Police and security staff teamed up to arrest two men who broke into Solihull’s Jaguar Land Rover plant in the early hours of this morning (12/02). Officers were called to the Lode Lane site a few minutes after midnight when security guards reported intruders had breached a perimeter fence. One man was arrested in possession…

Reiss Johnson, 27, and Daniel Stirling, 22, have been sentenced to a combined total of 22 months behind bars for violently assaulting a man who had just attended his brother’s funeral. It happened on the evening of Tuesday 14th April last year after the 61-year-old victim and his friend asked the rowdy pair, who were…

A Solihull mum and her two epilepsy-suffering sons are set to enjoy their first holiday in five years after big-hearted pub regulars vowed to raise the £3,000 cost. Meggie Feeney’s children Mason, aged five, and 14-year-old Jake suffer from the rare epilepsy-related condition Dravet’s Syndrome. The single mum, 40, needs to look after her boys…

A Solihull dad has urged MPs to boost research into a muscle-wasting condition which could eventually claim the life of his young son. Marc Clark, 38, has launched a petition calling for more money to be spent on finding a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) after two-year-old Jack was diagnosed before Christmas. The IT…

Two military helicopters which landed in the area today (9th February) were Royal Navy staff visiting Jaguar Land Rover. Sgt Tim Evans from Solihull Police, said: “Today officers from Solihull offered assistance to the Royal Navy who landed two Sea King helicopters in an Elmdon park. “Navy staff were on a business visit to JLR…

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated the quality of care provided by Northbrook Group Practice in Solihull as ‘outstanding’ following an inspection. It is the first GP surgery in the West Midlands to achieve this status. The practice in Northbrook Road, Shirley, provides primary medical care services to approximately 10,700 patients. Inspectors found that…

A protest by right-wing movement Pegida passed off without major incident today (6th February) with just a single arrest. Around 200 members of the organisation staged a rally at Starley Way, in Birmingham International Business Park, between 2-3pm following a short parade from the nearby train station. A small group of counter-demonstrators gathered at the…

West Midlands Police has finalised plans ahead of a protest by right-wing group Pegida UK tomorrow (Saturday 6th February) – and warned it will come down hard on anyone intent on causing trouble. The force has been negotiating with organisers for several weeks and agreed a protest site in Birmingham International Business Park a short…

Drivers were forced to swerve when an articulated lorry drove down the motorway on the wrong side of the carriageway. The incident happened earlier today on the M42 northbound near the M6 link, then between junctions 7 and 6. Vehicles narrowly avoided the rogue truck as it travelled in the opposite direction on the stretch…

More than 40 miles of road around Solihull and Coventry will be used to test a new generation of ‘smart’ cars as part of a £20 million Government scheme backed by Jaguar Land Rover to develop vehicles which drive themselves. New roadside communications equipment will be installed along the route during the three-year project, to…