Man fined £6k for fly-tipping piles of household waste in Birmingham park

A Solihull man who fly-tipped doors, carpets, rugs and other household waste in a popular Birmingham park has been fined more than £6,000. Adnan Qazi dumped the piles of rubbish including mattresses, bed bases, a chair, fridge and cardboard boxes in Scribers Lane, leading to Trittiford Mill Park, in Billesley. His illegal actions were captured…

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Jaguar Land Rover cuts production at Castle Bromwich and Solihull plants to “safeguard long-term success”

Car giant Jaguar Land Rover is to halt production on some days due to the challenges in the global car market, BirminghamLive has revealed. This will mean production will entirely stop for either full or half days in the latest blow to hit JLR. The Solihull and Castle Bromwich factories will be altering their schedules,…

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Ambulance bosses branded ‘cowardly’ after axeing Solihull base

Health bosses have been accused of cowardice for not putting the closure of Solihull Ambulance Station to the public before pressing ahead with controversial changes. During a Full Council debate on the shake-up, several councillors were scathing about the ambulance service’s handling of the issue. News of the changes had leaked out just before Christmas…

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Solihull man charged with terrorism offences

A man from Solihull has been charged with terrorism offences. Paul Newey, 49, was arrested in December and today (6 February) has been charged by West Midlands Police with one count of section 17 of the Terrorism Act 2000 − funding terrorism. He will appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 14 February. A spokesman for…

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Massive fly-tip pictured after it pollutes Solihull river in feared £30,000 clean-up

This was the massive fly-tip in a secluded Solihull road which polluted the local river and left the authorities with a clean-up bill running into tens of thousands. The council is now pressing forward with plans to restrict access to Ravenshaw Lane, near Catherine-De-Barnes, amid fears its rural nature is making it a magnet for…

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New dementia care home welcomes its first residents

Tanworth Court, a brand new dementia care home in Shirley, welcomed its first residents earlier this month. Designed and funded by Solihull Council, Tanworth Court, on Tanworth Lane is a high specification care home. A SMBC spokesperson said: “It will deliver both nursing and residential care services for people with dementia and/or physical health needs….

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Vegetarian Street Food restaurant ‘SKVP’ set to open in Solihull

London’s most loved Vegetarian Street Food company SKVP has set its eye on expanding outside of London and is setting its stall in Solihull. With the rise of vegetarianism more omnipresent, the arrival of SKVP (or Shree Krishna Vada Pav to those in the know) makes a timely arrival in Solihull for those wanting to enjoy…

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Ian Paterson inquiry finds ‘dysfunctional’ healthcare system enabled rogue surgeon

An independent inquiry into how rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson was able to go on performing unnecessary operations in Solihull and Birmingham for years uncovered a healthcare system “dysfunctional at almost every level”. The inquiry found “patients were let down over many years” by the NHS and private hospitals and opportunities to stop Paterson were…

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Hundreds of angry shoppers force action on Solihull shops parking

A Solihull pub has changed its parking policy after hundreds of residents raised concern that a clampdown had left a neighbouring parade of small shops “at bursting point”. More than 360 people had called on the council to “urgently upgrade and improve” the space available outside the Prospect Lane businesses, after charges were introduced at…

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Solihull students set for Oxbridge

Solihull School has reinforced its standing as one of the Midlands’ most successful schools after recording another superb set of Oxford and Cambridge University offers. Five Sixth Form students at the co-educational independent day school on Warwick Road have won conditional places to study at the historic institutions. Georgina May-Hart has been awarded a place…

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