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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

Fairfield post office murder trial: Court told of car stolen after meat cleaver threat

A Solihull man whose car was allegedly stolen and used in a raid in which a man was shot dead has told a court that he was threatened with a meat cleaver in his home.Read

Solihull sets up a rival to Birmingham's Christmas Market

A battle of the bratwursts is likely to erupt this Christmas, with Solihull planning to launch a rival to Birmingham’s money-spinning German market.Read

Midlands Territorial Army soldiers told training cancelled to keep costs down

HUNDREDS of Territorial Army soldiers in the Midlands were today told their training has been cancelled to keep Government costs down.Read

Solihull Hospital

Solihull care trust declared 'high risk' after £2m debt forecast

SOLIHULL care trust has been declared as “high risk” of ending the year in the red after forecasting a £2 million debt.Read

Stuart Hudson

Tributes pour in for talented Solihull footballer Stuart Hudson

HEARTFELT tributes continue to pour in for a talented amateur footballer who collapsed and died during a match at the weekend.Read

The Opal Lounge

Businessman behind Solihull's first lap-dancing club claims venue will boost economy

A businessman behind Solihull’s first lap-dancing club has claimed the venue could boost the town centre’s economy despite fierce opposition against the scheme.Read

Solihull-based Enterprise Inns could sell off 100 more pubs

Enterprise Inns has managed to stem the tide of business failures at its thousands of pubs, after a torrid year that saw it close 365 of its struggling outlets.Read