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A 15-year-old schoolgirl died after being hit by a double-decker as she ran to try and catch a bus with her friend, an inquest heard. Sophie Fletcher suffered severe head injuries after being hit by the vehicle just before 3pm on March 18.
An inquest h…
Plans were lodged with Solihull Council in July to build the homes on green space between Station Road and Waste Lane
Hundreds of homes could be coming to Balsall Common in an ambitious plan to build a whole new village neighbourhood. The 970 proposed…
Close to £6,000 has been raised in just 24 hours for a Midlands football club rocked by a senseless arson attack. Hampton FC’s clubhouse in Field Lane, Solihull[1], went up in flames after it was targeted by mindless vandals in the early hours of Tuesd…
A man has tragically died after a two-car crash on the Birmingham and Solihull[1] border this morning (Wed). The incident happened at around 7:42 am this morning on Houndsfield Lane near Hollywood on the outskirts of the village of Wythall.
The emergen…
Trams and buses in BirminghamThe daily commute can be a bit of a chore, especially with all the travel disruption and train strikes currently.It helps to be informed about road closures and rail strikes to prepare alternative routes. And with rail stri…
Photo from Solihull Police Twiter
Police seized approximately £600,000 worth of cannabis plants after finding a factory in Solihull[1] on Wednesday (June 19).
Solihull police[2] revealed on Twitter that they located the large scale cannabis factory…
IN A historic moment for the UK’s growing electric vehicle (EV) industry, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) owner Tata Group has announced that it is investing more than £4bn (US$5.14bn) to build its first gigafactory outside of India in the UK. The gigafactory…
A number of dangerous vehicles were discovered and several drivers arrested after a joint police operation on a busy stretch of motorway near Birmingham. The commercial vehicle crackdown took place on the M42 on Tuesday (July 18) with almost 50 vehicle…
Warwickshire communities directly affected by the construction of HS2[1] say the scheme’s rising costs and environmental impact are causing ‘open hostility’. Huge swathes of Warwickshire[2] countryside have been turned into building sites to facilitate…
Two people have died in a crash on the M40 motorway. The incident happened between junction 16 and 15, near Hockley Heath in Solihull[1].
Emergency services were called to the scene at around 6.10pm on Saturday July 15. The collision involved a Ford Fi…