Solihull news

• BBC Three jobs moving to Birmingham in boost for city broadcasting

  11-05-2016 23:00
  
  Broadcaster acts on Post and Mail campaign to bring commissioning and production roles to city
  
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• Birmingham City Council leader 'distressed' by Keegan Downer death

  11-05-2016 20:14
  
  John Clancy vows action after tragic death of tot becomes first major tragedy under his watch
  
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• Tragic Dylan Booth died after taking ecstasy for first time at Rainbow Club in Digbeth, inquest told

  11-05-2016 20:00
  
  Chelmsley Wood 18-year-old earlier told his mum: 'Don't worry, I won't do anything like that'
  
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• For the sack: Four senior councillors to be axed from Birmingham's cabinet

  11-05-2016 19:29
  
  We look at likely changes ahead as Labour council leader John Clancy mulls over his first cabinet shake up
  
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• Olton prove too much for rivals Hampton & Solihull - Solihull Observer

  11-05-2016 19:13 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Olton prove too much for rivals Hampton & Solihull
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  IT WAS OLTON who came out on top in the battle between the two Solihull sides as they bear HAMPTON & SOLIHULL with eight balls to spare in the Warwickshire Premier Division. Hampton & Solihull made the short trip to Grange Road to face pre-season ...
  
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• Birmingham & Solihull Bees edge out Newport to North Midlands Cup - Solihull Observer

  11-05-2016 19:13 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Birmingham & Solihull Bees edge out Newport to North Midlands Cup
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  A TURBULENT season at times ended on a high for Birmingham & Solihull Bees after they beat Newport (Salop) to be crowned winners of the North Midlands Cup in bizarre fasion on Sunday. With the match ending 20-20 and with cup final rules stating there ...
  
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• Hero Canadian firefighter who helped save 90,000 is a Brummie

  11-05-2016 19:00
  
  Darby Allen led the operation to get people to safety as massive wildfires hit area
  
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• Watch: Bikers on wheelie rampage through residential Birmingham streets

  11-05-2016 18:45
  
  Police investigate shocking video which they say is 'dangerous' and shows no respect for other road users
  
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• Jailed: Learner driver who used Bluetooth device to cheat theory test

  11-05-2016 18:45
  
  Talat Arab received information from outside DVLA exam centre
  
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• More than 1,300 criminals on the run in the West Midlands

  11-05-2016 17:50
  
  Concern as region has one of the highest amount of outstanding warrants in the country
  
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• Woman hit by car in Acocks Green

  11-05-2016 17:39
  
  Young woman taken to hospital after accident on Warwick Road
  
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• Watch: Birmingham MP Jess Phillips delivers emotional plea to David Cameron

  11-05-2016 14:17
  
  Jess Phillips tells the Prime Minister she "begs" him to save lives of women who need shelter
  
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• 18-year-old has jaw smashed in horror Sutton Coldfield Parade attack

  11-05-2016 14:00
  
  Police release CCTV images as they try to track down those responsible
  
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• The Ballerina Girl of Balsall Heath: new photos - can you help identify her?

  11-05-2016 13:57
  
  Never before published, they provide more clues to her identity
  
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• Prisoner at HMP Hewell dies in hospital

  11-05-2016 13:42
  
  Kelvin Speakman was found unresponsive in his cell at Worcestershire jail
  
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• Robbers steal gold £40,000 watch in street theft

  11-05-2016 13:24
  
  Victim, 21, was threatened at gunpoint by hooded muggers
  
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• Timeline: How Perry Beeches rose to become David Cameron's top school before fall from grace

  11-05-2016 13:05
  
  An examination of the look at the rise and fall of Liam Nolan's Perry Beeches empire
  
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• Aston Martin driven by Sir Stirling Moss expected to fetch £7m

  11-05-2016 12:52
  
  1953 DB3S will be the star attraction at the 17th annual auction run by Bonhams later this month
  
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• Gazza in the clear over Wolverhampton race remark row

  11-05-2016 12:40
  
  Paul Gascoigne will NOT be prosecuted over jibe during one-man show
  
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• Life bans for those who attacked Man Utd bus

  11-05-2016 12:31
  
  None of the players on the bus were injured while the officers, all men, were struck by objects
  
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• Kenichi Phillips: Yvonne Mosquito REFUSES to apologise for wading into murder probe

  11-05-2016 11:57
  
  Deputy crime commissioner, who leaves £65,000 a year job today, caused distress to murder victim's grieving family after unannounced visit
  
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• Watch: Teachers sing on picket line during strike at Kings Norton Boys' School

  11-05-2016 11:18
  
  Union unhappy about redundancy process
  
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• Teachers go on strike at Kings Norton Boys' School

  11-05-2016 11:18
  
  Union unhappy about redundancy process
  
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• Sharon Osbourne quits £10m LA mansion - as Ozzy Osbourne moves back IN

  11-05-2016 10:37
  
  Celeb couple face new marriage crisis amid claims Aston-born rock wildman had a fling with a hairdresser
  
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• Liam Nolan quits Perry Beeches academy chain following damning financial report

  11-05-2016 10:00
  
  He faced questions over 'second salary' on top of £120k wage; Trust's debts estimated at £1.8m and growing
  
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• Knifeman terrorised shopper at Stechford Retail Park

  11-05-2016 09:09
  
  He grabbed her handbag and fled after daylight attack
  
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• Morning news headlines: Queen described Chinese officials as 'very rude'; Hospital patients sent home 'alone and afraid' says new report

  11-05-2016 08:50
  
  The latest news from around the world
  
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• Birmingham has the best schools because of ethnic minorities, says race expert

  11-05-2016 07:30
  
  Smart parents will try to get their children into schools with lots of Indian or Chinese pupils, says Trevor Phillips.
  
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• Attacks on staff at HMP Birmingham at record high, with three assaults a week

  11-05-2016 07:30
  
  Employees at Winson Green jail assaulted 164 times last year, up by more than 80 per cent 
  
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• Ambassadors for new centre to rehabilitate injured British troops join Invictus Games in Florida to boost £100 million campaign

  11-05-2016 07:30
  
  Ambassadors for new Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) in Midlands bring £100 million funding campaign to Invictus Games in Orlando
  
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• Birmingham businessman targets world record with 24-hour racketball stint

  11-05-2016 06:50
  
  Design entrepreneur Aidan Keane taking on mammoth task to raise money for city charity
  
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• Most read: Doctors 'missed mum's skin cancer THREE times', six cars in Tyseley crash, man arrested after police stop bus

  11-05-2016 06:00
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Tuesday, May 10
  
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• PCs ‘adopt’ post offices in police pilot

  11-05-2016 00:00
  
  Police officers are set to be a familiar sight in post offices across the West Midlands after the force struck a deal to locate ‘pop-up’ surgeries in community branches.Up to 30 post offices in Sandwell and 10 in north Birmingham will take part in a pilot scheme designed to give customers a chance to raise any concerns in a relaxed environment and get to know their beat cops.Neighbourhood officers will tour participating branches on a rota basis and spend up to two hours chatting wit
  
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• Appeal after watch stolen in armed robbery

  11-05-2016 00:00
  
  Officers are appealing for information following an armed robbery on Charles Hayward Drive in Sedgley. A 21-year-old-man was approached by two hooded men as he walked down the road with a friend at 8.30pm. The men hit him around the head with a hammer before threatening him with a handgun. Luckily he was not seriously injured and was treated in hospital for minor cuts, bruising and swelling and released later the same day.A £40,000 watch given as a birthday present was
  
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