WEST MIDLANDS Combined Authority’s chief executive has called on railways to be built around passengers as she take on a new role. Laura Shoaf has been appointed chair of Shadow Great British Railways ...

THREE teenagers have been remanded in custody in connection with two robberies in Solihull. Two teenagers aged 15 and a 14-year-old have been charged with two counts of robbery. They appeared before ...

THE FORMER Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, has been announced as the new chair of The Rep. Andy served as Mayor from 2017 to 2024, when he lost his seat to Labour’s Richard Parker. During his ...

HELP IS at hand for Silhillians once more this winter following the relaunch of the Council’s Here2Help campaign. The Council has joined forced with a number of national and local organisations to get ...

HEARTLANDS Hospital has launched a fundraising campaign to create peaceful and private en-suite rooms for bereaved parents. To mark Baby Loss Awareness Week (9 – 15 October) Heartlands Hospital ...

A GROUP of men have been convicted after hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of IT equipment was stolen in an armed robbery in Solihull. Jermaine Williams, Benjamin Need, Mark Earl, Gary Newman and ...

Speeding. Speeding. Speeding. It is the number one issue that residents raised on my Big Community Survey. So, last week I sat down with Inspector Andy Bridgewater, Neighbourhood Policing Manager for ...

THE SHADOWY and troubling world of the political strategist is forced into a stark, analytical light in David Edgar’s new work at the Other Place. We’re in post Berlin Wall eastern Europe watching two ...

POLICE have arrested a man in connection with a series of distraction burglaries. West Midlands Police said it acted on information and executed a warrant at an address in South Yardley on October 10.

THE SPOTLIGHT has been shone on a trio of very special and pawsome who make up our ‘Digi Crew’ at West Midlands Police. To mark Modernising Policing Week the force has shared how Barney, Oreo and Chip ...

MUSICAL youngsters from Solihull who were at risk of falling into violence have created and recorded their own music. MAC Makes Music in partnership with Solihull Music have been working with ...

RESIDENTS in Solihull will have the opportunity to experience the world’s fastest-growing sport in celebration of World Pickleball Day. Tudor Grange Leisure Centre and North Solihull Sports Centre, ...