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Hero pledges help to injured soldiers
Jo Sykes 09/05AN HEROIC Royal Marine in line for a Victoria Cross after an act of extraordinary bravery in Afghanistan has pledged his support to a borough charity dedicated to the welfare of injured troops. Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher, 24, threw himself over an exploding grenade to save the lives of his comrades during a mission to uncover a suspected Taliban bomb-making factory in the Helmand province. The former Lyndon School pupil from Olton miraculously survived by ...»
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Mortality rate gap widens between north and south
Emily Cole 01/05RESIDENTS in the north of the borough can expect to live up to ten years less than those in the south - and the gap is growing. That is the stark truth according to a new health report released this week. The shocking figures from the Solihull NHS Care Trust Director of Public Health Annual Report highlight discrepancies between the north and the south of the borough in terms of life expectancy with residents in ...»
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07/05 News
Heart For Shirley Inquiry underway
THE FUTURE of a £70 million scheme to ...
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09/05 News
Crazy paving
A SOLIHULL resident has accused the borough council ...
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07/05 News
Tories regain control of Solihull Council
THE CONSERVATIVES snatched back control of Solihull Council ...
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01/05 News
TRAIN ASSAULT
THE BRITISH Transport Police (BTP) are appealing for ...
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07/05 News
Out of the Dragon's Den - in to Touchwood
A PAIR of Dragon's Den rejects are hoping ...
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01/05 News
Tree of hope
A GROUP set up to conserve and improve ...
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07/05 News
Borough hospitals beating the bugs
BOROUGH hospitals are successfully stamping out hospital superbugs, ...
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07/05 News
Parking moans unjustified claim parents
PARENTS have this week hit back at complaints ...
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01/05 News
Best foot forward for charity
A SOLIHULL man has raised hundreds of pounds ...
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07/05 News
Hitting the fundraising trail
A SOLIHULL magistrate has sentenced himself to a ...
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07/05 News
No long faces as Donkey Derby returns to Shirley Park
THE DONKEY Derby is back in full swing ...
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07/05 News
Appeal after train assault
THE BRITISH Transport Police (BTP) are appealing for ...
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07/05 News
Catastrophic incident avoided at Birmingham Airport
A "CATASTROPHIC INCIDENT" was narrowly avoided after a ...
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01/05 News
Message in a bottle
BOSSES at Solihull NHS Care Trust are taking ...
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Jones tops the standings
07/05A TRIO of seventh-placed finished was enough for Adam Jones to climb to the top of the British Touring Car Championships Independent Drivers’ standings after the Bank Holiday meeting at Donington Park. Solihull race ace Jones now holds an eight-point lead over Mat Jackson with Colin Turkington a further 16 points behind in third. In the overall standings Jones is ninth, just a couple of points behind Tom Chilton. Jones had to settle for a ...»
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07/05 Sport
Jackson suffers a miserable weekend
THE Bank Holiday weekend turned out to be ...
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07/05 Sport
Adams impresses as Olton start with draw
OLTON’S new overseas player Roy Adams made a ...
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07/05 Sport
Openers star for Lapworth
A SUPERB opening partnership of 171 between Sean ...
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07/05 Sport
Cowan leads the way in time-trial
SOLIHULL CC’S James Cowan took the honours at ...
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Editor's Comment
TODAY is election day, but less than half of borough residents will be casting their vote. They should be ashamed of themselves. The people of Zimbabwe are prepared to risk ... more»
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Entertainment
»Kooks are back with their second brilliant album
»Town singers and comedian unite for charity show
»Art to go on show
»Much Ado back at Waterside
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Green Tip
Try lighting a scented candle or match in the bathroom to get rid of unpleasant smells rather than air freshner full of harmful chemicals
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Comment
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