A man remains under police guard at hospital following the deaths of a couple at a house in Solihull yesterday morning (7th July). Police launched a murder inquiry after receiving an emergency call at around 5.15am yesterday, following a disturbance at a house on Hermitage Road. Officers were quickly sent to the scene, where the…

A charity auction to raise money for the Chernobyl Children’s Project has raised over £5,000. The Ladies Lunch event, held at the Forest Hotel in Dorridge, featured a vast array of fabulous prizes all kindly donated by friends and supporters of the cause. But the big hit of the afternoon was MasterChef 2014 runner-up Jack…

A robber who attacked elderly women in their own homes, including an 87-year-old he beat black and blue, has been jailed for life. Lee Roberts struck five times either side of New Year knocking at the doors of pensioners and bundling them inside when they answered. His most shocking raid came on 20th December in…

Controversial plans to build more than 400 homes in Cheswick Green and Dickens Heath could soon be back on the agenda after Solihull Council was forced to make a U-turn on its Local Development Plan (LDP). Land at Braggs Farm, Cleobury Lane and Mount Dairy Farm have been opened up for development earlier than the…

Students at The Sixth Form College in Solihull have raised almost £1,000 to fund a school in The Gambia. The pupils held a quiz night to raise money to support a school in Abuko, near Banjul called the Jemus Jungkung Jammeh Memorial Nursery School. The school was established by Hamstead Hall School in Handsworth Wood…

More than £5 million was handed to Solihull Council employees in redundancy payments over the last two years, new figures show. Council bosses paid £2,079,000 to 95 people in 2013/14 for voluntary and compulsory redundancies mainly on operational changes, alterations to accommodate new laws and to make savings. But the previous year saw the council…

A Solihull man who stepped in to save a schoolboy from a gang of bullies has been hailed a hero after picking up a national bravery medal. Ewan Nelson was walking past Tudor Grange Leisure Centre, Solihull, on 2nd March last year when he saw the 14-year-old being attacked by teen thugs who grabbed his…

Duathlon athlete Debbie Bradley has overcome defeat to be crowned world champion. The Solihull mum-of-one, who only competed in her first ever duathlon last October, took gold in the 40-44 age range of the championship race, held in Pontevedra, Spain. “It was a close finish but I did it,” said the delighted 40-year-old. “Words can’t…

A husband and wife who tackled a knife-wielding burglar before helping police track down the violent thief have picked up national bravery medals for their heroic actions. Peter and Lesley Scudamore were dropping a relative in Ronald Grove, Castle Bromwich, when they spotted an elderly neighbour’s window had been smashed. Moments later Halesowen man Justin…

A high flying city accountant died when she slipped down the stairs to her basement flat after a boozy night out, an inquest has heard. Jemma Brownlee, aged 29, from Balsall Common, fractured her skull in the fall outside her home – and her body was only discovered 15 hours later. Miss Brownlee was found…