A dog will still need to to wear a collar and tag that states the name and contact details of it’s owner when in a public place, but from 6th April 2016 all dogs over 8 weeks old are also legally required to be microchipped. The chip needs to be linked to the owners most…

Solihull is to get a giant Carluccio’s restaurant as part of wide-ranging plans to transform part of the town centre. The Italian restaurant, which already has venues in Brindleyplace and Grand Central, will front a new four-storey building at Mell Square shopping centre. It replaces former Thomas Cook and Johnson’s Dry Cleaners stores, which are…

Hard-working students at The Sixth Form College Solihull are celebrating after receiving offers to study at the prestigious Oxford and Cambridge Universities. The seven young people who made the grade are Serena Arthur, Sam Bartholomew, Alice Bennett, Gabriella Kelly, James Mason, Navinder Sami and Lucy Dyer. Gabriella Kelly, 17, is aiming to become the first…

A man will appear before magistrates today after another man was left with serious injuries in a machete attack. Unemployed Carl Gamble, aged 19 from Lowerstack Croft, Chelmsley Wood, was arrested yesterday (01/02) and charged with wounding and possession of a weapon in public. The attack happened on Tile Cross Road just after 8am on…

A car crashed into a wall after a large tree branch fell onto the vehicle during high winds in Solihull today (01/02). The driver was travelling along St Bernards Road in Olton just before 2.45pm when the incident happened. Two West Midlands fire crews attended the incident and cut off the roof of the car…

Solihull Council has recently carried out a number of checks at tanning salons in Solihull with 36% of sunbeds being found to be unsafe. Between November 2015 and January 2016, a total of 42 sunbeds were tested at 13 salons across the borough – 15 of them were found to emit UV emissions in excess…

A family-run tree surgery business could be forced to fold after thieves stole £60,000 worth of tools and equipment – all engraved with cartoon character names. Gavin Bassford, owner of The Oaklands Group in Catherine-de-Barnes, says 200 items were stolen, all carrying famous toon names including Mickey Mouse, Daffy Duck and Tweety Pie. Thieves struck…

A man who died in a collision in Meriden has been named as David Wood from Bromsgrove. The 48-year-old was hit by a white van on Fillongley Road yesterday (Thursday 28th January) while out running just before 2pm. Despite the best efforts of medical staff he died at the scene. David’s wife, Hayley has spoken…

Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man died in a collision in Solihull yesterday (28/01/16). The 48-year-old was hit by a white van just before 2pm on Fillongley Road in Meriden, near to Lodge Green Lane. Despite the best efforts of medical staff he died at the scene. The road remained…

The final Land Rover Defender will roll off the production line today at the JLR plant in Solihull. In 67 years, more than 2,000,000 Defenders were built. The final 15 will be completed this morning at an event to mark the end of production. Once the last of the 4x4s has been made in the…