Solihull news

• Black Lives Matter protest to take place in Solihull this weekend - Birmingham Live

  11-06-2020 22:30 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Black Lives Matter protest to take place in Solihull this weekend  Birmingham Live
  
  Read more

• Madeleine McCann's gran dies of coronavirus as cops investigate new suspect

  11-06-2020 22:19
  
  Eileen McCann died last month at the age of 80.
  
  Read more

• Police probing Coventry City FC disorder issue CCTV appeal

  11-06-2020 21:49
  
  Police have issued images of three men they want to trace in connection with the 'violent attack'
  
  Read more

• Solihull's Touchwood and Mell Square town centre shops reopening with big changes - Birmingham Live

  11-06-2020 21:35 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Solihull's Touchwood and Mell Square town centre shops reopening with big changes  Birmingham Live
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Black Lives Matter protest to take place in Solihull this weekend

  11-06-2020 20:14
  
  The latest protest follows the death of unarmed black man George Floyd, by a white police officer in Minneapolis, America
  
  Read more

• Matt Hancock insists councils can deal with coronavirus outbreaks

  11-06-2020 20:05
  
  The Government is asking local councils to contain outbreaks of coronavirus as it lifts the national lockdown
  
  Read more

• Smoke pours from city tower block as 30 firefighters battle 9th floor blaze

  11-06-2020 20:01
  
  The fire broke out inside Montreal House, on Benmore Avenue.
  
  Read more

• Prisoner issued death threats to Boris Johnson and Jess Phillips from cell

  11-06-2020 19:50
  
  Rakeem Malik, who is serving a life sentence for attempted murder, sent death threats over a 15 month period to Boris Johnson, Theresa May, Jess Phillips and Rosie Cooper
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Schools face deadline for sending GCSE and A Level grades to exam boards

  11-06-2020 19:42
  
  Schools and colleges are this year having to submit assessments and rankings to exam boards so student grades can be calculated - after exams were all cancelled because of coronavirus
  
  Read more

• Secondary schools to reopen in Solihull but staff must wear mask if pupils develop Covid symptoms - Birmingham Live

  11-06-2020 18:31 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Secondary schools to reopen in Solihull but staff must wear mask if pupils develop Covid symptoms  Birmingham Live
  
  Read more

• Secondary schools to reopen in Solihull but pupils must wear mask if they develop Covid symptoms - Birmingham Live

  11-06-2020 18:31 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  Secondary schools to reopen in Solihull but pupils must wear mask if they develop Covid symptoms  Birmingham Live
  
  Read more

• A new slot machine shop will fuel problem behaviour

  11-06-2020 18:31
  
  An application to turn a pawn shop into a slot machine venue has been opposed by Cllr Robert Alden
  
  Read more

• A memorial is being planned to remember Solihull residents who have died from Covid-19 - Birmingham Live

  11-06-2020 18:31 via birminghammail.co.uk
  
  A memorial is being planned to remember Solihull residents who have died from Covid-19  Birmingham Live
  
  Read more

• Teenager stabbed in the face in 'random attack' at New Street Station

  11-06-2020 18:30
  
  Christian Fiander, 18, was left covered in blood after the incident on June 10 - British Transport Police is investigating.
  
  Read more

• Teenager stabbed in the face at New Street Station

  11-06-2020 18:30
  
  Christian Fiander, 18, was left covered in blood after the incident on June 10 - British Transport Police is investigating.
  
  Read more

• 200 object to 5G mast proposed near Northfield school

  11-06-2020 18:23
  
  Phone firm Three want to build the 60ft tall mast in Northfield to improve data coverage
  
  Read more

• These intu Merry Hill shops will be open next week

  11-06-2020 18:19
  
  HMV, Primark and Pandora are just some of the stores that will pull up the shutters at the Brierley Hill shopping centre for the first time since lockdown
  
  Read more

• Former drug dealer has £24k seized after mystery cash deposits

  11-06-2020 18:13
  
  ‘Suspicious activity’ in accounts used by Kieran Harris led first to a freezing order and then a force first forfeiture under the Proceeds of Crime Act
  
  Read more

• 'Emergency PPE' stocked for schools as more pupils return

  11-06-2020 18:11
  
  PPE being delivered to schools ahead of June 15 - and pupils will be told to wear mask if they fall ill suddenly
  
  Read more

• New playground for Stowe Fields in Lichfield

  11-06-2020 18:04
  
  "We know families are really keen to see a better play offering at Stowe Fields"
  
  Read more

• New Mayor of Sutton Coldfield announces grandson, 13, as her consort!

  11-06-2020 17:59
  
  Town councillors and members of the public gathered around devices in their own homes and remotely joined Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Council
  
  Read more

• Furlough loophole employers could use to leave 9m workers out of pocket

  11-06-2020 17:31
  
  Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the scheme in mid-March as the government imposed a strict, nationwide lockdown, with workplaces forced to close amid the coronavirus crisis
  
  Read more

• Health bosses planning for local Covid-19 outbreak in Solihull - Coventry Telegraph

  11-06-2020 17:19 via coventrytelegraph.net
  
  Health bosses planning for local Covid-19 outbreak in Solihull  Coventry Telegraph
  
  Read more

• Universal Credit battle - are you one of 13,000 owed extra £180 a month?

  11-06-2020 17:18
  
  Up to 13,000 people in the UK could have been affected by the change when moved on to Universal Credit and may be entitled to make a claim to retrieve lost benefit payments
  
  Read more

• Severn Valley Railway - how they are surviving and when will they reopen

  11-06-2020 17:10
  
  The Kidderminster tourist attraction has given details of when it is aiming to welcome back passengers - and enthusiasts won't have long to wait before they get their steam train fix again
  
  Read more

• Eager safari park visitors cause booking link to crash

  11-06-2020 17:08
  
  The Bewdley venue said there had been 'unprecedented demand' and urged customers to 'be patient or return later'
  
  Read more

• Tamworth Town Hall transformed into LEGO!

  11-06-2020 17:00
  
  It contains approximately 2,100 pieces and took around 21 hours to build in total.
  
  Read more

• CCTV appeal as family pay tribute to 'murdered' dad found in alley

  11-06-2020 16:38
  
  Jagdev Lally, 38, had suffered significant head and facial injuries when found in High Street, Smethwick
  
  Read more

• Doctors share list of kids who can go back to school and stop shielding

  11-06-2020 16:37
  
  Not all schools are being forced to re-open to kids before the summer break, the government confirmed on Tuesday in a massive u turn
  
  Read more

• Nitrous oxide is a being used as a recreational drug, but it can be fatal

  11-06-2020 16:33
  
  Cllr Pritchard hopes his petition will gain 10,000 signatures and thus trigger a formal government response.
  
  Read more

• The date of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has changed

  11-06-2020 16:06
  
  Organisers have announced a change due to the knock on effects of the Covid-19 crisis
  
  Read more

• Knife found and arrest made after targeted street attack

  11-06-2020 16:05
  
  Officers are appealing for witnesses of the brawl to come forward
  
  Read more

• Cannabis factory hidden in pub rumbled by drone

  11-06-2020 16:01
  
  Police discovered the crop inside the Castle pub on New Road
  
  Read more

• Coronavirus creates 'serious risk' to Commonwealth Games funding

  11-06-2020 16:00
  
  Birmingham Council will struggle to provide the £184 million it has promised for the games, the Government was warned
  
  Read more

• The new Government rules issued to all airline passengers

  11-06-2020 15:58
  
  New guidance will see travellers going abroad advised to wear masks and check in all luggage
  
  Read more

• Nigel Farage quits LBC radio show as station issues statement

  11-06-2020 15:45
  
  LBC confirmed the news in a tweet today, taking to the social media platform Twitter to announce the news at around 2.30pm
  
  Read more

• Burglar jailed after stealing front door from renovated home

  11-06-2020 15:38
  
  Andrew Cooper, 43, was handed a 32-month prison sentence
  
  Read more

• Drunk driver ran over stepmum in hotel car park after fight at wedding

  11-06-2020 15:28
  
  Ben Ashman drove his Vauxhall Grandland at guests at his stepbrother's wedding after he got into a row
  
  Read more

• Callous thief jailed for stealing key workers' children's iPads during lockdown

  11-06-2020 15:25
  
  Steven Gorvett, 42, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to the burglary at Beaumont Primary Schoo
  
  Read more

• Sir Robert Peel - the historic facts

  11-06-2020 15:18
  
  Trustee of the Peel Society, Nigel Morris, speaks out in defence of Sir Robert Peel and his many achievements whilst in Government
  
  Read more

• UK coronavirus death toll rises by 151 to beyond 42,000

  11-06-2020 15:17
  
  Health authorities have confirmed that 83 fatalities were recorded in England, six in Wales and five in Scotland
  
  Read more

• The second Robert Peel was a staunch supporter of the anti-slavery bill

  11-06-2020 15:13
  
  Campaigners told 'you've got the wrong man!' as  there are calls to topple the statue of the town's most famous son in an anti-racism drive
  
  Read more

• Community hub saved thanks to last-ditch grant

  11-06-2020 15:11
  
  Polesworth borough councillors saw the online appeal and made a grant award of £5,000 from their Councillor Community Fund
  
  Read more

• Tamworth dad's blood plasma could help save lives

  11-06-2020 15:10
  
  "I can confirm the level is at or above that thought to be required to treat people who are ill with Covid-19."
  
  Read more

• Row over plans to demolish town council office

  11-06-2020 14:58
  
  “It’s all been kept very hush, hush – no one in the town has been asked for their views.
  
  Read more

• Park named after 'fish hook maker not explorer accused of racism'

  11-06-2020 14:52
  
  The park in Redditch is not named after Sir Henry Morton Stanley, accused of racism and exploitation in Africa, but local fish hook and needle entrepreneur William Morton Stanley, says councillor Mike Rouse
  
  Read more

• TUI shares full list of all the holidays it has been forced to cancel

  11-06-2020 14:43
  
  TUI has now updated a handy FAQ page on its website, in which the airline and package holiday firm shares details of the flights and trips affected
  
  Read more

• Birmingham tips report no queue chaos as booking system goes live

  11-06-2020 14:30
  
  Picture shows empty roads around recycling centre in Tyseley, just 24 hours after huge queues
  
  Read more

• Schools won't open for key workers' children over summer

  11-06-2020 14:23
  
  Schools remained open for the children of key workers and those deemed "vulnerable" during both the Easter holidays and the half term break
  
  Read more

• Martin Lewis blasts 'disgusting' hoax advert saying he is dead

  11-06-2020 14:18
  
  MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis has hit out after the "disgusting" hoax - which he claims was started by "scum"
  
  Read more

Follow @Solihull_News on Twitter!