Hundreds of Birmingham and Solihull residents are set to benefit as police crackdown on burglary hotspots across the city. Officers will be handing out forensic kits to residents in ‘key areas’ including Solihull, East Birmingham and West Birmingham in a bid to deter thieves and prevent burglaries. Residents of 35 streets across Birmingham and Solihull…

Birmingham’s flagship House of Fraser store is closing down. Leamington, Shrewsbury, Telford, Wolverhampton and Worcester are also shutting. The group operates shops in Sutton Coldfield and Solihull, too – these will be the only two Midlands outlets. As part of the restructuring plan, which is being drawn up with the help of accountancy firm KPMG,…

Work has started on Solihull Council’s new dementia care home in Shirley. The 60-bed modern, purpose built care home will be on land just off Tanworth Lane adjacent to a medical centre – and aims to help meet the needs of the increasing number of older people in the borough. A spokesperson for SMBC said:…

This Volunteers’ Week 2018, Acorns Children’s Hospice is calling on local people to ‘get a shift on’ and join its team of inspirational shop volunteers. The charity, which operates over 50 shops in the Midlands, including in Solihull (Station Road) and Shirley (Stratford Road), is on the lookout for people to take on a range…

Storms over the Bank Holiday weekend left a trail of destruction around Solihull, with calls for a thorough investigation into the flooding problems experienced across the borough. Rising water turned roads to rivers and swept into people’s homes after a month’s worth of rain fell during the course of an hour on Sunday afternoon. Residents…

Solihull’s first ever festival of iconic Land Rovers will take place this summer, with the world-famous Lode Lane plant opening its doors to the public. ‘Land Rover Fest’ will be taking place across the town centre from Friday 22nd to Sunday 24th June – featuring rare vintage models, an enthusiasts’ area for 4×4 fans, street…

17-year-old Olivia Tennant has been selected as a Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet – a first for Solihull to have their own representative in the borough. The Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands, John Crabtree OBE, is Her Majesty’s personal representative supporting civic, ceremonial, voluntary, charitable and social activity. Olivia will attend events in support of the…

The Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Flo Nash, recently met two local students who were elected in February to represent Solihull in the UK Youth Parliament. Mason Rogers, 16, a student at Smiths Wood Sports College, was elected as Member and Kawoon Bik, 11, a student at Yew Tree Primary School, was elected as his Deputy….

Jaguar Land Rover has allegedly disclosed the personal information of hundreds of redundancy-threatened workers in a huge data breach. Documents containing the details of 647 agency staff at the luxury car firm’s Solihull site have been widely shared among the workforce, the HuffPost UK reports. The files are said to contain the names, payroll numbers,…

An attempt to secure £550,000 of additional funding for the Stratford Road corridor has been lost after the proposed Shirley Business Improvement District (BID) was rejected. Businesses took part in a democratic vote for the Shirley BID, which revealed more votes in favour of the idea – but when taking into account the aggregated rateable…