Around 1,000 agency staff are to be told they are no longer required at Jaguar Land Rover’s plant in Solihull today. The luxury car manufacturer is holding meetings throughout the day with staff regarding operations at the Lode Lane site. The move has been prompted by a drop in demand for diesel cars and Brexit,…

Police have charged a man with the murder of Tracy Stonehouse who was found fatally stabbed at an address in Chelmsley Wood last week. Arthur Stonehouse, of Coralin Close in Chelmsley Wood was arrested for the 51-year-old’s murder on Friday 6th April, after his wife Tracy’s body was discovered at the address at around 1.25am….

Car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover is reportedly not renewing the contracts of 1,000 agency staff in Solihull. The car giant is blaming Brexit and the fall in demand for diesel models, according to reports. The company employs thousands of both full-time and agency workers at sites across the West Midlands including in Castle Bromwich, Wolverhampton,…

Work will start this summer on a new hotel at the NEC campus in Solihull. Dutch developer Vastint Hospitality has confirmed that construction will be begin in June on the 224-bedroom hotel in Perimeter Road, close to the main National Exhibition Centre building and Pendigo Lake. The eight-storey hotel will operate under the Moxy brand,…

The future of a historic windmill in Solihull is ‘under threat’ from a potential housing development. Campaigners have warned Berkswell Windmill in Windmill Lane, Balsall Common, could be threatened by Solihull Council’s long-term housing plans. Land near the 200-year-old grade II-listed windmill has been placed on the council’s brownfield land register, prompting a flurry of…

Police have named the victim of a fatal stabbing in Chemsley Wood – Tracy Stonehouse, aged 51 was sadly pronounced dead at an address in Coralin Close, just after 1:25am yesterday morning (Friday 6th April). A post mortem examination established that Tracy suffered multiple stab wounds and other injuries to her head and neck. Tracy’s…

Two people died after being hit by trains at Marston Green railway station, according to British Transport Police. The two deaths took place on Thursday evening, although they are being treated as separate incidents. The first incident was reported at around 5pm, after someone was hit by a train at the station. A second person…

A Solihull mum-of-two is warning that bowel cancer isn’t something that only affects the ‘people of a certain age’. Although statistics show that nearly nine out of ten people who die from the disease are over 60 years old, Rachel Hemmings was only 37 when she was diagnosed with bowel cancer. Now she is using…

A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a woman was found dead at a property in Chelmsley Wood today (6th April). Officers were called to Coralin Close at around 1.25am, and the 51-year-old was pronounced dead a short time after. She had a number of injuries, and a post-mortem…

National Express West Midlands has joined up with WM Mayor Andy Street’s Homelessness Task Force to help get rough sleepers to where they can access help. The bus operator is working with outreach teams in all seven of the West Midlands councils to donate bus tickets to be used for emergency travel. Using the ticket,…