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• Solihull selected as one of the safest places to park cars. - Solihull Observer

  21-08-2016 21:04 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
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  Solihull selected as one of the safest places to park cars.
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  SOLIHULL HAS been ticked off as one of the safest places across the country to park cars. According to British Parking Association's Safer Parking Scheme, over 35 car parks across the borough passed the safe car park standards and received the Park ...
  
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• Man dies in horror M6 smash which sees motorway closed for 10 hours

  21-08-2016 19:35
  
  Police say the road will be closed for a significant time while investigations take place
  
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• Birmingham Mail readers say mum should be allowed to keep £11K extension

  21-08-2016 19:12
  
  Mum who built her dream palace ordered to tear it down by council officials
  
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• Watch: Primary school teacher's XXXX rant at bouncers

  21-08-2016 18:58
  
  School launched investigation Emily Higgins shouts bad language at door staff at Geisha in The Cube
  
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• M6 closed after multi vehicle crash brings traffic to standstill

  21-08-2016 17:11
  
  Lorry thought to have smashed through crash barrier and down embankment
  
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• Baby dies in car crash tragedy near pub

  21-08-2016 16:47
  
  Police appeal for help to piece together what happened in smash involving red Ford Focus
  
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• Three year old boy dies in collision with van: Family's devastated tributes

  21-08-2016 15:03
  
  'Goodnight our cheeky chappy. We will miss your beautiful smile'
  
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• Motorist injured after car overturns on A45 Coventry Road

  21-08-2016 14:16
  
  Driver taken to hospital and area was closed causing big traffic build up
  
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• Three year old boy dies in tragic collision with tipper van

  21-08-2016 13:17
  
  Child was pronounced dead at the scene
  
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• My Little Pony Birmingham event goes ahead after six hour queues leave kids in tears

  21-08-2016 12:42
  
  Event's Facebook page is taken down after parents inundated it with complaints
  
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• 50 firefighters battle blaze as 16 articulated lorries go up in flames

  21-08-2016 11:52
  
  Massive fire at container yard sees smoke plumes in sky and residents wanted to stay inside
  
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• Woman who was paralysed from the neck down in miracle recovery - and becomes a fitness instructor

  21-08-2016 10:00
  
  The 40-year-old fell down stairs but didn't let injury take over her life
  
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• The Lego sets which sell for thousands of pounds

  21-08-2016 10:00
  
  Some rare Lego sets are currently on sale for as much as £3,800 a time – with an army of enthusiasts lining up to snap up the popular toys
  
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• Mum runs for heart charity after losing two brothers so young

  21-08-2016 10:00
  
  Matthew and Jonathan Reid died aged 40 and 50 within two years of each other after suffering from unrelated heart conditions
  
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• Arcadia Care Ltd fails to meet National Minimum Wage criteria - Solihull Observer

  21-08-2016 09:15 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  
  Arcadia Care Ltd fails to meet National Minimum Wage criteria
  Solihull Observer
  A BOROUGH company has been named and shamed for failing to pay its workers the National Minimum Wage. Arcadia Care Ltd, a private GP, aesthetic and alternate therapy clinic in Acocks Green, has been named on a list published by the Government's ...and more »
  
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• Mum ordered to tear down £11,000 home extension after spending life savings

  21-08-2016 08:00
  
  She says the council assured her planning permission wasn't needed
  
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• Sutton Coldfield family rescues drowning pensioner from sea in Greek Islands

  21-08-2016 07:30
  
  Now Cherry Maddern, 60, wants to get in touch with the family who saved her life
  
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• Sutton Coldfield family rescues drowning holidaymaker from sea in Greek Islands

  21-08-2016 07:30
  
  Now Cherry Maddern, 60, wants to get in touch with the family who saved her life
  
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• Evil villain Fu Manchu was a Brummie - and owed his criminal empire to Birmingham

  21-08-2016 07:30
  
  Secrets of author Sax Rohmer revealed
  
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• Ethnic minorities FOUR times more likely to be homeless in Birmingham

  21-08-2016 07:30
  
  Data reveals startling difference in people likely to find themselves destitute in our city
  
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• Witness appeal after baby dies in Walsall collision

  21-08-2016 00:00
  
  Police are appealing for witnesses after a four-month-old baby girl has died following a collision on the Birmingham Road in Walsall on Friday evening (19 August), just before 8:50pm.The baby, who was travelling in red Ford Focus, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene, several other people were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.The road remained closed for several hours while emergency services and collision investigators worked to clear the area and carry out enquiries to tr
  
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• Teenagers praised for helping lost dementia sufferer

  21-08-2016 00:00
  
  Two kind-hearted teenagers have been praised by West Midlands Police after caring for a lost dementia sufferer they stumbled across in the early hours of the morning.Hannah Wells and Maisie Clarke spotted the 90-year-old man - who appeared to be confused and distressed - in Warwick Road, Coventry, just after midnight on 10 August.Photo L-R:  Chief Superintendent Danny Long, Maisie Clarke and Hannah WellsThe 17-year-olds offered the man a coat to keep warm, called police and stayed with
  
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• Police search for teenage girl missing from Birmingham

  21-08-2016 00:00
  
  Police are searching for a teenage girl who has gone missing from the Bartley Green area of the city after failing to return from a shopping trip in Smethwick on Friday morning (19 August).There has been no sight of 15-year-old Elisha Robinson since and police are now urging members of the public to report any sightings.Elisha, who has been missing before, is described as black, 5ft 3ins, with shoulder length black hair which she wears in a ponytail; when last seen she was wearing a green jacket
  
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• Fatal crash closes M6

  21-08-2016 00:00
  
  Motorway police are investigating the cause of a fatal crash on the M6 earlier this afternoon (Sunday 21 August).Multiple 999 calls were received by police at around 3pm. All emergency services and Highways England were immediately dispatched to the northbound section of the motorway between junctions 10 and 10AA van pulling a trailer, a car, and a heavy good vehicle were involved. One man has died and one other – described as walking wounded - is being treated for his injuries. The relati
  
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