Veterans can download it via the GOV.UK One Login app, which, like banking apps, uses passcodes, Face ID, or Touch ID, ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been warned that any further tax rises on businesses in next month’s Budget could “crush” Britain’s jobs market, as confidence among employers plunges and firms prepare to ...

A KNOWLE charity shop has been crowned West Midlands winner of a top competition. The Marie Curie charity shop on Knowle High Street claimed the title in The UK’s Favourite Charity Shop Awards, run by ...

THE WEST Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) and the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have teamed up to accelerate innovation-led growth across the region. This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is ...

BIRMINGHAM and Solihull Bees won the ‘dirt tracker’ team prize – the volunteer grounds team of the year award. Chairman of North Midlands RFU, Malcolm Harris, presented the club with a trophy and ...

INSECTS, plants and fish have new habitats on the River Blythe in Brueton Park following a restoration project. Over the past month, the river, which is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) ...

TACKLING vehicle crime and engaging with Silhillians have been on the cards for police teams across the borough. The Smith’s Wood team met young people at a youth club to talk to them about policing.

THERE were smiles all round when a memory cafe was handed a top award. The Knowle and Dorridge Memory Café was crowned winner of the Non-Profit Champion 2025 for its outstanding community impact, ...

PUPILS at an Acocks Green school welcomed a new principal at the start of the academic year. Jody Clarke has been welcomed as the head of Cockshut Hill School, part of Summit Learning Trust. Previous ...

ALLEGED shop thieves have been arrested over the past week in Solihull. A man wanted in connection with 16 shop thefts and assaulting an officer has been arrested. Solihull police arrested him ...

THE CHILL in the air, the darker nights, and the scent of pumpkin spice in the breeze can only mean one thing – the autumn season is upon us. And with it West Midlands Police have called on residents ...