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Falklands veteran Simon Weston in Solihull charity visit

CROWDS gathered to watch Falklands veteran Simon Weston open The Royal Star & Garter Charity’s summer fête at its Solihull home.Read

Tribute to rugby player who died during night out in Birmingham

CAMP Hill Rugby Club has set up a memorial rugby match in honour of Tom Ulliott, who collapsed and died during a night out in Birmingham’s Broad Street.Read

TV stars in stage drama at Solihull to help fight cancer

POPULAR TV stars are giving up their free time to perform in a powerful one-off stage drama in the Midlands in aid of local cancer victims.Read

Warwick uni joins with Stone Hall centre in Acocks Green for English course

RESIDENTS are able to enrol in a ‘University of Acocks Green’ as part of an exciting new learning venture in Birmingham.Read

Solihull man in court after snatching OAP's bag

A MAN who snatched a Solihull pensioner’s handbag in the street has been given a community sentence.Read

Solihull sixth form students win ex-governor's gap year award

THE legacy of a Solihull school governor is giving dozens of sixth formers the chance to achieve their dreams during gap years before university.Read

Solihull secretary jailed for stealing thousands from her company in blank cheque scam

A SOLIHULL secretary who stole thousands of pounds from her company to live the high life with her boyfriend has been jailed.Read

Birmingham parents' legal battle over death of 'brilliant' son

THE parents of a brilliant Birmingham student crushed to death by a dustcart have launched a legal claim against the driver’s insurance company.Read

Knowle man jailed for assault on his own father

A MAN who assaulted his father during an argument over his drinking has been jailed for 14 days.Read

Solihull secretary jailed for stealing thousands from her company in blank cheque scam

A SOLIHULL secretary who stole thousands of pounds from her company to live the high life with her boyfriend has been jailed.Read

Cancer charity hits back in row over Solihull hospice move

A CANCER charity has launched its own petition in a bid to gather support for a new hospice controversially earmarked for Green Belt land.Read

Solihull Integrated Addiction Services given £150,000 grant

AN organisation aimed at tackling drug misuse in Solihull has received extra funding to extend its facilities.Read

Jail for Edgbaston man who made hoax Real IRA bomb in Solihull call

A man with a record for making bomb hoax calls has been jailed for claiming a Real IRA bomb had been planted in Solihull.Read

Water Orton couple's diamond day

THE bond of true love never weakens. And Violet and William Mills are a fine example.Read

Appeal for sponsors to stop Solihull firework show from fizzling out

ORGANISERS of an annual fundraising fireworks display are calling on the community to help save the popular event, which is facing the axe for the first time in 35 years.Read

Revealed: £45million cost of compensation claims to NHS in Midlands

The NHS has paid out more than £48 million on behalf of West Midlands hospitals in one year, following clinical negligence cases bought by patients.Read

West Midlands Police destroy 1.5million images of child abuse

POLICE on the frontline of the war against paedophiles have delivered a searing blow to offenders – by incinerating hundreds of thousands of sick images of child sex abuse.Read

Lifeboat HQ moves to Solihull

A ROYAL National Lifeboat Institution office based in Cardiff is to relocate over 100 miles to Solihull following a company restructure, it has emerged.Read

Solihull residents petition against Marie Curie Cancer Care’s six-acre plot plan on green belt land

HUNDREDS of Solihull residents have spoken out against plans for a new cancer hospice on green belt land.Read