“Let’s do the right thing for Solihull” Several things to mention this time, but first the Covid-19 update. Our centres are busier and people have been making the most of the “Eat Out to Help Out” scheme. Most people are wearing face coverings when they should. For me, this is important, not just to protect […]

Solihull Council and the Woodland Trust have agreed a long term partnership which will see the Trust providing 11,886 trees in the first year at a cost of nearly £23,000 as a contribution towards the Council’s Planting Our Future project. Planting Our Future will encourage Solihull residents to engage with tree planting projects, get involved […]

On Friday 7 August 2020, junctions 6 and 7A (northbound) and junctions 7 and 6 (southbound) of the M42 were closed to traffic. This closure enabled LM/HS2 and their contractors to safely install a 65 metre bridge over the motorway. The closure of the M42 was lifted on Sunday 9 August and road users can […]

Stay alert, control the virus, save lives – and keep social distancing! Our work with partners on the Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire NHS Test and Tracing Beacon is continuing apace. We have agreed how we can support each other, if one of us suffers a major outbreak of Covid-19. We are now looking at how […]

West Midlands councils stressed that testing will be key to preventing further Covid-19 lockdowns across the region, and urged residents and businesses to play their part. As large parts of northern England woke to new local lockdown rules this morning, council leaders and public health bosses have made it clear that widespread testing is now […]

Stay alert, control the virus, save lives – and keep social distancing! “Let’s do the right thing for Solihull” I was in the town centre last week to help launch Solihull BID’s initiative, to offer shoppers free hand sanitisers and face coverings funded by our ERDF Reopening High Streets Safely fund.  Well done to Solihull […]

Solihull Council has launched a campaign – ‘Let’s Do the Right Thing for Solihull’ – to make sure people are clear around the guidance for keeping themselves and their communities safe from Covid-19. As restrictions have been lifted, feedback has shown that some people think the pandemic is over. The campaign will ensure that residents […]

The M42 will be closed between junctions 6 and 7A (northbound) and junctions 7 and 6 (southbound) after the evening rush hour on Friday 7 August. It will reopen before the morning rush hour on Monday 10 August.  This closure will be in place so that LM (a joint venture between Laing O’Rourke and J. […]

Neighbourhood Watch Network is excited to launch our first National Impact Survey and we want EVERYONE to take part. It doesn’t matter if you are part of Neighbourhood Watch or not, we want your views. It should take you less than 10 minutes to complete. Click here to learn more about the background to the […]

The main message still remains: stay alert, control the virus, save lives – and keep social distancing! One unexpected statistic that has come out of this Covid-19 pandemic is the role that obesity has played in determining people’s ability to fight off the infection.  We were told that older people and those with underlying health […]