Council tax frozen

KNOWLE and Dorridge residents will see no increase in their council tax bills that begin on April 1, it has been confirmed.

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Council savings: school crossing patrols face cuts

SCHOOL crossing patrols are facing the axe under a council savings drive.

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Council savings: Knowle parking charges considered

LONG-STAY parking charges are being considered for Knowle and pay and display machines will return to Solihull under council cost cutting plans.

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Council savings: libraries face cuts

LIBRARY 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.

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Council savings: tip evening opening to end

EVENING opening at Solihull's only household waste recycling centre is to be axed to save cash.

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£115k redundancy payout over music cuts

MORE than £100,000 is to be paid out in redundancy to music teachers as part of cuts to council services.

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Adult education programme axed

A MAJOR adult education programme is to be scrapped at Solihull libraries.

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Day centre price hike agreed

PENSIONERS will have to pay as much as £63.90 a day to attend day centres, councillors have agreed – as plans to close two homes for the disabled are confirmed.

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£60+ day centre fees to be agreed

PENSIONERS face daily bills of more than £60 under council plans to charge for day centres set to be approved today.

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Youth cuts "will improve service"

A TEN per cent cut in the youth service budget offers a “genuine opportunity” to make improvements, council leaders have said.

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Solihull demo over 'racist' cuts

UNION members held a demonstration over ‘racist’ cuts to services for asylum seeking children, which council chiefs admit will break the law.

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Council's buffet plan to tackle cuts

COUNCIL chiefs have come up with an unusual way to counter Government cuts – a weekly ‘all you can eat’ buffet.

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Jobs face axe at school music service

SCHOOL music service staff are to be axed under council cost cutting plans.

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Council staff could refuse to drive in emergencies

COUNCIL union workers could refuse to use their own car in emergencies because of a row over mileage claims.

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Council approves £15.2m cuts

YOUNG and older people will be hit by £15.2m cuts approved by council chiefs last night – but council tax bills will be frozen.

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Charity grants cut less to help "vulnerable"

COUNCIL chiefs have refused to make major cuts to grants for voluntary groups to protect “the most vulnerable”

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Day centre hikes 'will trap OAPs in their homes'

PENSIONERS will be trapped in their own homes under plans to hike day centre fees, it has been warned.

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Asylum cuts will breach law, council admits

COST cutting plans to get child asylum seekers to leave their foster families at an earlier age will create a ‘two tier’ system and breach the law, council chiefs admit.

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Youth services hit as cuts announced

SERVICES for young people face cuts after Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council announced how it will deal with a major reduction in Government funding.

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Social services 'amongst UK worst'

SOLIHULL’S social services are still amongst the worst in the UK, despite being named a ‘priority for improvenent’ by the Government last year, inspectors say.

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