Some great coverage of the issue by Cathrina Hulse, reporter for Solihull News and Birmingham Mail. I am grateful for Cathrina, also Solihull Observer and BBC Midlands in raising the profile of the issue, which saw a wide coverage following the August Bank Holiday gathering. This media coverage has certainly helped the authorities to focus … More BOY RACERS UPDATE
Some excellent news to report: Weather permitting, work will start on 23 November to install two manual barriers at the top end of the car park (commonly known as the Notcutts part). The barriers will be managed by Tesco staff and lowered during the evening, when Notcutts is closed. There will also be some additional … More BOY RACERS UPDATE
Please find posted the latest report from the neighbourhood teams. The report shows issues the council, police and third sector partners are undertaking in the ward: Newsletter Jan 2015
My post dated 22 November 2014 highlighted the issues surrounding the consultation (https://cllrkenhawkins.co.uk/2014/11/22/shelly-crescent-area-parking-consultation/). The consultation notices will be published later this week. I have copied the map of the area and the notice accompanying it: Shelly Crescent and Hay Lane Monkspath JI Sch Jan 2015 Prop Notice PLAN + Shelly Crescent and Hay Lane Monkspath JI … More SHELLY CRESCENT – parking consultation
Readers of the last post will see I mentioned that elephants once roamed the park at Monkspath, known officially as Hillfield Local Nature Reserve. Well, elephants were once seen on the reserve; they were part of Billy Smarts Circus and arrived before the main outfit on a very sunny day. The local fire brigade … More Elephants on Monkspath Park
I have posted here the judgment by Mr Justice Hickinbottom in the High Court of Justice on 30 April 2014 in the appeal by Gallagher Homes Ltd and Lioncourt Homes Ltd in respect of two sites within the Local Development Plan which was returned to the green belt in the LDP. Final Gallagher v Solihull MBC … More Judicial Review of Solihull LDP
This is the theme of this evenings debate at Full Council. A special Full Council meeting has been arranged for all councillors to engage in a campaign that has been put forward by the Local Government Association (LGA). The LGA website (http://www.local.gov.uk/campaigns) briefing explains the campaign as ; ‘Rewiring Public Services is an ambitious campaign which provides much-needed … More REWIRING PUBLIC SERVICES
Goodness me! Where has the time gone? Residents of Solihull will know I have been Mayor of the Borough since May 2012. I have been ‘blogging’ about the year on solihullmayor.wordpress.com and did hope to publish more information on this one. However, duties really took over. I am now in some sort of position to … More CATCHING UP?
At the Annual meeting of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council on 22 May 2012 I was elected Mayor of Solihull for the next 12 months. To state is a great honour is a wild under-statement and I am so excited about the year ahead. The first week has seen a mixed range of visits. I am blogging purely about … More MAYOR OF SOLIHULL
As with the post regarding Safeguarding Children, it is vital we ensure adults are protected. I have attached a report ‘What to do if you suspect an adult is being abused‘ as well as a link to other documents which you may find helpful. I have also provided a link to Solihull Metropolitan Borough … More SAFEGUARDING ADULTS IN SOLIHULL
