BOROUGH MP’S AND LEADERS HOLD SUMMIT TO DISCUSS FUTURE OF POLICING IN SOLIHULL Thursday, 19 May, 2022 On Friday, Saqib Bhatti MP (Meriden) and Julian Knight MP (Solihull) met with the West Midlands Police Independent Advisory Group to discuss the future of policing in the Borough. Cllr Ian Courts (Leader of the Council) and Cllr Karen Grinsell (Deputy Leader of the Council) were also in attendance. Following the decision made by the Police & Crime Commissioner to rubber stamp plans as part of his... Local News
JOINT STATEMENT FROM JULIAN KNIGHT MP & SAQIB BHATTI MP 15th March 2022 Since the House of Commons debate in January where both of us called upon the Police & Crime Commissioner to commit to providing the south of the Solihull... 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 After 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
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