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• Runwood Homes to build brand new Chelmsley Wood nursing home - Solihull Observer

  15-03-2016 21:05 via
  Runwood Homes to build brand new Chelmsley Wood nursing home
  Solihull Observer
  SOLIHULL Council and the North Solihull Partnership have announced that Runwood Homes will design, build and operate a brand new residential and nursing home in Chelmsley Wood. The construction of the 60 bed home for older people with dementia ...
  

• House prices rise six-fold on one Birmingham street: Find out how your property has risen

  15-03-2016 20:00
  
  Our interactive widget allows you to see how much your house price has increased in the last 20 years
  
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• Former pro-boxer Simon Ford smashes Guinness World Record for Sport Relief

  15-03-2016 19:19
  
  Simon boxes to glory at Wayne Elcock's Boxing Academy - in partnership with Sport Relief
  
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• Anorexic who nearly died blasts 'appalling' comments about eating disorder

  15-03-2016 19:00
  
  Sian Clarke's weight plunged to three and a half stone and her family planned funeral
  
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• Police secretly sack officer for 'inappropriate relationship' - and refuse to release name

  15-03-2016 18:45
  
  Force holds misconduct hearing behind closed doors, barring the press
  
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• Tributes after teenager Amy McKenzie killed in Longbridge road crash

  15-03-2016 17:13
  
  Family devastated after daughter, 18, dies in 6am smash in Groveley Lane
  
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• EU referendum: David Cameron says 250,000 West Midlands jobs linked to European Union

  15-03-2016 17:00
  
  The Prime Minister urges West Midlands voters to back staying in the European Union, with 100 days to go until the referendum.
  
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• Green lanes to speed up Lifford Lane tip queues

  15-03-2016 16:44
  
  Measures brought in to ease congestion ahead of Easter weekend
  
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• Police community support officer sacked for faking job application CV

  15-03-2016 16:38
  
  Walsall-based Samantha Skinner, 24, changed her NVQ qualification to a higher grade
  
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• Coroner calls safety improvements after death of Birmingham hero in helicopter crash

  15-03-2016 16:20
  
  Inquest into death of Flight Lieutenant Rakesh Chauhan hears safety alarm failed to go off
  
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• Man convicted of murder after brutal nightclub stabbing attack on 18-year-old victim

  15-03-2016 15:52
  
  Tobijah Thompson knifed teenager Daniel Kirkwood in brutal attack as revellers looked on
  
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• Teenage road accident victim fights for life

  15-03-2016 14:56
  
  Girl, 16, airlifted to QE after accident in Stourbridge
  
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• Cruel trickster who called himself "Mr Con" gets big jail sentence

  15-03-2016 14:37
  
  He preyed on the goodwill of his victims
  
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• War on excessive wrapping launched by Birmingham trading standards

  15-03-2016 14:25
  
  Got a tiny Easter Egg in a box the size of a breeze block - the city consumer bosses want to hear from you
  
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• Ali Campbell sued by own brothers as UB40 legal case reaches High Court

  15-03-2016 14:19
  
  Robin and Duncan lodge claim for damages after sibling set up own group, using famous name
  
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• Will it be an Easter heatwave or a holiday damp squib?

  15-03-2016 13:45
  
  Forecasters divided over what the weather has in store
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at March 15 in years gone by

  15-03-2016 13:15
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on March 15.
  
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• Return of the Flying Scotsman proves the continuing allure of steam

  15-03-2016 13:05
  
  The thousands of people who turned out recently to catch a glimpse of the Flying Scotsman shows that the British love affair with steam has not faded away.
  
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• Drivers get away with breaking the law because there aren't enough traffic cops

  15-03-2016 12:44
  
  MPs endorse warnings from West Midlands Police that cuts to the number of traffic officers have made the roads more dangerous
  
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• Man held after woman suffers multiple stab wounds in attack in Sutton Coldfield

  15-03-2016 12:21
  
  He is arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
  
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• Extremist Anders Behring Breivik gives Nazi salute as human rights case starts

  15-03-2016 10:24
  
  37-year-old who killed 77 people in bomb and gun attacks in 2011 arrives in court for his human rights case against Norwegian government
  
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• Cannabis plants worth almost £1 million discovered in old Birmingham school

  15-03-2016 10:20
  
  The plants were being grown in seven old school and nursery rooms
  
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• Four hurt in two-car collision

  15-03-2016 09:25
  
  Firefighters use cutting gear to release pensioners from wreckage
  
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• Watch: Crufts 2016 - Dog loving celebs enjoy famous canine event's 125th birthday

  15-03-2016 09:18
  
  It’s the world’s biggest dog show and this year Crufts is celebrating its 125th birthday
  
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• Accountancy group makes Solihull purchase - Insider Media

  15-03-2016 09:14 via
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  Accountancy group makes Solihull purchase
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  Redditch-headquartered accountancy group Hayward Wright has acquired a 50-year-old rival based in Solihull. Bushell Smith Harman, which was founded in the 1960s, will now operate under the Hayward Wright brand. Its owner Richard Harman will ...
  

• The morning news headlines: Osborne due to green light HS3 and Crossrail2 projects in North and London, Cameron: 100 days to secure our EU future

  15-03-2016 09:10
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Amazing but true - Birmingham rated BEST in UK for cutting traffic jams

  15-03-2016 08:00
  
  But city drivers still wasted 34 hours sitting in queues last year
  
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• Police 'acted unlawfully by helping bailiffs seize disabled woman's car'

  15-03-2016 07:30
  
  Community leader Desmond Jaddoo makes complaint to force over treatment of Cherry Clarke
  
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• Government to discuss making sure the M6 Toll opens for free when needed

  15-03-2016 07:30
  
  Transport Ministers agree to meet MP after it emerges there's a £300,000 fee to make the M6 Toll free for drivers
  
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• MPs say the NHS faces a cash crisis and the Government has no idea how to fix it

  15-03-2016 01:01
  
  Conservative and opposition MPs say hospitals are "at crisis point" and the Government doesn't know what to do
  
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• Teenage girl seriously hurt in Stourbridge collision

  15-03-2016 00:00
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision in Stourbridge this morning (15 March) that left a girl with a serious head injury.The 16-year-old was hit by a Vauxhall Meriva just after 8am at the junction of Wollescote Road and Hodge Hill Avenue.
  
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• Serial fraudster jailed for conning residents with hospital lies

  15-03-2016 00:00
  
  A thief who conned cash out of big-hearted residents with fake sob stories of ill relatives has been jailed after West Midlands Police linked him to a string of deceptions. Gurtake Singh (pictured), from Hall Green, preyed on the goodwill of people in east Birmingham – predominantly elderly folk – by claiming he desperately needed taxi money to visit family members in hospital.He admitted 11 counts of fraud and was jailed on Monday (March 14) for 37 months.
  
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• PSCO given 12 month community order after admitting fraud

  15-03-2016 00:00
  
  A West Midlands Police community support officer has been given a 12 month community order and a fine after admitting she changed her NVQ qualification to a higher grade while applying to join the regular police force.Samantha Skinner, aged 24, who was based at Walsall police station, was also handed a 12 month supervision order and told she must complete 60 hours of unpaid work when she appeared at Birmingham Crown Court today (Tuesday 15 March).
  
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• Police name teenager killed in Longbridge collision

  15-03-2016 00:00
  
  Police have named a woman who died following a serious collision in Longbridge on Thursday 10 March. Amy McKenzie was the front seat passenger in a Vauxhall Corsa which was involved in a collision with a Vauxhall Vivaro van at around 6am on Groveley Lane.
  
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• Man convicted of murder of teenager at Coventry nightclub

  15-03-2016 00:00
  
  A man has today been found guilty of stabbing an 18-year-old to death at a Coventry nightclub – exactly one year ago.Tobijah Thompson, of no fixed address, was found guilty of the murder of teenager Daniel Kirkwood at Society nightclub in Tower Street on 15 March 2015 following a nine week trial.Three other men, Hasham Ali, of Amberley Green in Birmingham, Ezra Scott, of Hawksyard Road in Erdington, and Ramez Murtaza of Bordesley Green East in Bordesley Green, pleaded guilty to being invol
  
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