Homes shake as eyesore canal site cleared in Solihull
Fresh plans take shape for derelict land next to Grand Union Canal, in Olton
17:22, 5 MAY 2021
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Solihull homes shook as clearance work started on an eyesore site next to a local canal, ahead of a planned redevelopment. The derelict land had once served as a wharf to the Grand Union Canal, in Olton, with an old oil depot and defunct petrol station in-situ.
Man who died in Grand Union Canal incident named as Birmingham woman arrested
Clive Porter, 63, from Tring, died on Monday April 26, following reports of an assault to Thames Valley Police
06:50, 4 MAY 2021
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A much-loved family man who died on the Grand Union Canal following an incident in Buckinghamshire has been identified.
Police arrest man, 37, on canal narrowboat after eight mile 4mph chase
Cops apprehended the man in the East Midlands last week, on April 23
06:50, 4 MAY 2021
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Police have swooped on a narrowboat and arrested a man, aged 37, following an eight mile 4mph chase.
Cops apprehended the man in the East Midlands last week, on April 23.
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1. Show-and-tell time for our big banks
It’s show-and-tell time for
our big banks, with Westpac kicking off reporting season today. And the news is
expected to be very good with the strongly rebounding economy set to reveal a
big jump in profits and dividends that will be paid to shareholders, which
include all of us as members of super funds. In fact, there’s another big
driver of profits and it’s the fact that the banks allowed billions of dollars
in provisions for bad debts because of the Coronavirus lockdowns, but
Government stimulus, low interest rates and the success in beating Covid has