Solihull news

• Giant 'eyesore' lorry trailer in Sheldon front garden sparks complaints from neighbours

  19-04-2016 23:00
  
  Councillor says owner is 'taking the mickey' after leaving 40ft trailer in front garden
  
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• West Midlands police commissioner candidate labelled 'unfit for office' over social media posts

  19-04-2016 21:00
  
  Rivals have been stunned by posts on Andy Flynn's Facebook page about Israel, Muslims and police corruption
  
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• Police arrest 427 foreign criminals, including for murder, fraud and robbery

  19-04-2016 19:14
  
  Record numbers detained in Birmingham and West Midlands last year on European Arrest Warrant 
  
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• What does Prime Minister David Cameron think about Aston Villa's relegation?

  19-04-2016 17:23
  
  The PM's official spokeswoman conveys his feelings on the club's demise
  
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• David Cameron 'disappointed' at Aston Villa relegation

  19-04-2016 17:23
  
  Villa fan David Cameron says he hopes Villa will turn their fortunes around.
  
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• Jilted killer who stabbed girlfriend in the neck when she dumped him is jailed for life

  19-04-2016 15:14
  
  Cezary Sobiewski was drunk when he launched brutal knife attack on Barbara Baraniecka
  
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• Centenary Square revamp a '£10m vanity project' says Lib Dem leader

  19-04-2016 14:54
  
  Labour cabinet warned new water feature would end up broken like the Floozie in the Jacuzzi
  
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• Charges on the M6 Toll could be cut as Ministers pledge to consider radical changes

  19-04-2016 14:14
  
  The Government says it will 'review everything' about the M6 Toll after day of chaos closes M6 for 24 hours
  
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• Watch: Moment plane landing at Birmingham Airport engulfed in smoke in tyre blowout

  19-04-2016 13:48
  
  Dramatic footage shows Blue Air jet disappears after problem as it touches down
  
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• Police hunting woman over park toddler snatch alert

  19-04-2016 13:48
  
  Mum scratched as she tried to keep two-year-old out of stranger's clutches
  
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• Man who crashed Solihull entrepreneur Lord Aleem's Ferrari faces £25000 bill - Birmingham Mail

  19-04-2016 13:34 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Mail
  Man who crashed Solihull entrepreneur Lord Aleem's Ferrari faces £25000 bill
  Birmingham Mail
  A groom who rented a £240,000 Ferrari from Solihull's Lord Aleem and then crashed it looks set to face a whopping £25,000 bill. The car was reportedly being driven by tyre fitter Usman Ali who was lucky to escape unhurt after crashing the Ferrari 458 ...
  Expensive supercar owned by Solihull self-styled 'Lord Aleem' left a crumpled wreck after house smashCoventry Telegra
  
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• Man who crashed Solihull entrepreneur Lord Aleem's Ferrari faces £25,000 bill

  19-04-2016 13:30
  
  Groom hired £240,000 Ferrari 458 Spider faces massive excess and losing deposit
  
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• Brothers wanted over Quinton mass brawl that left man fighting for life

  19-04-2016 13:15
  
  Shane and Patrick Keane being hunted over mass fight and car chase
  
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• Solihull Fashion Week: Everything you need to know about four day event - Coventry Telegraph

  19-04-2016 13:02 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Solihull Fashion Week: Everything you need to know about four day event
  Coventry Telegraph
  The first ever Solihull Fashion Week will arrive later this week, bringing with it well known reality television figures and leading industry experts. The four-day event, which runs from April 21 until April 24, is set to showcase stunning clothing ...
  
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• Horace Williams stabbing: Douane Brown, 39, due in court charged with murder

  19-04-2016 12:30
  
  Victim died after attack at Smethwick internet cafe
  
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• Three teens arrested after 12 treated in McDonald's fumes alert

  19-04-2016 12:17
  
  Staff and customers fell ill when canister was released inside restaurant
  
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• Jimmy Spice's restaurants in Stratford and Solihull close their doors - Coventry Telegraph

  19-04-2016 12:03 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Coventry Telegraph
  Jimmy Spice's restaurants in Stratford and Solihull close their doors
  Coventry Telegraph
  A Midlands restaurant chain which aimed to offer the best of global cuisine under one roof has closed with two branches in Stratford-upon and Solihull affected by the move. Jimmy Spice's restaurants in Windsor Street, Stratford-upon-Avon and Station ...and more »
  
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• Man suffers 'life-changing' wounds in motiveless Erdington bottle attack

  19-04-2016 10:30
  
  He was rushed to hospital after being glassed by attacker, who fled in BMW
  
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• Taliban fighters attack Afghan security agency injuring 200 people

  19-04-2016 09:44
  
  The attack, including a suicide car bombing, appears to have targeted an agency similar to the US Secret Service, providing personal protection for high-ranking government officials.
  
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• Two McDonald's customers rushed to hospital in fumes alert

  19-04-2016 09:27
  
  Canister containing mystery substance let off in fast food venue
  
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• 12 McDonald's customers and staff treated by paramedics in fumes alert

  19-04-2016 09:27
  
  Canister containing mystery substance let off in fast food venue
  
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• Time running out to find Ecuador quake survivors

  19-04-2016 09:05
  
  Teams from Ecuador and neighbouring countries fanned out across the country's Pacific coastline to look for the dozens of people still missing.
  
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• Silhillians get their skates on at borough ice rink - Solihull Observer

  19-04-2016 08:35 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Silhillians get their skates on at borough ice rink
  Solihull Observer
  SILHILLIANS will be getting their skates on this summer as the Lord Mayor joined keen ice gliders at the town's rink on Saturday (April 9) to be presented with her own ice card. Owned by Silver Blades, Solihull ice rink presented councillor Glenis ...
  
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• The morning news headlines: Pro-EU lobby treating voters like children - Michael Gove; MPs to investigate 'profound impact' of sexual violence in schools

  19-04-2016 08:31
  
  PRO-EU LOBBY TREATING VOTERS LIKE CHILDREN - MICHAEL GOVE
  
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• Sport Relief 2016 Community Cash winners revealed

  19-04-2016 07:30
  
  See which 63 grassroots community groups in the West Midlands have been awarded grants
  
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• Poll reveals 95% of Brummies think there are too many chuggers

  19-04-2016 07:30
  
  Overwhelming response to Mail poll asking readers if the city has too many charity fundraisers
  
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• Parking levy 'would hold back Birmingham's growth'

  19-04-2016 06:50
  
  Business leaders issue stark warning over the possible introduction of a levy on workplace parking by council chiefs striving to combat congestion
  
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• Disposable income soars in Birmingham

  19-04-2016 06:50
  
  New research suggests an average of more than £13,000 following on the back of a resurgence in engineering and advanced manufacturing in the region
  
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• Pupils asked to tell MPs about growing problem of sex assaults in schools

  19-04-2016 06:30
  
  Birmingham MP Jess Phillips to help lead inquiry into "growing concern" about sexual bullying of pupils.
  
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• Solihull boasts highest voter turnout for local elections - Birmingham Post

  19-04-2016 06:03 via birminghampost.co.uk
  
  Birmingham Post
  Solihull boasts highest voter turnout for local elections
  Birmingham Post
  Three wards in Solihull topped the list for the highest turnout at last year's local council elections in the West Midlands. Voters in Dorridge & Hockley Heath showed the most support for democracy, with 6,803 votes being cast out of a possible 8,896 ...
  
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• Most read: Car theft gang jailed, M6 closed after diesel spill, Aston Villa directors resign

  19-04-2016 06:00
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Monday, April 18
  
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• Police appeal after man stabbed in Erdington assault

  19-04-2016 00:00
  
  Detectives are appealing for information after a man was attacked on a street in Erdington on 8 April at around 7pm.The 46-year-old was outside a local newsagent when he was lunged at and stabbed in the head repeatedly with a glass bottle.Following the attack the suspect fled the scene on Bromford Lane in a white BMW Z4 sports car.Police were called just after 7.10pm and the man was immediately rushed to hospital by paramedics.He suffered five deep lacerations and required emergency hospital tre
  
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• Police appeal after attempted child snatch

  19-04-2016 00:00
  
  Police received an allegation that a woman attempted to take a two-year-old child from the arms of a mother on Harry Mitchell Park, Smethwick at around 7.40am on Thursday 14 April.Officers arrived in the area within minutes and have launched an investigation.Since the call, officers having being liaising with nearby schools, dog walkers and local residents to see if this woman can be identified.Extra officers have also been brought in to patrol the area at key times. The woman is described
  
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• Men arrested over shop raids as police trace getaway car

  19-04-2016 00:00
  
  Two men have been arrested in connection with suspected armed shop raids last night (April 18) after West Midlands Police traced their getaway car to an address in Stourbridge.Officers were alerted to a robbery at Tesco Express in Platts Road, Amblecote, just before 10.30pm where it’s believed a cashier was threatened with a firearm concealed inside a bag.And it’s understood the same masked men struck minutes earlier at a Co-Op store in The Broadway, Norton. A quantity of cash was ta
  
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• Man charged with internet café murder

  19-04-2016 00:00
  
  A man is to stand before Sandwell magistrates today (Tuesday 18 April) accused of the murder of a man in Smethwick. Carpenter, Douane Brown, aged 39 from Bickington Road, Birmingham, was arrested on Sunday evening by detectives investigating a murder at an internet café in Smethwick. He is also charged with possession of a knife in public.Although not yet formally identified the victim has been named as Horace Williams, aged 36 and from West Bromwich. He died from a single stab wound
  
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• Man charged over shop raids as police trace getaway car

  19-04-2016 00:00
  
  UPDATE Wednesday 20 April: Unemployed Daniel Breakwell, aged 27 from Forge Road, Wollaston, has been charged with four robbery offences and will appear before Dudley magistrates this morning.A 25-year-old man has been released on police bail. Two men have been arrested in connection with suspected armed shop raids last night (April 18) after West Midlands Police traced their getaway car to an address in Stourbridge.Officers were alerted to a robbery at Tesco Express in Platts Road, Amblecot
  
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