Press Releases 2010
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- Road safety crackdown continues
- A Site of No Special Interest – The Rea Garden Exhibition
- Free family taster activities in the Arts Complex
August
- Heritage trail around Elmdon Park
- Back of the net! Three footballing greats coming to Solihull
- Key stage 1 success in Solihull
- Mother fined for daughter’s school absences
- The Sounds of Simon are coming to Solihull
- Steve King Big Band bringing their birthday celebrations to Solihull
- The Mayor celebrates Raksha Bandhan
- Help for Solihull Businesses to go worldwide
- New comedy night to bring plenty of funny business to Solihull
- Big plans, a big conversation - make sure you're part of it
- GCSE results put Solihull at the top of the class again
- Solihull agrees approach to Local Enterprise Partnership
- Solihull’s A Level students make the grade
- Everyone loves a hug
- Let’s Dance
- REDO Pakistan Exhibition
- Music in the Park 2010 Finale
- Ice extravaganza comes to Solihull
- Vandalised mosaic flower blights Bloom efforts
- Get online and get active!
- Mad Hatter’s Tea Party in Meriden Park
- Shirley Parkgate Planning Application
- All the fun of Kingshurst Parade
- Bloom judges come to town
- Solihull Council receives two casino applications
- A lick of paint makes a lot of difference
- Communications award joy for Solihull Council
- Robin Hood Cemetery and Crematorium Open Day
- Elmdon Park - Walled Garden
- Get sorted for September
- Explore nature in Solihull’s parks
- Road check operation targets unsafe drivers and vehicles
- Sports week in Shirley
- Mayor gets ready to tee off
July
- Mell Square gets a mosaic makeover for Bloom
- Solihull celebrates its seven Green Flag parks
- Council takes action on parkers putting children's lives at risk
- Council puts road safety at the top of the tree
- New Neighbourhood Sports Programme is a Knockout
- Information for families this summer
- Striding and Strolling their way to a national award
- Get Batty
- Nationality checking service comes to Solihull
- Audio books, as easy as mp3
- Raising a glass to Solihull’s best bars
- Telling the story of The Jesus Festival
- Environment Champions Target Tudor Grange Park
- From Solihull to Zambia
- Celebrating Solihull’s sports stars
- Poster winners scoop a prize
- Shopkeepers asked not to sell flour and eggs to school children
- Sports galore this summer
- Works on Haslucks Green Road
- Work to town centre car parks
- Champion Effort for Britain in Bloom
- Parkrun comes to Brueton Park
- Fun Festivals come to Solihull Parks
- New commitment to rubbish and recycling
- Road Safety Volunteers Rewarded
- Environment Champions Continue Good Work
- Solihull’s Plans for Christmas
- Excellent Music in the Park
- Solihull Shopmobility Wins National Award
- Eaves Green Lane, Meriden
- Success for road check operation
- Huneyz of the Wood
- Ten years of Rock and Roll
June
- Love your Parks
- Don’t give rogue traders a chance this summer
- Malcolm’s memories paint a perfect picture
- Mell Square goes green
- The dodo lives on in Solihull
- Gets ready to blast off with the summer reading challenge
- Park vandals cost Solihull taxpayers £1,200
- Suspended sentence for fake DVD seller
- Together finding the green way
- Celebrating Solihull’s Healthy Schools
- Young, free and playing bowls
- Plenty of summer fun in Solihull for your children
- Bringing The Secret Garden to Solihull
- Bringing Shakespeare’s love to the parks
- Details regarding free swimming for under 16s and over 60s in Solihull
- Women of Solihull, your ideal sport awaits
- 25 years and still going strong
- Solihull firm to help England measure up
- School children steal the show
- Show has a silver lining for Council garden
- Get into the Knowle Groove
- Moving to the borough
- Mayor's campaign to help save lives
- Know about being healthy
- A Passport to Solihull and Birmingham
- What do you think about rubbish?
- Minibeast Mayhem
- Solihull a place for business
- Get On Your Bike!
- Surfing for jobs
- Solihull Council flying the flag for England
- Hazel Oak quizmasters to represent Solihull in national final
- Parents fined for son missing school
- Mell Square goes mad for music
- Get pruning – only a few weeks to go
- Views welcome on how to protect Solihull’s countryside
- Mother fined for son's school absence
- From Solihull to Zambia
- Safety measures postponed for Old Lode Lane
May
- Solihull Welcomes its New Mayor
- Information for families
- Solihull Council New Administration
- Give volunteering a go in Solihull
- Serving up some badminton fun
- Fun in the parks this half-term
- Keep the kids busy this half term at the Arts Complex
- Don’t be a mucky pup
- Skills for the future
- National success for Liz
- New children's centres in Solihull
- Have pride in your town and help the Champions
- Making music with friends
- Getting ready for summer
- Hop on the good foot and do the walk to school thing
- An outsider in Solihull
- Save your energy
- A call for us all to reduce our waste
- Fostering: a career that changes lives
- Room for one more?
- The Environmental Champions give the borough a spring clean
- Keep on Learning
- Continuing to celebrate disability in art
- Calling all gardeners
April
- Thinking of starting a business?
- Get up early for a real treat of nature
- Come and help clear a pond!
- Changes to car park charges
- Garden waste collections
- A little bird told me this year’s election results
- Top tunes in the Park
- Solihull’s councillors agree race relations pledge
- Come and give Meriden Park a spring clean
- Spot the dragon in Solihull
- School cooks get top marks
- Frank Cottrell Boyce wins Solihull Children’s Book Award 2010
March
- Charges for waste and recycling services
- Couple in court over unlicensed dog boarding service
- Enjoy the parks over Easter
- Networking for better business
- Join us for Walk of Witness
- Blooming Marvellous
- Mayor’s ball raises over £9,500
- Pupils left weeping over stolen willow arch
- An Easter egg-stravaganza for Elmdon Park!
- Counterfeit clothing seller handed £17,000 conviction order
- Environment Champions at it again!
- Plenty of storytelling fun for your children
- Catch a phrase with Roy Walker
- Celebrating 450 years with a willow arch for Malvern Park
- Going green in education
- Celebrating biodiversity in Solihull
- Find a job at Solihull’s Jobs’ Fair
- New interactive website for businesses and job seekers
- Meriden Library Temporary Closure
- Plant a tree for park’s birthday
- Be part of Visit Solihull.com
- Slowing things down on Lanchester Way
- Bills Lane Traffic Calming Scheme
- Recycling update
- Mother fined for child's non-school attendance
- Changes to grass cutting service
- Information and advice on autism at Solihull Arts Complex
- Buy a piece of art in a book
- Solihull in Bloom is back
- Lights, camera, action - Kinghurst residents get on film
- Residents help build woodland
- Make the school run safer in Lyndon
- Star Gazing in the Park
- Residents urged to have their say on road safety proposals
- Celebrating 50 years in music
- Rangers to the Rescue
- Council Tax rise – 50p a week
- Join Solihull’s Jobs Fair
- Unlocking the Secret Library of Solihull
- Green light for garden waste collections
- Officially open for business
- Solihull Celebrates New Year Honours Recipients
- Green-fingered students to tell the story of Alice in Biodiversity Land
February
- Come and help create a Langley Hall Park wonderland!
- Solihull Flies the Flag for Girl Guides
- New scooters for old at Solihull Shopmobility
- Vote of confidence for Solihull Shopmobility
- Snow closes Solihull’s football pitches again
- Solihull says ‘Gung Hei Fat Choi’ (Happy New Year)
- Turning an idea into reality
- Clean dishes mean less carbon
- Fostering: Making a difference
- Young candidates have election fever
- A fantastic opportunity to have your voice heard
- Latest news on gritting in Solihull
- Volunteers come together to clear up Elmdon Coppice
- The Environmental Champions are back with a bang
- Free family event to celebrate improved play areas
- Solihull Council – tackling benefit fraud
- Tree donated to Elmdon Park
- Keep up to date with the pothole repairs
- Aspiring students get tips from local entrepreneurs
- Happy Birthday...2,700 times!
- Lions, Tigers and Dragons coming to Solihull for Chinese New Year
- Family Fun in your local library this Spring
- Cracking down of bus smokers
- Help beat the scammers
- Get Back to Nature in Half Term
January
- Holocaust Memorial Day
- Working with businesses to reduce congestion on the A34
- These workers have true grit
- Ready to repair the potholes
- Families are invited to have their say on how to improve life in Solihull
- Free advice for families
- Football pitches closed again
- Important information regarding waste and recycling collections in Solihull from Friday 15 January onwards
- Time to Twitch: The Big Garden Bird Watch
- Important information regarding waste and recycling collections in Solihull, week commencing Monday 11 January
- Further information regarding recycling collections in Solihull
- Get Back to Broadway with this winter warmer show
- The Stranger on the Shore comes to Solihull
- Waste and recycling and streetcare arrangements due to bad weather
- Gritting bins are not for personal use
- Football pitches closed
- Temporary Urgent Care Unit a success story once again
- Bel’s Baby Boutique joins the new business family