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Brummies enjoy the warm weather

PHEW! A firm is helping Midlanders beat the heat with ice creams. Read

Joe O'Donnell Bitter is top of the Irish dance world

A FLEET-footed teenager is following in the steps of the great Michael Flaherty after retaining his world Irish dance title. Read

Reunion role in Solihull for actress Stephanie Cole

ACCLAIMED actress Stephanie Cole will be meeting up with a childhood friend she has not seen for more than 60 years in Solihull this week, thanks to the Birmingham Mail. Read

Mountforte pub in Kingshurst is closed after trouble

A PROBLEM Birmingham pub which has become a hotbed for violence and disorder has been ordered to close. Read

Runners have splashing time in Knowle fun run

CHARITY champs donned their running shoes and turned the miles into cash yesterday at a Solihull village's popular fun run. Read

Tributes to tragic college tutor Heather Linley

TRIBUTES were paid today to a Midland college tutor who died in a head-on crash. Friends described Heather Linley as "vibrant, warm and enthusiastic". Read

Donkey derby in Birmingham's Shirley Park

OLD and young flocked to a park for fun in the sun. Shirley Park was the venue for the town's annual donkey derby which attracts visitors from across the region. Read

Coroner 'lacking' information on cave drowning

BIRMINGHAM Coroner Aidan Cotter told the family of a Solihull man who drowned in Thailand that “the purposes of an inquest” could not be met because of a lack of information. Read

Families in fresh fight over Shirley shops

A PUBLIC inquiry into the compulsory purchase of properties and a footpath set to be swallowed up by a £100 million shopping complex in a Midlands town was beginning today. Read

Faith 'soldier' in gangs fight

AN internationally-known Christian speaker will be in Solihull tonight to talk about guns, gangs and hoodies. Read

Christian speaker Tony Campolo to speak in Solihull about gang violence

AN internationally-known Christian speaker will be in Solihull tonight to talk about guns, gangs and hoodies. Read

Crowds celebrate the legendary Land Rover's 60th birthday

CROWDS of nearly 5,000 celebrated 60 glorious years of Land Rover. Read

Solihull Labour leader loses his seat

THE leader of the Labour group in Solihull today lost his seat to the Green Party. Read

Clothes go under the hammer

THERE will certainly be a costume drama when clothes dating back to the 1700s go under the hammer at a Solihull auctioneers. Bonhams, in Station Road, Knowle, is preparing to sell off items which would have belonged to some of the best dressed people of the day next week. Read

Coaches to bridge life gap

HEALTH coaches are to be drafted in to help close the gap in life expectancy between one of Solihull's richest and poorest communities. Bosses from Solihull Care Trust say they are concerned that people in Chelmsley Wood die some ten years earlier than those living in St Alphege, one of the wealthiest wards in the borough. Read

Dog saved from drain

FIRE crews from the water rescue unit pulled a terrier to safety after he almost drowned in a storm culvert which had become flooded in heavy rain. Read

£10,000 for Deal or No Deal 'loser'

MANY game show contestants dream of splashing out on a new car or a holiday. Read

Make your mark plea

VOTERS across Solihull were today urged to make their mark at this week's council elections. Read

MP's plea on street lights

SOLIHULL Lib Dem MP Lorely Burt is calling on the borough council to pull the plug on the soaring energy costs of street lighting which have risen by almost £300,000. Read

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Solihull election candidate needed surgery after dog bite

AN ELECTION candidate is recovering from emergency surgery after her hand was savaged by a dog as she delivered leaflets. Read