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As we approach the long Easter weekend and following the easing of national lockdown restrictions, Solihull Council is advising residents to take this next step on the roadmap very cautiously and to keep doing the right things for Solihull.
Today, Friday 26 March, sees the mobilisation of Solihull Council’s first COVID-19 Community Mobile Testing Unit (CMTU), which allows residents without COVID symptoms to get a free, rapid COVID test at their convenience.
23 March 2021 marks one year since the announcement of the first lockdown following the start of the pandemic, a time to reflect and remember those we have sadly lost to Covid-19.
As part of its on-going work to protect customers and employees from COVID-19, Birmingham Airport has launched a free of charge rapid testing service for all on-site employees.
The new public open space being created by the Council in recognition of the COVID pandemic is to be called ‘Hope Coppice’.
Solihull residents and visitors to the borough are set to benefit from the West Midlands Cycle Hire scheme.
Solihull Council has signed a partnership with Table Tennis England to jointly fund new outdoor permanent table tennis tables to be placed in local parks across the borough.
Coventry City, Solihull and Warwickshire County councils are launching a Business Pledge for all businesses, including shops and hospitality, to help reassure staff and customers that businesses and venues here are operating in a COVID secure manner.
We knew that as we stepped out of lockdown we were likely to face challenges with new outbreaks of COVID and spikes of community transmission.
Solihull Council is offering up the chance for residents to have their photography featured on the Homepage of the Council’s new website
A new specialist court has now launched in Birmingham and Solihull, overseen by judges who will have the authority to work with parents to find solutions to drug and alcohol misuse, mental health problems and domestic abuse.
Solihull’s Click and Collect library service will resume from Monday 29 March at most libraries across the borough.
Approximately £3m of funding has been secured by Solihull Council from the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Land Fund to undergo site infrastructure and enabling works at the Simon Digby site in North Solihull.
After a period of seeing our COVID rates fall, over the last week we have seen a sudden rise in cases. Our rate today is 83.2 per 100,000, up from 54.1 on 4 March - a rise from 117 to 180 cases. We expect this to go up further.
Work starts this week on installing flood resilience measures to properties in Shirley West and Blythe wards, benefitting up to 74 properties which experienced flooding in May 2018.
In the last few years, over three million bulbs and millions of wildflowers have been planted for the council’s Wildlife Ways project – and now that Spring is on its way, the borough is awash with colour as the bulbs and flowers begin to bloom.
Solihull Council has approved a new Cycling and walking strategy for the borough following consultation with local residents and businesses.
Eligible people living in all parts of the Solihull borough are being encouraged to make sure they have their second dose of the COVID vaccine to help keep everyone safe.
Solihull Council Works to Deliver Census 2021
Springtime and sunshine means more people are out enjoying Solihull’s parks. Here's a reminder from local volunteers and Solihull Council that a) the ‘rule of six’ doesn’t apply until 29 March and b) please take your litter home
As part of step one of the roadmap, schools reopened for all pupils this week – although of course they have been open for children of key workers and for vulnerable children throughout the lockdown.
Following the adoption of the Solihull’s Electric Vehicle Strategy, a number of new electric vehicle (EV) charging points are being installed around the borough.
Notice is hereby given that Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, the seizure authority, has seized property of the following description...
International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the achievements of women historically and culturally.
Permission was granted last night at the Council’s Growth and Infrastructure Delivery Decision Session for the project team to enter into future partnerships with both public and private sector organisations to set up trials.
From Monday 8 March anyone living or working in Solihull who doesn’t have COVID symptoms can access regular, rapid COVID tests as part of Solihull Council’s community testing strategy to tackle the virus.
This week we reached our 600th death from COVID in the borough. We are finally seeing rates really decrease but this is a very sad reminder of the impact this virus has had and a moment to remember everyone whose lives have been affected so badly.
The vaccination programme continues apace and I understand will be accelerating as we move from focusing on the initial priority groups to the wider general public.
In today’s budget announcement Solihull has received a huge sum of funding to develop the multi-storey car park at the future HS2 Interchange Station site.
The consultation closes 11 March
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