The owner of a Solihull puppy farm has been jailed for six months and banned from owning a dog for life after being found guilty of animal cruelty. Sean Kerr, 52, who ran Pastures Farm on Coventry Road in Bickenhill, was convicted of nine charges under the Animal Welfare Act following a trial at Birmingham…

Solihull Council is advising residents about placing items at cemeteries across the borough. The advice comes following an increase in unauthorised objects being left on the grassed areas of cremated remains plots. There are also increasing numbers of ornaments being left within the scattering areas of the cemeteries, both on the lawns and also hanging…

Popular bar chain Revolution – which became famous for the weird and wonderful range of vodkas on sale – is eyeing the former home of a buffet restaurant in Solihull for its latest bar launch. It has unveiled new plans to transform the old Jimmy Spices in Station Road, which closed down last year, into…

On Saturday 4th March, Solihull’s home-bakers are being challenged to show off their most delicious baked creations as they compete against each other. The baking bonanza will be held in the gallery at The Core. Entry is free and all ages are welcome to take part. There are a number of categories to enter, from…

Solihull GP Arif Zafar may describe himself as the “opposite of a runner” but he’s taken on the challenge of running the 2017 Virgin Money London Marathon in memory of his mother Shahnaz. Shahnaz died in 2013 after a road accident, when she was just 66. Now Arif, 42, is raising money for patients at…

A pensioner has sadly died in a shed fire in the garden of a residential property in Chelmsley Wood. The 78-year-old man was killed after a blaze broke out in the back garden in Nineacres Drive at around 3pm. Emergency services rushed to the address but the victim, who has not been named, was confirmed…

Engines stolen from Jaguar Land Rover’s Solihull plant have been recovered in dawn raids in Sutton Coldfield and Warwickshire today (13th February). Following investigations, officers swooped on locations in Kingsbury Road, Minworth, and Bermuda Industrial Park in Nuneaton and discovered the stolen machines. An investigation was launched after an articulated truck entered the Land Rover…

Roadworks on the Blossomfield Road/Streetsbrook Road roundabout junction in Solihull town centre will begin on Monday 20th February. A spokesperson for Solihull Council said: “The works are to improve traffic flow and will involve creating a third lane on Blossomfield Road approaching the roundabout and altering the exit from the roundabout to one lane. “In…

Solihull Council is backing the National Keep Britain Tidy campaign – which aims to get half a million people out and cleaning up their local communities – supporting and encouraging groups, individuals, schools and local businesses who would like to help clean up litter that can build up across our streets and parks. There will…

Detectives investigating a £3 million engines heist at Jaguar Land Rover’s Solihull factory have arrested three men. A gang used a stolen lorry to carry out the raid at the Lode Lane depot 13 days ago – which saw them in and out within minutes. West Midlands Police detectives are looking at CCTV as part…