Motocross rider rescued from water filled gully in Meriden

A motocross rider has been airlifted to a major trauma centre after coming off a course and falling into a water filled gully. The 25-year-old was riding at the track, just off Packington Lane in Meriden, at around 3.40pm on Wednesday afternoon (6th April). A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said:”When crew arrived they found…

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Starbucks in Solihull reopens after woman falls down lift shaft

Starbucks coffeehouse in Touchwood on Solihull High Street has reopened today after a woman fell around 25 feet down a lift shaft last week. The female employee, believed to be in her 20s, suffered a suspected broken leg and pelvis in the incident on Thursday afternoon (31st March). Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council are taking the…

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Civil Aviation Authority approves Birmingham Airport flight path changes

The Civil Aviation Authority has approved changes to flight paths at Birmingham Airport in response to its £33 million runway extension. It comes despite protests by local residents in 2014 when trials began seeing planes passing over residential areas like Balsall Common instead of open countryside. At the time, there were complaints by residents that…

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New plans unveiled to build hotel and houses on Blythe Valley Park

A 200-bed hotel and around 750 houses are set to be built on a Solihull business park after plans for a major expansion were unveiled. IM Properties is behind the additions to Blythe Valley Park, which would also include up to one million sq ft of industrial and storage space, a care facility with up…

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Thieves who stole Ferrari from Solihull ram police blockade on M6 during dramatic chase

A team of car-jackers repeatedly rammed a police blockade as they drove the wrong way on the M6 after stealing a Ferrari. The dramatic high speed chase happened when the Ferrari was stolen from an address in Darley Green Road, Dorridge, around 4pm today (Monday 4th April) by three offenders in an Audi. Minutes later,…

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Police warn ahead of Pegida UK protest in Bickenhill “We won’t tolerate trouble”

West Midlands Police has finalised plans ahead of a protest by Pegida UK tomorrow (Saturday 2nd April) – and warned it will come down hard on anyone intent on causing trouble. The force has been negotiating with organisers for several weeks and agreed a protest site in Birmingham International Business Park a short walk from…

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Woman and two children injured following multi-vehicle collision on M6

A collision involving multiple cars and a lorry has left a woman and two children in hospital this evening. Emergency services were called to the southbound carriageway of the M6 between junctions 6 and 5 (Castle Bromwich) just before 5.00pm today (Thursday). West Midlands Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “Upon arrival ambulance staff had 11 patients…

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Woman suffers serious injuries after falling down a lift shaft in Solihull

A woman, in her 20s, has suffered serious injuries after falling down a lift shaft in Starbucks on Solihull High Street. Emergency services were despatched to the scene after a 999 call at 12.35pm today. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “Ambulance staff were told that the woman in her 20s had tried to…

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Solihull man first to take on 310-MILE desert run for charity

A former soldier from Solihull will become the first man to take on a gruelling 310-MILE run in the blistering 55 degree desert heat to raise money for charity. Gavin Sandford, 42, will take on the Marathon Des Sables – but will first pound the previous year’s 250km route in the Sahara Desert – before…

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Clearance of former Powergen site in Shirley begins

Clearance of the former Powergen site on Stratford Road and Haslucks Green Road in Shirley has now begun. The building is to be demolished and surrounding area regenerated. A £75 million scheme is being led by Shirley Advance (developer of nearby Parkgate) and will include a 261-unit ExtraCare retirement village, 113 new houses comprising 57 two…

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