SILHILLIANS are being called on to cast their vote for three charities to get donations. Skipton Building Society has launched its annual Community Giving scheme where 246 charities across the country ...

THE RAIN failed to dampen spirits as visitors flocked to Lapworth Scarecrow Festival. The much-loved annual event saw residents and visitors follow the trail, handcrafted by villagers and groups.

WEST MIDLANDS Combined Authority’s chief executive has called on railways to be built around passengers as she take on a new role. Laura Shoaf has been appointed chair of Shadow Great British Railways ...

HELP IS at hand for Silhillians once more this winter following the relaunch of the Council’s Here2Help campaign. The Council has joined forced with a number of national and local organisations to get ...

DRINK your husband’s red wine – that’s the secret to a long life, according to a Silhillian centenarian. Audrey Freakley celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by her family and friends at ...

HEARTLANDS Hospital has launched a fundraising campaign to create peaceful and private en-suite rooms for bereaved parents. To mark Baby Loss Awareness Week (9 – 15 October) Heartlands Hospital ...

DARKER evenings and the still distant but unstoppable approach of Christmas, and a beacon of light in the return of Leamington Music’s season of concerts at St Mary’s. The afternoon may have brought ...

THE SHADOWY and troubling world of the political strategist is forced into a stark, analytical light in David Edgar’s new work at the Other Place. We’re in post Berlin Wall eastern Europe watching two ...

Speeding. Speeding. Speeding. It is the number one issue that residents raised on my Big Community Survey. So, last week I sat down with Inspector Andy Bridgewater, Neighbourhood Policing Manager for ...

THREE teenagers have been remanded in custody in connection with two robberies in Solihull. Two teenagers aged 15 and a 14-year-old have been charged with two counts of robbery. They appeared before ...

A GROUP of men have been convicted after hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of IT equipment was stolen in an armed robbery in Solihull. Jermaine Williams, Benjamin Need, Mark Earl, Gary Newman and ...

THE SPOTLIGHT has been shone on a trio of very special and pawsome who make up our ‘Digi Crew’ at West Midlands Police. To mark Modernising Policing Week the force has shared how Barney, Oreo and Chip ...