Solihull news

• Spanish want UK tourists banned according to new survey

  09-07-2020 21:24
  
  According to a YouGov survey, our European neighbours will not be too pleased to see us this summer
  
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• Undercover West Midlands cop sacked for using racist language

  09-07-2020 19:57
  
  Force appealed after cop, known only as Officer A, initially given a final warning after using racist language about colleagues
  
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• Arrest after driver in suspected stolen car flees smash

  09-07-2020 19:43
  
  Police arrested a 21-year-old man following the smash on the Birmingham New Road
  
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• The new rules on using swimming pools and gyms post lockdown

  09-07-2020 19:42
  
  Changing rooms and showering to be avoided, no more saunas and steam rooms and other new changes post Covid
  
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• Arrest after girl viciously attacked in Kings Norton Park

  09-07-2020 19:33
  
  The victim, aged 16, was left with a black eye and cuts and bruises.
  
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• Man arrested in Solihull over suspected £500k furlough fraud - The Guardian

  09-07-2020 18:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Man arrested in Solihull over suspected £500k furlough fraud  The Guardian
  
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• Namco Funscape makes this appeal to government

  09-07-2020 18:23
  
  While other indoor hospitality and attractions flung open their doors on the July 4, the bowling sector is yet to be given Government permission to open in England
  
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• Government reveals when swimming pools and gyms can re-open

  09-07-2020 18:03
  
  Amateur cricket can also resume, along with outdoor theatre and music
  
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• Mother desperate plea to find daughter's 'stolen therapy dog'

  09-07-2020 17:56
  
  Summer Norton, 9, had her Chihuahua 'pinched' on Tuesday, July 7
  
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• Jihadist who plotted gun rampage at Madame Tussauds and Pride parade jailed

  09-07-2020 17:45
  
  Mohiussunnath Chowdhury planned to target popular attractions, including Madame Tussauds, the gay Pride parade and an open-top sightseeing bus, using a gun, knife and van, last year
  
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• Security guard broke into home to 'teach family lesson about drug dealing'

  09-07-2020 17:41
  
  A court heard Galliano Mwansa, also known as Rocky Parsons, 45, who used to live in Birmingham, forced his way into a Cardiff home
  
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• Solihull artist and grime MC team up on new track warning youths about drug gangs - Solihull Observer

  09-07-2020 17:33 via solihullobserver.co.uk
  Solihull artist and grime MC team up on new track warning youths about drug gangs  Solihull Observer
  
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• The huge companies cutting 150,000 jobs after lockdown

  09-07-2020 17:23
  
  On a dark day today, unemployment crisis hit the retail sector, with Boots and John Lewis announcing nearly 5,000 job cuts between them
  
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• FOUR traveller groups set up illegal camps across Walsall

  09-07-2020 17:16
  
  Council and police dealing with a number of illegal camps across Walsall just days after the last incursion
  
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• Man arrested after 6am raids over plan to smuggle people into UK

  09-07-2020 16:56
  
  A 50-year-old man at Wiseman Grove, Birmingham, and a 39-year-old man at Wealdstone, in Telford, were arrested, alongside two Leicestershire men, aged 42 and aged 37 respectively
  
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• Birmingham man denies drug trafficking in Devon at height of lockdown

  09-07-2020 16:47
  
  33-year-old Jordan Lowe was arrested after driving from Birmingham on May 26, but has denied being part of a drug trafficking operation in the town
  
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• Clean Air Zone blamed for John Lewis closure in Birmingham

  09-07-2020 16:46
  
  The city's Conservative Group have claimed that the impending charge will have influenced the company's decision.
  
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• No money for heating, £15,000 debt and living on tins - life for WASPI women

  09-07-2020 16:29
  
  Thousands of women across the West Midlands have been left without an income throughout the pandemic.
  
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• Two crashes at same city spot within seven hours

  09-07-2020 16:26
  
  A car hit a wall in the first collision on Oxhill Road near the bend with Sandwell Road followed, by a two car crash hours later
  
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• Double cancer survivor from Lichfield: "Shop to save lives"

  09-07-2020 16:22
  
  "I really hope local people will hear our message and show their support by shopping at the store or volunteering for us – they really could save lives."
  
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• Heroin worth £25,000 found in car stopped by police on M5

  09-07-2020 16:20
  
  Officers from West Mercia swooped on the car and stopped it on the M5 after receiving a tip-offfrom their colleagues in Merseyside that it contained drugs
  
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• Mum who suffered knife attack raises funds for charities who saved her life

  09-07-2020 16:17
  
  The 37-mile route will replicate the journey that the Midlands Air Ambulance RAF Cosford aircraft made on the day of Natalie’s incident.
  
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• Lichfield Camera Club competition continues to entertain members

  09-07-2020 16:17
  
  'Finding things to capture in lockdown is really hard after all these weeks'
  
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• Commuter crackdown - passenger arrested for refusing to wear face covering

  09-07-2020 16:08
  
  Since June 29, 533 commuters have been directed to leave the bus, train or metro for not wearing a mask.
  
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• “A sad day” - Reaction to John Lewis’ Tamworth closure

  09-07-2020 16:08
  
  “I am disappointed to learn of the announcement today from John Lewis that they will not be re-opening the Tamworth store.
  
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• Opening of Cannock's McArthurGlen Designer Outlet delayed

  09-07-2020 16:00
  
  Dubbed the 'Bicester Village of the Midlands', the £160 million project in Cannock was due to open later this year
  
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• Massive A400M Airbus Atlas spotted over Birmingham as RAF reveals why

  09-07-2020 15:49
  
  The A400M Airbus Atlas has taken off from Brize Norton, in Oxfordshire, for "essential training" today
  
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• Dad died on day he was due to be reunited with son after five years apart

  09-07-2020 15:48
  
  Steve Neville was found dead in his Oldbury flat on the day he was due to meet up with son Steve
  
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• Knifeman hunted after man chased and stabbed in central Birmingham

  09-07-2020 15:28
  
  A man was chased and stabbed in broad daylight in Birmingham before heading off in the direction of Lee Bank Middleway
  
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• UK coronavirus death toll rises by 24

  09-07-2020 15:25
  
  England recorded 22 new deaths, Wales recorded two, and there were no deaths recorded in Scotland or Northern Ireland
  
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• Road reopens after 'dangerous' spire is removed from church

  09-07-2020 15:18
  
  The A449 Wells Road has been closed in Malvern for a week after fears the spire of a 146-year-old church church would collapse and fall into onto the carriageway below.  But now it has been removed and the road is due to reopen on Thursday night
  
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• Two more pubs shut over coronavirus cases just days after reopening

  09-07-2020 15:14
  
  The two drinking spots, both situated in Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, have shuttered just days after being allowed to re-open
  
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• Latest explosive revelations from Johnny Depp libel case

  09-07-2020 14:55
  
  The movie star who has struggled with drink and drug issues is suing The Sun newspaper publishers NGN over claims he was a "wife beater"
  
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• Birmingham man charged after taxi driver killed in crash near Asda

  09-07-2020 14:53
  
  The taxi driver died in the crash which happened in Radford Road, near an Asda supermarket, at around 9.50am on Saturday, July 4
  
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• Solihull man arrested over £495,000 'furlough fraud' - BBC News

  09-07-2020 14:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Solihull man arrested over £495,000 'furlough fraud'  BBC News
  
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• Cashino gets bingo licence despite neighbours' concerns

  09-07-2020 14:45
  
  The gambling company had applied for a licence for its new Merkur Slots venue in Erdington High Street
  
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• Wall demolished and van written off in city crash

  09-07-2020 14:42
  
  The collision happened on Harborne Road between The Physician and Boston Tea Party
  
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• Solihull man becomes first in UK to be arrested over alleged furlough fraud

  09-07-2020 14:19
  
  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said it had arrested a male from Solihull, West Midlands, on Wednesday
  
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• Police name 'prime suspect' in city taxi driver attack

  09-07-2020 14:17
  
  The public were warned not to approach man wanted by police in connection with assault in Kimpton Close, Druids Heath
  
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• 'Doting' grandad killed when rock flew off lorry and smashed windscreen

  09-07-2020 14:10
  
  Steven Oscroft, 60, and his wife were taking two of their four grandchildren out for the day when a rock or lump of concrete hit their Hyundai IX35
  
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• Chancellor's stamp duty changes branded 'a tax cut for London'

  09-07-2020 13:58
  
  Homebuyers in the capital can save £14,289 but in parts of Birmingham it will be just £400
  
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• 999 lockdown response times briefly fall within target

  09-07-2020 13:53
  
  The force's average response time for the most urgent calls had previously been reported as high as 23 minutes
  
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• First look at 'airtight' eco-homes coming to this Solihull site

  09-07-2020 13:48
  
  Work has started on high-tech bungalows - kitted out with air pumps and solar panelling
  
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• Mayor Andy Street says John Lewis has made a 'dreadful mistake'

  09-07-2020 13:46
  
  Mr Street, a former managing director of the high end department store brand, vows to challenge decision to close flagship Birmingham store
  
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• Man appears in court over knife attack on paramedics

  09-07-2020 13:26
  
  The 52-year-old was charged with two counts of wounding after West Midlands Ambulance Service paramedics Deena Evans and Mike Hipgrave were stabbed in Stephens Close, Ashmore Park
  
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• Lichfield Cathedral re opening to public but temporary charge introduced

  09-07-2020 13:26
  
  It will be open for sight-seeing and public worship however booking is essential.
  
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• Police appeal after knifepoint robbery at shopping centre

  09-07-2020 13:17
  
  The youngster's phone was stolen after he was reportedly dragged behind Matalan at intu Merry Hill and punched
  
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• 'Terrible' - Huge piles of rubbish dumped on country lane in Walsall

  09-07-2020 13:13
  
  Horrified residents said sofas, mattresses and other waste blocked Hobs Hole Lane in Aldridge on two occasions
  
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• BBC to end free licence fee for over-75s from August

  09-07-2020 13:11
  
  The BBC agreed to take on responsibility for funding the scheme as part of the charter agreement hammered out with the Government in 2015
  
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• Hunt continues for Mazda driver after woman left for dead in hit and run

  09-07-2020 13:08
  
  Detectives are continuing their hunt for the motorist who left the scene of the collision on Wye Cliff Road.
  
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