Meriden Archives - The Solihull Observer

13^th Jun, 2026

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NEWS 28^th May, 2026

Meriden farm claims top regional small business award

NEWS 21^st Apr, 2026

Take a walk down Meriden's memory lane

NEWS 8^th Apr, 2026

Meriden director gets long-standing service award

Solihull wedding cake designers scoops second national award

NEWS 30^th Jan, 2026

Concerns raised over Barston Bridge consultation

NEWS 31^st Dec, 2025

Call for more speed checks on Solihull's roads

NEWS 7^th Nov, 2025

Solihull comes together for Remembrance Day

NEWS 2^nd Nov, 2025

Hand-crafted poppies adorn Meriden war memorial

NEWS 26^th Jun, 2025

Meriden school closes as ceiling tiles fall

NEWS 1^st Jul, 2025

New outreach hub comes to Meriden

NEWS 11^th Apr, 2025

Meriden recruitment company gives helping hand to care leavers

NEWS 15^th Feb, 2025

Meriden brain cancer patient takes on Sahara Desert in latest fundraising challenge

NEWS 4^th Jan, 2025

Solihull residents cutting energy bills and emissions with free home upgrades

NEWS 5^th Dec, 2024

When and where to see Father Christmas in Solihull this week

NEWS 25^th Nov, 2024

Solihull dad Escapes from Meriden on 24 hour run

NEWS 9^th Nov, 2024

Solihull road closures for Remembrance Sunday parades

NEWS 13^th Oct, 2024

Double delight as Meriden company wins top awards

NEWS 6^th Sep, 2024

Concerns over Meriden's Post Office closure taken to top bosses

NEWS 4^th Sep, 2024

Average speed cameras installed in Solihull villages

31^st Jul, 2024

Meriden brain tumour patients praises scientific breakthrough

NEWS 21^st Jul, 2024

Ambulance emergency response charity FastAid seeking volunteers in Solihull

16^th Jul, 2024

Charitable Meriden brain cancer patient meets scientists behind research for cure

NEWS LIVE 4^th Jul, 2024

GENERAL ELECTION 2024 - Solihull bucks national trend as Conservatives re-elected

NEWS 1^st Jul, 2024

Life-saving volunteers wanted across Solihull

NEWS 14^th May, 2024

Men sentenced over flytipping offences across Solihull

NEWS 18^th Apr, 2024

MP calls for Post Office services to restart in Meriden

NEWS 15^th Apr, 2024

Brain cancer patient from Meriden completes half marathon fund-raiser

NEWS 17^th Mar, 2024

Meriden MP welcomes changes to child benefit

NEWS 13^th Mar, 2024

Pair charged with fly-tipping in Meriden

17^th Feb, 2024

Solihull MPs expenses revealed

NEWS 14^th Dec, 2023

Final chance to see Father Christmas on his rounds before the big day

NEWS 13^th Dec, 2023

Meriden Library to temporary close for 'essential works'

NEWS 29^th Nov, 2023

Latest plans for HS2's River Blythe viaduct on show

NEWS 30^th Nov, 2023

Find out when and where Father Christmas will be in Solihull this week

24^th Nov, 2023

Rotary hopes sleigh bells will help ring in the changes for Solihull family

NEWS 16^th Nov, 2023

New minster role for Meriden MP

NEWS 19^th Oct, 2023

First Solihull Family Hub opens

NEWS 1^st Oct, 2023

Talks on ways to improve transport links with North Solihull

NEWS 13^th Sep, 2023

Four Family Hubs to open in Solihull

NEWS 1^st Sep, 2023

Meriden MP calls on supermarkets to make it easier for customers to 'Buy British' online

NEWS 30^th Aug, 2023

Solihull and Meriden Labour protest proposed railway ticket office closures

NEWS 7^th Jul, 2023

MP ready to take leap of faith for Lily Mae Foundation

NEWS 6^th Jul, 2023

Solihull to get three MP seats according to final map

NEWS 16^th Jun, 2023

Solihull rural policing team relocate to new hub closer to communities

NEWS 16^th Jun, 2023

Find out how to make homes more energy efficient

NEWS 12^th Jun, 2023

Ancestral gardens and grounds at Packington Hall open this weekend

NEWS 7^th Apr, 2023

Government's crackdown on anti-social behaviour welcome says Meriden MP

NEWS 29^th Mar, 2023

Balsall Common HS2 viaduct is ‘a big white concrete elephant’ – says Meriden MP

NEWS 16^th Mar, 2023

How communities are treated by HS2 to be raised in Parliament by Meriden MP

NEWS 22^nd Feb, 2023

Ukrainian refugees head to Parliament with Meriden MP

NEWS 20^th Jan, 2023

Meriden MP speaks speaks on controversial 'anti-strike' laws

NEWS 17^th Dec, 2022

Boys and their families in prayers and thoughts this Christmas

14^th Dec, 2022

Prime Minister offers condolences and pays tribute to community at Babbs Mill Lake

11^th Dec, 2022

Meriden MP reveals Christmas card competition winner

NEWS 27^th Nov, 2022

Make hampers for adults this Christmas

10^th Nov, 2022

MPs have say on latest boundary change plans

26^th Oct, 2022

Solihull welcomes Rishi Sunak as UK's Prime Minister

NEWS 22^nd Oct, 2022

Meriden MP becomes scoot aware with Solihull Guide Dogs

NEWS 7^th Oct, 2022

Cheers! Couple celebrate 20 years at helm of Meriden pub

NEWS 22^nd Sep, 2022

Meriden company shortlisted for national awards

NEWS 17^th Aug, 2022

Ukrainian refugee cricket team soak up Commonwealth Games at Edgbaston

NEWS 6^th Aug, 2022

Charity bike ride across the globe has pit stop in Meriden

NEWS 26^th Jul, 2022

Meriden MP hits out at HS2's Balsall Common viaduct

NEWS 1^st Jul, 2022

Meriden MP does his bit to Keep Meriden Tidy

NEWS 8^th Jun, 2022

Meriden MP invites next generation to find out what life is as a politician

NEWS 6^th Jun, 2022

Meriden MP calls for fly-tipping law changes in House of Commons

NEWS 27^th May, 2022

Bees found at Birmingham Airport rehomed in Meriden woods

NEWS 14^th May, 2022

Pookie cooks up a Thai-inspired meal in Masterchef final

NEWS 12^th May, 2022

Solihull ready to welcome Commonwealth baton

NEWS 11^th May, 2022

Meriden MP hits out at HS2 appeal to send lorries through Balsall Common

NEWS 3^rd May, 2022

Meriden's Pookie makes it through to finals week of Masterchef

28^th Apr, 2022

Pookie prepares to cook again in the Masterchef kitchen

25^th Apr, 2022

Meriden's Pookie ready to take on Masterchef semi-final

NEWS 3^rd Apr, 2022

Solihull woman crowned winner of Ladies First Award

NEWS 13^th Mar, 2022

Irish songs, fun and fundraising set to return for St Patrick's Day

11^th Dec, 2021

Meriden woman hosts virtual fund-raiser to help others with brain tumours

10^th Dec, 2021

Leaseholders anger at £2,000 fee for 'non-existent maintenance'

Review of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes death to begin next week

NEWS 28^th Nov, 2021

Meriden MP warns developers 'we are coming for you'

NEWS 26^th Oct, 2021

Meriden MP calls on social media companies to do more to tackle online abuse

17^th Aug, 2021

Recruitment business marks 60th anniversary

Solihull residents asked to comment on parliamentary boundary changes

NEWS 3^rd May, 2021

Meriden MP calls on Prime Minister to put football fans at heart of decisions

26^th Apr, 2021

Young carer closer to catching dream by securing place at ballet school

NEWS 24^th Jan, 2021

Britain will thrive outside Europe says Meriden MP Saqib Bhatti

NEWS 22^nd Dec, 2020

MP's delight as entries flood in for Christmas card design contest

NEWS 25^th Nov, 2020

Plea helps bring in cash for Birmingham Airport

NEWS 25^th Sep, 2020

'Focus will be on brownfield' - MP extracts land pledge from PM

NEWS 14^th Jul, 2020

Meriden Tree of Thought reaches £50k fund-raising milestone for Macmillan

NEWS 21^st Oct, 2019

Liberal Democrats announce Meriden MP candidate

NEWS 16^th Jan, 2019

Brexit options 'unpalatable' from here on in - MP Julian Knight's verdict on crushing defeat of Theresa May's Brexit deal

NEWS 20^th Mar, 2018

Borough MPs defend free school meals vote

NEWS 7^th Feb, 2018

Dame Caroline Spelman joins commemorative events to mark 100 years of women’s suffrage

NEWS 30^th Jan, 2018

Meriden MP joins campaign to protect against Carbon Monoxide

NEWS 8^th Jan, 2018

Victory in MPs campaign to put mums on Marriage Certificates

NEWS 6^th Sep, 2017

Campaign to bring back commuter train from Berkswell given new lease of life

NEWS 18^th May, 2017

General Election 2017: meet the candidates - Alison Gavin

NEWS 18^th May, 2017

General Election 2017: meet the candidates - Antony Rogers

NEWS 18^th May, 2017

General Election 2017: meet the candidates - Leslie Kaye

NEWS 18^th May, 2017

General Election 2017: meet the candidates - Tom McNeil