Solihull news

• Watch: Mum and son in Ladywood house fire drama after e-cigarette explodes

  28-07-2016 20:22
  
  Battery section of e-cigarette caught fire even though it was not plugged in
  
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• Can YOU help reunite couple with 1960s wedding album?

  28-07-2016 20:00
  
  Riddle of 1965 wedding snaps handed into Birmingham Coach Station
  
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• MP Jess Phillips forced to call in locksmith after death threats and twitter abuse

  28-07-2016 18:28
  
  Outspoken MP tells trolls: 'Think about how my kids feel next time you mock up a picture of me dying'
  
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• Look who is coming to The Brummie awards to celebrate the unsung heroes of Birmingham

  28-07-2016 17:27
  
  See the who is joining ELO star Bev Bevan and Eastenders' actress Charlie Brooks at the Mail's new look awards celebrating the pride of Birmingham
  
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• Two receive flash burns in house explosion linked to cannabis growing

  28-07-2016 17:24
  
  Police cordon off scene in Burton’s Park Road Smith’s Wood
  
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• Fried chicken worker: Shotgun raider blasted our ceiling

  28-07-2016 16:05
  
  Staff reveal terrifying moment masked gunman targeted chicken.com in Coventry Road, Small Heath
  
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• Chris 'Stig' Clarke tragedy: Pals defend death crash biker who hit up to 103mph

  28-07-2016 15:43
  
  Popular Yardley dad was killed in collision aged just 32
  
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• Five hour Small Heath knife standoff: Police charge man with affray

  28-07-2016 14:49
  
  Unemployed man arrested after incident in  Glovers Road
  
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• Gunman opened fire in chicken.com in Coventry Road, Small Heath

  28-07-2016 13:05
  
  Staff terrorised over ordeal at busy diner
  
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• Watch: Firefighters rescue eight week old kitten for worried children

  28-07-2016 13:03
  
  moggy was stuck up 25 ft tree in Great Barr
  
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• Why does Justin Bieber want 800 gallons of water for his V Festival slot?

  28-07-2016 12:45
  
  Love Yourself singermakes strange request - and demands purified water
  
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• BHS Birmingham New Street store closure date confirmed

  28-07-2016 12:05
  
  Administrators reveal which BHS stores will close and when as end of historic retailer looms
  
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• Ben Watkins wins a record breaking eleventh singles championship title at Solihull Tennis Club - Solihull Observer

  28-07-2016 12:02 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Ben Watkins wins a record breaking eleventh singles championship title at Solihull Tennis Club
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  THE BENEFITS of having Spanish coaches over from Barcelona to help Solihull Tennis Club has already paid off after Ben Watkins winning the club's singles championship for a record successive 11th year. Watkins set a new club record, previously held by ...
  
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• Solihull Moors taste heavy defeat against League One outfit - Solihull Observer

  28-07-2016 11:28 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Solihull Moors taste heavy defeat against League One outfit
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  LEAGUE One side Shrewsbury Town made easy work of Solihull Moors after recording a comfortable 4-0 victory over Marcus Bignot's side at the Automated Technology Stadium on Saturday. Moors fielded a completely different team to the one that beat ...
  
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• Cycling success for Solihull Cycling Club's Cameron Biddle - Solihull Observer

  28-07-2016 11:28 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Cycling success for Solihull Cycling Club's Cameron Biddle
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  ALVECHURCH cyclist Cameron Biddle turned on the style to finish eighth out of 100 riders in the Junior Tour of Ireland. The teenager, who coaches at Redditch Road & Path Cycling Club and represents Solihull Cycling Club, rose to the challenge as he ...
  
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• Skipper Theo Streete picks up nasty injury as Solihull Moors beat Marwell - Solihull Observer

  28-07-2016 11:11 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Skipper Theo Streete picks up nasty injury as Solihull Moors beat Marwell
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  ANDY Brown scored the only goal of the game as Solihull Moors beat Marwell 1-0 but the visitors were dealt an injury blow in the shape of skipper Theo Streete. The Moors defender fell badly on 14 minutes and twisted his knee. Streete was in lots of ...
  
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• Fire at Poundland as 50 tonnes of recycling goes up in flames

  28-07-2016 10:59
  
  Fire crews at scene of discount giant's distribution centre
  
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• Adam Jones West Bromwich crash: Man charged over fatal collision

  28-07-2016 10:26
  
  Tyrone Sadler due in court next month
  
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• Lloyds puts dozens of Birmingham branches at risk

  28-07-2016 10:00
  
  Banking giant announces plans to close 200 branches and axe around 3,000 jobs in a second round of cost cutting
  
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• Been to IKEA recently? Why you must check your bank balance NOW

  28-07-2016 09:58
  
  Glitch left customers at giant DIY chain out-of-pocket
  
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• Morning news headines: EDF set to make final decision on Hinkley Point nuclear site; An hour's walk can cancel out eight hours behind a desk, say scientists

  28-07-2016 09:11
  
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• Why these Solihull College & University Centre graphic design students are celebrating

  28-07-2016 07:30
  
  Graphic design students studying HND courses reach a memorable point in their time at college
  
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• Why The Sixth Form College, Solihull is celebrating record BTEC success

  28-07-2016 07:30
  
  Solihull Sixth Form has got good reasons to celebrate BTEC students' success
  
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• Why Louie Morris and Lauren Evans are enjoying sporting success at Birmingham Metropolitan College

  28-07-2016 07:30
  
  Hockey captain Louie Morris and table tennis champion Lauren Evans deserve to celebrate this success
  
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• Snobs will survive despite ruling its building is not immune to demolition

  28-07-2016 07:30
  
  Plans to build a 22-storey apartment block next to Snobs will not affect the club, developers say
  
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• Mail readers: Vicky Balch was RIGHT to pose in lingerie for sexy photoshoot

  28-07-2016 07:30
  
  Graduate who lost leg in Alton Towers crash has denied 'milking' the accident
  
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• How The Skills Show can help your career goals through volunteering

  28-07-2016 07:30
  
  The Skills Show has provided more than 3,000 young people with valuable work experience and they have got a new opportunity for 500 volunteers
  
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• Why a balti could prevent you from getting cancer

  28-07-2016 06:50
  
  Researchers writing in the Journal of Cancer made a discovery which will be good news for Balti Triangle regulars
  
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• Selly Oak student landlords still making life misery for residents says MP

  28-07-2016 06:50
  
  Steve McCabe says enforcement action is too slow as he prepares to tighten up planning laws in Parliament
  
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• Go-ahead for Birmingham development councillors argued was a poor deal for taxpayers

  28-07-2016 06:50
  
  Council leader John Clancy dismisses watchdog committee challenge to deal for Great Charles Street car park
  
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• Brexit risks £50m jobs fund for young says former council leader

  28-07-2016 06:50
  
  Sir Albert Bore fears that EU-funded scheme to get Birmingham's young people into work is now under threat
  
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• Police hunt gunman who blasted shot into shop ceiling 

  28-07-2016 00:00
  
  Mystery surrounds a shooting at a Birmingham takeaway during which a man blasted a hole in the ceiling with a shotgun.The gunman walked into Chicken.Com in Coventry Road at around 1.45am on Tuesday (26 July) and calmly loaded cartridges into a shotgun.He fired a single shot into the ceiling as staff fled through a rear exit.Officers have spoken to the shop’s owners but have so far not been able to determine a motive for the attack.Detective Sergeant Jim Bennett, said: “No-one wa
  
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• Man charged in connection with death of Adam Jones

  28-07-2016 00:00
  
  A man will appear in court charged in connection with the death of Sandwell teenager Adam Jones who was killed in a road collision last year.Tyrone Sadler, from Sandwell, answered bail this afternoon (27 July) and was charged with causing death by driving a vehicle while unlicensed and causing death by driving a vehicle while uninsured.The unemployed 25-year-old was bailed to appear at Sandwell Magistrates Court on Wednesday 24 August.Adam, (pictured below) aged 15, was killed after a car collid
  
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