Solihull Council is advising people to be cautious when buying cheap goods online. The warning comes after their Trading Standards officers were contacted by a local mother who bought a faux fur baby blanket from a retailer advertised on social media. When using the blanket, the lady’s baby started to choke – she noticed fibres…

Solihull Council has adopted a new scheme to help young people in the borough, aged 16 – 24, from becoming homeless. The Positive Accommodation and Support Pathway for Young People will commence in April 2017 for a two-year pilot. It will provide innovative ways of helping vulnerable young people to address the problems in their…

Birmingham Airport has been named the world’s most punctual airport in 2016 by air travel intelligence company OAG, with 91.42% of arriving and departing flights operating on time. With over 100,000 scheduled flights last year, the most punctual route was to Dublin, boasting an on-time score of over 95%. The airport beat contenders from countries…

The body of a man was found inside a burning car near a Solihull golf course on Boxing Day. Fire and ambulance crews made the grim discovery near the North Warwickshire Golf Club on Hampton Lane in Meriden. An air ambulance crew was also sent to the scene – but nothing could be done to…

A giant Carluccio’s restaurant is expected to open in Solihull town centre in early 2017. The Italian restaurant, which already has venues in Brindley Place and Grand Central, will front a new four-storey building at Mell Square shopping centre. The new building, on the corner of High Street and Drury Lane, is now near completion….

The brother of a Chelmsley Wood schoolboy who went missing with a friend 20 years ago has made a desperate plea for information – so he can finally be laid to rest. Patrick Warren and David Spencer left their homes to visit a relative on Boxing Day 1996 but never arrived. As the 20th anniversary…

Two bike louts caused traffic chaos as they performed stunts on a busy Solihull road – and left a woman with a broken foot when one lost control and careered into her. Sejjad Al-Ghabban, 20, and 18-year-old Mostafa Yazdani appeared in court today (19/12) and were both sent to a youth offenders’ institute. Birmingham Crown…

A group of seven Birmingham schools are set to merge with Solihull’s Sixth Form College in a pioneering new deal. The combined Ninestiles Academy Trust and Solihull College will be one of the first organisations in the country to offer education for children aged three all the way through to 19. If approved by the…

A new mini-village bringing 750 homes, shops, offices and a hotel to Solihull has been approved by council planners. Solihull Council has given the green light to the major development at Blythe Valley Business Park, near to junction 4 of the M42. The scheme, which also includes a care home will create up to 7,300…

A Solihull dad-of-four has died after allegedly being killed by a single punch as he tried to break up a fight in the Costa del Sol. Holidaymaker Nadeem Aslam died of head injuries after the alleged attack in the resort of Fuengirola at around 11.30pm on Thursday 8th December. Reports in the Spanish press said…