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Police use taser on female bully in Chelmsley Wood Sep 20 2011

POLICE had to use a Taser to restrain a persistent female bully who forced a young man to hand over cash by threatening to get people to slit his throat.Read

Highwood team wins national pub quiz contest Sep 20 2011

A TEAM of eggheads from Solihull have triumphed in the UK’s largest pub quiz contest.Read

Military charity Troop Aid opens new offices in Solihull Sep 19 2011

A CHARITY that supports injured British troops has opened its new offices in Solihull five years after it started operating from a garden shed.Read

Jaguar Land Rover announcement expected to lead to 2,000 West Midlands jobs being created Sep 18 2011

JAGUAR Land Rover is set to confirm that it will build a £400 millon new engine plant in the Midlands – potentially creating 2,000 new jobs.Read

Tributes pour in for Solihull road accident victim Shane Jeavons Sep 17 2011

TRIBUTES have been pouring in for a Solihull teenager who died after being hit by a car.Read

Five schoolchildren in serious road accidents in Birmingham in 24 hours Sep 16 2011

THERE have been seven serious incidents in Birmingham and the Black Country involving children in the last six days. The other six are:Read

Birmingham man in legal battle with city council over disabled mother's care home costs Sep 16 2011

THE son of a 92-year-old disabled woman is being sued by Birmingham City Council in an £18,000 wrangle over her care home costs.Read

Solihull cyclists miss out on 24-hour Paris challenge Sep 15 2011

INTREPID cyclists Gareth and David Daniel covered an astonishing 255 miles in just over a day pedalling from their Solihull home to Paris.Read

Solihull volunteer wins prestigious national award Sep 15 2011

A WOMAN who is registered as blind has been honoured with a national award after setting up a support group from her front room for people with visual impairments.Read

Tragic teenager Laura Greenway can't be buried in cemetery of her choice; Dad's anguish at Birmingham City Council burial costs Sep 14 2011

THE grieving father of brave Midland youngster Laura Greenway has told of his heartache at not being able to fulfil her funeral wishes.Read

New Midland cars take show by storm Sep 14 2011

TWO Midland car makers yesterday took one of the world’s biggest motor shows by storm when they unveiled radical new concept cars which look certain to go into production.Read

Need to read top 5 stories: Crisps save man's life, Druids Heath bus crush man convicted, MPs battle changes, Kittens dumped, Shane Jeavons tributes Sep 13 2011

The day's top five most read storiesRead

Need to read top 5 stories: Birmingham City fan arrests, tributes to Shane Jeavons, taxi clampdown, bus boss quits, hero soldier's rape allegation ordeal Sep 12 2011

The day's top five most-read stories on Birminghammail.netRead

Tributes pour in for Solihull schoolboy Shane Jeavons who was killed in a road crash Sep 12 2011

A MOUNTAIN of floral tributes has been left at the side of a road where a 14-year-old schoolboy was fatally injured.Read

Teenager who died in Lode Lane, Solihull accident named as Lode Heath School pupil Shane Jeavons Sep 11 2011

A 14 YEAR-OLD schoolboy has died after being hit by a car on a busy Midland road.Read

Birmingham and Midlands to miss worst of Hurricane Katia when storm hits UK tomorrow Sep 11 2011

HURRICANE Katia is set to hit the UK tomorrow – but forecasters say the Midlands will miss the worst of it.Read

West Midlands Police hires £20-an-hour rent-a-cops to work on high profile murder cases Sep 11 2011

PRIVATE rent-a-cops are being hired for £20 an hour to work on high-profile murder investigations by West Midlands Police.Read

Teenager dies after colliding with car in Lode Lane, Solihull Sep 10 2011

A teenage boy has died following a road traffic collision in Birmingham yesterday.Read

Puppeteer denies claim he assaulted 12-year-old autistic girl at her birthday party Sep 10 2011

A PUNCH and Judy man has been accused of man-handling a 12-year-old autistic girl at her birthday party.Read

Gang of rogue builders who preyed on elderly customers jailed Sep 10 2011

A GANG of rogue builders who stole hundreds of thousands of pounds from the elderly and vulnerable in the West Midlands have been jailed for a total of more than 15 years.Read

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