Thousands of pounds have been raised in memory of a popular Solihull theatre boss – as his heartbroken wife declared “the show must go on”. Chris Macrow died in hospital eight days after he fell from his bike in Tanworth-In-Arden on 6th September. The 54-year-old Blues fan, who co-founded Solihull Theatre Company, suffered a serious…

A retired Solihull school teacher, who has been charged with sexual offences against teenage boys in the 1980s, has been charged with a further offence. John Patton, who worked at Kingshurst School in Cooks Lane, Chelmsley Wood, has been charged with a fourth count of indecent assault. The charge comes as the 73-year-old, from Coventry,…

A Solihull man will appear in court this morning (22nd October) charged with computer misuse offences and possessing indecent images of children. Charlton George Ripley Floate, of Glendon Way in Dorridge, is charged with conspiracy to commit computer misuse, possessing indecent images of children, possessing prohibited images of children and possession of extreme pornography. The…

A ‘wonderful and amazing’ mother has been handed a top award from the Lymphoma Association for the support she gave her daughter when she was diagnosed with the disease last year. Anne Rendle, mum of business woman and fundraiser Charity Hewitt, from Hockley Heath was handed a Beacon of Hope Award in London at a…

A woman was trapped in the wreckage of the car she was driving for the best part of an hour after a crash in Warwickshire that damaged two other vehicles and a house. The crash happened at the junction of Warwick Road and New Road near Henley-in-Arden just before 4.50pm this afternoon (20th). Two ambulances…

Police investigating a sex attack on a 957 bus have arrested a man this afternoon. The 64-year-old from Solihull was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault having attended Solihull Police Station earlier today (Monday 20th October 2014). The crime happened at around 3.00pm on Saturday 19th July when a 23-year-old woman was assaulted before being…

Public Health England have announced this morning Ebola screening will be extended to Birmingham Airport next week. Chief Executive, Duncan Selbie, says that once existing measures covering Heathrow, Gatwick and the Eurostar terminal at St Pancras had “settled”, they would be rolled out to other ports of entry. Staff will check passengers who are arriving…

An extraordinary hospital volunteer who worked as a nurse on the current Solihull Hospital site during the Second World War has enjoyed a surprise tea party from friends and colleagues to mark her 100th birthday. Millie Skinner has volunteered at the Lode Lane site ever since the Friends of Solihull Hospital was founded 61 years…

Popular Solihull Hospital chaplain Reverend Alan Boyd has announced his retirement after dedicating 26 years service to local patients. Mr Boyd, aged 63, from Dorridge, has worked in the chaplaincy at the Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust since 1989 and became the first full-time chaplain at Solihull Hospital when it opened in 1994. Rev…

A man has today (Monday 13th October) appeared in court charged with the murders of his parents in Solihull earlier this year. Carl Chang, of Hermitage Road, appeared at Birmingham Crown Court this morning charged with two counts of murder. The 23-year-old was arrested after the bodies of Pin Chang, 58, and Quoi Chang, 50,…