Solihull news

• Watch: Callous thieves strike in broad daylight to steal prized sports-bike

  10-06-2017 20:38
  
  Appeal for information shared nationwide as local man has his prized possession stolen
  
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• Cycling Arden teacher Sophie has big target in MIND - Solihull Observer

  10-06-2017 20:35 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Cycling Arden teacher Sophie has big target in MIND
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  A CHARITY-minded teacher is gearing up to cycle over 200 miles to raise money for a mental health charity following her own battle with anxiety and depression. Sophie Potter, 27, teaches at Arden Academy in Knowle and hopes to raise £1,500 when she ...
  
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• Police investigating alleged cash theft from kids' charity Action 4 Bullying

  10-06-2017 20:33
  
  Children In Need suspends grant payment until issues are resolved
  
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• Gangster John 'Goldfinger' Palmer 'was being blackmailed for £1 million a MONTH after Hatton Garden raid'

  10-06-2017 20:18
  
  And author believes hitman who shot him is now also likely to be dead
  
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• Schoolgirl badly burned when her dress caught fire 'like tissue paper'

  10-06-2017 19:56
  
  Family speaks for first time of horrific accident which left nine-year-old in hospital
  
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• Heroic mum Rachael Martin killed saving daughter in her 'last act on earth'

  10-06-2017 19:44
  
  Gulf War veteran spared jail term over horrific crash
  
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• Jeremy Clarkson calls latest Richard Hammond crash 'most frightening I've ever seen'

  10-06-2017 19:30
  
  Solihull-born star avoids serious injury in fireball collision during TV filming sequence
  
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• Watch: Jaguar swerves and brakes in front of traffic on M6

  10-06-2017 18:51
  
  The footage of the dangerous manoeuvre was posted to Twitter
  
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• Grand Tour star Richard Hammond 'airlifted to hospital' after serious crash in Swiss mountains

  10-06-2017 18:13
  
  Solihull-born ex-Top Gear star was reportedly filming for his new show
  
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• West Bromwich Premier Inn set on fire in arson attack

  10-06-2017 17:47
  
  Twenty firefighters race to scene of sixth floor blaze
  
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• Mosque leader welcomes YouTube crackdown on hate preacher linked to London Bridge terrorist

  10-06-2017 16:59
  
  Abu Haleema tried to stoke tensions in Small Heath as he targeted Salafi Masjid
  
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• Coralin Close in Chelmsley Wood sealed off by police over gun alert

  10-06-2017 16:28
  
  Officers searched car after receiving a tip-off
  
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• Birmingham-born Nick Timothy quits as Prime Minister's aide after election disaster

  10-06-2017 15:48
  
  He accepts share of the blame - and highlights 'dementia tax' fiasco
  
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• Girl of 11 vanishes after being dropped off at school

  10-06-2017 15:04
  
  Police 'concerned for safety' of Nikaylia Galloway, who was last seen on Friday morning
  
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• Biker killed in crash near Birmingham Airport named as Steven McCarthy

  10-06-2017 14:41
  
  Police looking for Good Samaritans who stopped to help
  
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• Tony and Julie Wadsworth branded 'paedos who timed abuse around victim's Scout meetings'

  10-06-2017 13:42
  
  Victim of shamed BBC stars: Julie 'was into' underage boys and Tony 'loved the thrill'
  
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• Baby-faced gunman nailed over bookies raid - thanks to his HAT

  10-06-2017 12:39
  
  Tyrel Lewis-Hill was jailed for five-and-a-half years
  
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• Who won the general election?

  10-06-2017 09:46
  
  Theresa May promises "stability" after general election leads to hung Parliament but Jeremy Corbyn says she must resign
  
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• Parents urged to know signs of stroke in a child - Solihull Observer

  10-06-2017 09:27 via solihullobserver.co.uk
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  Parents urged to know signs of stroke in a child
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  A SOLIHULL family is urging parents, young people and children to learn about the signs of childhood stroke following the launch of new guidelines for parents. Isabelle O'Donnell was three years old when her mother Emma noticed that she couldn't stand ...
  
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• Motorist jailed for terrorising children with knife, wins appeal to reduce sentence

  10-06-2017 07:30
  
  Sajad Ditta, 43, was imprisoned for 16 months at Wolverhampton Crown Court in January
  
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• Motorcyclist named as police launch fresh appeal into fatal collision  

  10-06-2017 00:00
  
  Traffic police have launched a fresh appeal for witnesses to a fatal crash in Solihull - as the victim was today named as Steven McCarthy.The 48-year-old motorcyclist from Birmingham suffered fatal head injuries after falling from his bike and hitting the central reservation on the A45 Coventry Road on 21 May.It happened near the junction with Catherine-de-Barnes Lane at around 12.15pm and investigators are appealing for witnesses who have not already come forward to contact police.Officers part
  
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• Bookies robber brought down by CCTV… and bucket hat! 

  10-06-2017 00:00
  
  An armed robber who threatened staff at a bookmakers with a gun has been jailed for more than five years − after his distinctive bucket hat helped police identify him.Tyrel Lewis-Hill demanded cash from Betfred in Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Bentley, on 13 July last year as he warned terrified workers “no alarms, no panic buttons, nothing funny".The 26-year-old fled with cash but was caught on CCTV on the day of the raid wearing distinctive clothing − including his bucket hat and j
  
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