A man who killed his aunt on the driveway of her home in Marston Green while suffering a mental disorder, has today (Friday 13th May) been jailed for life. Gareth Emery, aged 25, from Clinton Road in Shirley, Solihull was handed the term at Birmingham Crown Court. He will serve a minimum of nine years…

A Solihull psychiatrist defrauded the NHS out of £16,000 by carrying out private work while off sick – and by using his own hospital for consultations. Nawshad Suleman, 65, was sentenced to 12 months in prison, suspended for two years, after admitting two counts of fraud. The consultant, of Beaminster Road, was also ordered to…

In the last two years Meriden Adventure Playground in Chelmsley Wood has been subjected to mindless acts of criminal behaviour – the latest incident was on Friday 6th May around 11pm, when an arson attack caused over £10,000 worth of damage and left the play workers in despair. The adventure playground in Meriden Park is…

The Trustees of the Solihull Manor House Charity have signed an agreement with Lendlease and Solihull Council that will help safeguard one of the town’s most important buildings for many years to come. The agreement, which has been reached following intensive negotiations, includes a contribution to landscaping, the creation of new servicing access and the…

The grieving husband of skin cancer victim Kellie Wheeler from Solihull has claimed doctors missed three chances to spot the disease which claimed her life. Devastated Dean Wheeler, 48, said the mum-of-three was told she was suffering from anxiety or a pulled muscle by medics in the weeks before her death. Kellie was even sent…

A loving Solihull dad plans to jump out of a plane ‘without’ a parachute to help fund a cure for the life-limiting disease his son is battling. Marc Clark, 38, from Dickens Heath, will make the terrifying leap in Morocco – but with two professional skydivers leaping out seconds later and grabbing him in mid-air….

A man suffered burns after a severe fire destroyed the roof of a family home. Thirty firefighters tackled the blaze, which started in the roof of the bungalow on Warwick Road in Knowle. A workman, who was inside at the time, suffered minor burns to his arms. The fire, which was started accidentally, broke out…

Solihull Community Housing (SCH) has obtained possession of a property in Chelmsley Wood as a result of drug offences committed at the address. Birmingham County Court granted SCH possession of 21 Mansfield House at a hearing on 25th April after an application was made under the Housing Act 1988. A Closure Order had already been…

Two teenagers were arrested after a 17-year-old boy was stabbed on Hobs Moat Road in Solihull around 7:40pm on Wednesday 27th April. The victim was knifed in the chest and rushed to hospital for treatment. He was understood to have suffered a punctured lung but was later released. Two boys aged 16 and 17 were…

Two Solihull students have been elected to the UK Youth Parliament – Joshua Murphy (17) a student at CTC Kingshurst Academy was elected as a Member of the Youth Parliament (MYP) and Alex Birch (16) a student at Lyndon School was elected as his Deputy. Elections were held in local schools in February and around…