Man is held hostage in his own home

A CHELMSLEY Wood man has appeared in court after allegedly holding a 61-year-old captive in his own home.Read

Simon proud to offer voters an alternative

In the latest in our series of General Election profiles, the Solihull News speaks to Simon Slater - the Liberal Democrat candidate in Meriden.Read

Services to be hit by cash cut

LAST week, cash-strapped Solihull Council agreed cuts of £12m at its annual budget meeting.Read

High speed rail link set to boost local economy

HIGH-speed trains look set to stop in the borough - allowing commuters to travel to and from London in under 40 minutes.Read

£12million cuts to meet new budget

CASH-strapped Solihull Council approved a raft of cuts - totalling over £12m - at its budget meeting this week.Read

Cycling Solihull couple celebrate 60 years

IN tandem - that’s Solihull couple Jimmy and Hilda Glithero who met as members of the Clarion Cycling Club in the 1940s and are now set to celebrate their Diamond Wedding Anniversary .Read

Moomin marks major milestone for charity

MEET Moomin, the loveable pooch who has become the 1000th animal to be rehomed by a Solihull charity.Read

New inland base for lifeboat staff

STAFF from the RNLI will be venturing 100 miles inland to a new HQ in SolihullRead

Grim reality of knife crime draws blood

DEEP in leafy Olton, a Solihull drama troupe has put together a show that offers an unflinching look at knife-crime.Read

Teenager jailed for crime spree

A TEENAGE burglar, who targeted homes, shops and vehicles across north Solihull, has been given a three-and-a-half year prison sentence.Read

Historic bike up for challenge

A KNOWLE man will be using a 100-year-old bike to help tackle the Three Peaks Challenge.Read

Lily inspires mum Rachel to take on an intrepid Peru trek

A KNOWLE mum is set to scale the historical heights of Machu Picchu in Peru later this year in aid of her four-year-old diabetic daughter.Read

Fake DVDs arrests

POLICE and Trading Standards have seized high-tech DVD copying machines during a raid in Acocks Green.Read

Helping towards a crime-free life

SAFER Solihull is committed to reducing crime through reducing re-offending. By working closely with offenders who have just been released from prison or those sentenced to a community order, the Partnership aims to break the cycle of criminal behaviour.Read

Star quality hits stage

ELEVEN dancers from a Castle Bromwich stage school have won roles in a new production from the English Youth Ballet.Read

Talking business up

I HAD breakfast with Alan (now Lord) Sugar, the government’s new Enterprise Czar last Wednesday. Well OK it wasn’t just me and Al: there were about 50 other people there as well. Read

Sir Alan’s sidekick set to get fun run off to a start

BUSINESSWOMAN Karren Brady will be launching this year’s Knowle Fun Run.Read

Pupils unite to raise Haiti cash

KIND - hearted pupils from Balsall Common Primary School have raised £750 which will go to help victims of the Haiti earthquake.Read

Genelle to compere at ball

ONE of Midlands Today’s rising stars will compere a Solihull charity’s Spring Carnival Ball.Read

School to mark its 450th year

SOLIHULL School has unveiled plans to celebrate its 450th anniversary.Read

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