Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Archives - The Solihull Observer

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NEWS 17^th May, 2018

Solihull's new mayor says she proves 'working-class' residents can take up the role

NEWS 12^th May, 2018

Children being home-schooled in Solihull increases 90 per cent

20^th Apr, 2018

Potholes: Solihull council compensates only one in ten damage claims so far this year

11^th Apr, 2018

Long-serving Lyndon boxing club appeals to councillors to 'ensure club's survival'

NEWS 10^th Apr, 2018

Solihull school takeover of special needs nursery gets council go-ahead amid concerns

NEWS UPDATE 5^th Apr, 2018

Noise-busting night flight restrictions approved at Birmingham Airport - MP responds

NEWS 5^th Apr, 2018

Solihull identified as authority set to break legal limits on air pollution

NEWS 23^rd Mar, 2018

Long-serving Solihull boxing club seeks council's help to prevent closure

NEWS 22^nd Mar, 2018

Solihull Lib Dems put pressure on council to takeover empty houses

21^st Mar, 2018

Specialist autism school to be set up in Solihull

22^nd Mar, 2018

Solihull council disbands service to help young disabled people into work

NEWS EXCLUSIVE 21^st Mar, 2018

Council chiefs slammed for 'champagne-swilling' £18k trip to Cannes

NEWS 16^th Mar, 2018

Councillors condemn proposals to close Solihull Police Station

15^th Mar, 2018

Solihull councillor Jeff Potts banned and reprimanded for offensive tweets

NEWS 9^th Mar, 2018

Solihull council's services for care leavers have improved

NEWS 2^nd Mar, 2018

Solihull council tax hike and budget approved

NEWS 2^nd Mar, 2018

Conservatives triumph in Blythe by-election

NEWS 2^nd Mar, 2018

Injunction filed against travelling family's unauthorised camps in Solihull

'Priorities wrong' as two Solihull council executives paid off for £270k

NEWS 22^nd Feb, 2018

Solihull council 'on course' to meet legal deadlines for special education plan conversions

NEWS 21^st Feb, 2018

New education centre for Solihull's excluded school-children

17^th Feb, 2018

Elmdon Park support group express concern about council nature projects

NEWS EXCLUSIVE 15^th Feb, 2018

EXCLUSIVE: Unlawful breaches for our special needs kids in Solihull

NEWS 6^th Feb, 2018

Works start on town centre approach scheme

NEWS 5^th Feb, 2018

Special needs children get website boost, Solihull council says

NEWS 25^th Jan, 2018

Council commission new online counselling service for Solihull young people

18^th Jan, 2018

Neglect and loneliness for elderly Solihull residents a concerning reality

NEWS 11^th Jan, 2018

Solihull 15 per cent above national average for number of community mental health patients

NEWS UPDATE 8^th Jan, 2018

Shirley residents 'devastated' after planners approve multi-occupancy conversion

NEWS 13^th Dec, 2017

£286m Birmingham International Station revamp plans submitted

NEWS 11^th Dec, 2017

No blanket closures for council-run schools in Solihull tomorrow

NEWS 9^th Dec, 2017

Stark statistics show clear north and south divide in Solihull

NEWS 7^th Dec, 2017

EXCLUSIVE: £5k of taxpayers' cash spent on councillor's 'racist' re-tweets probe now dismissed, as we question Solihull council

NEWS EXCLUSIVE 1^st Dec, 2017

EXCLUSIVE: Independent investigator rules Coun Margaret Bassett BREACHED Code of Conduct with immigration tweets

NEWS 30^th Nov, 2017

Nominations open for the fourth Solihull Together Awards

NEWS 28^th Nov, 2017

Suspected loan shark arrested in Chelmsley Wood

16^th Nov, 2017

Solihull Council axes £500k fund for charities

NEWS EXCLUSIVE 16^th Nov, 2017

EXCLUSIVE: Solihull council faces questions from us amid Paradise Papers

NEWS UPDATE 13^th Nov, 2017

Solihull council 'wastes' £6m reserved for council housing

NEWS EXCLUSIVE 2^nd Nov, 2017

CONFUSED? We tackle Solihull council leader over why Bassett is not suspended from Tory group after immigration tweets, when he told public she was

NEWS UPDATE 9^th Oct, 2017

UPDATED: Pressure mounts after 'anti-immigration' tweets on Tories to suspend second councillor Margaret Bassett

NEWS 21^st Sep, 2017

Travellers continue to target Solihull parks

NEWS 21^st Aug, 2015

Berkswell and Balsall Common join forces to plan for the future

Thousand-strong boy racer 'meet' causes Bank Holiday misery for Solihull residents

NEWS 4^th Sep, 2015

Solihull Council and police pledge to ban 'intimidating' boy racer gatherings in borough

NEWS 14^th Oct, 2015

Solihull Council vote YES to West Midlands Combined Authority

NEWS 14^th Oct, 2015

Solihull Tory councillors block Green's plans for referendum on Combined Authority elected mayor

NEWS 4^th Nov, 2015

Decision on Touchwood expansion plans to be made TONIGHT

NEWS 5^th Nov, 2015

Touchwood expansion gets the green light from Solihull Council

30^th Nov, 2015

Development plans for former Powergen site submitted

27^th Jan, 2016

Path to be built through 'devastated' Shirley couple's front garden

NEWS 26^th Mar, 2016

Solihull Council gears up to help student complete charity cycle ride

NEWS EXCLUSIVE 5^th May, 2016

New offer could see Solihull Manor House drop opposition to Touchwood expansion

NEWS 27^th May, 2016

Solihull Council votes in favour of controversial West Midlands Combined Authority metro mayor

NEWS 11^th Apr, 2016

Solihull Council named among highest performing highway authorities

NEWS 29^th Mar, 2016

Solihull Council sets out changes to future of care in the borough

NEWS 6^th Jan, 2016

Solihull Council set to decide on Meriden recycling plant proposals

NEWS 10^th Dec, 2015

Councillors to decide whether Solihull will take Syrian refugees

NEWS 8^th Dec, 2015

Solihull Council scoops prestigious 'Social Impact' award

NEWS 2^nd Dec, 2015

Solihull chief executive set to pocket 12 per cent pay rise

NEWS 6^th Nov, 2015

Solihull unites to fix school funding gap

NEWS 7^th Oct, 2015

Death of Chelmsley Wood toddler, Levi Blu Cassin, reveals 'serious failings' in safeguarding local children

NEWS PICTURE SPECIAL

25^th Sep, 2015

Winners for Solihull Neighbourhoods in Bloom announced

NEWS 10^th Sep, 2015

Last call for Solihull residents to have their say on future of borough's transport

NEWS 4^th Sep, 2015

Solihull taxi drivers join fight against child sex abuse

NEWS 24^th Aug, 2015

Solihull Carers Centre celebrate national accolade

NEWS 17^th Aug, 2015

Residents to have their say on flooding risk plans

NEWS 8^th Jul, 2015

Plans for Touchwood expansion revealed

NEWS 1^st Jul, 2015

New pilot scheme set to provide better care to Solihull pensioners