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As we approach the next step in the government’s roadmap out of lockdown, the local picture on COVID infections echoes the cautious optimism of yesterday’s statement from the Prime Minister.
May marks Foster Care Fortnight (10-23 May), the UK’s biggest foster care awareness campaign delivered by leading fostering charity, The Fostering Network.
Following the government’s announcement on Monday 3 May regarding funerals, Solihull Council will remove the limit on mourners at gravesides in its cemeteries from 17 May.
In the last few weeks we have moved into a new phase with COVID. The low rates of infection across the UK and locally mean that we can get out and about more and the risk of catching COVID is also much lower.
A Civic Service in commemoration of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is taking place at St Alphege Church on Friday 16 April at 7:30pm.
Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire councils have gone live with an initiative to support businesses to show they’re doing the right things to be COVID safe for customers and staff.
Solihull Council has acquired ownership of the Mell Square holding company, which includes the ground lease interests and freeholds of a number of key commercial town centre properties.
The Mayor of Solihull has written to the Queen and the Royal Family to offer his condolences on behalf of the people of Solihull
As we welcome the reopening of non-essential businesses today and being able to meet up with a limited number of friends and family again, it is great to see what a big impact the combination of lockdown measures and vaccination have had locally.
Plans for a new world-leading next generation Material Recycling Facility (MRF), serving Solihull and surrounding areas, have now been concluded and work on the new plant is expected to start summer in 2021.
Local leisure centres in Solihull will reopen on Monday 12 April, after receiving the Government’s go ahead for Step 2 of the roadmap.
The Mayor, Councillors and Officers of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council are deeply saddened at the news of the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
Our thoughts are with the Royal Family at this time.
Our thoughts are with the Royal Family at this time.
From Friday 9 April everyone over the age of 18 years old will be able to access free COVID tests via a number of routes.
In line with the Government’s roadmap out of lockdown, Solihull Libraries will reopen for a ‘Grab and Go’ service on Monday 12 April.
Following the recent government announcement that Step 2 of the roadmap out of lockdown is to begin on 12 April as planned, Solihull Council is reminding businesses and those managing buildings of their maintenance responsibilities prior to reopening
As we approach the long Easter weekend and following the easing of national lockdown restrictions, Solihull Council is advising residents to take this next step on the roadmap very cautiously and to keep doing the right things for Solihull.
Today, Friday 26 March, sees the mobilisation of Solihull Council’s first COVID-19 Community Mobile Testing Unit (CMTU), which allows residents without COVID symptoms to get a free, rapid COVID test at their convenience.
23 March 2021 marks one year since the announcement of the first lockdown following the start of the pandemic, a time to reflect and remember those we have sadly lost to Covid-19.
As part of its on-going work to protect customers and employees from COVID-19, Birmingham Airport has launched a free of charge rapid testing service for all on-site employees.
The new public open space being created by the Council in recognition of the COVID pandemic is to be called ‘Hope Coppice’.
Solihull residents and visitors to the borough are set to benefit from the West Midlands Cycle Hire scheme.
Solihull Council has signed a partnership with Table Tennis England to jointly fund new outdoor permanent table tennis tables to be placed in local parks across the borough.
Coventry City, Solihull and Warwickshire County councils are launching a Business Pledge for all businesses, including shops and hospitality, to help reassure staff and customers that businesses and venues here are operating in a COVID secure manner.
We knew that as we stepped out of lockdown we were likely to face challenges with new outbreaks of COVID and spikes of community transmission.
Solihull Council is offering up the chance for residents to have their photography featured on the Homepage of the Council’s new website
A new specialist court has now launched in Birmingham and Solihull, overseen by judges who will have the authority to work with parents to find solutions to drug and alcohol misuse, mental health problems and domestic abuse.
Solihull’s Click and Collect library service will resume from Monday 29 March at most libraries across the borough.
Approximately £3m of funding has been secured by Solihull Council from the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) Land Fund to undergo site infrastructure and enabling works at the Simon Digby site in North Solihull.
After a period of seeing our COVID rates fall, over the last week we have seen a sudden rise in cases. Our rate today is 83.2 per 100,000, up from 54.1 on 4 March - a rise from 117 to 180 cases. We expect this to go up further.
Work starts this week on installing flood resilience measures to properties in Shirley West and Blythe wards, benefitting up to 74 properties which experienced flooding in May 2018.
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