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New apprenticeships are open to women to encourage them to start a career in Forestry.
Members of local NHS Trusts recently attended a session at Tudor Grange Park to try out a range of electric cargo bikes.
The Council has today (Tuesday 17 October) launched a new initiative encouraging people to play an active role in shaping the future of adult social care across the borough.
Solihull Council and Colebridge Trust are joining forces to launch a pilot Family Hub at the Evergreen Space, Kingshurst (by Yorkswood Primary School) on Monday 16 October to support local families, children and young people.
Young people will have the chance to learn about this fantastic career route and opportunities available at the Solihull Apprenticeship Show this month.
This week, I feel compelled to begin with global rather than local events. The conflict currently engulfing Israel and Gaza has naturally dominated the news.
Solihull Council is marking Black History Month (BHM) which takes place every October, celebrating the contributions and achievements of African, Asian and Caribbean people across Britain and beyond.
Solihull Council has successfully secured £300,000 to explore how a new automated transport link between Blythe Valley Business Park, near Shirley, and the new HS2 rail station in Solihull could operate in the future.
Tomorrow (Tuesday 10 October) is World Homeless Day – which gives people the opportunity to find out how to help people who are homeless and where to get help if you or someone you know is faced with homelessness.
It might not surprise you to learn that I’ll be using my message this week to address a couple of pieces of news that came out of the Prime Minister’s speech to the Conservative Party Conference on Wednesday.
Our planned investigations of the Core Theatre auditorium and stage roof have indicated that further work needs to take place before the theatre can reopen.
Cllr Courts comments on the news that the Prime Minister has cancelled Phase 2 of the HS2 project
This week I’d like to start by paying tribute to the 15 firefighters who have been awarded the Chief Fire Officer’s Commendation for their work during the tragedy at Babbs Mill Lake last December.
Changes to the pricing of Solihull Council’s public electric vehicle (EV) charging will come into effect from Monday 2 October.
Work has started in Kingshurst to build 25 new sustainable social rented homes.
Stoptober is back to encourage smokers across the borough to join the millions who have made a ‘quit attempt’ since the Stoptober campaign was launched in 2012.
The popular Oaks and Shire event is once again returning to Elmdon Nature Park in October, finishing with a family day on Saturday 7 October, between 11am and 3pm.
Solihull Community Housing (SCH) was granted a Closure Order by Birmingham Magistrates Court on 20 September in response to anti-social behaviour and criminality, included drug use and dealing, at a property in Marcos Drive, Smiths Wood.
Last week I went to Dorridge Day, which will be well know to all those from that corner of our borough and perhaps some from further afield.
When Solihull Council’s environmental contractors, Veolia and idverde, challenged local school children to name their new Robot Pitch Marker, there were lots of creative suggestions, so it wasn’t Easy to pick a winner.
Last week, I told you about the unfortunate but unavoidable closure of the Core Theatre auditorium due to the presence of RAAC. I’ve got an update this week so I’ll share that with you first.
Further to our announcement about the Core Theatre auditorium last week (Tuesday 5 September), we are continuing to follow the most up-to-date guidance and our planned investigations are in progress to complete the full structural review...
The Council is running two free marketplace events on Tuesday 26 and Thursday 28 September to help people plan and prepare for later life.
A Solihull town centre roundtable, convened and chaired by the Leader of the Council, Ian Courts, aims to focus partnership efforts on unlocking the centre’s full future potential and making it even more attractive for visitors.
A new service developed by local GPs and Solihull Council will give women in Solihull better access to long-acting contraception methods.
An exciting new strategy intended to improve and upgrade Solihull town centre’s public spaces over the next decade has been approved.
New Family Hubs transformation programme providing key services and activities across the borough.
We all know the national news this week has been dominated by fallout from the issues with RAAC in schools and other public buildings, and the financial troubles facing our colleagues and neighbours in Birmingham.
Solihull is leading the way on electric vehicle (EV) uptake and infrastructure in the West Midlands. With world EV day upon us, we take a look at the exciting work being done locally to support the transition to cleaner more efficient road transport.
To support this year’s World Suicide Prevention Day 2023, Sunday 10 September, Birmingham and Solihull councils are launching the Orange Button Scheme.
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