If you are a homeowner, you may be able to benefit from a range of measures designed to  improve the energy efficiency of your home.   Up to £10,000 per property is available and no contribution is required if you meet the eligibility criteria.  Measures available include:  • External wall insulation (EWI)• Solar panels• Door improvements• Smart […]

The driveway to the Burial Ground and Millennium Wood car park will be closed from Monday, 13 September 2021 to Friday, 17 September 2021 to allow our contractors to safely carry out work to replace the boundary fencing.  We apologise for any inconvenience caused during these essential works.   Please be assured that the closure period will be […]

Earlier in the month, LM were planning to install the following temporary traffic measures to carry out roadside environmental works on behalf of HS2: Lane closure from 9.30am to 3.30pm, Tuesday 31 August to Tuesday 7 September, along the A452 northbound towards Northway Island Road closure from 9.30am to 3.30pm, Tuesday 31 August to Tuesday 7 […]

Police and Crime Commissioner Simon Foster has launched stage 3 of a major consultation as part of the preparation of his Police and Crime Plan. https://www.westmidlands-pcc.gov.uk/police-and-crime-plan-consultation-2021/ Already, more than 2,300 people have put forward their views and ideas to the PCC and now he wants to hear from even more people in the region as he shapes his […]

LM (Laing O’Rourke and J. Murphy & Sons) on behalf of HS2 are remodelling and improving sections of the existing road network in the area and creating new routes on HS2 land. These road improvements will ensure that when the future station is operational, the local road network is fit for purpose. Upon completion, a new T-junction […]

As part of the preparation works for future construction of the HS2 Interchange Station and railway route, LM (Laing O’Rourke and J. Murphy & Sons), working on behalf of HS2, are undertaking roadside environmental works, and remodelling and improving sections of the existing road network in the area. To safely carry out works, they will install traffic […]

Every five years the Boundary Commission, an independent body, redraws the boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies to ensure that elector numbers are roughly equal so that representation is fair. This is not an easy task and doing this frequently requires the map of constituencies to be redrawn. The proposals that the Boundary Commission have made are […]

LM, working on behalf of HS2 were due to install a temporary lane closure on the A45 Coventry Road slip road from Thursday 15 July to Tuesday 27 July from 8am to 6pm. However, due to unforeseen circumstances outside of their control, this lane closure will be extended to Friday 13 August. Please note that […]

LM (Laing O’Rourke and J. Murphy & Sons) on behalf of HS2 will install a temporary closure of Birmingham Business Park’s entrance and exit, along Solihull Parkway, off Northway Island from 7pm on Friday 6 August, through to 4am on Monday 9 August. Throughout the closure, access to the park will be maintained via Progress Way […]

Our COVID rates of over 880 per 100,000 people are staggering, higher than anything we have experienced during the previous 17 months.   This third wave of infection is, in the main, affecting children and young people, but it is also catching out those who have not had their vaccines.   Hospitals are reporting cases of very […]