Action on Graffiti! Tuesday, 5 November, 2024 St Alphege Conservative Councillors, Samantha Gethen and Bob Grinsell responded promptly to reports in the community about large unsightly graffiti in their community. Demonstrating their commitment to maintaining the appearance and cleanliness of the area, they immediately took action to address the issues by cleaning up the mess as much as they could. Local News
Council Leader calls for realistic action to help Solihull residents with the cost-of-living crisis, not political point scoring 5th July 2022 Solihull Conservatives are calling on the opposition to withdraw their Full Council Motion on the Cost-of-Living crisis; this politically charged motion calls... Local News
‘Meriden Councillor’s concern on developer ‘free for all’ on Meriden Gap’ 12th November 2021 The Solihull Local Plan is undergoing Examination in Public, whereby two Government Inspectors scrutinise the Plan in order to decide if it is to be adopted... Local News
Leader of Solihull Labour Party in Solihull joins Conservatives 29th October 2021 Leader of Solihull Labour Councillors joins Conservatives A long-standing, well-respected Councillor and the Leader of the Labour Group on Solihull Council has... Local News
Petition to stop 18 metre phone mast in Bentley Heath 30th June 2021 A massive new telephone mast is being proposed at the junction of Slater Road and Widney Road. It will be 18 metres high, on the public highway, and be 7 metres... Local News
MP for Meriden hits out at just 8 days notice to close road for 18 months 18th June 2021 Saqib Bhatti, Member of Parliament for Meriden, has expressed his dismay at Highways England for providing just 8 days’ notice for the planned 18-month closure... Local News
Wildlife Ways 16th June 2021 A fter years of planning, planting and building, the £16.8 million Wildlife Ways project is nearly finished Millions of wildflower plants and bulbs have been... Local News
Solihull children and families to get extra support this winter 24th November 2020 The Government recently announced a £170m Covid Winter Grant Scheme to support children, families, and the most vulnerable households to ensure they do not go... Local News
Conservatives move forward with plans to create new woodland for Shirley and call for ‘gardens of reflection’ throughout the Borough 12th August 2020 Solihull Conservatives are moving forward with plans to create a new woodland in Solihull as well as calling for ‘gardens of reflection’ to be created in parks... Local News
Plans progressing for Solihull Hospital to be Covid-clear so operations can be resumed 22nd May 2020 Residents will be aware that plans are underway to turn Solihull Hospital into a Covid-clear facility to enable local patients to undergo surgery and procedures... Local News
How our Bounce Back Loans will boost small businesses affected by coronavirus 28th April 2020 Small businesses will benefit from a new fast-track finance scheme providing loans with a 100% government-backed guarantee for lenders, the Chancellor announced... National News
Boris Johnson: If we keep going, we will beat coronavirus together 27th April 2020 The Prime Minister has returned to Downing Street to lead the country in tackling coronavirus. He lays out the five tests for when we are moving to phase two of... National News
Coronavirus testing available to all essential workers 24th April 2020 All essential workers in England and members of their households who are showing symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to get tested. National News
Our Future Fund for supporting innovative British businesses 21st April 2020 We’re supporting start-ups by delivering £250m of new government funding to innovative businesses across the United Kingdom. National News
Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications 21st April 2020 The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has opened for applications – and will provide support for millions of businesses and employees across the UK. National News
Why we’re extending the Coronavirus lockdown 17th April 2020 The Government announced that the social distancing measures currently in place to tackle the coronavirus will continue for at least the next three weeks. National News
