A large police presence was in Solihull town centre today to keep rival demonstrators from the English Defence League (EDL) and Unite Against Fascism (UAF) apart as they handed out leaflets. Around 70 EDL members held the leaflet distribution in Brueton Gardens on Lode Lane in protest of the third application for a Muslim cemetery…

A mother whose daughter attends Lyndon School in Solihull has been fined for failing to ensure her attendance. The woman was found guilty at Birmingham Magistrates Court on Wednesday 15th April – despite failing to attend the hearing. She was fined a total of £400, as well as £312 in costs and £40 victim surcharge,…

A man who was playing in a golf competition in Solihull yesterday was rescued by the ambulance service after falling down a steep 35ft embankment. West Midlands Ambulance Service was called to Copt Heath Golf Club on Warwick Road in Knowle at about 3.30pm (16/04). An ambulance crew, a paramedic area support officer, two community…

Paddy Elliott is still flying high at the age of 90 as one of the world’s oldest pilots. The sprightly nonagenarian from Shirley celebrated his landmark birthday on St Patrick’s Day and is still taking to the air – having only taken up flying when he retired at the age of 64. Mr Elliott also…

Controversial plans for a Muslim cemetery in Catherine-de-Barnes have been submitted for a third time. The proposals for the burial ground at Woodhouse Farm were turned down twice last year after planners said the development would blight greenbelt land. But the agent working on behalf of the applicant, Cemetery Development Services Ltd, has continued to…

A huge hedgehog conservation zone is to be set up in a Solihull park – aimed at boosting their chances to forage and meet mates. A 220-acre reserve will be created around Elmdon Park by the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust – thought to be the first of its kind in the UK. The trust said animals…

Work is beginning on Solihull Council’s South Bridge Replacement project on the A45 in Bickenhill. On Thursday 12th March, Leader of the Council, Councillor Bob Sleigh, and Cabinet Member for Transport and Highways,Ted Richards, were on hand to put the first ‘spades in the ground’ on this major project to improve the infrastructure of Solihull’s…

Emotions are running high over the future of Damson Wood Nursery and Infant School which could be set to be turned into an academy. The school on Stockwell Rise was put into special measures following an Ofsted inspection carried out in September 2014. The Ofsted report rated the school inadequate in all areas and commented…

New signs are set to be put up in Solihull Hospital to explain what emergency services are on offer to patients. Hospital bosses admitted last year that despite the signage saying so, there has not been a full and proper A&E at Solihull for many years – with A&E services dwindling bit by bit over…

The main works for the Solihull Gateway project begins today (2nd March) with an expected completion date in October 2015. The Solihull Gateway project will see in the region of £2.3m of highway improvements in the Station Road and Poplar Road area of Solihull town centre. A temporary one-way traffic flow system is being introduced…