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Solihull Council rejects plan for gypsy camp at Hockley Heath

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 07:03:00 GMT

RESIDENTS are breathing a sigh of relief after councillors rejected plans to turn greenbelt land into a gypsy site.

Solihull student takes hunt for jobs in Birmingham to the street

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:36:00 GMT

A PENNILESS student took his desperate hunt for work to the streets by wearing a sandwich board which read: “Please give me a job!’’

'Big cat' mystery of huge paw prints in the snow at Marston Green

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:30:00 GMT

Experts believe tracks left in the snow in Marston Green belong to a rabbit - and not a big cat, as feared by the man who found them.

Meriden MP Caroline Spelman granted injunction to block newspaper story about her son

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:16:00 GMT

NEWSPAPER lawyers are fighting a judge’s decision to block publication of an article about the teenage son of Meriden MP Caroline Spelman.

Jaguar Land Rover makes £559m profit in three months

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:55:00 GMT

RESURGENT Jaguar Land Rover has clocked up record profits of £559 million in just three months.

National Motorcycle Musuem staff may have to quit as National Express bus route is changed

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:35:00 GMT

DOZENS of long-serving workers at the National Motorcycle Museum could be forced out of their jobs by the re-routing of a National Express bus service.

West Midlands Fire Service council tax bill frozen again

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:15:00 GMT

THE amount people in the West Midlands pay for the fire service is to be frozen for the second year running after councillors voted against a controversial plan to make them pay more.

Chelmsley Wood gym worker Tyron Amory waits for dream football prize

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

AMATEUR footballer and gym worker Tyron Amory is anxiously waiting to hear if he has secured a dream move to League Two title-chasers Swindon Town.

Solihull dog trainers win top Kennel Club prize

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

DOG training experts in Solihull have won a prestigious prize to mark their outstanding achievements in promoting responsible pet pooch ownership.

Solihull head teacher removes lunch tables after pupils leave mess in school dining room

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:56:00 GMT

A Solihull headteacher has angered parents after she took away pupils’ dinner tables to teach them a lesson.

Solihull council urged to reject Hockley Heath gypsy site plans

Birmingham Mail — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:31:00 GMT

A CAMPAIGN group is urging Solihull councillors to reject plans to hand over green belt land for use as gypsy sites.

Solihull pub group warns of tough challenges ahead for landlords

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT

SOLIHULL-based UK pub landlord Enterprise Inns has warned its publicans to be braced for a tough year ahead as costs increase and consumers face further economic uncertainty.

Big freeze 2012: Gritting under way in Birmingham as snow expected across West Midlands

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:45:00 GMT

GRITTING is under way on Birmingham's roads following forecasts of snow later today in the region.

Big freeze in the West Midlands: Follow our live snow blog

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:28:00 GMT

Throughout the day we will be monitoring the weather throughout Birmingham and the West Midlands and bringing you the latest updates as and when the white stuff falls.

Pictures: Meriden villagers are defeated but unbowed

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:59:00 GMT

IT’S the morning after the night before but the resolve is stronger than ever among the band of hardcore protesters who have been ordered off their makeshift camp in the Midland countryside.

Residents protesting against an illegal gypsy site at Meriden have been evicted from their temporary shelter by Solihull Council

Birmingham Mail — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:57:00 GMT

CAMPAIGNERS who set up camp to protest against a nearby illegal Gypsy site in Meriden have been evicted by councillors.

Solihull gym thief banned from every leisure centre in the West Midlands

Birmingham Mail — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:04:00 GMT

A Solihull thief who plundered up to 100 changing room lockers has been banned from every leisure centre and health club in the West Midlands, police have said.

Boss of Birmingham speedway offers reward after thieves steal car he bought for his son's 18th birthday

Birmingham Mail — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

THE co-owner of the Birmingham Brummies speedway team has offered a “substantial reward” after thieves swiped a car which was an 18th birthday present for his son.

Legal threat over death of six Red Caps - including Solihull 20-year-old Tom Keys

Birmingham Mail — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

BIRMINGHAM lawyers are helping the mother of a British military policeman take legal action to force the Ministry of Defence to hold a public inquiry into his death in Iraq.

Concerns raised over Stratford Road car parking charges scheme

Birmingham Mail — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

PLANS to introduce car parking charges in a busy high street have been greeted with horror by businesses who say custom will go elsewhere.