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
Delivering Fairer Funding: Ministers praise ‘exceptional’ local schools 14th November 2017 The Education Secretary, Justine Greening, visited the Borough's MPs recently to celebrate the success of its schools and discuss the recent allocation of new... Articles
PROPOSED FLIGHT PATH CHANGES OVER CASTLE BROMWICH 10th October 2017 Birmingham Airport have recently published a consultation document outlining proposed changes to the flight routes currently used by aircraft flying across... Local News
Caroline Spelman to seek re-election in snap General Election on 8th June 18th April 2017 Earlier today the Prime Minister, Theresa May, advised that she would seek Parliament’s permission to hold a snap General Election on Thursday 8th June 2017... Articles
Communities under threat after two mayoral candidates back second runway at Birmingham Airport 27th March 2017 Dame Caroline Spelman, MP for Meriden has expressed her disappointment after two of the candidates in the race for the West Midlands mayoralty announced their... Local News
Andy Street Conservative Mayoral Candidate for the West Midlands 16th March 2017 Andy Street - Conservative Mayoral Candidate for the West Midlands Andy Street has given up his job running John Lewis to stand as Mayor of the West Midlands –... Local News
Solihull Borough still under threat from ‘divisive’ boundary changes 16th March 2017 The Rt Hon Dame Caroline Spelman, MP for the Meriden constituency is urging residents of Solihull Borough to have a say in the final stages of the Boundary... Local News
Caroline Spelman MP urges residents to come forward to help tackle shocking levels of fly tipped waste 18th October 2016 Local MP, Dame Caroline Spelman, has joined Solihull Council to urge residents to come forward with any information which may aid the local authority's efforts... Local News
CLLR BRIAN HOLMES CALLS FOR URGENT MEETING OVER BERRY MAUD LANE DEVELOPMENT ISSUES 6th September 2016 Shirley West Councillor, Brian Holmes recently attended a meeting of residents concerned about a number off issues on the Berry Maud development site. Overall... Local News
Caroline Spelman MP honoured with a DBE 5th August 2016 We are delighted to hear the great news that Caroline Spelman, MP for Meriden has been nominated to receive a DBE by David Cameron. Solihull Borough... Articles
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
