A brazen thief – dubbed the pickpocket queen of Birmingham – is back behind bars for the fifth Christmas in a row. Margaret Johnson, aged 41 of no fixed address, had been released from prison just days before she was back behind bars thanks to Birmingham city centre prevent team. Knowing Johnson had been released…

Building on green spaces in North Solihull will leave residents living “like sardines in a can”, a meeting heard. Earlier this month, scores of local people packed into the Fordbridge Centre to demand that plans to dispose of public open space at Clopton Crescent in Chelmsley Wood be abandoned. At a passionate and often angry…

Fresh fears have been raised that the HS2 rail link could destroy undiscovered archaeological sites. Last week, Richard Lloyd, from the Heart of England High Speed Railway Action Group, voiced serious concerns about the harm the project could do to the region’s rich history, which includes strong links with the Anglo Saxons. Mr Lloyd said…

A woman has been shot this morning in Solihull. She was attacked at a house on Dove House Lane in Olton just before 9am. The victim was rushed to hospital in a serious condition. The incident was reported at 8.49am (18 December). No arrests have been made, but officers believe this is an isolated incident. West…

A double killer who hunted down and murdered his estranged wife and her mother in Solihull has been sentenced to life behind bars today (17 December), with a minimum term of 32 years, as police praised the public for their crucial role in catching him after he went on the run. Jealous Janbaz Tarin repeatedly…

A woman who was found guilty of fraud by false representation after she applied to buy a Solihull Council property has been sentenced. Donna Pring, 50, from Tamworth, received an 18 month custodial sentence suspended for two years on Thursday 13 December at Birmingham Crown Court. She was also ordered to pay £2,500 court costs…

A thief who stole more than £4,000 worth of fuel from petrol stations across Solihull and Birmingham has been jailed. Aman Khan was sentenced to three years and two months in prison after being convicted of more than 48 fuel thefts. On 6 September, the 40-year-old from Alum Rock was in police custody for an…

Hundreds of agency staff at Jaguar Land Rover will be axed before Christmas, it has officially been confirmed. Last month, BirminghamLive reported how up to 400 agency workers were to leave the UK car giant as the manufacturing of its Discovery model moves to Slovakia. It has since been reported how sales plummeted once more…

As part of Solihull Council’s study into bringing affordable heating to town centre buildings, a test borehole is to be drilled in Tudor Grange Park beginning on 7th January 2019. The test borehole will investigate what groundwater flows may be available from the water-bearing rock (aquifer) beneath Tudor Grange Park. This work will require a…

Launched at the beginning of December, a new car club has arrived in North Solihull offering a convenient alternative to the high cost of car ownership – E-Car Club (a Europcar Mobility Group company) has 18 all-electric Renault ZOE hatchbacks in the area, which can be booked for an hour or several days at a…