Solihull news

• Watch: Drunken car wash worker flees after torching boss' car in pay wrangle

  15-05-2016 19:16
  
  Andre Spitaro said the pair were locked in a row over his salary
  
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• Take note! Students cover Fiat in post-its in prank

  15-05-2016 18:47
  
  Selly Oak stunt leaves car colour coded in pink, yellow, orange and blue
  
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• Watch: Take a nostalgic trip through 1960s Knowle and Dorridge

  15-05-2016 18:45
  
  Incredible old footage takes a rare tour of the villages in 1963
  
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• Police find £38,000 in cash hidden in woman's LOO

  15-05-2016 18:45
  
  Suspected money launderer Helen Ross claims the cash in her cistern was the result of online gambling
  
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• Former Birmingham beat bobby met a REAL Peaky Blinder

  15-05-2016 18:45
  
  Former Brum bobby's encounter with man part of Garrison Lane Vendetta.
  
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• East 17 legend: Girls camped on my doorstep every day, now it's just the postman at the door

  15-05-2016 18:45
  
  Former East 17 singer on rap, Piers Morgan and performing live again.
  
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• REVEALED: The 8 Midlands music hall stars who were bigger than Ozzy Osbourne

  15-05-2016 18:05
  
  From Vesta Tilley to Gertie Gitana, the A-listers who were the biggest stars of their day
  
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• Killer mum who stamped daughter to death stabbed in prison attack

  15-05-2016 17:34
  
  Kathryn Smith who was jailed for life at Birmingham Crown Court was punched and knifed
  
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• Police clock driver doing 125mph on M5 during crackdown

  15-05-2016 17:12
  
  Another driver caught doing TRIPLE speed limit - 90mph in 30mph zone
  
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• Hot stuff! Watch West Midlands Firefighters take part in viral dance challenge

  15-05-2016 16:21
  
  Brigade answers police force in running man challenge
  
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• Watch: Businessman's rant after flight cancellation forced £1,500 taxi ride

  15-05-2016 15:14
  
  Dave Carruthers lashed out online - and his explosion went viral
  
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• Serious smash in Aston sees car hit traffic lights and wall

  15-05-2016 14:17
  
  Firefighters forced to cut one victim free from vehicle
  
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• Solihull businessman joins named as our final Six of the Best Business Award nominee - Solihull Observer

  15-05-2016 13:13 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Solihull businessman joins named as our final Six of the Best Business Award nominee
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  The trust, which employs over one hundred care, support and administrative staff provides a range of valuable services across the greater Solihull areas for people with learning disabilities and dementia. These include independent living skills ...
  
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• Watch: Final preparations for Kingsman 2 filming in Birmingham city centre

  15-05-2016 13:07
  
  Hollywood blockbuster being shot in Birmingham's business district off Colmore Row
  
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• Police smash down door of gunman after three hour siege

  15-05-2016 12:23
  
  Officers called to Stanhope Road, Warley and 45-year-old man arrested after stand-off
  
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• Black Country's oldest newsagents closes its doors after a remarkable 148 years

  15-05-2016 11:57
  
  Ill-heath closes shop where football legend Duncan Edwards used to buy his Mail
  
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• Watch: Birmingham mum creates memory boxes for stillborn babies

  15-05-2016 11:56
  
  Memory box idea for bereaved parents sparked by tragic stillborn Lily Mae
  
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• The smallpox death that locked down Birmingham could have been avoided

  15-05-2016 11:56
  
  Boffin cut corners to complete deadly research because he feared lab was set to be axed
  
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• Dandy's Desperate Dan and Korky The Cat cartoonist to get blue plaque in Langley

  15-05-2016 11:56
  
  Honour planned for forgotten Black Country genius Charlie Grigg, who entertained a generation of kids
  
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• Holidaymaker fights off sex attacker with beach bag in Caribbean

  15-05-2016 11:22
  
  Gemma Khan said she was targeted twice by predatory men as her dream break turned into a nightmare 
  
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• Solihull football fan takes part in first ever FA Gaming Cup - Solihull Observer

  15-05-2016 09:05 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull football fan takes part in first ever FA Gaming Cup
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  A FOOTBALL fanatic from Solihull realised his dream by taking part in the inaugural Emirates FA Gaming Cup at Wembley Stadium. Alex Manners made the trip to the home of football after receiving an invitation to the computerised cup where he represented ...
  
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• Falklands War hero dad pleads "Don't deport my wife to China and leave my kids without a mum"

  15-05-2016 07:30
  
  Gary Walsh faces agonising choice - stay with seriously ill father or leave with wife of his kids
  
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• Brave leukaemia 19-year-old - 'I never want to have children in case they go through same thing'

  15-05-2016 07:30
  
  Jaymz Goodman describes painful treatment that has helped save his life
  
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• Can you help West Midlands Police trace these potential suspects?

  15-05-2016 01:00
  
  Take a look through our gallery and if you have information contact police on 101, quoting the ID number shown.
  
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• Woman feeling less flush after police seize cash found in toilet

  15-05-2016 00:00
  
  A suspected money launderer hid almost £40,000 in a toilet cistern − but she’s feeling less flush after West Midlands Police seized the cash under the Proceeds of Crime Act.Officers found the bathroom bounty during a drugs warrant executed at Helen Ross’s home in Dartford Road, Walsall, on 26 September last year.Library image of cash seized in an unrelated WMP investigationRoss − whose social housing property boasted a new high-spec kitchen and conservatory −
  
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• Safety concerns spark Smethwick firearms response

  15-05-2016 00:00
  
  Officers forced their way into a flat in Smethwick this morning (Sunday 15 May 2016) in response to concerns for the tenant’s mental and physical wellbeing.Local officers supported by specialist firearms teams were dispatched to Stanhope Street, in the Warley area of the town shortly before 4am. A section of the road was cordoned off while officers spoke to the man, 45, who was believed to have been armed with a gun. Officers forced their way into the flat just after 7.20am and t
  
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• Dementia Awareness Week: Crooks’ cash keeping elderly safe in their home

  15-05-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police is using cash seized from crooks to help fund clever crime prevention gadgets designed to keep elderly people safe from doorstep tricksters.The force is using £1,000 from its Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) kitty and has teamed up with BBC WM radio to jointly buy more than 200 voice memo devices that alert residents to potentially unwanted visitors.They can be programmed with a warning message recorded by a loved one – urging them to be wary of bogus callers –
  
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