Plans to expand a Muslim faith centre have been approved despite opposition from residents who say it is already causing parking and traffic chaos. The Manarat Foundation overcame an online petition as it turns a disused car workshop on Coventry Road in Sheldon into an education, community and prayer centre. The original application was waved…

A Solihull shop owner has been prosecuted for selling alcohol to underage children. Mr Avtar Mahal, owner and licence holder of Spar on Poplar Road in Solihull town centre, pleaded guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Thursday 2nd March to offences under the Licensing Act 2003 for the sale of alcohol to a person under…

Jaguar Land Rover’s Solihull manufacturing plant has created an inspiring creative writing competition as part of its support for nearby schools and to promote World Book Day. The competition to nurture the next JK Rowling was designed to improve literacy and creative writing among Key Stage 2 children (aged 7-11) in schools across the Solihull…

The latest member of the famous Range Rover family will be built at the manufacturer’s plant in Solihull. Range Rover has confirmed today the new Velar car will be built exclusively at the Lode Lane plant, reaffirming the group’s commitment to its West Midlands operations. It is the fourth member of the Range Rover group…

Drivers caught using a phone within two years of passing their test will have their licence revoked under new rules in England, Scotland and Wales. Penalties for using a phone at the wheel double from today (1st March) to six points and a £200 fine. New drivers who get six points or more must retake…

Pets at Home is urgently recalling a brand of pet food. The popular pet store, with branches in Solihull, Birmingham and throughout the West Midlands, has issued a national recall of some types of dry cat food. The four products being recalled are part of the AVA range which the firm describes as “veterinary approved”….

The new Saracen’s Head Sizzling Pub & Grill on Stratford Road in Shirley is hoping to raise £1,000 for charity to mark its grand reopening. To commemorate its relaunch, the pub hosted activities and events from Thursday 23rd to Sunday 26th February, as they looked to raise funds in aid of the Premature Baby Unit…

Solihull Council has donated £4,000, raised via the recycling of metals from local crematoria at Robin Hood and Woodlands, to the Marie Curie – West Midlands Hospice. The donation was handed over by Councillor Tony Dicicco, the council’s Cabinet Member for Stronger Communities and Partnerships, at a ceremony earlier today (28/02). This money comes as…

More than 75 girls were sent home from Smith’s Wood Sports College today (27th February) after staff said their trousers were ‘too tight’. Some young pupils aged from 11 to 16 were also told their skirts were not long enough, parents claimed. Mums of students who were told to go home from the school in…

Football trainers have been hailed heroes of Storm Doris after leading 35 children to safety when the roof of a Knowle Football Club building was ripped off in high winds. Head coach Ronnie Malcolm and assistants Kerry Woodhall, 18, and 19-year-old Nicole Butler were supervising the youngsters at a holiday club run by SDUK at…