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LONG COVID

7 September 2026

For anyone who feels they are affected – there is a support group that meets on the last Friday of each month. Contact: support@longcovid.org Details below.

West Midlands Police & Crime Panel – members allowances?

30 July 2026

Payment for attending a panel you asked to be a member of? This was my reply when a Coventry Councillor (their Reform Group leader) asked for payment to attend the West Midlands Police and Crime Panel: “One of the things about the Police and Crime Panel when it was brought in was a change from … More West Midlands Police & Crime Panel – members allowances?

All Change! – Doors opened for school leavers to become train drivers

10 February 2026

This is taken from Dept. of Transport website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport If you can drive a tank in the Army, then why not a train? Lowering the train driver age from 20 to 18 will give younger people the chance to build rewarding careers in the UK railway industry. School leavers will soon be able to become … More All Change! – Doors opened for school leavers to become train drivers

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