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THE FEAR of losing her home of 18 years forced mother, grandmother and daughter Stephanie Bottrill to take her life. Stephanie, from Kingshurst, died when she was struck by a lorry on the M6 motorway near her home on May ... More»
Disgusted charity shop managers Emma Sutton (Cancer Reseach UK) and Sharon Wright (Debra) have slammed thieves who struck the night after a fundraising event to make up for the last break-in. 20.013.035.sol.nc1ON last week's front page we featured the heartless break-in at the Cancer Reserach UK shop in Shirley where thieves stole cash destined to help find a cure for cancer. The shop had been broken into almost a year to ... More»
HE WAS in the wrong place at the wrong time - and has paid with his life. Father-of-two Marlon O'Reilly was shot dead in broad daylight outside the busy Dovecote pub in Sheldon early on Friday evening (May 10). The ... More»
A WEEKEND of mixed fortunes at Rockingham gave Solihull’s Martin ...
SOLIHULL’S Mark Tulloch has achieved his Kickboxing Black Belt and ...
NOMINATIONS are now being accepted for the 2013 Solihull Sports ...
Birmingham Bulldogs 28 Telford Raiders 30 Midlands Premier League BULLDOGS ...
A ROGUE trader conned a 90-year-old dementia sufferer out of hundreds of pounds by charging for guttering and roof work he never completed. Robert Johnson from Shirestone Road in Tile ... More »
A FORMER borough schoolboy has lost his appeal against his conviction and sentence for murdering his girlfriend. New Zealander Emily Longley, 17, was strangled at the Bournemouth family home of ... More »
SCORES of campaigners turned out at the weekend to protest against controversial plans to move Shirley Library. Solihull Council wants to close down the existing library and relocate it in ... More »
SOLIHULL'S Lib Dem MP Lorely Burt has hit back at criticisms over the money she made on her taxpayer-funded second home. Mrs Burt pocketed £180,000 when she sold her flat ... More »
HOW TIMES have changed. The LG Arena - or NEC ...
BLACK Sabbath will be performing an emotional homecoming show at ...
CLASSICAL works from some of the most recognisable composers will ...
PUPILS from Grace Academy Solihull are putting their dancing shoes ...

A DEVASTATED husband has spoken of his family's grief at the tragic death of his 'beauty queen' mother-of-three wife. Lulu Ward from Solihull died after she was involved in a ...More»

CASH destined to help find a cure for cancer has once again been stolen from the Shirley branch of Cancer Research UK. 'Disgusting' thieves struck at the Stratford Road store, ...More»

A BOROUGH funeral directors has launched an appeal to reunite 150 sets of unclaimed ashes - some dating back as far as 1953 - with their rightful owners. The appeal ...More»

THEY set off on a round the world bike ride - but 27 countries, 27,000km and two-and-a-half years Katy Smith and Anthony Billingham are planning their wedding after a surprise ...More»
POLICE have sealed off an area of grassland off Upper ...
A PENSIONER left prisoner in his own home after thieves ...
ARTIST Damien Isaak has swapped his brush for the pen. ...
CONCERN has been raised that people receiving cautions in Warwickshire ...