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Musician Giovanna Olvera to be face of Solihull shopping centre

A MUSICIAN has certainly struck a chord with judges after being picked to be the new face of a Midlands shopping centre. Read

Doctors form rugby league for medics across Birmingham and Solihull

BIRMINGHAM doctors are swapping white coats for shorts as they try to restart a rugby revival. Medics across Good Hope Hospital at Sutton Coldfield, Heartlands Hospital at Bordesley Green, and Solihull Hospital have launched a new touch rugby league for staff to play teams across the city. Read

Birmingham Airport bosses hit the road to argue expansion case

FAMILIES have the chance to voice their feelings at roadshows about Birmingham International Airport's ambitious £1 billion expansion plans. Read

Tot 'burned by toxic sofa'

AN angry Midland mum today claimed her baby needed hospital treatment after suffering blistering burns all over his body from a "toxic sofa" sold at High Street stores. Read

Ex West Midlands Police officers could be re-hired for 2012 Olympics

FORMER West Midlands Police officers might have to be lured out of retirement to plug a staff shortage expected during the 2012 Olympics. Read

Bosses to calm public's fears about airport expansion

FAMILIES have the chance to voice their feelings at roadshows about Birmingham International Airport's ambitious £1 billion expansion plans. The airport has submitted a planning application to Solihull Council to lengthen the runway by 405 metres towards the villages of Bickenhill and Hampton-in-Arden so can handle up to an extra 17,000 flights a year. Read

Face of stabbing death suspect

THIS is the face of Karla Biddle who is charged with murdering another woman in a knife attack in a suburban Midlands road. Read

Roadhogs caught by hi-tech camera

POLICE today warned speeding drivers to slow down - or cough up cash. Read

Hollywood blockbusters to be studied as part of exam

INTREPID explorer and adventurer Indiana Jones is facing his most daunting challenge, to get Midland youngsters through their GCSEs. School and college students could also find themselves exploring the new Indiana film in detail as part of a future Media Studies GCSE assessment, in draft proposals from leading exam awarding body OCR. Read

It's a cracker

LAUGHTER will be at the top of the agenda at when comedian Frank Carson will be taking to the stage at Solihull Arts Complex and raising smiles and eyebrows next Thursday. Read

New look for wards at Heartlands Hospital

THESE are the first pictures of how wards could look at three Birmingham hospitals after a massive £190 million redevelopment. Read

Handing out top care picks

PARENTS and carers will be shown just what Solihull has to offer them at a series of events to promote childcare. Read

Parents' tribute to Shirley stab victim

THE heartbroken parents of a woman stabbed to death in a leafy Midland street today released a picture of their beloved daughter and paid tribute to her. Read

Hammer raid on Shirley supermarket

POLICE are appealing for witnesses after robbers terrorised workers with a hammer at a Midland supermarket. Read

Staff rewarded with an ice cream

HARD-working staff at West Midland clothing chain QS are being rewarded for their "outstanding" efforts in achieving huge sales increases - with a free ice cream. Read

Supermarket ram-raider jailed

A MAN who ram-raided a supermarket wearing only a sheet and a pair of his girlfriend’s designer boots, was jailed for four years today. Read

Woman charged with murder after Shirley stabbing

A WOMAN has been charged with murder following a brutal stabbing in a leafy Midland street. Read

Actress Stephanie Cole returns to hometown of Solihull

POPULAR actress Stephanie Cole took a walk down memory lane when she visited the town of her birth for the first time in more than six decades. Read

Woman, 31, is charged with murder

A WOMAN has been charged with murder following a brutal stabbing in a leafy Midland street. Read

Woman arrested over stab death

DETECTIVES investigating the murder of a woman found stabbed to death in a leafy Midlands road have arrested another woman. Read