Solihull news

• New funding could save Moseley Road Baths

  11-04-2016 23:00
  
  Action group secures supports from Historic England, the National Trust and Prince's Regeneration Trust to investigate options for restoring Grade II* listed building
  
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• Bikers brought Solihull to a standstill for funeral of Chris 'Stig' Clarke - Birmingham Mail

  11-04-2016 22:01 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
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  Bikers brought Solihull to a standstill for funeral of Chris 'Stig' Clarke
  Birmingham Mail
  A huge motorcyclist cavalcade brought parts of Solihull to a standstill as riders paid their respects to tragic Birmingham biker Chris Clarke. Mr Clarke - known as Stig - died when his motorbike collided with a Toyota Auris on the A452 Collector Road ...
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• Bikers brought Solihull to a standstill for funeral of Chris 'Stig' Clarke

  11-04-2016 22:00
  
  More than 400 people attended the funeral of Chris Clarke - nicknamed Stig - who died in a Castle Bromwich crash last month
  
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• Heartbroken bride pays tribute to her groom of just 17 days

  11-04-2016 21:10
  
  Brave cancer victim Steve Legge asked wedding guests to donate to Birmingham hospital where he was treated
  
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• Man stabbed outside Chelmsley Wood primary school left fighting for life

  11-04-2016 19:05
  
  Police hunting up to five people after victim, 28, knifed repeatedly in back in broad daylight attack
  
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• How you can race against an Olympic medal winner at the Great Birmingham 10K

  11-04-2016 18:12
  
  Take on a former Olympic bronze medalist on Bank Holiday Sunday, May 1 - in partnership with the Great Birmingham Run
  
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• Celebrity threesome injunction: Couple who claim affair, run businesses in West Midlands

  11-04-2016 17:55
  
  Media in England and Wales banned from naming those involved, despite no ban in Scotland or USA
  
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• David Cameron's anger after MP Jess Phillips calls his dad 'disgusting'

  11-04-2016 17:44
  
  Prime Minister hits back after Birmingham MP Jess Phillips claims his father's behaviour was 'disgusting' in row over tax
  
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• Donald Trump labels presidential nominee selection process 'corrupt and crooked'

  11-04-2016 16:25
  
  Republican candidate faces a possible contested convention that he risks losing
  
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• Man jailed for life after he stabbed teenager to death in nightclub

  11-04-2016 15:58
  
  Tobijah Thompson from Birmingham must serve minimum 32 years
  
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• 'Help catch the three cowards who broke mum's arm'

  11-04-2016 15:05
  
  Thugs barged into home and brutally attacked 78-year-old grandmother-of-four
  
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• Watch: Appalling gang attack on man at city petrol station

  11-04-2016 14:44
  
  Police scrutinise footage which shows men stamping on 25-year-old victim
  
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• Birmingham New Street rail chaos: Vandals blamed for delays and cancellations

  11-04-2016 14:38
  
  Signal failure which caused huge disruption to passengers was caused by damaged cables 
  
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• Birmingham Mail Nostalgia - A look back at April 11 in years gone by

  11-04-2016 13:23
  
  Birmingham Mail Nostalgia: A look back at some historical events that happened on April 11.
  
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• Birmingham Pals hailed heroes at Vimy Ridge

  11-04-2016 12:53
  
  This year marks the 99th anniversary of The Battle of Vimy Ridge.
  
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• Campaigners claim Alexandra Hospital A&E to be 'scaled down' by Trust

  11-04-2016 12:36
  
  Cuts protest group claims thousands of patients per year facing trips to Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth and Worcester Royal hospitals
  
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• Mum who stamped toddler daughter to death weeps as sentenced to life

  11-04-2016 12:30
  
  Kathryn Smith who murdered little Ayeeshia Jane Smith given minimum of 24 years
  
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• US Masters champion Danny Willett a 'star in the making' says former Ryder Cup captain

  11-04-2016 12:07
  
  Willett became only the second Englishman to win the Masters, after Sir Nick Faldo, following a dramatic final round at Augusta National
  
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• The moment three dancing grannies stun pedestrians in New Street

  11-04-2016 11:34
  
  The Black Country trio stopped shoppers in their tracks with a Bhangra-inspired street performance
  
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• Masters champion Danny Willett's Brummie brother takes twitter by storm

  11-04-2016 11:07
  
  Peter Willett ‘played every shot’ as Danny becomes first Brit winner for 20 years
  
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• Watch: Terrifying video of moment train hit car driven onto the track

  11-04-2016 09:30
  
  Service travelling to New Street had 40 passengers on it when horror smash happened
  
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• Council leader says time to get tough on residents who flout rubbish rules

  11-04-2016 09:23
  
  Coun Deirdre Alden calls to bring back dumpsters for flats
  
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• Tributes pour in as 'Mr Nice' Howard Marks dies of cancer aged 70

  11-04-2016 09:15
  
  Renowned cannabis smuggler became a campaigner for the legalisation of recreational drugs after being released from prison
  
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• Solihull Council named among highest performing highway authorities - Solihull Observer

  11-04-2016 09:03 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Solihull Council named among highest performing highway authorities
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  SOLIHULL Council is one of the highest performing highway authorities in the country – according to the National Highways and Transport Network's Public Satisfaction Survey for 2015. For overall satisfaction Solihull is ranked tenth nationally and ...
  
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• The Morning news headlines: David Cameron faces Commons grilling amid Labour bank of 'mum and dad' jibes; Tory backbenchers to challenge government over pro-EU leaflets ahead of poll

  11-04-2016 08:41
  
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• New Street station: Major rail problems follow power failure

  11-04-2016 08:28
  
  Big delays for passengers just days after last big failure
  
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• Warning over Castle Bromwich cat killer is beloved pet is slain and dumped in shopping trolley

  11-04-2016 07:30
  
  Ginger moggy Oscar's body was found just hours after he was last seen by his owner
  
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• Warning over Castle Bromwich cat killer as beloved pet is slain and dumped in shopping trolley

  11-04-2016 07:30
  
  Ginger moggy Oscar's body was found just hours after he was last seen by his owner
  
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• Pride of nursing 2016: The care they give and the happiness they spread is amazing

  11-04-2016 07:30
  
  Mum honours Sandwell General Hospital nurses who look after her daughter Ayana, aged two-and-a-half, who has a rare genetic disorder that causes muscle wasting
  
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• James Brindley School head Nicky Penny sacked amid bullying claims

  11-04-2016 07:30
  
  £110,000k-a-year leader of school for disabled and ill children to contest the decision
  
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• Witness appeal after pensioner robbed in her own home

  11-04-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives are appealing for information after a 78 year-old woman was pinned to the floor and robbed in her Halesowen home. A group of three men barged their way in and one, wearing a glove, held his hand over the mouth of Joyce Bennett. The others then searched the property in Springfield Drive and then made off with a quantity of cash, a handbag and purses.
  
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• Man jailed for Coventry nightclub murder

  11-04-2016 00:00
  
  A man has today been jailed for stabbing an 18-year-old to death at a Coventry nightclub.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.Appearing at Leamington Justice Centre today he was jailed for life to serve a minimum of 32 years.Clockwise from top left - Tobijah Thompson, Ramez Murtaza, Ezra Scott, Hasham Ali.Three other men, Hasham Ali, of Amberley Gree
  
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• Appeal for witnesses after stabbing in Chelmsley Wood

  11-04-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed on a street in Chelmsley Wood this morning (11 April).Officers were called to Lime Grove just after 11.10am to reports that a 28-year-old man had suffered several stab wounds to the back.The man was rushed to hospital by paramedics and he remains there this afternoon in a critical condition.Detectives have launched an investigation to find the person responsible and at this stage believe a group of between three and five people may h
  
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