A prolific thief has been sent to a youth offenders institute for a series of burglaries in Solihull – after West Midlands Police traced him to his seaside campsite hiding place. Lewis Tilley was wanted in connection with three house raids in a matter of weeks, including one at a family home in Dorridge on…

Solihull-based shopping centre Mell Square welcomed Cheswick Green School, as part of its community sponsorship of Birmingham’s Big Sleuth school trail. Mell Square has sponsored ‘Chesney’ the bear cub, which has been created by Cheswick Green School. Taking inspiration from the school’s logo, the bear has been decorated with the leaves designed by both pupils…

Police are appealing for information after a woman had her car stolen during a robbery in Solihull yesterday (22nd July). The woman had stopped at a set of traffic lights on Lode Lane in a grey Audi RS6 at around 6pm when she was approached by four men who had pulled up in a car…

A man will appear at Birmingham Magistrates court next month charged with common assault. Max Kelly, aged 23 from Smith’s Wood, was arrested following a liquid attack on a man outside a pub in Dickens Heath on Tuesday 18th July. The 23-year-old will appear at Birmingham Magistrates court on the 16th August. Read more: https://www.west-midlands.police.uk/latest-news/news.aspx?id=5886

The West Midlands has been revealed as an illegal puppy farming hotspot – as demand for fashionable breeds fuels the cruel practice. New figures from the RSPCA placed the region as the third worst area for buying and dealing puppies, after Greater Manchester and Greater London. The stats come just months after the owner of…

A 23-year-old man handed himself in this morning following an appeal for information after a man was squirted with what is believed to have been cleaning fluid in Dickens Heath on Tuesday (18th July). The incident took place outside a local pub at around 8pm. The man is currently in custody where he is being…

Children at Smith’s Wood Primary Academy have been congratulated by the Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Stuart Davis, for their success in Age UK Solihull’s Flourishing Fivers campaign. The challenge set by the local charity involved Year 5 pupils being given £5 as an ‘investment’ – they were then tasked with forming teams and using their…

A man shouted “I’ve got acid” before squirting what’s thought to be cleaning fluid in the face of a drinker outside a Solihull pub. Detectives have released clear CCTV images of the attacker who leapt from a car in Main Street, Dickens Heath, on Tuesday night (18th July) before firing liquid from a bottle at…

For the 15th year running, a Solihull landmark has been recognised as one of the best quality green spaces in the country, taking the total number of green flags in the borough to fifteen. Bentley Heath Recreation Ground will now be proudly flying the flag after receiving a Green Flag Award from Keep Britain Tidy…

Solihull Council has secured almost £2m of funding to improve areas of woodland, grassland and wetland in the borough over the next three years. The Council successfully bid for £966,552 funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) as part of the European Structural and Investment Funds growth programme 2014-20 – the majority of which…