A man was rushed to hospital this morning after he was repeatedly stabbed in Chelmsley Wood. The incident happened on Hedgetree Croft off Larch Croft just before 11am (Tuesday 2nd August). The victim was taken to hospital and is expected to survive. West Midlands Police said it was believed to have been a ‘targeted attack’….

New Average Speed Enforcement (ASE) cameras in Birmingham and Solihull are set to be switched-on on Monday 8th August. The new cameras detect vehicles through Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) and calculate their average speed by measuring the time taken to travel between defined points of a known distance apart. Project partners from Birmingham City…

Operation Publican saw a drugs dog ‘Dibley’ deployed into Solihull town centre on Friday (29th July) as part of the regular town centre police partnership patrols. Officers from Solihull Police Station and West Midlands Dog Unit attended premises to assist them in keeping their bars and clubs drug free. The operation is set to be…

Police officers have carried out raids at addresses across the Chelmsley Wood, Hodge Hill, Sheldon and Coventry areas during a pre-planned operation today (Sunday 31st July). The tough action saw 15 bikes seized following complaints from communities about off-road bikes being illegally ridden around the area. There were also drugs and weapons recovered from some…

Alterations and major works are now nearing completion on Solihull’s newest bar and restaurant – The Beech House on Warwick Road is set to open its doors on Friday 12th August. Run by Oakman Inns & Restaurants, who already have fifteen award-winning pubs, restaurants and coaching Inns in their collection. With a brand new look…

A five-year-old boy has been injured after a skipping rope ‘strangling’ incident at his school. Jed Ward was left with cuts and bruising after the incident at Castle Bromwich Infant School last Thursday (21/07). He was taken to A&E at Heartlands Hospital. His parents claim another young boy strangled him with the skipping rope, but…

Severn Trent Water customers have been asked to look out for an illegal fitting on their toilets that could lead to their water turning bright blue. The inlet valve that, when combined with a blue toilet block, can result in the blue toilet water being siphoned back to the kitchen tap after a loss of…

Two Solihull landmarks have been awarded prestigious accolades marking them amongst the best quality green spaces in the country. Palmers Rough Recreation Ground and Woodlands Cemetery will now be proudly flying the flag this year after both receiving Green Flag Awards from Keep Britain Tidy – an accolade which is nationally regarded as the Gold…

Residents in Meriden can now head to the local library for a good read and life-saving care thanks to West Midlands Ambulance Service. Last month, the Trust donated a community public access defibrillator to Meriden Library after identifying a suitable location with Solihull Council to further increase the number of life-saving devices in public places…

Some of the best sporting talent in Solihull was recognised and awarded at the annual Solihull Sports Awards. The ceremony took place at The Core on Wednesday 6th July. The awards presented were the Sport Solihull Awards for 2016; the Solihull School Sport Partnership Awards for 2016, to recognise the top stars from the borough’s…