Jaguar Land Rover has returned to profit amid ongoing concerns over how Brexit will impact the Midlands car maker. JLR – which has plants in Solihull and Castle Bromwich – has turned around its fortunes after it returned to profit in the last financial quarter. Ralf Speth, boss of the Midlands car manufacturer, now claims…

DIY was the source of a quarter of noise complaints made to a Solihull team, which handles concerns about anti-social behaviour in private sector homes. Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act revealed that there were 49 complaints made by fed-up residents in 2018/19. And 11 of the cases in the 12 month period…

Police have arrested six teenagers after a boy was attacked and robbed as he tried to get off a bus in Solihull. The youths, all aged between 15 and 18, were detained after a 17-year-old was set upon as he tried to leave the service on Stratford Road. West Midlands Police said the victim suffered…

A former retail site in Shirley town centre will house dozens of retirement apartments under plans handed to the council. The Stratford Road plot was previously the home of stationery chain Office Outlet – formerly Staples – which went into administration in March. Now Churchill Retirement Living has tabled a scheme to bring the site,…

Solihull Council is set to lease a piece of land in Meriden Park, Chelmsley Wood so that the adventure playground can become a long-standing facility for local residents to enjoy. Under current arrangements the adventure playground operates under a license agreement between SMBC and Meriden Adventure Playground Association (MAPA). However, the Council saId it is…

A school bus service in Solihull will be axed from next autumn, despite claims the change will “pull the rug” from under local families. The No 197 is set to be combined with the 825 as of September 2020, with a route no longer running from Marston Green. There are fears this move, which will…

The number of Solihull commuters who walk, cycle or travel by bus and train needs to more than double by 2030, environmentalists have argued. Latest data reveals that cars are still used for more than three quarters of the journeys to and from work by borough residents. And the analysis by Friends of the Earth…

We all know it’s good to talk and Solihull town centre coffee shops are encouraging this by bringing people together through the national Chatty Café scheme. The Chatty Café scheme has a simple idea: venues pay a one-off £10 sign-up fee and designate a ‘Chatter and Natter’ table where people can sit if they’re happy…

The Mayor of Solihull Councillor Stuart Davies joined schools and local businesses on Friday as they shared ideas about the environment and received Greener Schools Awards. Primary, secondary and special schools from across the borough met for the Solihull Greener Schools Award Celebration after a morning of workshops in which they discussed new technologies, low-cost…

Solihull Council is set to receive a planning application to bring forward its ambitious plans for the Westgate scheme on the vacant Homer Road site in the town centre. A SMBC spokesperson said: “The initial planning application will provide a high level overview of proposals for ‘Westgate, 21 Homer Road’, an exciting new development, located…