An elderly man who crashed his vehicle into a concrete pillar as he exited the M&S car park in Solihull has been taken to hospital for specialist care. The incident happened at the multi-storey car park in Poplar Road at about 12.15pm today (Thursday 10th August). Emergency services attended the scene including a rapid response…

Young people from the Chernobyl Children’s Project have been welcomed to the borough by the Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Stuart Davis. The twelve youngsters are from areas in Belarus which were badly affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986. They are in remission from various forms of cancer and have attended the main children’s…

Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of Callum Lees in Kingshurst have named a man they would like to speak to over the killing − James Atherley. It’s understood Callum was stabbed in the neck following a dispute at a house party in Hopwas Grove on Sunday morning (6th August). He was found collapsed in nearby…

A Solihull businessman was found to have over 800 indecent images of children on his laptop whilst staying at a hotel, a court heard. Richard Szpala, 44, was caught looking at child pornography – including the most serious A and B categories – when police swooped on the hotel, Birmingham Crown Court was told. But…

Eight speed cameras have caught 23,334 motorists since being switched on across Birmingham and Solihull just 12 months ago. The new figures show the cameras – which cost more than £1 million to install – are flashing an average of 64 speeders every day. One camera, on Bristol Road, caught more than 6,000 motorists whilst…

A man has been hit and killed by a train at Marston Green Station. British Transport Police (BTP) said it was called at 16:59 on Tuesday to reports of a person being struck by a train. Paramedics attended but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. Services have been cancelled and delayed, with travellers…

Police are hunting masked raiders who rammed a Mercedes sports car into the front of a bank in an attempt to rob its cash machines. Four men used three vehicles in the smash-and-grab at the Halifax Bank on Stratford Road in Shirley, shortly after 1.30am today. The gang, who were carrying metal bars, fled empty…

Detectives investigating the fatal stabbing of a man in Kingshurst have arrested three men on suspicion of murder. Two men aged 20 and an 18-year-old man was arrested in East Birmingham yesterday. A 21-year-old man who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender has been bailed pending further enquiries. Local man Callum Lees, was…

West Midlands Police is appealing for information after a 20-year-old man suffered a fatal stab wound following a row at a flat in Kingshurst. It’s understood a dispute erupted at the property in Hopwas Grove on Sunday that resulted in local man Callum Lees (pictured) being stabbed in the neck. He was later found by…

Highways England is announcing its preferred route for a major £282m improvement scheme – to improve the M42 junction 6 in Solihull – which has the backing of local residents, businesses and road users. Following a seven week consultation on three options which ended in January, Highways England is taking forward a modified version of…