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 […]

Help is now available for home owners to improve the energy efficiency of their home, as well as grants being available for landlords to make improvements to properties they own.  For further information people can visit https://www.solihull.gov.uk/Housing/Solihull-green-homes-grant and people will also soon be able to complete expressions of interest in the scheme 

This summer holiday there are a range of activities available from 24 providers across 32 locations –  each including a free healthy and tasty meal. Activities that are funded through the HAF are free for families in receipt of benefit-related free school meals. Chargeable places are also available.   Information on activities and providers, plus a […]

As part of preparation works for future construction of the HS2 Interchange Station and railway route, LM (Laing O’Rourke and J. Murphy & Sons) on behalf of HS2 are undertaking roadside vegetation clearance in the area. To carry out works safely, they will install traffic measures when necessary. Subject to obtaining the relevant consents, they will […]

As COVID infection numbers in Solihull continue to rise, Solihull Council’s Chief Executive, Nick Page and Director of Public Health, Ruth Tennant are urging residents and local businesses to keep doing the right thing for Solihull and carry on with COVID-safety measures despite Monday’s easing of legal restrictions. You can hear what each of them […]

Solihull Council’s Health and Adult Social Care Scrutiny Board will discuss the introduction of a new Housing Assistance Policy at its meeting on Thursday 22 July. The new policy could give the Council more flexibility in the use of funding to pay for housing adaptations to enable children and adults with care and support needs […]

To mark the Council for British Archaeology’s Festival of Archaeology, HS2 are holding a series of free online events so you can get involved and find out more about what treasures are being unearthed as they build the country’s new high speed railway. The Festival of Archaeology runs from 17 July to 1 August, shining […]

Kier – working on behalf of Highways England – will be resurfacing the A46 northbound between M40 junction 15, and the junction of A46 at the Leek Wootton/Gaveston junction with the A429. The work has been identified following the deterioration of the carriageway. the resurfacing will include a much deeper treatment than usual which will […]

Laing O’Rourke and Murphy & Sons (LM) working on behalf of HS2, will be carrying out vegetation and tree removal ahead of construction later this year. To carry out roadside vegetation clearance safely, LM will install a temporary lane closure on the A45 Coventry Road slip road leading to the Bickenhill Household Waste and Recycling […]

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 […]