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Help with Council Tax for residents with a terminal illness

29 August 2025

Residents of Solihull have a range of options for financial support for those at the end-of-life. A range of support is available from the Council  which is detailed below.  Any resident who may require support with the above can contact our Financial Inclusion Team on 0121 704 6202 or via email at financialinclusion@solihull.gov.uk. Our Community Advice Hubs … More Help with Council Tax for residents with a terminal illness

Evaluation of Electoral Integrity Programme: public opinion research wave 3 – executive summary

15 February 2025

A few headlines from the report: General attitudes towards elections remain largely unchanged from previous waves of this study. In Great Britain, most voting age adults (63%) still prefer voting in person at a polling station, while 3 in 10 (29%) prefer postal voting, and a small proportion (1%) favour voting by proxy. Among those … More Evaluation of Electoral Integrity Programme: public opinion research wave 3 – executive summary

New £13m police centre to tackle violence against women and girls

4 February 2025

Some good news I read about on the Home Office website and I repeat the gist of it here: A new intelligence-led national policing centre will put the experiences of victims of child sexual abuse, rape and sexual offences, domestic abuse and stalking at the heart of police investigations – backed by more than £13 … More New £13m police centre to tackle violence against women and girls

Whitlocks Reach, Dickens Heath

15 January 2025

I have posted about this site before – it forms the smaller plot of site BL1 within the (now withdrawn local plan). Planning application PL/2024/00728/PPFL for 90 homes was submitted in April last year. Full details of the application can be found on the councils planning portal: https://publicaccess.solihull.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=SC3DRWOEHLK00 A few important documents are posted here: Updated Layout: https://publicaccess.solihull.gov.uk/online-applications/files/FFDB5480E4913BDCF838EE580045028D/pdf/PL_2024_00728_PPFL-UPDATED_INFORMATION_-_PLANNING_LAYOUT-2172076.pdf Flood … More Whitlocks Reach, Dickens Heath

ROUGH SLEEPERS – Winter Pressure Funding

6 November 2024

This has been abridged from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government webpage: In brief: Solihull has been awarded £31,880 to help meet extra pressures this winter. ‘The winter period is particularly high-risk for individuals sleeping rough due to increased risks of ill health from extreme weather conditions. People who are homeless or rough … More ROUGH SLEEPERS – Winter Pressure Funding

Self-driving vehicles set to be on roads by 2026 as Automated Vehicles Act becomes law

23 May 2024

This has relevance to Solihull as I have reported before on our trials within the confines of the NEC. Road safety is at the heart of the legislation, with automated vehicles expected to improve road safety by reducing human error. — Read on http://www.gov.uk/government/news/self-driving-vehicles-set-to-be-on-roads-by-2026-as-automated-vehicles-act-becomes-law