A cyclist has suffered multiple injuries after a RTC on the A45 Coventry Road between Birmingham Airport and Stonebridge Island around 10.25pm last night (19th April). Emergency services attended the scene of the collision which involved a lorry and a car. A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesman said: “The rider had suffered multiple significant injuries…

Radical changes to the way the M6 Toll operates to stop it being a “rich person’s motorway” are to be considered by the Government. It follows a day of chaos on Midland roads in February when the M6 closed for almost 24 hours after a fatal collision involving a lorry and a car – at…

Three wards in Solihull topped the list for the highest turnout at last year’s local council elections in the West Midlands. Voters in Dorridge & Hockley Heath showed the most support for democracy, with 6,803 votes being cast out of a possible 8,896 – a turnout of 76.5 per cent. Two other Solihull wards –…

A Midlands chain of buffet restaurants has closed with a loss of around 100 jobs. Jimmy Spices on Station Road in Solihull, Lower Parade, Sutton Coldfield and Windsor Street in Stratford-upon-Avon closed on 7th March. Owners have now confirmed the ‘all you can eat world buffets’ will not be re-opened. Director Jaswinder Choongh said: “The…

Rogue Trader Week is an annual campaign that takes place nationally, raising awareness and prompting a week of action to target rogue traders. These traders are individuals or groups of people who cold-call householders, often targeting the vulnerable, claiming to be bona fide businesses and purporting to offer services – most commonly maintenance or repair…

Police in Solihull have raided three homes this morning (Thursday 14th April) in a crackdown on dangerous bikers who have blighted the area over recent weeks. Three quad bikes have been seized from one address in Smithswood and three people have been arrested – a man and a woman on suspicion of public order offences…

Staff at Marks and Spencer Simply Food on Sears Retail Park in Shirley voted for Troop Aid to be their ‘Charity of the Year’ – resulting in £7,955 being donated to the charity. Troop Aid volunteers assisted the check out assistants during the last year by packing shoppers’ bags. When asked why they chose Troop…

A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of wounding after a stabbing outside Coleshill Heath Junior and Infant school. The teenager was arrested this morning after an incident on Lime Grove at 11.10am yesterday (Monday 11th April). The victim, a 28-year-old man, remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital. If you have…

Four fire crews attended at a fire at a derelict barn on Salter Street in Earlswood on Monday night (11th April) The blaze, suspected to be an arson attack, was brought under control in the early hours of Tuesday morning. A spokesman for WMFS said: “It is thought the fire was started deliberately. “Because the…

Solihull Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was stabbed in Chelmsley Wood this morning (11th April). Officers were called to Lime Grove just after 11.10am to reports that a 28-year-old man had suffered several stab wounds to the back. The man was rushed to hospital by paramedics and he remains there this afternoon…