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• Solihull Blossomfield remain top after victory over Nether Whitacre - Solihull Observer

  18-05-2016 19:30 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Solihull Blossomfield remain top after victory over Nether Whitacre
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  SOLIHULL Blossomfield remain top of Warwickshire League Division 2 following a hard fought victory at Nether Whitacre. The visitors won the toss and decided to bowl first following a successful chase the previous week. However they failed to take early ...
  
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• Double celebration for Michael Nottingham at Solihull Moors' annual awards ceremony - Solihull Observer

  18-05-2016 19:30 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Double celebration for Michael Nottingham at Solihull Moors' annual awards ceremony
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  MICHAEL Nottingham was the star of the show at the Solihull Moors annual awards evening after coming away with two accolades on a night where a hugely successful season was celebrated in style. Marcus Bignot's side won promotion from the Vanarama ...and more »
  
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• Blyth Barracudas claim 86 medals at Secondary Gala in Rugby - Solihull Observer

  18-05-2016 19:30 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Blyth Barracudas claim 86 medals at Secondary Gala in Rugby
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  A FANTASTIC performance from 33 swimmers saw Blythe Barracudas come away from the Coventry and District Secondary Galas with a staggering 86 medals. The girls were in fine form at the event which was held over two days at the Queen's Diamond ...
  
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• Mum drowned by jealous ex-boyfriend after she found new love on Turkish holiday

  18-05-2016 19:28
  
  Violent thug Desmond Thomas bludgeoned Laura Holden before drowning her in bath
  
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• Amazing footage from space as schoolchildren enjoy best science lesson EVER!

  18-05-2016 19:00
  
  Year 5 pupils at Robin Hood Academy launched the mission on Monday from the playground
  
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• Letchworth Garden City RFC coaching coup as ex-Birmingham and Solihull chief takes over - Hertfordshire Mercury

  18-05-2016 18:32 via hertfordshiremercury.co.uk
  Letchworth Garden City RFC coaching coup as ex-Birmingham and Solihull chief takes over
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  THE future looks bright for Letchworth Garden City RFC after former National League rugby chief Ian Matthews took over as head coach. It follows the departure of former Saracens player James Tirrell, who has switched to Hertford in a move which will ...
  
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• Anger as Birmingham Metro extension built at rate of 32 inches a day

  18-05-2016 17:36
  
  The Midland Metro link to New Street, expected to be completed this Sunday, has been halted for a third time for last-minute safety work
  
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• Massive Kingstanding pub blaze - police and fire investigators probe cause

  18-05-2016 17:03
  
  Pudding and Pint left devastated by mystery fire
  
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• Birmingham to sizzle in blistering 90F record heatwave

  18-05-2016 16:30
  
  Odds on record summer temperatures shorten with 'extreme heat surges' arriving from Africa 
  
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• Birmingham flight passengers who 'looked like terrorists' were removed from plane by police

  18-05-2016 16:02
  
  West Midlands Police confirms officers took men from craft over baseless fears of fellow travellers
  
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• Driver in M6 crash which left one car ON TOP of another was going to Birmingham Children's Hospital

  18-05-2016 15:15
  
  Megabus collision motorist was due to visit girl who had emergency heart surgery
  
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• Solihull student has day to remember at Buckingham Palace garden party - Solihull Observer

  18-05-2016 14:45 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Solihull student has day to remember at Buckingham Palace garden party
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  A BOROUGH student had a day to remember last week when joining the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh at a garden party in Buckingham Palace as part of his role with the Army Cadet Force. Malik Hussain has been in the ACF since he was 13-years-old and ...and more »
  
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• Queen's Speech: Mayor will run Greater Birmingham bus services

  18-05-2016 13:37
  
  West Midlands mayor to be elected in 2017 will run the buses under new laws.
  
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• Britain's worst drivers are from Birmingham, says DVLA

  18-05-2016 13:21
  
  City tops league of shame with 260 motorists still on the road with at least 12 penalty points
  
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• CCTV: Robber wearing balaclava flees shop with wads of stolen cash

  18-05-2016 13:06
  
  The suspect then drove away in a black Audi car with stolen number plates
  
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• UPDATE: Nathan Vaughan poised to join Solihull Moors after leaving Worcester City - Worcester News

  18-05-2016 11:34 via worcesternews.co.uk
  
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  UPDATE: Nathan Vaughan poised to join Solihull Moors after leaving Worcester City
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  NATHAN Vaughan is poised to join Solihull Moors after announcing his departure from Worcester City in a bid to have "one more crack" in the Vanarama National League. The 34-year-old goalkeeper has agreed terms with the West Midlands outfit and is due ...and more »
  
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• Birmingham flight to Rome delayed after passengers 'thought pair looked like terrorists'

  18-05-2016 11:14
  
  Two men volunarily got off the plane over baseless claims which were reportedly branded 'total racism'
  
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• Thirty firefighters spend all night at scene of giant Kingstanding pub blaze

  18-05-2016 09:04
  
  Roads closed; no details of any injuries
  
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• Morning news headlines: Prison reform measures to be at heart of Queen's speech; Capitalism doesn't serve UK's interest, says Shadow Chancellor

  18-05-2016 08:56
  
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• Watch: Beautiful sunrise footage will make you proud to be from Birmingham

  18-05-2016 07:30
  
  Stunning shots capture Birmingham's iconic landmarks in all their glory
  
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• Queen's Speech: West Midlands Police to track criminals by satellite

  18-05-2016 07:30
  
  New tags using GPS technology will be used to track criminals in the West Midlands.
  
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• New centre to rehabilitate our injured troops takes shape

  18-05-2016 07:30
  
  Construction team join calls to raise a further £100 million to complete plans for Defence and National Rehabilitation Centre (DNRC) in Midlands
  
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• Man who was part of gang which tasered, tied up and robbed victims has sentence cut

  18-05-2016 07:30
  
  Bungling robbers targeted security guard AFTER he had dropped off cash
  
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• Cheapest petrol and diesel prices in Birmingham and where to find them

  18-05-2016 07:00
  
  Unleaded and diesel prices are on the rise again in Birmingham as the price of oil increases - we've tracked down the cheapest places to fill up
  
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• Birmingham scientists make killer hospital bugs breakthrough

  18-05-2016 06:50
  
  Tests were carried out on 34 different hospital acquired infections by scientists at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, in Edgbaston, with astonishing results
  
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• Most read: Huge fire at derelict pub, Megabus crash on M6, gambler robbed of £20k in ambush

  18-05-2016 06:30
  
  Catch up on last night's big stories with our roundup of the most read from Tuesday, May 17
  
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• Birmingham Lord of the Rings pub wrecked by fire to be demolished

  18-05-2016 06:00
  
  Site of Harborne hostelry once themed on famous Tolkien stories is to be reborn as a small residential development
  
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• UPDATE -Man arrested in Birmingham on suspicion of Syria related terror offences released on police bail

  18-05-2016 00:00
  
  A man arrested in Birmingham yesterday for Syria-related terrorism offences has been released on police bail.The 21-year-old man was detained by officers from the West Midlands Counter terrorism unit yesterday morning (Tuesday 17 May) at an address in the Handsworth area.The man, who was arrested on suspicion of preparing to travel to Syria to join Daesh, was bailed with strict conditions while enquiries continue take place.The arrest was pre-planned and intelligence led- there was no immediate
  
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• Prison for man who killed his long-term partner

  18-05-2016 00:00
  
  A man who killed his long-term partner and then attempted to take his own life, has today (Wednesday 18 May), been given 15 years in prison. Desmond Thomas, aged 51, from Hospital Street, Newton was handed the sentence after pleading guilty to the murder of Laura Holden.Laura, aged 35, a cleaner, was killed at her home in Monmouth Road, Bartley Green on 3 August.Thomas attacked Laura during an argument while their young son was downstairs. She was found shortly after drowned in the bath by
  
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• Appeal for missing Dudley man missing for three weeks

  18-05-2016 00:00
  
  We are searching for a Dudley man who has been missing for nearly three weeks.Dumitru Negoita, also known as 'Alex' was last seen by work colleagues in Kidderminster just after 4pm near to the train station on Friday 29 April.He has been living in Cradley Heath and is known to have received treatment at Russells Hall Hospital after an ambulance was called to Dixie Chicken in Dudley later that evening. He was discharged on the morning of Saturday 30 April and hasn’t been seen or heard
  
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