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Moseley students get to grips with retail at Solihull College

STUDENTS attended a retail workshop to gain an insight into the retail industry.Read

Tenants urged to use vote in board elections

THOUSANDS of Midland housing tenants are being urged to vote in board elections.Read

Safer Solihull helps residents to tackle garage vandals

EXASPERATED residents suffering a torrent of yobbish behaviour have been helped by a crime-fighting group.Read

Two fighting for life after Chelmsley Wood crash

TWO men were fighting for their lives today after a lorry crashed into a car near a busy supermarket.Read

Mark Larner

Exiled Hells Angel biker convicted of Birmingham Airport brawl is rearrested

THE Hell’s Angels biker who fled the UK after being convicted over his part in a volent riot between rival gangs at Birmingham International Airport has been rearrested.Read

Birmingham City fan crowned Britain's fattest man reveals torment of obesity

BARRY Austin’s obsession with food found him fame – but little fortune.Read

Robert Mansell plane crash death: Family plea to bring body home

THE family of a heroic Midland pilot who plunged to his death in the Caribbean Sea after saving his passengers fear a cash row is stopping them from bringing his body home.Read

West Midlands Police seize £9m in assets from criminals

Criminals lost more than £9 million over 12 months as West Midlands Police seized their ill-gotten gains.Read

Anonymous letter prompts celebrites to pull out of Midlands Curry Awards

CELEBRITIES have pulled out of a prestigious curry awards event after they were sent a mystery letter making allegations about the organisers.Read

Robert Mansell

Survivor pays tribute to Solihull pilot killed in Caribbean plane crash

BRAVE Midland pilot Robert Mansell sacrificed himself to save passengers when his plane ditched into the Caribbean sea, tearful survivors confirmed today.Read

Birmingham hospitals threatened with strikes by porters and cleaners

BIRMINGHAM’S largest hospital trust could be brought to a standstill in coming months due to strikes by porters, cleaners and parking staff.Read

Solihull father denies murdering teenage girl

A man denied today that he murdered his own teenage daughter.Read

House project delay

Developers behind a £1.8 billion project to regenerate north Solihull have been forced to scale back the plans as a result of the economic downturn.Read

MP tells NHS to reconsider plans

NHS managers were told to rethink plans to downgrade maternity services in Solihull because they haven’t considered the borough’s rising population in top level talks.Read

Swine flu kills two in the West Midlands

Two further people have died from swine flu in the region as estimated numbers of new H1N1 virus cases almost doubled nationwide, it was announced yesterday.Read

Footballer Stuart Hodson's funeral to be held on Wednesday

THE funeral for an amateur footballer who collapsed and died of an undiagnosed enlarged heart condition will take place on Wednesday.Read

Craig Hodson-Walker murder trial: Mother breaks down in court

The mother of a Worcestershire sub-postmaster shot dead by armed raiders broke down in tears as she told how she tried in vain to resuscitate her son.Read

Dawn Carville

Solihull teacher avoids jail after forging qualifications for students

A SOLIHULL teacher who forged students’ qualification certificates after running out of money for a classroom assistant training course she ran has avoided a prison sentence.Read

Midlands patients need to worry over standard of care - report

THIS year’s Care Quality Commission ratings make worrying reading for patients across the West Midlands.Read

Call for law change after Solihull lapdancing club is approved

Outraged members of Solihull Council have called for changes to licensing laws that they say meant an application for a lap dancaing venue was approved without adequate consultation.Read