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6 months ago
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Crying mum jailed over two bungled car-jackings in Solihull in 15 minutes

Patrick Tierney and Kerry Fanning were sentenced at Birmingham Crown Crown, which heard they had turned their lives a...

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about 1 year ago
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Birmingham's little-known, huge adventure playground you can visit for just a £1 donation

Meriden Adventure Playground boasts a zip wire, towers, platforms, ropes, swings, tunnels, bridges, sandpits and even...

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over 2 years ago
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'Jack Dromey was a Brummie, through and through' House of Commons pays tribute to former MP

Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer both paid tribute to Jack Dromey, the Birmingham MP who died in January

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over 2 years ago
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Where UB40 are now - what happened to each member of iconic Birmingham band

The news broke on Saturday night and has sparked an outpouring of grief nationwide from fans.

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over 2 years ago
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Mum told son with special needs faces weeks off school due to transport delays

Aidan Piggin, 18, is still waiting for his SEND home-to-school transport to be finalised despite the term having alre...

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over 2 years ago
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Famous Beatles tribute re-enacted at £250k traffic scheme in Solihull village

Measures have been installed to improve Berkswell's roads

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over 2 years ago
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Inside the creepy playground likened to Chernobyl and called 'cr*p park'

Badly overgrown, with glass strewn on the tarmac and paint peeling off the equipment

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over 2 years ago
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'Teeny tiny' library in Solihull will be included in post-lockdown reopening plan

Smaller branches will follow larger sites as hours extended

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over 2 years ago
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11-hour stakeouts by villagers on deckchairs watching HS2 lorries in Solihull

Balsall Common residents claim crews are in breach of vehicle limits

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over 2 years ago
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Cafe culture is giving Solihull 'a buzz' says coffee shop owner

Pavement licences said to have boosted small premises

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over 2 years ago
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The street lamps that won't turn off across Solihull

1000s of faulty street lamps keep shining all day and night

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over 2 years ago
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'Looming' - 60ft phone mast plan for major Solihull road axed after uproar

Planners unimpressed with some of the suggested sites

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almost 3 years ago
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"They've stopped listening" - Planners hit out at HS2

Villagers had said they lacked trust in the rail project

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almost 3 years ago
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Solihull's 'no-go' junction and a £9m bid to tackle traffic jams

Works planned for one of the most problematic pinchpoints

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almost 3 years ago
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Worrying Covid-19 trend emerging on the outskirts of Birmingham

On the government's map, swathes of the West Midlands are now black or deep burgundy

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almost 3 years ago
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Anger as 'surprise' HS2 work starts to creep in across Solihull

Rail project has faced renewed calls to keep residents informed

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almost 3 years ago
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Your questions answered over 18-month closure of key Solihull road

Floods, disruption and short notice raised in grilling of project bosses

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almost 3 years ago
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'Sick to death' - Anger of Solihull villagers at 100-home scheme

"I am sick to death of the erosion of our countryside."

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almost 3 years ago
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Mapped: All 22 Solihull sites where speeds are set to be cut

Shopping areas and village outskirts among the areas targeted

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almost 3 years ago
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20mph speed limits set to be made PERMANENT in Solihull villages

Changes had originally been introduced following the first lockdown

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almost 3 years ago
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15,000 home plan for sites across Solihull moves to next phase

Planning inspector will now pore over the key blueprint

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almost 3 years ago
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1000s of kids trapped in poverty in Solihull new research warns

Covid-19 crisis is said to have pushed more families "over the brink"

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almost 3 years ago
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Dismay as photos show 'brutal' removal of trees on country lane

"Once it has gone it has gone for ever."

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almost 3 years ago
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Sewers under Solihull could hold key to finding Covid variants

Traces in human waste can highlight worrying signs

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almost 3 years ago
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Covid recovery to dominate year ahead amid cabinet reshuffle

Health and HS2 challenges reflected in new jobs for front bench team

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about 3 years ago
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10 care facilities 'squeezed' into a mile-and-a-half in Solihull

Recent children's home approval has fuelled fears in Marston Green

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about 3 years ago
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Four big risks of a 'quick and painful' rise in Covid in Solihull

Virus now suppressed in six wards but there are possible dangers

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about 3 years ago
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HS2 battle over haul route that will 'totally ruin' family guest house

Lodgings 'in limbo' as decision over controversial proposal looms

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about 3 years ago
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Start date for project to replace 63-year-old road bridge

Replacement of ageing crossing to begin in earnest this summer

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about 3 years ago
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Shocking litter hotspots pictured in Solihull

Overflowing bins and parks strewn with rubbish add to anger

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about 3 years ago
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Fears of 'lost generation' forms heart of Solihull Labour's campaign

Party warns of huge damage to children and young people

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about 3 years ago
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Confirmed Covid cases would now almost fill Resorts World Arena

We look at six of the starkest pandemic figures across the borough from the past 12 months

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about 3 years ago
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Hundreds of HS2 lorries could cause tragedy in Solihull village - fear

Mayor calls meeting as campaign against plans gathers steam

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about 3 years ago
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All your questions answered on local elections during Covid-19

Borough residents will vote on up to four separate things

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about 3 years ago
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Village to grow as 100 plus homes to be built on leafy outskirts

New estate will be built on land long earmarked for housing

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about 3 years ago
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Fury as homeowners with orchard view left staring at '25ft high brick wall'

Housing scheme behind garden fences was approved last year

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about 3 years ago
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100s oppose HS2 lorry plan fearing traffic "nightmare"

Rail project urged to rethink its construction routes

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about 3 years ago
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See HS2 route map bringing 100s of lorries a day through village

Details of scheme as construction work ramps up

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about 3 years ago
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Skate park proposal for site being impacted by HS2

Hopes of a breakthrough in efforts to secure compensation

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