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Meriden Tory MP Caroline Spelman in row over home extension

LEADING Tory Caroline Spelman has defended the decision to extend her £2 million home – despite fighting for a change in the law to stop people building in their back gardens.Read

Fraudster pocketed £15k from counterfeit clothing

AN ONLINE fraudster caught selling thousands of pounds’ worth of counterfeit goods has been given a suspended jail sentence following a prosecution by Solihull Council.Read

Castle Bromwich festival will include It’s Knock-out fun and games

GROOVY residents can take a trip back to the 1970s as part of Castle Bromwich Community Festival.Read

A SERIES of table top sales in Shirley throughout September will help raise money for the Layca Centre in Stretton Road.

Three events will take place on September 13, 20 and 27 from 11am-12.45pm at the centre next to Light Hall School.Read

Shirley Thompson's novel dream comes true

MIDLAND writer Shirley Thompson may have already had seven books published, but she has just achieved a lifelong ambition – by producing her first novel.Read

Swine flu: Idea to install microphones to listen for coughers arriving at Birmingham International Airport

SPACE-age technology capable of diagnosing a person’s cough could be used at Birmingham International Airport in the fight against swine flu.Read

Call to limit hours Birmingham cabbies can work

CALLS for official legislation to limit the number of hours taxi drivers are allowed to work have been backed by Birmingham Airport’s cab provider – Passenger Transport Solutions (PTS).Read

Steward stole from Royal British Legion club to pay loan sharks

A ROYAL British Legion steward plundered takings to pay off loan sharks who were threatening his former partner, a court heard.Read

Midland mums-to-be failing to get hospital beds on maternity wards

MORE Midland mums-to-be are being denied a hospital bed to give birth, according to new research.Read

Cricket match to honour memory of Adam Wragg to be held

FORMER teammates of a 17-year-old sports fan who died after car crash are holding a memorial cricket match to honour the “sports-mad” teenager.Read

Duo arrested after drugs swoop

TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of growing cannabis in a block of Chelmsley Wood flats predominantly occupied by pensioners.Read

Son sparks Shirley house fire as parents take holiday

A SOLIHULL couple who are away on a Mediterranean cruise are in for a shock when they get home after their son set fire to their house when he decided to have a late night chicken and chips feast.Read

Solihull family struck with food poisoning on 'holiday from hell'

A BIRMINGHAM family endured a holiday from hell after they were struck down with food poisoning in Bulgaria.Read

Falklands veteran Simon Weston in Solihull charity visit

CROWDS gathered to watch Falklands veteran Simon Weston open The Royal Star & Garter Charity’s summer fête at its Solihull home.Read

Tribute to rugby player who died during night out in Birmingham

CAMP Hill Rugby Club has set up a memorial rugby match in honour of Tom Ulliott, who collapsed and died during a night out in Birmingham’s Broad Street.Read

TV stars in stage drama at Solihull to help fight cancer

POPULAR TV stars are giving up their free time to perform in a powerful one-off stage drama in the Midlands in aid of local cancer victims.Read

Warwick uni joins with Stone Hall centre in Acocks Green for English course

RESIDENTS are able to enrol in a ‘University of Acocks Green’ as part of an exciting new learning venture in Birmingham.Read

Solihull man in court after snatching OAP's bag

A MAN who snatched a Solihull pensioner’s handbag in the street has been given a community sentence.Read

Solihull sixth form students win ex-governor's gap year award

THE legacy of a Solihull school governor is giving dozens of sixth formers the chance to achieve their dreams during gap years before university.Read