After the end of the season for Solihull Moors FC’s first team, a number of the club’s existing sponsors have come together to provide funds needed to send their open age disability team to an event in Dundonald, Northern Ireland. Held annually, the George Best Community Cup is a five-a-side cup competition run by the…

Solihull’s most senior council officer has said it would be “bonkers” if the impact of recent floods was not taken into account in future planning decisions. Nick Page, Solihull Council’s chief executive, this week spoke with residents in Dickens Heath about the weather conditions which affected hundreds of homes in the borough a couple of…

Solihull gangster James Mulvey is facing a lengthy jail sentence after being convicted of a £68 million drugs smuggling operation. He has been sentenced to 32 years in prison this afternoon (13th June). The career criminal, 42, was covertly monitored during a two-year investigation by the National Crime Agency which led to him being arrested…

A Solihull fraudster who paid no tax on the profit from his £3 million online business has been jailed for two years. Abdul Rehman, 50, lied to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigators and produced bogus invoices in a bid to cover up his £500,000 tax evasion scam. Rehman sold office supplies from his home…

Solihull Council has donated £5,000 raised from the recycling of metals from cremations at Robin Hood and Woodlands to the Marie Curie Hospice on Marsh Lane. A cheque was handed over by Councillor Alison Rolf, Solihull Council’s Cabinet Member for Stronger Communities and Partnerships, to one of the charity’s Hospice Fundraising Assistants, Imani Adeyemo, at…

The Royal British Legion now offers an outreach advice service to Armed Forces families and veterans in Solihull. This service is based in the foyer of The Core on every second Tuesday of the month, between 11am and 3pm. The outreach team offer support and advice across a range of areas, including benefits and finance,…

The former Argos store in the centre of Solihull is to be given a new lease of life. It is set to become a furniture store selling everything from sofas and armchairs to beds, mattresses, furniture, lighting, curtains, blinds and accessories. Retailer Loaf is taking on the former Argos and is currently expected to open…

A former Solihull teacher stole £100,000 of tax repayments to spend on online gambling, a holiday to Las Vegas and Leeds Utd football matches. Blaine Wakeman, 26, lied about purchases and financial losses from his two companies that provided children’s sports coaching to fraudulently claim VAT repayments. The Leeds Utd supporter has now been handed…

The newest addition to Solihull’s growing food and drink scene has announced it is to open on Thursday 14th June. Tap and Tandoor, formerly the Saddler’s Arms on Warwick Road, has been given a new lease of life thanks to the owners of Indian Street Food restaurant Zindiya in Moseley, which opened last year to…

National Express West Midlands bus passengers can now pay for their journey with just a tap of a bank card. After decades of only accepting exact change, every one of the bus company’s 1,600 buses will now take contactless. Tom Stables, Managing Director of National Express West Midlands, said: “Now our customers won’t even have…