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Solihull mum named finalist in national awards after raising more than £25,000 for meningitis charity

A Solihull mother who raised more than £25,000 for Meningitis Now in honour of her son has been named a finalist in the 2026 JustGiving Awards.

Birmingham World·1d ago
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Concerns Solihull council tenants fearing eviction will suffer in silence over new agreement

'Tenants fearing being blamed for mould and eviction wouldn't raise concerns' councillor claims

Birmingham Mail·2d ago
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Birmingham Airport 'comfortably within' strict restrictions but complaints continue

BHX keeping within new night time policy restrictions Solihull councillors hear

Birmingham Mail·2d ago
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'Disastrous' grey belt housing plans between Coventry and Solihull anger Balsall Common

A recently updated green belt assessment listing 72 potential 'grey belt' sites has been published, though Solihull Council has been quick to emphasise that not every site will necessarily go on to be

Coventry Telegraph·3d ago
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'Major impact' concerns raised over government change to allow more new homes near Solihull railway stations

Opposition to plan for more homes near Solihull railway stations

Birmingham Mail·4d ago
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Delays hit housing projects in Solihull as deadlines extended and more cash needed

Housing projects for Solihull have been 'red rated' as they are hit with delays and soaring costs

Birmingham Mail·5d ago
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Man, 25, arrested on 'suspicion of burglary' after car-key burglaries in West Midlands town

Man arrested after car-key burglaries in Solihull.

Birmingham World·5d ago
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Simon Johns Vintage & Custom Drum Show

Simon John's Vintage & custom Drum Show Stalls, Exhibition, Drum Tutorial and performances throughout the day

Skiddle·6d ago
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Solihull man fined £452 after court hears of drunk assault on police officer

Aaron Gerroni, 21, was fined £452 after Birmingham Magistrates' Court heard he assaulted a police officer during a drunken dispute among friends

Coventry Telegraph·6d ago
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New solar farm plans unveiled for land near Solihull village

The proposal for Chadwick End will go before Solihull planners who recently turned down a solar farm bid near Birmingham Airport

Coventry Telegraph·19 Aug
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Solihull restaurant left 'speechless' by 'repeated acts of vandalism'

Displays have been 'deliberately pushed over' and some people have 'pulled' plants out of their pots

Birmingham Mail·18 Aug
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The villagers fighting 'disastrous' housing plans on land between Coventry and Solihull

Residents in Balsall Common say they are resigned to the fact that houses will be built on newly identified grey belt land near the HS2 line

Coventry Telegraph·16 Aug
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Programme aimed at helping create housing schemes in Solihull hit with delay

The Accelerated Housing Delivery programme aims to support residential developments in Solihull

Birmingham Mail·16 Aug
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Solar farm plans revealed for Solihull village

Solihull Council planning round-up: Solar farm planned for Solihull village

Birmingham Mail·16 Aug
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Solihull Council denies plans to 'take down' flags on lampposts after Reform UK claims

Reform UK Solihull has alleged the council was preparing a legal injunction to remove Union Jack and St George's Cross flags from lampposts — a claim the council has firmly denied

Coventry Telegraph·14 Aug
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Solihull mum's Rottweiler stabbed to death in Chelmsley Wood as PETA offers £5,000 reward

Bruce the Rottweiler was found with fatal stab wounds near Kingshurst Brook in Bosworth Drive, Chelmsley Wood, on July 10, with PETA offering a £5,000 reward for information

Birmingham Mail·14 Aug
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'How is it grey belt? Frustrated residents oppose building on Solihull green belt

'We don't have the infrastructure to support population increase' residents say over grey belt plans

Birmingham Mail·14 Aug
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HS2 hits major milestone as three viaducts completed

The trio of viaducts - Balsall Common, Marsh Farm and River Blythe - are all within the Solihull metropolitan borough

Coventry Telegraph·14 Aug
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Solihull man fined £452 after 'most expensive night out' ends in assault on police officer

Aaron Gerroni, 21, was fined £452 after he assaulted a police officer while being arrested in the early hours

Coventry Telegraph·13 Aug
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Solihull man told night out was 'most expensive' after assaulting police officer at 3am

Aaron Gerroni, 21, pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer and was fined £452 at Birmingham Magistrates' Court

Birmingham Mail·13 Aug
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72 potential 'grey belt' sites in Solihull – including those on Coventry's doorstep

More than 70 green belt sites in Solihull borough have been identified as potential 'grey belt' land – the Local Democracy Reporting Service has produced the full list of all 72 sites in an updated as

Coventry Telegraph·13 Aug
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More than 70 Solihull green belt sites identified as potential grey belt housing land

Solihull Council has identified over 70 potential grey belt sites for housing development, including areas near Coventry and the Meriden Gap, though no automatic development is planned.

Coventry Telegraph·12 Aug
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Owner heartbroken as Rottweiler Bruce fatally stabbed in Solihull attack

Bruce was found with fatal stab wounds next to Kingshurst Brook in Bosworth Drive, Chelmsley Wood, on July 10, as the RSPCA leads the investigation

Coventry Telegraph·11 Aug
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More cash needed for major Solihull town centre revamp project

Solihull Town Centre Public Realm Improvement Scheme aims to improve the area to boost visitor experience

Birmingham Mail·11 Aug
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More than 70 Solihull green belt sites assessed as potential 'grey belt' land

Over 70 sites have been assessed as potential 'grey belt' areas – lower-quality, low-value portions of protected green belt land that could be suitable to develop – but the council stresses no automat

Birmingham Mail·10 Aug
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Plan to turn family home in children's home latest to be approved in Olton

Solihull councillors take just five minutes to approve new children’s care home in Olton

Birmingham Mail·9 Aug
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Birmingham postcodes with 20% house price rises - as Sutton Coldfield and Solihull fall

Birmingham and the Black Country's affordable areas are outperforming others in terms of price growth

Birmingham Mail·9 Aug
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Olton children's care home is approved despite West Midlands Police objection

'Too many care homes in Olton' concerns raised by police but Solihull planners grant permission for another

Birmingham Mail·8 Aug
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Block of flats plan for former Royal British Legion Club in Balsall Common unveiled

Solihull Council planning round-up: 'Entirely affordable homes' new block of flats proposal for Balsall Common site

Birmingham Mail·8 Aug
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Convicted gunman who shot Solihull biker found in Stratford hotel with cocaine and taser

J'jay Lawlor, who was convicted of shooting biker Liam Roberts in the arm in Chelmsley Wood, Solihull, was tracked down to the Crown Plaza Hotel in Stratford Upon Avon a week later, where police found

Coventry Telegraph·8 Aug
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Appeal to trace man after break-in at West Midlands sports centre

North Solihull Sports Centre was broken into and items from the cafe were stolen on July 25.

Birmingham World·7 Aug
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Check to see if your area is on list of potential Solihull grey belt sites

The 72 sites listed for potential development - is your area on the list?

Birmingham Mail·6 Aug
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Lifeline Birmingham and Solihull mental health service with 'anytime, anywhere' ethos

24/7 text-based mental health support service was launched in Birmingham and Solihull 12 months ago

Birmingham Mail·5 Aug
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More than 70 green belt sites in Solihull borough identified as potential 'grey belt'

Solihull Council study identifies 72 borough sites as potential grey belt

Birmingham Mail·5 Aug
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The shoplifter who targeted stores 31 times in a single month - despite being banned from town

Connie Parsons, 33, repeatedly targeted Sainsbury's in Shirley and flouted a Criminal Behaviour Order banning her from entering Solihull, racking up 91 offences in a brazen shoplifting spree.

Coventry Telegraph·2 Aug
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Fire crews respond to tree fire in West Midlands park

Fire crews were dispatched to the scene of a tree fire at a park in Solihull.

Birmingham World·2 Aug
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Solihull gunman J'jay Lawlor finally tells victim Liam Roberts his motive

J'jay Lawlor, 21, shot Liam Roberts in the arm during the Chelmsley Wood shooting after confronting two men on motorbikes — and has now told his victim his motive through his defence lawyer at Birming

Birmingham Mail·1 Aug
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Horror as body of stabbed dog found under bridge in Solihull

It was discovered with stab wounds on July 10

Coventry Telegraph·31 Jul
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Jaguar Land Rover confirms up to 300 job cuts across Coventry, Solihull and Wolverhampton

The company said the JLR restructure is part of its ongoing 'transformation' including a focus on next generation and electric vehicles

Coventry Telegraph·30 Jul
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Solihull shooting victim asks 'why me?' and gunman finally tells him

J'jay Lawlor, then aged 19, blasted Liam Roberts in the street in Chelmsley Wood on January 25, 2025

Birmingham Mail·28 Jul
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Update provided on Solihull town centre post office after closure

Senior councillor provides update on future of Solihull town centre post office

Birmingham Mail·26 Jul
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Solihull school street scheme branded 'pointless waste of time' as locals call for more enforcement

'A waste of time' residents complain about school streets scheme in a Solihull street

Birmingham Mail·25 Jul
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Lego thief stole £5,000 worth of sets in Sainsbury's, Tesco and B&M raids

Rachel Garbett raided Sainsbury's, Tesco and B&M for a series of high-value Lego sets in Birmingham and Solihull

Birmingham Mail·23 Jul
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Calls for 'sharper' delivery of major West Midlands projects to ensure they are 'nailed on'

Kingshurst Village Centre Regeneration will boost a "highly deprived" part of Solihull

Birmingham Mail·21 Jul
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Solihull Popworld attack victim says 'I've got to walk around with half an ear missing'

The victim was attacked by two men outside the Poplar Road nightclub in the early hours of March 1, 2025, with no arrests made 16 months on

Birmingham Mail·21 Jul
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Solihull Summer Fest 2027

Solihull Summer Fest is back for its 11th year! Join us for an unforgettable weekend!!

Skiddle·20 Jul
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Council promises HMO crackdown in Solihull after immigration debate

Solihull councillors have agreed to pursue an Article 4 directive to tighten HMO licensing rules, reducing the threshold from six to three occupants, following a heated council debate

Coventry Telegraph·19 Jul
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Why planners say 17 parking spaces suitable for more than 200 new homes at Mell Square regeneration

Detailed plans for new 'Holbeche Place' site approved by Solihull planners

Birmingham Mail·19 Jul
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Wild swimming, yoga and ice bath events happening near Solihull

Wild Fox Yoga has 'peaceful' Sunday morning sessions in Wootton Wawen and Hockley Heath

Birmingham Mail·19 Jul
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Midland Reform UK councillor David Hoey defects with scathing attack

David Hoey has defected from Reform UK to the Conservatives on Solihull Council just months after being elected, criticising the party's conduct

Birmingham Mail·19 Jul