Press Releases 2013
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- Mayor has Happy Father’s Day
- There is no room for Adult Abuse in Solihull
- Businesses volunteers carry out environmental improvements at Dorridge Park
- This summer don’t get caught drink driving the morning after
- A ‘Genius’ move for Solihull
- Children encouraged to ‘Swim Safe’ this summer
- Volunteers at victim support service held in high esteem
- ‘One of the healthiest’ - new website shows people in Solihull are living Longer Lives.
- Time to de-clutter the borough
- Superfast broadband on the horizon
- Get involved at the Bluebell Community Gardens open evening
- Fayre will be a treat for food fans
- Applications invited for Audit Committee Member
- Fantastic plastic this Recycle Week!
- Head to Elmdon Park for a day packed full of fun
- Fit into summer in Solihull’s leisure centres
- Solihull Council support for existing airport growth plan
- Aston Villa legend Peter calls for an end to adult abuse
- Same team, new name for Council contractor
- Mayor celebrates first anniversary of local business
- Solihull Carers Centre offers support for carers
- Secondhand smoke putting children at increased risk
- iPad success for Solihull resident
May
- Don’t give thieves an easy ride – security mark your bike!
- Postponement of recycling plans to be considered
- Metal thieves ‘not welcome’ in Solihull
- Shipshape and No Rogue Traders Here join forces to Make Choosing a Trader Safer
- Mayor meets West Midlands High Sheriff
- Scam Surgery opens for business
- Borough landmark re-opened
- ‘Read Me Well’ scheme launched to guide Solihull children through life
- Latest HS2 plans ‘disappointing’
- Solihull Music Service rocks Wembley!
- Welcome new Mayor of Solihull
- Charlie’s a cycle pod winner!
- Put a Spring in your step this half term with Solihull’s parks
- Getting grubby with Solihull Neighourhoods in Bloom
- Pupils’ banner designs go borough-wide
- Nominations open for the Sport Solihull Awards
- Free development evening for borough sports clubs
- Olympic hero Tommy remembered with new cycle route
- Civic Honours 2013 – nominate your local hero now!
April
- Focus on Families at local partnership event
- Think about where you park on the school run
- Win a bin this Compost Awareness Week
- New sports coaching course set to launch
- Marquee planning breach costs man £75,000
- Welcome the arrival of Spring with the Dawn Chorus
- Music in the Park series returns
- Solihull – the place for business success
- Get the gloves on for gardening competition!
- Consultation on transformation plans for day care
- Mayor’s Ball raises thousands for charity
- School Crossing Patrol service celebrates Diamond Jubilee
- Spring into self-employment and be your own boss!
- Brie-ze into Solihull and bag a baguette!
- Man prosecuted for selling illegal video game security breakers
- Have your say on draft plan to ‘scrutinise’ community issues
- Spring Online Day
- New Start Success in Solihull
- Consultation due on plans to relocate Shirley Library
- Dominion Court car park to be closed for maintenance
- Changes to car parking arrangements
- Olympian helps Solihull mark International Women’s Day
- Nordic Walking in North Solihull
- New display for hygiene standards when eating out
- Work begins on the new Smith’s Wood Village Centre
- Parents urged to get their children vaccinated against measles
- Joint council highway contract commences
- Schools of Fish
- HS2 Working Party Meeting, 18 April 2013
- All the fun of the St Alphege Fayre
- Eco-friendly project benefits residents
- Draft plan published for Gypsy and Traveller sites
- Search is on for Solihull's sporting STARS
March
- Road safety event points young drivers in the right direction
- Solihull schools in the spotlight
- Consultation on development charge
- Pupils’ recycling designs hit the big time
- Young people of Solihull say YES to Apprenticeships
- New village centre name announced
- Be a dude, eat healthy food
- Get involved and help ‘Make It Real’
- What matters most for safer cycling?
- New summer hours for Bickenhill HWRC
- Woman jailed for breaching ASB injunction
- Box Clever’s home debut is a knockout success!
- Fees and allowances increase for foster carers
- Last chance to switch to cheaper fuel
- Step up in Solihull
- Success for new business starts in Solihull
- Parents fined for child’s non-school attendance
- Small food retailers urged to check for withdrawn Birds Eye products
- Easter eggcitement for all the family in Solihull’s parks
- Consumer Challenge Quiz 2013
- Green bin collections set to start up again
- Mell Square pay and display trial extended
- Bloomin’ marvellous!
- Top marks for school admissions in Solihull
- Stargazing in 2013
- Council tax freeze for third year running in Solihull
February
- Spring is coming to Chelmsley Wood
- Box Clever set for a rousing home debut
- Apprenticeship Plus
- Solihull energy switching campaign aims for cheaper fuel
- Smith’s Wood Village Centre
- Hickory Dickens-y Clock!
- Bras wanted to help mark International Women’s Day
- SCH to explain Welfare Reform
- Shopmobility service goes out to tender
- February half-term fun
- Pride in our past
- Solihull Council’s Apprenticeship Show 2013
- Become an energy pioneer and reduce your household bills
- Vote to name new village centre
- Green bowls on to historic list
- Chinese new year celebrations in Solihull
- Pair of partridges cost Derby man
- Time’s up for the smelly brook
- Taking action against dog mess
- Nordic Walking classes coming to Solihull
- Walk this way in Shirley
- 2013 parks guide now available
January
- Alien aids anti-bullying roadshow
- Dangerous dolls found in the West Midlands
- Pay and display trial at Lode Lane car park.
- Holocaust Memorial Day 2013
- Council considers admissions proposals
- Traffic Management Strategy goes live
- Go online and beat the traffic jams
- Permit changes for Bickenhill HWRC
- Stay safe online
- Work Clubs for young people in Solihull
- Park football pitches closed in Solihull again
- Construction job opportunities
- Winter Warmth reminder
- Recycle and win an iPad!
- Views sought on Solihull Christmas Fayre
- Increase your bikeability
- Be enterprising in 2013!
- Key stage 2 results show Solihull succeeds again
- First application for Neighbourhood Plan Area
- Invitation to West Midlands PCC Business Summit
- Community service for benefit fraud man
- Dropped drinks carton costs £250
- Keeping Shirley’s taxis safe
- Crèche at Tudor Grange Leisure Centre closing
- Tender opportunities in parks and cemeteries across Solihull
- Kick start 2013 by Living Well