This report relates mainly to Solihull and is the basis of the annual report from our Director of Public Health. The report is detailed and covers the time lines of the early warnings to the present situation. What is very important though is the wider impact and these are covered from page 58. How we … More COUNTING THE COST OF COVID
Mixed Recycling Materials are sorted into the separate material fractions via an automated process at a Materials Recycling Facility. The separate materials are then baled and sold on the open market for manufacture into new products across the world. Any material that is not suitable for recycling is used to manufacture Solid Recovered Fuel (SDF) … More What happens to the recycling and waste collected at Bickenhill?
Followers may be interested to know where our household waste and recycling goes from Solihull. WE are committed to responsible waste and recycling outcomes. Mixed Recycling Materials are sorted into the separate material fractions via an automated process at a Materials Recycling Facility. The separate materials are then baled and sold on the open market … More Household Waste and Recycling Destinations
The next phase of works is taking place at Brueton Park LNR as part of the River Blythe Enhancement Project. These works will take place for approximately four weeks starting week commencing Monday 31 January – weather and contractors’ schedule permitting. This phase of works involves soft marginal bank creation and the de-silting of Brueton … More BRUETON PARK LNR – River Blythe enhancement
Well, not quite but last week saw the planting of two Scots pine trees in Hillfield Local Nature Reserve by the councils forestry partners, Glendale. As the post from Love Solihull states, the trees could eventually grow to 35m and live to be 700 years old.
The updated App from TfWM brings together a great deal of public transport provision, including Bus, Train, Tram, Car Hire/Car Club and Cycle Hire. You can use the travel app to: Plan a journey Find your closest mode of transport See live departure information Find tickets Sign in to your Swift account Collect credit and … More TfWM – a cracking travel application
Solihull Council is consulting on the imposition of two Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) relating to dog controls and is also seeking views on other areas of dog-related anti-social behaviour. The first proposed PSPO relates to dog fouling. It creates an offence for a person in charge of a dog to fail to remove, and … More Public space protection orders relating to dog controls
Here is a round up of some of the work the Council has carried our last year (2020/2021). SMBC is responsible for 632 miles of road 594 Potholes were repaired 62 speed awareness campaigns Maintained a network of 28,998 streetlights 3,341 Street lights upgraded to LED 145 bollards de illuminated 56 signal-controlled junctions/100 pedestrian crossings … More Keeping Solihull’s Roads Safe
In 2013, fixed safety cameras within the West Midlands were switched off; in 2016 a contract was awarded to pilot a network of digital Average Speed Enforcement (ASE) cameras over five years at three sites in Solihull and five in Birmingham. The sites in Solihull, that went live in August 2016 are: · B425 Lode … More AVERAGE SPEED CAMERA’S – Solihull
I feel it useful to explain what our investment in LED street lights have brought about. The savings are three fold; reduction in energy usage; reduction in carbon emissions; reduction in financial costs for the borough. Annual Energy Usage– Annual energy usage in 2015/16 was: 11,583,752 kilowatt hours – Annual energy usage in 2020/21 was: … More LED Street Light – environmental savings
Ken Hawkins 