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• Brave Observer journalist Matt's legacy lives on in his music - Solihull Observer

  02-11-2016 21:10 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Brave Observer journalist Matt's legacy lives on in his music
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  SADNESS swept across The Observer newsroom this week as the news many of us had been dreading broke – our great friend and former colleague Matt 'Batesy' Bates had passed away following his valiant, brave and always hopeful two-year battle with a ...
  
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• Burntwood special school hit by three burglaries in three weeks

  02-11-2016 20:33
  
  Chasetown Community School forced to close for day after latest in string of break-ins
  
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• Police probe after child's SKULL found at 'macabre' Birmingham home

  02-11-2016 19:30
  
  Chilling find came after death of householder in 'strange' house in Ladywood
  
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• Woman carried down 150 steps after fall at Dudley beauty spot

  02-11-2016 19:26
  
  Ambulance crews rescued woman with suspected broken ankle at Wren's Nest Nature Reserve
  
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• Marcus Bignot: Grimsby Town granted permission to speak to Solihull Moors boss - BBC News

  02-11-2016 19:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Marcus Bignot: Grimsby Town granted permission to speak to Solihull Moors boss
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  Solihull Moors manager Marcus Bignot has been given permission by the National League club to talk to managerless Grimsby Town. The Mariners, who are eighth in League Two, have been without a manager since Paul Hurst left to join League One side ...
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• Knowle beaten by a single goal at in-form Bromsgrove - Solihull Observer

  02-11-2016 19:20 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Knowle beaten by a single goal at in-form Bromsgrove
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  FOOTBALL: KNOWLE pushed high-flying Bromsgrove all the way in Smedley Crooke Memorial Charity Cup but eventually lost out by a single goal at the Victoria Ground on Saturday afternoon. The visitors had the best of the early exchanges with Tom Craine ...
  
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• Highgate lose out to Heanor Town - Solihull Observer

  02-11-2016 19:20 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Highgate lose out to Heanor Town
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  FOOTBALL: HIGHGATE manager Ashley Pulisciano was again left frustrated as a goal in each half condemned Highgate to defeat against a physically stronger Heanor Town side on Saturday. On paper Gate look strong but despite success so far in four ...
  
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• Battling grandad told car-jackers: 'I'll stick that knife up your bum!'

  02-11-2016 18:38
  
  Cancer sufferer Anthony Mathers describes how he sent armed robbers packing in Acocks Green
  
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• 4 of Diamonds tipped to be BOOTED OFF The X Factor this weekend

  02-11-2016 18:31
  
  They are the favourites be eliminated from X Factor on Girlband v Boyband week
  
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• Watch: Police 'pushed Birmingham City fan to ground' after Aston Villa match

  02-11-2016 18:20
  
  Force investigating claims supporter injured after being pushed over following derby match
  
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• BCU's new Joseph Priestley building opens in Eastside

  02-11-2016 18:17
  
  Building which houses Birmingham City University staff is unveiled by 9th Marquess of Lansdowne whose estate provided backdrop for Priestley’s work
  
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• Terror threat forces Monarch Airlines to cancel Sharm El-Sheikh flights

  02-11-2016 17:22
  
  Passengers can obtain a full refund due to the ongoing terror threat in the Middle East, says airline
  
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• Birmingham Mail Baby of the Year 2016 finalists revealed: Prepare for a cute overload

  02-11-2016 16:53
  
  Hundreds of families sent in pictures of their little ones and such was the difficult of whittling it down to a top 40, we plumped for a top 44
  
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• The most expensive houses sold in Birmingham in September revealed

  02-11-2016 16:38
  
  Which were the most (and least) expensive house sales in your area in September?
  
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• Tragedy at Birmingham Library as woman dies in fall

  02-11-2016 16:05
  
  Horrified shoppers witness the woman falling from the city's iconic building
  
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• Reckless Ryders: Burnt-out bikes found in park used in Halloween rampage

  02-11-2016 16:04
  
  Youths fled as machine was torched
  
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• Poppy not political symbol, says ex-POW, as 200,000 urge u-turn on football ban

  02-11-2016 15:57
  
  Fifa urged to reconsider ahead of England's World Cup qualifier with Scotland at Wembley on November 11, Armistice Day
  
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• This is how you pronounce the word 'scone' as age old debate FINALLY resolved

  02-11-2016 15:39
  
  One of life's great mysteries has been settled once and for all
  
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• Taxi driver Zaharul Hoque jailed for sex attack on passenger

  02-11-2016 15:30
  
  He assaulted victim - then called to beg for mercy
  
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• Migrant children transported from Calais to processing centres

  02-11-2016 15:09
  
  Authorities hope to move out all the 1,500 unaccompanied minors who had been living in Calais by the end of the day
  
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• University rowers to bare all again in cheeky calendar

  02-11-2016 15:06
  
  Warwick Women's Rowing calendar more oar-some than ever in 2017
  
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• Bonfire Night weather warning as Arctic blast causes temperatures to plunge below freezing

  02-11-2016 14:55
  
  Revellers urged to wrap up warm as bitter gales sweep across the city this weekend
  
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• Killer dad Daniel Sanzone GUILTY of murdering newborn son Joshua Millinson

  02-11-2016 14:43
  
  Tot's injuries were among worst ever seen by medics
  
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• School pupils told to walk in groups over kidnap alert

  02-11-2016 13:58
  
  Man tried to lure two girls into car before lessons
  
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• West Midlands Police warn you could end up breaking the law on Bonfire Night

  02-11-2016 13:56
  
  Any revellers setting spark to a firework post-12pm on November 5 could be prosecuted
  
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• How Villa-Blues derby halted police from turfing out travellers

  02-11-2016 13:37
  
  The eviction order for caravans on a city park was supposed to be enacted on Sunday but was delayed
  
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• Jogger pinned to tree by suspected sex attacker as she ran

  02-11-2016 13:02
  
  Police step up patrols after shocking attack
  
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• Ryanair launches massive flash sale - but it ends TONIGHT

  02-11-2016 12:57
  
  Holidaymakers wanting some winter sun need to move fast to secure a bargain
  
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• Benefit cap reduction set to affect thousands in the West Midlands

  02-11-2016 12:57
  
  Some say larger families will take a hit - and some campaigners say it has some pretty crucial flaws
  
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• Hamstead Hall Academy stabbing was 'isolated incident', parents told

  02-11-2016 12:05
  
  School moves to reassure families after attack on teenager
  
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• Welcome to the new-look Birmingham Mail website

  02-11-2016 11:11
  
  Welcome to the shiny, fresh and quicker Birmingham Mail website - tell us what you think
  
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• Watch: Hero OAP carjacked by brutal armed gang

  02-11-2016 11:04
  
  He ignores the danger to confront gun and knife-wielding crooks
  
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• Little Care Bearz Nursery in Sparkbrook rated ZERO for food hygiene

  02-11-2016 10:04
  
  Hospital also rapped for serving out-of-date food
  
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• Morning news headlines: Vulnerable patients 'at high risk' of food poisoning; Soldier killed during RAF weapons range training

  02-11-2016 08:37
  
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• Solihull Sixth Form College students and staff brave the cold in aid of St Basils - Solihull Observer

  02-11-2016 08:34 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Solihull Sixth Form College students and staff brave the cold in aid of St Basils
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  A GROUP of 23 staff and students from Solihull Sixth Form College braved the cold to sleep outside for a borough homelessness charity. The sleep out, which took place on October 14, saw participants given a cardboard box and a piece of plastic sheeting ...and more »
  
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• More than 60 binmen axed with just 24 hours' notice

  02-11-2016 06:50
  
  Fury as refuse men brutally shown the door in costcutting move
  
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• Monarch to create 75 new jobs at Birmingham Airport

  02-11-2016 06:00
  
  Budget airline’s engineering arm on the hunt for more technicians to work at giant maintenance hub\n
  
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• Escape Live expands with another new experience

  02-11-2016 06:00
  
  Adventure game which was founded in the Jewellery Quarter less than two years ago prepares to open a third venue
  
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• Wolverhampton father found guilty of murdering his newborn son  

  02-11-2016 00:00
  
  A Wolverhampton father has today (Wednesday 2 November) been found guilty of killing his defenceless newborn baby son. Daniel Sanzone, aged 23, from Whitburn Close, Pendeford was found guilty of the murder and child cruelty of two-week-old Joshua Millinson, who died from catastrophic head injuries. Joshua died after spending a month on life support following the assault in October 2015. The child’s mother, Zoe Howell, aged 19, from the same address, was cleared of causing or
  
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• UPDATED: Wolverhampton father jailed for murder of his newborn son  

  02-11-2016 00:00
  
  A Wolverhampton father has today (Thursday 3 November) been jailed for a minimum of 15 years for killing his defenceless newborn baby son. Daniel Sanzone, aged 23, from Whitburn Close, Pendeford was found guilty of the murder and child cruelty of two-week-old Joshua Millinson, who died from catastrophic head injuries. 
   Joshua died after spending a month on life support following the assault in October 2015. The child’s mother, Zoe Howell, aged 19, from the same address
  
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• Louis is leaving WMP at the age of 72!

  02-11-2016 00:00
  
  A popular PCSO who has been at the forefront of tackling crime in Erdington is hanging up his hat - at the age of 72.Louis Martindale-Vale has been a familiar face on the High Street for almost a decade, covering up to 20 miles a day during patrols.Now grandfather Louis - who is believed to be the oldest PCSO in the country - has reluctantly called time on being a beat officer. Louis says goodbye to fellow officers at Erdington
  Louis has been suffering from a leg injury which has restricted
  
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• 75-year-old man attacked in attempted car-jacking

  02-11-2016 00:00
  
  West Midlands Police is urgently appealing for witnesses after an elderly man was attacked in an attempted car-jacking on Monday (31 October).Dash-cam footage captures the moment the 75-year-old was forced to stop his car beneath the railway bridge on Roberts Road in Acocks Green before being threatened.Three men with an imitation firearm and a large kitchen knife forced him to get out of his Ford S-Max before driving off in the vehicle.They managed to drive a matter of yards before stalling the
  
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