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Ticket stuns badge driver

A DISABLED pensioner has been given a parking ticket despite displaying his blue badge in his car windscreen. Read

Land Rovers donation worth £1.5m

SOLIHULL car maker Land Rover today donated more than £1.5 million-worth of cars to the British Red Cross to mark its 60th anniversary and the charity’s 100th. Read

Midlands Financial Advisers join elite few with Chartered Status

ISAACS Financials Services, a Solihull firm of financial advisers, has been awarded the prestigious status off Chartered Financial Planners by the Chartered Insurance Institute, making them one of only five firms in the Midlands to achieve this award. Read

Birmingham NEC Arena to be renamed LG Arena in £28m revamp

BIRMINGHAM’S NEC Arena is to be renamed as part of a £28 million revamp. Read

Plans for new affordable homes in Solihull

NEW affordable homes and social housing could be built directly by Solihull Council for the first time since the 1990s. Read

Chance to be ‘shipwrecked’ with Lib Dem MP Lorely Burt

BUDDING politicians could find themselves in very hot water by speaking up for themselves to clinch a spot on a deserted desert island. Read

Widow grief at road death

A WIDOW today told of her heartbreak after the death of her Midland motor racing husband who died in a car crash on his way home from a rally. Read

Memorial for cop stabbed to death

THE bravery of a Birmingham police officer stabbed to death in the line of duty was marked today as a memorial was unveiled at the spot where he died. Read

Heart care machines at Solihull surgeries

A PIONEER scheme to cut heart attack deaths will see life-saving equipment provided to GP and dental surgeries. Read

88-year-old dare-devil grandad receives top honour

HE may be 88, but dare-devil Tom Lackey is living proof that age doesn’t have to stop you from walking on the wild side. Read

Dad signs up for charity event in memory of son

A DAD will be putting his best foot forward while wearing odd socks for a fund-raising walk in memory of his son. Read

Top Tories rally round Caroline Spelman over ‘nannygate’

CAROLINE Spelman, the Conservative Chair and Meriden MP, today received staunch backing from Tory colleagues following fresh claims about her Parliamentary expenses. Read

Jeep suspended from ceiling at NEC

A CAR was the torque of the National Exhibition Centre when it was suspended from the roof as part of a team-building exercise. Read

Tory leaders call for Caroline Spelman to be sacked

SENIOR Tory leaders were today demanding the sacking of their own party chairman, Meriden MP Caroline Spelman. Read

Solihull dentist takes part in charity flight

MOST people approaching their 50th birthday may consider throwing a party to celebrate the milestone. Read

Superfit Betty Checketts is in a league of her own

MANY people join a gym, go a few times, get bored and give up. But not fitness stalwart Betty Checketts, who at 82 has clocked up 65 years at the same club. Read

Carjack terror hits Solihull golf club

A SOLIHULL man today described his ordeal of being carjacked at his golf club. Read

Tramp is star of art exhibition

A TRAMP who died in a makeshift den next to a busy Midlands road and was immortalised on canvas is to be the star of a fund-raising exhibition. Read

Latest technology keeps care home bedding bug-free

GREASE lightning is being used to zap away MRSA and other killer superbugs at a Midland care home after bosses signed up for the most flashy up-to-date technology. Read

Delays after diesel spill on the M42

THOUSANDS of drivers were caught up in massive queues today after a fuel lorry spilled its load on a Midland motorway. Read