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In the last few years, over three million bulbs and millions of wildflowers have been planted for the council’s Wildlife Ways project – and now that Spring is on its way, the borough is awash with colour as the bulbs and flowers begin to bloom.
Solihull Council has approved a new Cycling and walking strategy for the borough following consultation with local residents and businesses.
Eligible people living in all parts of the Solihull borough are being encouraged to make sure they have their second dose of the COVID vaccine to help keep everyone safe.
Solihull Council Works to Deliver Census 2021
Springtime and sunshine means more people are out enjoying Solihull’s parks. Here's a reminder from local volunteers and Solihull Council that a) the ‘rule of six’ doesn’t apply until 29 March and b) please take your litter home
As part of step one of the roadmap, schools reopened for all pupils this week – although of course they have been open for children of key workers and for vulnerable children throughout the lockdown.
Following the adoption of the Solihull’s Electric Vehicle Strategy, a number of new electric vehicle (EV) charging points are being installed around the borough.
Notice is hereby given that Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, the seizure authority, has seized property of the following description...
International Women’s Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the achievements of women historically and culturally.
Permission was granted last night at the Council’s Growth and Infrastructure Delivery Decision Session for the project team to enter into future partnerships with both public and private sector organisations to set up trials.
From Monday 8 March anyone living or working in Solihull who doesn’t have COVID symptoms can access regular, rapid COVID tests as part of Solihull Council’s community testing strategy to tackle the virus.
This week we reached our 600th death from COVID in the borough. We are finally seeing rates really decrease but this is a very sad reminder of the impact this virus has had and a moment to remember everyone whose lives have been affected so badly.
The vaccination programme continues apace and I understand will be accelerating as we move from focusing on the initial priority groups to the wider general public.
In today’s budget announcement Solihull has received a huge sum of funding to develop the multi-storey car park at the future HS2 Interchange Station site.
The consultation closes 11 March
Overall the average for take up of the vaccine across the borough for the first five priority groups is 90%.
Solihull Council is calling on residents to join in and help to shape an ambitious new action plan to reduce the borough’s carbon emissions.
Working on behalf of Solihull Council, Age UK has helped hundreds of households this winter with their heating and food bills to ensure they are warm and fed.
As promised the Prime minister outlined the Government’s leaving lockdown roadmap on Monday. I hope, like me you see it as a realistic map to get back to some sense of normality.
The government has released the annual rough sleeper figures for the country. In line with most of the UK, Solihull’s figures show a marked reduction in the amount of people sleeping on our streets.
Solihull Council has awarded just over £10, 000 in grant funding to a local synagogue to help support local families. The money will be used to provide hot meals for vulnerable residents during the pandemic.
In a move to encourage more people to embrace active travel, the Council has shared its plans for three proposed temporary cycle lanes and invited residents to share their feedback.
Solihull Libraries, The Core Theatre Solihull and Art at the Heart CIC have teamed up to create Solihull Reading Friends – a programme of free events designed to help people connect and combat feelings of loneliness and isolation.
COVID infection figures in Solihull continue to fall, your efforts during the lockdown have contributed to a 24% reduction. However, the borough’s infection rate is still high at 184 per 100,000 infections, although much lower than in recent times.
With over 15 million now having received at least one dose of the vaccine our NHS vaccination programme has been nothing short of incredible. Well done to all the teams delivering this programme!
As Wildlife Ways begins to draw to a close, the project brings some traditional hedge-laying to the borough, giving some much needed love and care to the wildlife that lives in and around them.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) – which runs Census 2021 – is working with Solihull Council and local organisations to deliver a successful census.
The proposed traffic improvement scheme will reduce congestion and enhance walking and cycling provision
I have been so impressed with the vaccination programme over the last few weeks, and it is heartening to see that over 13 million people have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
The Cold Weather Alert for the West Midlands has been raised to level three. The Cold Weather Alert has now been extended until Saturday 13 February.
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