We share residents' concern over the scale of the Waitrose scheme in Knowle and hopefully the feed back received during pre-planning consultations will lead to ...»
Freedom to live your life the way you want to is a wonderful thing. But is wholly unfair that traveller communities can set up home ...»
I was shocked and dismayed to read the letter entitled "Disgusted by BNP's inclusion" on the 6th of May. I am very proud to live ...»
WEST Midlands Police has spent £65,000 on signs which state the obvious. Police officers, in case you were uncertain, should serve the public. Of course, ...»
I feel that I have to respond to the letter from CD Collier who pours scorn on the oak tree circle in Shirley Park. As ...»
OVER the last couple of weeks, we have seen terrible scenes of devastation caused by flooding on our televisions. The majority of our immediate area ...»
WHAT a great weekend for British sport and sport in Britain. Lewis Hamilton on pole position at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Four British ...»
DESPITE the inconvenience of my post being delayed I have to express my support for Royal Mail workers and their strike action. Never a period ...»
ANY dog which has ever shown signs of biting or attacking another dog or human being should be kept on a lead and muzzled. It ...»
IT IS easy to moan about Britain and the state it is in with debt and immigration, crime, problems in the NHS, antisocial behavior and ...»
I WAS disgusted to read in your newspaper that Tesco is killing turtles in the name of food. I don't care what local traditions the ...»
WELL the term has ended at Westminster and the summer – if you can call it such - is upon us. Looking back, I’ve been ...»
IT'S PLEASING that Cllr Mackiewicz is keen for Solihull to have a low impact on the environment but claims our carbon footprint is already among ...»
THE FARMERS at the centre of the foot-and-mouth crisis are the victims of circumstances beyond their control. The second case of the disease was confirmed ...»
If Roger Hugh Butler (Letter about turtles etc. last week) was stranded on a desert island would he resort to eating his fellow castaways, I ...»
WHAT a disgrace that a gang of youths should have little else to do that they turn to scratching grafitti onto 20 innocent people's cars ...»
Readers may have noticed a front page report on the proposal to charge a nominal £15 for treatment where rats are found outdoor- far less ...»
IT REALLY is a sign of the times that two traditional houses in Marston Green could soon be knocked down to create 71 new homes ...»
I read with interest your article (“Birmingham Business Park Extension Rejected”, 1 August 2007), and believe it is important to add some context to the ...»
THE APPARENT rat problem across the borough should serve as a timely notice to the council that its decision to continue with weekly refuse collections ...»
NEVER in our history have we been so concerned about the effects of our activities on the future wellbeing of our planet. Some people have ...»
Much has been made recently of how good our Parks are. However, I wonder if Councillor Bell ever goes to Jubilee Park Olton? Graffiti is ...»
FORTY years of hurt waiting for the England football team to shine on the world stage - and that may be about to change. But ...»
Do you realise that one of the 'traditional houses' that is going to be knocked down has been a car dumping ground for the last ...»
In Robert King's letter last week, he seeks to justify the proposed housing development of rear gardens in Elmdon Lane. He states that he is currently looking ...»
JUST how desperate for cheap thrills do people have to be to inflict such pain and cruelty to innocent animals in a dog fighting ring. ...»
INHERITANCE tax is in the headlines this week and without any political allegiance one has to agree it is the most disgusting taxes. When people ...»
AS a 17-year-old who has been legally able to smoke and buy cigarettes for the last 16 months I am so angry, annoyed and frustrated ...»
I wonder if you agree with me that nothing drags an area down more than the sight of graffiti. We’ve had a plague of it ...»
The diabetes epidemic is sweeping the country and it should be a concern for all of us. A rising number of obese children living in ...»
Lumbered by her party nationally with the hopeless task of master-minding a Conservative victory at a forthcoming General Election, Caroline Spelman strikes a discordant Dickensian ...»
As I attended three Macmillan coffee mornings last Friday I was reminded of the hundreds of unsung heroes there are serving our community, all giving ...»
SUPERMARKET bosses are hopeful that a period of consultation with ...
PLANNING chiefs have been urged not to uphold an appeal ...
THE SISTER of Solihull war hero Corporal Robert Deering has ...
CAROLINE Spelman, the Meriden MP, faced further criticism this week ...
CASH-strapped Solihull Council has spent £403,000 on a waste disposal ...
A MAN has been charged with attempted murder after the ...
POLICE have released CCTV images of a man they would ...
POLCIE have reissued an appeal for witnesses of a crash ...
THE GYPSIES who set up camp in Knowle on Thursday ...
GYPSIES set up camp in Knowle last night - the ...
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