A young Solihull driver was killed after losing control of his car which smashed into another vehicle during snow and icy conditions, an inquest has heard. Syed Ahmed Shah, aged 20, crashed into another driver as he travelled to work along Eastcote Lane, Hampton-in-Arden, just before 9am on 13th January. Birmingham Coroners Court heard it…

A man has been charged in connection with the theft of a National Crime Agency vehicle that was stolen from outside a Solihull home. West Midlands Police issued an alert on Monday (8th May) after an unmarked BMW – fitted with sirens and blue lights – was used by men posing as police officers to…

The Designated Premises Supervisor (DPS) has been removed from the license of the Spar store on Poplar Road in Solihull by the Licensing Committee today (8th May). A spokesperson from the Solihull Police Partnership Team said: “Following Mr Mohal’s third appearance in the role, the panel found he had failed to uphold the licensing objectives…

Police are alerting members of the public to an unmarked law enforcement car with blue lights which has been travelling across the West Midlands area. Two men in the vehicle have been posing as police officers and have flagged at least one vehicle down. The woman driver was asked to get into the one series…

All was going well for a learner on her driving test until a police car popped up in her rear view mirror. To her horror, the police car signalled her to pull over. Not exactly the best way to impress your examiner. So imagine her emotions when she was told her driving was actually fine….but…

The gamble of giving up an £800,000 a year boardroom job for frontline politics has paid off for Conservative Andy Street after he was elected the first West Midlands Mayor. The 53-year-old stepped down from the top job at retailer John Lewis last year, fought a slick £1 million campaign in a region previously dominated…

The family of a retired Shirley florist, who died after a routine knee replacement surgery, have secured an out-of-court settlement for an undisclosed five-figure sum. Judith Parker died, aged 67, at the end of October 2014, weeks after medical experts at the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital in Birmingham chose to proceed with surgery despite her concerns…

A hospital trust’s long-stay car parking charge has almost doubled overnight – costing visitors £10 instead of £5.75. Visitors parking at three West Midlands hospitals – Solihull, Heartlands and Good Hope, run by Heart of England Foundation Trust – say the hike came without warning. The new £10 tariff is for stays of more than…

The Mayor and Mayoress of Solihull, Councillor Mike Robinson and Mrs Jenny Robinson, recently visited the locally based headquarters of Troop Aid – a charity that supports our injured troops. They were given a conducted tour of the warehouse where the ‘Grab Bags’ containing basic essentials are packed. The bags are dispatched to military bases…

Trevor Sale, a National Express West Midlands bus trim shop worker, has beaten off competition from 45,000 colleagues from Morocco, America, Spain, Bahrain and Germany to become the group’s overall Community Value Award winner. Trevor, from Hollywood, works at the National Express trim shop on Miller Street, where he and a small team of skilled…