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Solihull to only grit main roads due to shortage

SOLIHULL Council is gritting only its main roads because of dwindling stocks of salt. Read

Chelmsley Wood Shopping centre tragedy ‘not suspicious’

DETECTIVES investigating the death of a man found with fatal head injuries in a Midland shopping centre are no longer treating the incident as suspicious. Read

Mencap campaign calls for specially adapted toilets in Solihull town centre

SOLIHULL town centre does not have adequate toilet facilities for adults with learning disabilities, according to a leading UK charity. Read

Solihull and Warwickshire schools to benefit from £9m scheme

PRIMARY school pupils in Solihull and Warwickshire are to benefit from the Government’s drive to ensure every child learns to read. Read

Beer price protest as landlords march in Solihull

DESPERATE licensees broke a century of tradition and protested at the offices of a leading pub chain to try to stave off a growing crisis in the sector. Read

Library exhibits to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

Chelmsley Wood and Solihull central libraries will have displays from today until February 27 to commemorate the 64th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp and the day of remembrance for the Nazi atrocities. Read

Beer price protest as landlords march in Solihull

DESPERATE licensees broke a century of tradition and protested at the offices of a leading pub chain to try to stave off a growing crisis in the sector. Read

Campaigners win battle against service stations

CAMPAIGNERS were celebrating today after plans for two Midland motorway service stations were thrown out following a £1million eight-year battle. Read

Redundant JLR worker opens pet shop in Castle Bromwich

AS THOUSANDS of Jaguar Land Rover workers face an uncertain future, one former employee is proving there is life after JLR. Read

Castle Bromwich Hall trust await building's new owners

A TRUST looking after a Jacobean mansion in the heart of Birmingham today said they hoped for a good working relationship with the new owner after it was sold for £1.75million. Read

FIVE out of ten West Midlands fire stations controversially earmarked for closure will now stay open following a concerted campaign by protesters, it was announced today.

The decision to take Hay Mills, Billesley, Sheldon, Smethwick and Ward End stations off the closure list has today been hailed as victory by campaigners in the neighbourhoods affected. Read

Free swim sessions for Solihull residents

UNDER-16s and over-60s in Solihull will get to swim for free after the council took the plunge into a £140million Government scheme. Read

Solihull to celebrate Chinese New Year

CHINESE New Year celebrations will be held in Solihull for the first time later this month. Read

Staffordshire plane crash: Victims "identified by their jewllery"

Three people who died when a light aircraft crashed beside a railway line were identified with the aid of jewellery found at the scene, an inquest heard today. Read

Bank of Ireland to cut 600 jobs

ANOTHER 165 jobs are to go in the West Midlands with the closure of the Bank of Ireland’s mortgage office in Solihull, it was revealed today. Read

Mobile help in Solihull for smokers trying to quit the habit

SMOKERS hoping to quit are to get a helping hand from a new mobile ‘stop smoking shop’ touring Solihull. Read

Tributes paid to teen killed in Shirley crash

FRIENDS and family of a young Solihull man killed in a car crash have paid tribute to “an absolute legend”. Read

Birmingham International Airport could benefit from plans for 200mph bullet trains

BIRMINGHAM International Airport could hit the jackpot under new plans for 200mph bullet trains running between the city and London, council bosses claimed today. Read

Tributes to Solihull goalkeeper killed in car crash

FRIENDS and family of a young Solihull man killed in a car crash have paid tribute to “an absolute legend”. Read

Police name 18-year-old killed in Solihull smash

POLICE have today released a photograph of a man who died following a road traffic collision in Solihull yesterday. Read