tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85737572958966254762012-02-02T19:47:20.832ZThe SilhillianNews from Solihull, Knowle, Dorridge and Bentley Heath. <a href="mailto:news@thesilhillian.co.uk">news@thesilhillian.co.uk</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/the_silhillian"><b>Twitter</b></a> <a href="http://thesilhillian.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default"><b>RSS</b></a>The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.comBlogger13731100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-90111712800460630992012-02-01T11:56:00.002Z2012-02-01T11:58:40.268ZCouncil savings: Knowle parking charges consideredLONG-STAY parking charges are being considered for Knowle and pay and display machines will return to Solihull under council cost cutting plans.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is looking to introduce charges for long stays in the village and around Solihull’s Council House and Malvern and Brueton parks.Officers suggested in The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-63105732849443197982012-01-31T07:00:00.000Z2012-01-31T07:00:00.097ZCouncil savings: libraries face cutsLIBRARY opening hours and book loan times are to be reduced under council savings plans – but the price of taking out a DVD will hugely fall.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council leaders have said they plan to reduce hours in the 12 months from April to save £54,000.No further details have been given.Books will be loaned for three The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-77606789379040468172012-01-31T06:58:00.002Z2012-01-31T06:58:00.977ZKnowle Society fears over Four Ashes homes planA PLAN for homes in Four Ashes Road, Bentley Heath will add to traffic problems, The Knowle Society has warned, as final plans for new housing in the two villages come forward.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.It said using land by Packwood Close by 2018 “would exacerbate the problems in the area with traffic and the provision of public services, especially schoolingThe Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-86396199583066471782012-01-30T07:00:00.005Z2012-01-30T09:43:43.391ZCouncil savings: tip evening opening to endEVENING opening at Solihull's only household waste recycling centre is to be axed to save cash. Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council cuts to Bickenhill Household Waste Recycling Centre are among forthcoming savings to be detailed by The Silhillian this week.The council wants to reduce weekday opening hours at the Coventry Road The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-20714044342719244412012-01-27T12:24:00.000Z2012-01-27T12:25:03.958ZDowntimeAPOLOGIES for the lack of updates. Normal service will resume soon.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-61551741564984389172012-01-23T07:00:00.002Z2012-01-23T07:00:10.869ZStation Road, Dorridge parking ban scaled backPLANS to ban parking on Station Road, Dorridge have been scaled back and will be put in place next month.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council cut the amount of road to get double yellow lines after considering objections.Yet the restrictions, below in blue, will only be in place from 8.30am to 9.30am and 3pm to 4pm in the week to The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-49533986176894278652012-01-23T06:58:00.001Z2012-01-23T06:58:00.347ZHomes plan for Hockley Heath paddockPLANS for six homes on a field near St Thomas Church in Hockley Heath have been submitted.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The plan would put the homes on land between Stratford Road and Nuthurst Lane with access off Stratford Road.The application to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council says: “The scale of the development fits in with its surroundings, its locationThe Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-48583026045047714722012-01-19T07:00:00.000Z2012-01-19T07:00:04.273ZStreet lights could be switched off to save cashSTREET lights could be switched off or dimmed to save cash under new council plans.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC) is to pilot technology that allows staff to switch off selected lights permanently or for part of the night to save £80,000 a year.Lights could also be dimmed in the early hours of the morning and the The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-60579096290643547542012-01-18T11:54:00.002Z2012-01-18T11:57:53.819ZPlans for "competent" only buskersBUSKERS will have to show council officers they are “competent and vibrant performers” after a surge in performers from the recession.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.They will also have to “take care” in how they dress to get a permit to play under the Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council plans.The council says it has been forced to regulate busking after The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-51074413605384111432012-01-16T07:00:00.002Z2012-01-16T07:00:06.401Z£100k bid to knock down nursery for homesA DEVELOPER wants to drop its obligation to provide affordable homes at a former Dorridge nursery, and has offered planners £100,000 as an alternative.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.They were last year told by bosses they had to find an affordable housing provider to take on two of the six homes (below) at Woolmans Garden Centre off Grange Road.But the Woolman The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-33456922732934984402012-01-13T10:39:00.001Z2012-01-13T10:41:05.341ZLap dancing ruling criticisedLICENSING bosses have been criticised for refusing to limit the number of lap dancing clubs in Solihull.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has taken on new powers to regulate “sexual entertainment venues”.Yet it has not used the powers to cap the number of venues like lap dancing clubs, which could have been set as zero, banning The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-42671816392328950712012-01-13T10:35:00.000Z2012-01-13T10:46:25.976ZNew reading group at Knowle LibraryA NEW monthly reading group is being set up at Knowle Library. For information speak to a member of staff, call 01564 775840 or email jcrean@solihull.gov.uk.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-5739611694915406252012-01-13T10:18:00.003Z2012-01-13T10:21:39.824ZNeighbour helps get "overbearing" house plan rejectedPLANS to knock down a bungalow on Avenue Road, Dorridge for a six- bedroom, two-storey house have been thrown out by planners.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council’s planning committee threw out the scheme despite its officer recommending approval.They said the home would be “overbearing” on neighbours and too big.Brian Hill, who The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-57022410042781997002012-01-12T10:54:00.002Z2012-01-12T11:02:36.941ZRevised Arden pitch plan approvedARDEN school has won permission for an artificial sports pitch on its field after reaching a “compromise” with neighbours.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Councillors last night approved the “multi-use games area” covering six tennis or five netball courts for the quarter of the field nearest the school and Station Road.Headteacher Martin Murphy and residents handedThe Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-34627312867989394882012-01-11T09:41:00.000Z2012-01-11T09:44:04.232ZArden pitch plan "should be for community"CONTROVERSIAL plans for sports facilities at Arden School are to be re-considered tonight following concerns they will not be open to the community.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council approved the plans last month for a “multi use games area” on the school field next to the existing artificial pitch.But this was on the condition The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-65546457334536898272012-01-10T09:00:00.001Z2012-01-12T11:02:58.886ZOAP sought over Knowle theftsDETECTIVES want to speak to an OAP over thefts from shops in Knowle.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The woman, believed to be in her mid 60s, is being sought in connection with the theft from Cristal Ladies Wear in St John's Way in Knowle.West Midlands Police said a woman was filmed stuffing a pair of trousers inside her jacket before walking off without paying on The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-61052203726076909402012-01-09T15:18:00.002Z2012-01-09T15:19:00.139ZDowntimeWORK commitments have taken over. Normal service will resume soon.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-53214800603704016822012-01-03T08:42:00.002Z2012-01-03T08:43:53.279ZAny Questions? ticket details announcedDETAILS of how to get tickets for a recording of BBC Radio 4’s Any Questions? have been announced.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The Knowle Society has said members will get priority for the February 17 live broadcast at Arden School.The society requested the show, where host Jonathan Dimbleby takes questions from the audience to put to a panel of politicians and The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-38441341915966719902012-01-03T08:39:00.000Z2012-01-03T08:41:29.180ZCouncil suspensions cost £55,000FIVE council staff were suspended for an average of two-and-a-half months, costing taxpayers £55,381, new figures show.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Information obtained by The Taxpayers’ Alliance (TPA) pressure group shows the Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council employees spent a total 380 days off work.It asked all West Midlands councils to provide details The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-16388112306153516722011-12-30T08:53:00.001Z2011-12-30T08:53:59.426ZDorridge street amongst most expensiveTHREE streets in Solihull and one in Dorridge have been named in the top ten most expensive for house prices in the West Midlands.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Lloyds TSB put Knowle Wood Road in Dorridge and Alderbrook, Widney Manor and Park Avenue Among the most expensive.The top ten is:Quarry Park Road, Stourbridge (£1,070,000)Rosemary Hill Road, Sutton The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-69415077244799992712011-12-30T08:50:00.002Z2011-12-30T08:53:02.237ZFive fold increase in blue badge chargesTHE fee for getting a disabled blue badge in Solihull is to rise from £2 to £10 under new plans.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is to charge the maximum allowed by the Government under arrangements for the scheme.The change would take affect from March 1 and will cut the cash-strapped council’s annual costs from £31,000 to The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-34338767044885830382011-12-30T08:45:00.001Z2011-12-30T08:56:28.811ZRecord turn out for Festive WalkMORE than 1,700 people turned out for a the Knowle and Dorridge Lion’s Festive Walk, surprassing previous events.Martin Hancock assembles some of the 1st Knowle Scouts for the walk.More than £7,800 was donated at Tuesday’s walk from Baddesley Clinton and it is hoped sponsorship will push this over £10,000.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.It was the 19th time the The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-9702730607601681372011-12-26T10:25:00.007Z2011-12-26T10:53:54.821ZThe 10 most read stories of 2011CLICK the headline or the link below to see the 10 most read stories of 2011 and The Sihillian’s pick of the year’s news. Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.SHOPPING. That’s what readers of The Silhillian most wanted to read about in 2011.Of more than 300 articles published about subjects from council cuts to crime to elections, only one issue dominated debate.It was The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-88101603432684789102011-12-24T14:56:00.002Z2011-12-24T14:57:51.348ZHomes on front garden plan approvedA PLAN to build two homes on the front garden of a house in Knowle Wood Road, Dorridge was approved by councillors on Thursday. Click here for details.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-5356133334869730482011-12-23T11:14:00.001Z2011-12-23T11:15:22.651ZArden sports pitch plan approvedA PLAN for an expanded sports facility on Arden school's playing field was approved by councillors last night. Click here for details of the plan.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-49474731382410665992011-12-23T08:19:00.001Z2011-12-23T08:23:22.325ZBack garden house plan approvedPERMISSION has been given to build a detached house in a back garden of a home in Four Ashes Road, Bentley Heath.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council gave permission for a home in the back of 235 Four Ashes Road, which fronts onto Morville Close, by the Porsche garage.Approval was given for a home in June but the new plan proposes aThe Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-90326896748309331582011-12-23T08:15:00.005Z2011-12-23T08:23:59.912ZBentley Heath plan for 240 solar panelsA BENTLEY Heath resident has announced plans to put 240 solar panels on Green Belt land to the back of their house.The applicant submitted the above photograph to illustrate what the panels were likely to look like.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.A planning application has been submitted to 12 rows of 20 panels in a farmers’ field to the back of Four Ashes House, The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-43771018317821774632011-12-20T08:44:00.001Z2011-12-20T08:47:16.511ZResidents oppose Arden sports pitch planRESIDENTS have objected to a bid by Arden school to enlarge a proposed sports facility on its field.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Ten have opposed the plan to put a 94m by 37m “multi-use games area” (MUGA) next to the school, for six tennis or five netball courts and running track with long jump pit.One objection said: “No public consultations were carried out byThe Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-55877429436464288612011-12-20T08:40:00.000Z2011-12-20T08:51:31.186ZCaffe Nero plan for SolihullCAFFÉ Nero has submitted a planning application to open a branch in High Street, Solihull.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The firm has applied for a store at 15-19 High Street, currently used by Charlie Browns.It predicted 2,500 people a week would use the branch.While the UK’s retail trade faces trading “as difficult as the preceding three years” Caffé Nero’s The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-48614117509912769182011-12-17T13:06:00.002Z2011-12-17T13:07:08.007ZDorridge hair salon to expandPERFEXION hair salon in Station Approach, Dorridge has been given permission to extend to the first floor. Click here for full details.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-51512405784923824352011-12-17T12:39:00.002Z2011-12-17T12:39:51.114ZKnowle Olympic hero honouredKNOWLE Olympian Tommy Godwin has been inducted into the BBC Midlands Sport Hall of Fame, The Solihull News reports.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-76832334463144491822011-12-16T08:53:00.002Z2011-12-17T12:37:56.525ZParking changes "will damage Solihull trade"A PLAN to make Mell Square shoppers pay for parking on arrival instead of exit risks turning shoppers way from Solihull, a pressure group has warned.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Solihull Ratepayers Association said the council bid to axe payment on exit at the mutli-storey from February 1 would add to “growing resentment” over parking charges.The council said itThe Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-6987000075185755172011-12-16T08:50:00.002Z2011-12-16T08:52:22.322ZObjections over homes plan for front gardenA BID to build two houses on the front garden of a home in Knowle Wood Road, Dorridge has drawn objections from neighbours.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The plan for the detached homes on the front gardens of 21 and 21a has seen eight letters of objection sent to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.They said the homes would be “totally out of character” with The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-84886599107990335232011-12-16T08:45:00.000Z2011-12-16T08:57:33.213ZSATS results publishedCLICK here for full details of SATS results in Solihull.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-7137998639386637982011-12-14T08:53:00.001Z2011-12-14T08:57:10.705ZLibrary cuts expectedTHE prospect of further cuts to Solihull’s libraries service has been raised as part of latest council cost cutting measures.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has launched a survey to ask residents how they use libraries as part of a bid to save cash.Councillor Kate Wild, responsible for libraries, said in a council press releaseThe Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-37017318073745666312011-12-14T08:45:00.001Z2011-12-14T09:01:42.065ZWalkers sought for festive eventKNOWLE and Dorridge residents are being urged to work off some Christmas pounds for charity on December 27.Jenny Bottomly (Knowle Scouts), Ute Smith (Knowle and Dorridge Lions), Emma Dowler (regional fundraiser for The Alzheimer's Society) and Jill Wilkes (Dorridge Scouts) are urging residents to join the event.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The Knowle and The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-42092523020680395612011-12-13T07:00:00.000Z2011-12-13T07:00:01.196ZCouncil magazine cost taxpayers £55,000TAXPAYERS spent £55,868 funding Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council’s Your Solihull magazine last year, figures released to The Silhillian show.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The council spent £26,727 printing, £27,341 distributing and £1,800 on photographs and design for magazine, delivered to homes.It got £1,200 for advertising, also from the public sector.TheThe Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-14729719735094125662011-12-12T22:44:00.000Z2011-12-12T22:45:07.453ZResidents can put out extra waste over XmasHOUSEHOLDERS will be able to put out bags of rubbish along recycling boxes after Christmas during a “side waste amnesty”Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Up to two extra bags of general waste will be collected from Wednesday December 28 to Friday January 6, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has announced.Extra recycling should be put in boxes or bags for life The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-74577712109139361032011-12-11T10:12:00.000Z2011-12-11T10:13:38.491ZSolihull Sixth Form College downgraded by inspectorsINSPECTORS have downgraded their rating of Solihull Sixth Form College.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Ofsted rated the Widney Road college as satisfactory compared to good in a 2009 inspection on a scale of outstanding, good, satisfactory or inadequate.The college’s capacity to improve and leadership and management was also moved from outstanding to good. Then The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-67058693786687533302011-12-11T08:24:00.000Z2011-12-11T08:25:39.211ZSilhillian poll welcomes Sainsbury's approvalTWO-THIRDS of Silhillian readers who voted in an online poll said they were pleased a Sainsbury’s plan for Dorridge will go ahead.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Some 99 readers, 66 per cent, voted yes when asked: “Are you pleased Dorridge Sainsbury's got planning permission?”A further 49, 33 per cent, said no.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council’s planning The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-34137760728059820082011-12-09T12:43:00.002Z2011-12-09T12:47:17.040ZSainsbury's decision damages case for Waitrose, Knowle Society saysTHE Knowle Society has officially objected to a revised Waitrose plan for the village, saying last week’s approval of a Sainsbury’s store for Dorridge threatens its prospects.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The conservation group also raised concerns about road safety and the level of parking the plan would create.Kimberley Developments has proposed putting a storeThe Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-13335817472495493982011-12-08T18:44:00.005Z2011-12-08T18:47:05.433ZPlanning application submitted for Four Ashes homesA PLANNING application has been submitted for 38 homes off Four Ashes Road in Bentley Heath.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.As previously reported by The Silhillian, Crest Nicholson wants to build two, three and four bedroom homes near Packwood Close.To view the application to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council, click here and enter 2011 and 1914 in the two The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-39558637546542729292011-12-08T18:40:00.003Z2011-12-08T18:41:17.404ZPop group The Saturdays visit hospicePOP group The Saturdays visited the site of a new hospice in Solihull.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The girl group visited the Marsh Lane site to drum up support for a £7m appeal by the Marie Curie Hospice.They made Marie Curie their charity of the year this year.Band member Rochelle Wiseman said: “We’ve supported Marie Curie for the past year, ever since we The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-44754446576468227492011-12-08T09:21:00.001Z2011-12-08T09:25:12.781ZArden 20mph plan moves closerPLANS to enforce a 20mph speed limit outside Arden school have taken a step forward.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Permission has been given to put a road hump on Station Road, near the junction with Purnells Way, in a bid to slow traffic down.After monitoring its impact, Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council said it will consider part-time speed limits from The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-66357928244876643692011-12-06T08:45:00.002Z2011-12-06T08:49:55.656ZDROVS: council "ignored" own guidance on Sainsbury'sA GROUP which fought against a Sainsbury's plan for Dorridge says councillors "ignored" their own policies to approve the scheme.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.In it's first official statement since the pan was approved last week, Dorridge Residents Opposed to Village Superstore said it also had "grave concerns" about the propsoed 175 parking spaces.The group The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-56393724667775876072011-12-06T07:00:00.001Z2011-12-06T07:00:03.549ZKnowle relief road idea finally scrappedA LONG-MOOTED plan to build a by-pass through Knowle has finally been shelved.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Council bosses are to drop the “bypass improvement line”, also called the Knowle Relief Road, that would have connected the Warwick Road either side of Knowle by cutting through the west of the village.But controversial plans for hundreds of houses have The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-25432647901051177212011-12-04T15:53:00.001Z2011-12-04T15:54:25.957ZMore recalled over breast opsMORE women who had breast cancer surgery at Solihull Hospital are to be recalled over concerns the procedure was not correctly carried out, the BBC reports.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-30843697900093291542011-12-04T12:52:00.001Z2011-12-04T12:53:30.303ZNew Dorridge group wants to "work together"A NEW community group has been formed in Dorridge and Bentley Heath as a result of wrangling over a Sainsbury’s plan for the village.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The Dorridge & District Local Sustainable Community Group wants villagers to “work together, creatively, constructively and in partnership with others” for “sustainble development”.It aims to produce a The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-10334357100388919982011-11-30T20:50:00.018Z2011-11-30T23:14:58.802ZDorridge Sainsbury's approvedCOUNCILLORS tonight approved a Sainsbury’s plan for Forest Court in Dorridge.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Above: Arthur Hall, of Winchester Avenue, Annette Jarratt-Knock and husband David, of Besbury Close, arrived with "Say Yes to Sainsbury's" badges.The nine members of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council’s planning committee unanimously voted for the The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com149tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-18576477715654789872011-11-30T07:29:00.003Z2011-11-30T07:33:40.398ZDorridge Sainsbury's D-Day tonightCOUNCILLORS will be asked to make a decision on a Sainsbury's plan for Dorridge tonight and you can get the result right here.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council's planning committee will be asked to make a decision from 6pm at the council chamber, next to Touchwood.The Silhillian will tweet the result here as soon as it is available and updates throughout the meeting where possible.A full The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-85442678208937587602011-11-29T09:03:00.002Z2011-11-29T18:23:14.728ZArden will close tomorrowARDEN school will close tomorrow as part of a nationwide strike, with headteacher Martin Murphy saying he had “no alternative” over health and safety concerns.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.St George & St Teresa Catholic Primary School in Dorridge will also close but Knowle and Dorridge primaries will stay open.In a letter to parents, Mr Murphy said: “I am The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-35212049717366121792011-11-29T08:31:00.004Z2011-11-29T15:43:40.815ZDDRA boss expects Sainsbury's approvalCOUNCILLORS have little reason to throw out a Sainsbury’s plan for Dorridge tomorrow night, the chairman of the Dorridge and District Residents Association (DDRA) has said.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council’s (SMBC) planning committee will be asked to make a decision on the plan tomorrow night. The Silhillian will report the news as soon as possible on Twitter.The meeting starts at 4.30pm in The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-22579154919113115772011-11-29T08:20:00.000Z2011-11-29T08:43:53.513ZCouncil to lose £200,000 in Icelandic banksSOLIHULL Metropolitan Borough Council will get most of the cash it invested in failed Icelandic banks back, but lose almost £200,000, Meriden MP Caroline Spelman has said.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.They will get £2,805,000 of the original £3 million back, she said.Mrs Spelman said a ruling by Iceland’s Supreme Court that councils with cash in two banks which The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-49555669748037458702011-11-26T14:31:00.004Z2011-11-28T14:07:24.292ZRestaurant to leave Forest CourtITALIAN restaurant Da Santino is to leave Forest Court in Dorridge next month.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The restaurant will close on December 24 after 25 years at the precinct.It comes days ahead of a council vote on whether the centre should be replaced by a major Sainsbury’s supermarket and shops development.It means Dyhouse Pharmacy will be the last unit The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-2453653294473740362011-11-25T09:21:00.001Z2011-11-25T17:05:13.144ZUpdated: Arden could close "at last minute" for strikeARDEN school may have to take the decision to close for industrial action next week at the “last minute” its principal has warned.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.In a letter to parents Martin Murphy and chairman of governors Dr Celia O’Donovan said the school did not know how many staff would strike on Wednesday.It said they had been informed by NASUWT, NUT, UnisonThe Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-80775886152146034352011-11-25T09:20:00.000Z2011-11-25T09:21:32.257ZParking changes at Mell SquareDRIVERS using Mell Square car park will have to pay on arrival instead of on exit because of vandalism to ticket machines.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council said motorists will have to pay and display from February 1.At the moment, drivers take a ticket when they enter and pay for the time they have stayed when they leave.The The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-39941931710084372002011-11-24T08:38:00.006Z2011-11-24T16:58:55.254ZDorridge Sainsbury's decision next weekCOUNCILLORS will be asked to make a decision on a Sainsbury’s plan for Dorridge next week, it has been confirmed – and a council report has recommended approval.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council’s planning committee will consider the scheme for Forest Court on Wednesday at 4.30pm. The public are welcome to attend.A report to the The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-8866510446654979802011-11-23T10:38:00.003Z2011-11-23T10:39:51.505ZShot doorman loses compensation bidA HOCKLEY Heath doorman who was shot at a Kanye West concert has lost his claim for compensation against the NEC, The Birmingham Mail reports.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-61702147684349770782011-11-22T07:00:00.000Z2011-11-22T07:00:00.042ZTough laws pledged on lap dancingTOUGH new laws on lap dancing clubs have been put forward by Solihull council bosses.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Councillors will have discretion to throw out plans if they are near schools, community buildings, homes, places of worship and tourist attractions.They can also refuse sex establishment licence applications if other “sexual entertainment venues” areThe Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-48014740953973076202011-11-22T06:58:00.001Z2011-11-22T06:58:00.595ZDorridge nursery bid fails againA BID to expand a planned nursery in Dorridge has again failed – but council bosses must pay up for “unreasonable” behaviour.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.An applicant has lost an appeal over plans to open a nursery for 30 children in Grange Road, opposite the junction with Kingscote Road (to the far right of the above image).Permission exists for 26 children butThe Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-83091747709305392612011-11-21T14:31:00.002Z2011-11-21T14:32:14.798ZMan jailed over nightclub glass attackA MAN has been jailed for a glass attack in a Solihull nightclub, The Birmingham Mail reports.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-45637653522816880742011-11-18T11:56:00.002Z2011-11-18T12:02:17.007ZHomes plan for Four Ashes RoadPLANS for 38 new homes off Four Ashes Road in Bentley Heath have been put forward by a developer.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Crest Nicholson is to apply to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council for the two, three and four bedroom homes near Packwood Close.The council has already backed the principle of homes on the site in a blueprint of future development to The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-4632721783876379032011-11-18T07:00:00.003Z2011-11-18T07:00:00.758ZNew artificial pitch plan for Arden fieldA LARGE part of Arden school’s playing field will be taken up under a major new plan for artificial sports pitches.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Part of the field nearest the school (see red area in diagram, above) will accommodate six tennis courts and running track under the scheme.It replaces a plan – approved by council planners last month – for three courts The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-17121918145859661432011-11-17T10:09:00.001Z2011-11-17T10:12:08.384ZSainsbury's QC: critics "don't like large supermarkets"RESIDENTS are opposing a Sainsbury’s plan for Dorridge because of a “simple dislike of larger supermarkets”, legal advice published by the firm says.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Planning barrister Martin Kingston QC said the scheme for Forest Court met national planning rules and should be approved by councillors.The barrister, from Birmingham’s No5 Chambers, The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-42039624224883992262011-11-17T07:00:00.001Z2011-11-17T07:00:01.630ZWaitrose would make parking worse, Knowle Society warnsA REVISED Waitrose plan for Knowle does not propose enough extra parking so “grid-lock would be inevitable for much of the day” The Knowle Society has warned.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.No spaces would be available between 11am and 5pm in the week and 10am to 2pm on Saturdays, it said in a letter to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.Shoppers at the The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-81291181099100249262011-11-16T18:47:00.000Z2011-11-16T18:48:34.144ZSolihull xmas market to returnSOLIHULL’S Christmas Fayre will return next week.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Stalls will set up in Mell Square for the third year running from Saturday November 26 to Friday December 23.More than 15 stalls will offer gifts, food and drink, including a German-style sausage stall and bar.A day of entertainment will be held on November 26 including live music, The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-84497956218805971652011-11-16T08:08:00.000Z2011-11-16T08:09:49.358ZLeisure centre charges to riseSOLIHULL leisure centre charges are set to go up by as much 5.3 per cent, the maximum allowed under council rules.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Some 80 per cent of charges at Tudor Grange Leisure Centre and North Solihull Sports Centre will rise by 5.3 per cent or below under the plans.This will take an adult peak swim at Tudor Grange from £3.90 to £4.10. Off The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-50859606179164256582011-11-16T08:05:00.000Z2011-11-16T08:10:48.239ZHospital beds to be axedALMOST 300 NHS beds are to be axed across the NHS authority which runs Solihull Hospital, The Birmingham Post reports.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-43782105179842866102011-11-15T15:46:00.001Z2011-11-15T15:48:15.510ZSaddlers bid to open to 3amTHE Saddlers Arms pub in Warwick Road, Solihull has applied to open to 3am instead of 2am on Fridays and Saturdays.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Residents have until the end of today to give their views to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council on the plan. Click here for details.What do you think? Leave your comments below. No registration required. Posts must The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-36026536192985908812011-11-15T15:01:00.007Z2011-11-15T21:10:39.629ZSainsbury's plan 1% smallerTHE amount of shop floor space in a new Sainsbury’s plan for Dorridge is just 1 per cent less than a scheme rejected last year, the firm has said.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.While the supermarket sales are has been reduced by 26 per cent to 4,414sqm from the last scheme, the floorspace for extra shops has risen.It now proposes seven retail units and two kiosks The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com53tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-55246941075044812442011-11-15T14:00:00.000Z2011-11-15T15:28:57.494ZDJ visits hospice siteRADIO star and Solihull boy Johnnie Walker visited the construction site of a new hospice in the town.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.He spent two hours at the site, off Marsh Lane, where Marie Curie is constructing the new hospice.The former Radio 2 star’s father died at the hospice’s current base in Warwick Road, Solihull.The former Solihull School pupil said: “The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-12728932686329041152011-11-09T09:00:00.002Z2011-11-09T09:04:06.294ZSpelman hits out at boundary proposalMERIDEN MP Caroline Spelman has hit out at moves to radically change her constituency.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.She said the proposed Kenilworth and Dorridge constituency lacks “geographic, cultural and administrative coherence”.The new constituency would align Knowle and Dorridge with Warwickshire towns and villages to the east rather than Chelmsley Wood to The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-64312787407486438222011-11-07T11:32:00.001Z2011-11-07T11:33:33.750ZOlympic torch to visit SolihullTHE Olympic torch will pass through Solihull on July 1 as part of a nationwide tour ahead of the 2012 games, it has been revealed.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-75048581522408447272011-11-07T08:39:00.003Z2011-11-07T08:44:37.123ZArden bid to change admission policyARDEN school is looking to change its admission policy over concerns that local children are missing out on places, its new headteacher has said.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Plans are to be brought forward to give priority to children who live in the catchment area and have attended one of Knowle and Dorridge’s three primary schools.At present, only those who The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-19878610930629566172011-11-03T09:56:00.000Z2011-11-03T09:57:03.044ZNo Sainsbury's decision next weekCOUNCILLORS will not be asked to decide on a Sainsbury’s plan for Dorridge next week as hoped by planners.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council’s planning officers had hoped the Forest Court plan be put to the planning committee on Wednesday.This was after hopes it would be considered by the committee on October 19 were dash.OfficersThe Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-26848852852246242652011-11-03T09:37:00.000Z2011-11-03T09:38:37.426ZKnowle Waitrose public meeting tonight and tomorrowTWO public meetings on a Waitrose plan for Knowle will be held tonight and tomorrow (Thursday / Friday).Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The Knowle Society will hold the meetings at Knowle Village Hall.The plan would build a store on the site of a former bowling green by The Red Lion car park off St John’s Close.This would demolish five bungalows fronting St John’s The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-17723919969278457152011-11-02T07:00:00.000Z2011-11-02T07:00:01.630ZDepression and anxiety hit social workersTHREE social workers were off work from stress, anxiety or depression for more than 300 days in total, new figures show.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council workers were off 100, 97 and 107 days from the 12 months from October last year. One has returned to work, a council report said.Stress, anxiety and depression was the The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-63577114648965589382011-11-01T17:33:00.003Z2011-11-01T17:37:44.389ZTeacher "sat exam for student"A PROBE has been launched into allegations a teacher sat an exam for a Solihull College student, The Solihull News reports.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-92212465690939113452011-10-31T18:01:00.001Z2011-10-31T18:03:23.653ZBooze plan for Knowle boutiqueA BID has been made to sell alcohol at a new fashion boutique and cafe in Knowle.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The Catwalk Cafe in Kenilworth Road has applied to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council to sell alcohol and play recorded music from 9.30am to 6pm.The store – to include a “French style cafe” – is to go in Knowle Decorating & Building Supplies Ltd, The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-66340287284647578172011-10-30T11:52:00.004Z2011-12-12T15:30:25.875ZDROVS hits back over "misleading" claimsSAINSBURY’S campaigners have hit out at the firm for accusing it of using “completely inaccurate and misleading” figures.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The Dorridge Residents Opposed to Village Superstore (DROVS) group said Sainsbury’s own figures back up DROVS claims the plan is 48 bigger than one rejected by planners in 2010.A press release from Sainsbury’s saidThe Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-90988427041948589232011-10-24T06:58:00.000+01:002011-10-24T06:58:00.326+01:00Council chief exec's pay riseTHE pay of the chief executive of Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council went up last year, new figures show.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Mark Rogers was paid £130,11 in 2010/11, new accounts show, up from £127,651 and £122,745 in the previous two years. He is being paid the same this year.The employers’ pension contribution to Mr Rogers was £25,070 compared to The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-18603354437444399732011-10-22T11:11:00.001+01:002011-10-22T11:14:32.350+01:00Waitrose public meeting details announcedTWO public meetings will be held in Knowle next month over a revised Waitrose plan for the village.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The Knowle Society will hold the meetings on Thursday November 3 and Friday November 4 at Knowle Village Hall.The plan would build a store on the site of a former bowling green by The Red Lion car park off St John’s Close.This would The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-28600741942245832922011-10-22T11:01:00.001+01:002011-10-22T11:04:29.615+01:00Doorman sprayed with CS gasA SOLIHULL nightclub doorman was sprayed in the face with CS gas, The Birmingham Mail reports.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-44339734032028817332011-10-18T07:00:00.000+01:002011-10-18T07:00:07.132+01:00£1 taxi fare plan mootedCABS on their way back to taxi ranks could be hailed for a £1 flat rate under plans being considered by council bosses.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council is considering the scheme for hackney carriages returning to ranks in the town centre.Of drivers surveyed, 48 supported the plan (42.1 per cent) and 66 opposed it (57.9 per cent)The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-80043082747683368712011-10-17T09:56:00.002+01:002011-10-17T11:41:24.097+01:00Neighbours hit out at "garden grabbing" plansNEIGHBOURS have hit out at two plans to build homes in Dorridge gardens.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Councillors will be asked to make a decision on the schemes for Hansell Drive and Ernsford Close on Wednesday.A planning officer has recommended planning committee members accept both plans.The Hansell Drive plan would build a detached house in the side and rear The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-25493586767088858552011-10-14T12:05:00.004+01:002011-10-17T10:00:26.606+01:00Any Questions? coming to KnowlePOPULAR BBC radio show Any Questions? will be held in Knowle next year.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The show, where politicians and commentators answer questions from the audience, will be held on Friday February 17. No venue has been given.The Knowle Society made the invitation to the show, usually hosted by Jonathan Dimbleby. The society said it will announce The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-14548733467918037132011-10-14T08:46:00.004+01:002011-10-14T08:51:35.113+01:00Dorridge homes appeal failsA LONG standing battle to put three homes on the site of a Dorridge house and its garden has failed on appeal.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Two plans for Avenue Road (above) and Spring Coppice Drive have been rejected by The Planning Inspectorate.A plan by Andrew Robinson to knock down 62 Avenue Road for two, six-bedroom properties was rejected in January by The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-37321304270046315322011-10-13T11:14:00.002+01:002011-10-13T11:17:01.162+01:00No Sainsbury's decision on October 19SOLIHULL Metropolitan Borough Council will not consider a planning application for Sainsbury's in Dorridge on October 19 as hoped.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The council said it was hoping its planning committee would be asked to make a decision on the plan next Wednesday.But the agenda for the meeting does not include the scheme, for Forest Court. The next The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-29505704046155207992011-10-11T12:54:00.003+01:002011-10-11T12:56:21.329+01:00Knowle biker, 23, killed in smashA 23-YEAR-OLD man from Knowle was killed in a motorbike crash in Balsall Common, The Birmingham Mail reports. See the Facebook tribute page here.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-11203559731707887332011-10-11T08:57:00.002+01:002011-10-11T15:00:57.976+01:00Knowle marina appeal rejectedA MARINA plan for Stripes Hill in Knowle has been thrown out on appeal.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The Planning Inspectorate said the plans for berths for 223 boats in the Green Belt at Stripes Hill Farm, off the Warwick Road, would damage the open countryside.The plan was rejected by Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council in December 2009 over its impact on theThe Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-39861410103060603722011-10-10T07:00:00.001+01:002011-10-10T07:00:01.857+01:00Card shop to leave "depressing" Forest CourtANOTHER shop is to leave Forest Court next month – with the owner backing Sainsbury’splan to flatten the “depressing” precinct.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Jo Jo’s card shop is expected to move into the empty Dorridge Travel Service unit in Station Approach as part of Sainsbury’s move to find new homes for Forest Court businesses.Only Dyhouse Pharmacy and Da The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com86tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-36250197102563998692011-10-09T15:29:00.000+01:002011-10-09T15:31:36.533+01:00Public meeting to be held on WaitroseA PUBLIC meeting will be held on new Waitrose plan, The Knowle Society has said.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The conservation group previously ruled out a meeting on the revised plan for St John’s Close.But it has now backed a meeting.Kimberley Developments last week submitted three planning applications to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council for the The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-78489169775520931752011-10-09T15:03:00.004+01:002011-10-09T22:34:30.597+01:00Boy, 10, airlifted from rugby clubA TEN-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital after being injured playing rugby at The Old Silhillians Rugby Club in Knowle today.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.He received a suspected neck injury at about 1pm, West Midlands Ambulance Service said.A spokesman said: “Crews arrived to find a boy, believed to be ten years old, who was already receiving excellent care The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-10682372636053722462011-10-08T18:17:00.001+01:002011-10-08T18:18:30.296+01:00Wheelchair death woman from SolihullA 20-year-old woman who died after her electric wheelchair fell into a Dorset harbour was from Solihull, The Birmingham Mail reports.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-78586794096017652432011-10-08T13:05:00.002+01:002011-10-08T13:05:46.077+01:00Knowle residents urged to learn about LionsKNOWLE and Dorridge Lions Club is inviting residents to find out more about the group and membership at the Greswolde Arms Hotel in Knowle on Wednesday at 8pm.Drinks and nibbles will be available at the fundraising group’s event. To attend call Sue Owen on 01564 779163 or Dave Carter on 01564 770749 or email info@knowleanddorridgelions.com.The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-66637886960691914312011-10-07T10:12:00.003+01:002011-10-07T10:32:39.162+01:00Two new parking sites for Waitrose planEXTRA parking spaces will be created by extending a car park outside of Knowle village centre and building on grass verges under a new Waitrose plan.Above: the view from The Red Lion car park. Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Detailed plans published this week for the store show the two sites would create an extra 38 spaces.This would include 25 next to the 22-spaceThe Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-78537904581589784632011-10-05T09:06:00.002+01:002011-10-05T12:39:36.651+01:00QC: Sainbury's plan breaches policyA QC commissioned by a group opposed to a Dorridge plan for Sainsbury’s has said the scheme conflicts with planning rules.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.Jeremy Cahill QC backed a report by Tyler Parks planning consultants, also commissioned by the Dorridge Residents Opposed to Village Superstore (DROVS) group, which hit out at the plan.That report said the Forest The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-64637144139286821422011-10-05T09:03:00.002+01:002011-10-05T09:59:30.131+01:00Knowle Waitrose planning application submittedA PLANNING application has been submitted for a Waitrose plan for Knowle, including new traffic features.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The plan would build a store on the site of a former bowling green by The Red Lion car park off St John’s Close.This would demolish five bungalows fronting St John’s Close and re-provide them nearby.Developers last year submitted The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-53578775132980587462011-10-03T07:00:00.000+01:002011-10-03T09:17:42.101+01:00Demand double Arden's available placesMORE than twice as many people applied for a place at Arden school this year than there were places available, new figures show.
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Figures obtained by The Birmingham Mail show 565 parents put the school as one of their five preferences for 240 places available.
Some 207 put it as their first preference school.
The 565 figure meansThe Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573757295896625476.post-62601009418069765152011-10-01T10:07:00.001+01:002011-10-01T10:10:20.123+01:00Cut back Knowle home plans, society urgesHOUSING plans for Knowle must be scaled back, a conservation group has warned, to stop “severe increased pressure” on the village’s infastructure.Click the headline or link below to read the rest of this story.The Knowle Society said up to two of three sites proposed for homes should be scrapped in favour of housing in surrounding villages.It said too many homes had been allocated for Knowle and The Silhillianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11690890088389717501noreply@blogger.com0