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 […]
Free Online HS2 events at the Council for British Archaeology’s Festival of Archaeology
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 […]
A46 northbound Warwick Bypass resurfacing letter to stakeholders
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 […]
HS2 Works: Lane closure on A45, 15-27 July, 8am-6pm.
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 […]
Revised traffic rerouting around Northway Island from Monday 19 July to late August 2021
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 […]
Streetwatch Appeal
DO YOU WANT TO…. Improve where you Live?Make new Friends?Make a Difference?Get Fit? If you have answered yes to any of these, #StreetWatch might be for you. Street Watch, it is about going for a walk with your neighbours, getting to know people in the area and building up a sense of community spirit. We […]
HS2 Works: Installation of Temporary Traffic Lights on A452, 28 June – 6 July and additional traffic measures in July.
LM (Laing O’Rourke and J. Murphy & Sons) on behalf of HS2 planned to install temporary 24-hour traffic lights on a short section of the A452 from Monday 24 May for one week. However, due to unforeseen circumstances, this work was postponed. They will now install these temporary 24-hour traffic lights on a short section […]
Prince’s Trust Training Programme for 16-25yo, launches 5 July.
The Prince’s Trust based at Chelmsley Wood Police station are looking for young adults between the ages of 16-25 years old to join their programme, which will be starting on Monday 5th July 2021. The course will be a 5 day a week, 12-week programme with certain measures put into place due to Covid-19. The […]
HS2 Works: A45 Bickenhill Overnight Lane Closures, 5th-23rd July.
Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), working in partnership with HS2 Ltd, will be carrying out carriageway drainage surveys in the verges, central reserve and side roads of the A45 Bickenhill. The drainage system will be jet washed and cleaned before a CCTV survey can be taken. To carry out these works safely they will be working […]
Message from Solihull’s Director of Public Health, Ruth Tennant
Relaxing of restrictions, combined with some seasonal summer weather may have made people think coronavirus is behind us – but I’m afraid it’s not. I have to give a reality check today and remind everyone Covid-19 is still very much with us and cases are on the rise again here in Solihull. Both locally and […]