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• Solihull volunteer runs to raise money for Namibian school project - Solihull Observer

  08-04-2016 21:11 via
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  Solihull volunteer runs to raise money for Namibian school project
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  ELEVEN years ago Steve Rogers was the victim of a hit and run which left him with a severe brain injury. His life has changed dramatically since then and he says he is 'grateful to be alive'. Steve now works as a volunteer twice a week for local ...and more »
  

• Mum's race-hate campaign against neighbour after row over BIN BAGS

  08-04-2016 21:00
  
  Lynette Pollard, from Kingstanding, banned from contacting victim for two years after court case
  
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• M5 closed by dramatic coach fire near Bromsgrove

  08-04-2016 20:59
  
  Both carriageways blocked between junctions 4 and 3 while crews tackle blaze
  
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• Nightclub licence suspended after shooting caught on CCTV

  08-04-2016 20:00
  
  Beorma nightclub faces  full review after failing to tell police about incident outside city centre venue
  
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• Watchdog urges Crime Commissioner David Jamieson to explain deputy's suspension

  08-04-2016 19:41
  
  Crime Panel questions claims of a police complaint about Yvonne Mosquito
  
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• Birmingham's secret porn habits revealed by biggest adult website in the UK

  08-04-2016 19:37
  
  Favourite search terms revealed in city which spends longer on Pornhub than anywhere else
  
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• Two arrested after car crashes in dramatic Rowley Regis police chase

  08-04-2016 19:20
  
  Duo held after VW Bora rammed police and crashed into three other cars on Powke Lane during pursuit
  
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• Drugs gang jailed after dealer had £200k of cocaine stuffed down his SHORTS

  08-04-2016 16:40
  
  Trio of crooks sent to prison for total of more than 20 years
  
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• Family of Bromsgrove crash victim Mick Thompson pay tribute to 'one-in-a-million' dad

  08-04-2016 15:26
  
  He died riding same bike route he had taken for 40 years
  
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• Darren Parker murder: Demarco Martin, 19, due in court charged over fatal stabbing

  08-04-2016 14:56
  
  Police had been called to an address in Campville Crescent on Wednesday
  
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• Fat fraudster who could 'barely fit through the door' scammed OAP

  08-04-2016 14:27
  
  Eighteen stone-plus crook duped woman in her 80s out of £200
  
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• Ladywood house explosion was an 'accident caused by ignition of gas and naked flame'

  08-04-2016 13:47
  
  One man remains in 'serious but stable' condition after blast at property in Wiggin Street
  
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• Solihull Moors boss Marcus Bignot excited by title talk - Solihull Observer

  08-04-2016 12:38 via
  Solihull Moors boss Marcus Bignot excited by title talk
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  MARCUS BIGNOT says the 'T' word – title – is finally being allowed in Solihull Moors' dressing room as the club lies a possible 90 minutes from being champions, writes Colin Stoner. Bignot stressed the collective Moors' feet have been firmly anchored ...and more »
  

• Pegida protests pass without any incidents - Solihull Observer

  08-04-2016 08:31 via
  Pegida protests pass without any incidents
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  A SECOND protest by far-right wing group Pegida UK in the borough over the weekend passed off without any incidents. Officers attending the rally at Starley Way, in Birmingham International Business Park, on Saturday made zero arrests and reported no ...
  

• West Bromwich man charged with murder of Darren Parker

  08-04-2016 00:00
  
  A man is due to appear in court today (Friday 8 April) charged with the murder of Darren Parker in West Bromwich earlier this week.Unemployed Demarco Martin, aged 19, from Campville Crescent, Stone Cross, is due at Sandwell Magistrates Court this morning. He is also charged with one count of attempted murder.Police found Mr Parker after being called to Campville Crescent at around 2pm on Wednesday. He was pronounced dead at the scene and a post-mortem showed he died as a result of stab woun
  
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• Police officer sentenced for dangerous driving  

  08-04-2016 00:00
  
  A police officer has been banned from driving for 12 months at Birmingham Crown Court after pleading guilty to dangerous driving at an earlier hearing. PC Ben Penfold admitted the charge after the car he was driving collided with a transit van. The response officer and a female colleague escaped with minor injuries as they responded to an emergency incident in Wolverhampton in June last year. The marked Vauxhall Insignia hit the van at the junction of Bilston Road and Steelhouse Lane a
  
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• Drug dealers jailed for more than 20 years

  08-04-2016 00:00
  
  Three drug dealers whose £200,000 cocaine racket was rumbled by West Midlands Police have been jailed for more than 20 years.One of the men was discovered with 1kg of cocaine in the waistband of his shorts following a swoop by West Midlands Police in Sutton Coldfield.
  
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• Appeal over West Bromwich home invasion robbery

  08-04-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward after an 87-year old woman who suffers dementia was robbed in her West Bromwich home.A group of five masked men broke into the address in Springfield Crescent at around 9.30pm and pinned down the 87-year-old so they could remove her jewellery.The men conducted a search of all rooms in the property and a number of other items including cash and medication were taken during the raid on 30 March.A second woman aged 67 who was staying in the pro
  
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