alex Henshaw brought Birmingham to a standstill with his war dance

  08-03-2016 12:37
  
  The day a Spitfire test pilot brought our city to a standstill with a victory roll over the civic centre.
  
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• Watch: Brutal bookies punch attack - man admits GBH

  08-03-2016 11:42
  
  Assault in William Hill saw victim receive broken nose and damaged eye
  
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• 2,400 job loss at energy giant Npower 'devastating blow to workforce'

  08-03-2016 10:07
  
  The job cuts will affect a mixture of direct and indirectly employed staff.
  
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• Birmingham drug dealer on UK most wanted list

  08-03-2016 10:00
  
  Mark Liscott was previously jailed for drug offences and is thought to be hiding in Amsterdam
  
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• The morning news headlines: Bank of England boss faces Brexit risk grilling from MPs; 2,400 jobs to go after energy giant Npower posts £100m loss

  08-03-2016 09:03
  
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• Solihull and Oldbury jobs fears as npower axes 2400 jobs - Birmingham Mail

  08-03-2016 08:38 via
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  Solihull and Oldbury jobs fears as npower axes 2400 jobs
  Birmingham Mail
  Energy firm npower - which has bases in Solihull and Oldbury - is to cut 2,400 jobs after reporting losses of more than £100 million. The energy giant said it would make "extensive cost savings" to help turn around the "significant" losses made in 2015 ...and more »
  

• Solihull and Oldbury jobs fears as npower axes 2,400 jobs

  08-03-2016 08:38
  
  Cuts follow losses of £100 million
  
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• Third of Solihull sunbeds unsafe - Solihull Observer

  08-03-2016 08:33 via
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  Third of Solihull sunbeds unsafe
  Solihull Observer
  A THIRD of sunbeds in the borough are unsafe, a Solihull Council investigation has revealed. Council checks of 42 sunbeds in 13 salons across the borough found 36 per cents of them were unsafe – with 15 found to be emitted unsafe levels of UV rays.
  

• Childrenswear retailer opens its doors in Solihull - Solihull Observer

  08-03-2016 08:30 via
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  Childrenswear retailer opens its doors in Solihull
  Solihull Observer
  Chocolate Clothing has promised shoppers to provide the most complete selection of luxury childrenswear brands outside of London. The shop is a result of months of building work and significant investment in Solihull. Chocolate Clothing owner Aaron ...
  

• Rock gig dedicated to memory of Christina Edkins announced on third anniversary of death

  08-03-2016 07:30
  
  Organisers hope it will become an annual event
  
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• Most read: Arson attack millionaire offers reward, street stabbing victim identified, Custard Factory venue closes down

  08-03-2016 06:00
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Monday, March 7
  
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• Police charge teenager with theft of puppies

  08-03-2016 00:00
  
  Police investigating the theft of two French bulldog puppies in a Wolverhampton burglary have charge a 16-year-old youth.The teenager was arrested on January 28 in connection with the break-in at an address in Beccles Drive, Portobello on 22 January.
  
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• Police appeal for witness to come forward in taxi driver attack investigation

  08-03-2016 00:00
  
  Police investigating an attack on a Dudley taxi driver have issued an appeal to trace a woman who may hold vital information about what happened.Officers urgently need to speak to the woman, who is believed to have seen the attack, which left the driver with a fractured skull on Sunday 28 February in Bell Street South.
  
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• Police appeal following fatal city centre collision

  08-03-2016 00:00
  
  Police investigating a fatal road collision in Birmingham city centre have released a new appeal for witnesses.Officers were called to the collision between a car and an elderly pedestrian at 6.08pm on Tuesday 1 March 2016 on Park Street, outside of the Bullring Shopping Centre.  
  
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• Bogus cabbie caught in police clampdown on dodgy drivers

  08-03-2016 00:00
  
  A driver who posed as a cabbie touting for fares in Birmingham city centre has narrowly avoided a prison term after being caught during a West Midlands Police operation to protect taxi passengers.
  
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• Appeal to trace missing 15 year-old girl

  08-03-2016 00:00
  
  Police are appealing for help in tracing a 15-year-old girl from Birmingham who has gone missing.Officers are concerned for the whereabouts of Alesha Timby from Erdington who was last seen at just before 6pm last Thursday (3 March).Alesha, who has been missing before, is described as 5ft tall, of medium build, with red hair and has her ears pierced. 
  
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