How Safe are Our Children?
21 June 2016
A comprehensive review of child protection in the UK from the NSPCC, published today. Click to access how-safe-children-2016-report.pdf
Author: Ken Hawkins
Councillor at Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council. Blogging about issues in Blythe Ward (Monkspath, Cheswick Green, Dickens Heath and Tidbury Green) and Solihull.
PROPOSAL FOR NEW MOTORWAY SERVICE AREA –
20 June 2016
Together with councillors from neighbouring wards and planning committee members with Solihull Council I received on Friday a brochure from Applegreen who intend a proposal to build a new motorway service station adjacent to Junction 4 of the M42. We councillors have been invited to a briefing session they intend to hold next week in … More PROPOSAL FOR NEW MOTORWAY SERVICE AREA –
RECYCLING IN SOLIHULL
1 June 2016
Following a few complaints and comments on local Facebook sites it was my intention to write up another piece about recycling on my website. I then found that at Solihull’s Annual Council in May I was appointed Cabinet Member with responsibility for Environment, Housing and Regeneration. This includes waste and recycling. Solihull Council’s website has … More RECYCLING IN SOLIHULL
Solihull – Local Plan Review
27 May 2016
Solihull’s Local Development Plan 2013, which planned for development in the borough up to 2023 can be accessed here: http://www.solihull.gov.uk/Portals/0/Planning/LDF/Local_Plan_Final.pdf We now find ourselves planning for 2028 and beyond and this comes under the heading of Local Plan Review. More details about this can be found on the councils website: http://www.solihull.gov.uk/lpr Earlier this year there … More Solihull – Local Plan Review
HILLFIELD PARK – MESS LEFT BY SCHOOL LEAVERS
24 May 2016
Quite a bit of mess was left in Hillfield Park and Local Nature Reserve yesterday by school leavers. I am informed some Alderbrook School pupils broke up after exams yesterday so residents are quite naturally pointing fingers at them. I have taken a few photographs and put together a grainy video (to music ‘A Walk In … More HILLFIELD PARK – MESS LEFT BY SCHOOL LEAVERS
NEIGHBOURHOOD NEWSLETTER _ May 2016
23 May 2016
Please find posted the latest newsletter for the Rural Area of Solihull, which includes Blyth Ward. Some good results shown by partner agencies, especially regarding off road bikes. Newsletter May 2016
HILLFIELD PARK LAKE – UPDATE
27 April 2016
Following on from the previous post (dated 24 April) I have been in contact with Solihull Council’s environment officers who have reported back: ‘The incident was reported to the Environment Agency on Friday . I have just spoken to a representative from the Agency who has inspected the stream & lake. His opinion is that the … More HILLFIELD PARK LAKE – UPDATE
HILLFIELD PARK LAKE – Pollution?
24 April 2016
I walked Millie around the lake at Hillfields Park the other day and was alarmed at the black sludge that appears to have come from an outlet from a commercial property on Monkspath Business Park. I took the videos shown below: There was no way Millie (my dog) was going into the water. … More HILLFIELD PARK LAKE – Pollution?
How would Dixon of Dock Green cope today?
31 March 2016
Not a usual post for me but a discussion, occurring on another social media platform, (twitter) made me feel I can add value to. Here, television presenter Nick Knowles was mentioning how we should value the police and the job they do. One issue is the confrontation police have to deal with and I have heard … More How would Dixon of Dock Green cope today?
Flood Defence Grant in Aid Bid – Dickens Heath
31 March 2016
Funding Background In June 2013, the government announced the Flood and Coastal Risk Management (FCRM) Grant in Aid (GiA) national funding available for Spending Review 2013 (SR13). In a change to previous annual arrangements, a 6 year funding commitment was given by DEFRA. The agreed funding for flood defences in 2015/16 was identified as £370m, … More Flood Defence Grant in Aid Bid – Dickens Heath
