Solihull News from BBC West Midlands

The latest News in Solihull, West Midlands

• Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:02:20 GMTHave prime ministers ever been well paid?
  New figures show 172 civil servants earn more than the prime minister. Has this job ever been well paid, and when did their salary become a benchmark for high salaries?
• Fri, 28 May 2010 19:27:28 GMTCar plant closure 'not shelved'
  Jaguar Land Rover denies reports it will shelve plans to close one of its West Midlands plants as it announces it will hire 1,000 more UK staff.
• Sat, 22 May 2010 14:29:25 GMTTravellers' site action promised
  Campaigners who oppose travellers building on land they own vote to continue a blockade of a site for the foreseeable future.
• Fri, 21 May 2010 12:56:46 GMTInjunction over travellers' site
  A High Court injunction is won by Solihull council to stop travellers building on land they own.
• Wed, 19 May 2010 16:25:52 GMTDrivers in school bus crash named
  Warwickshire Police name the drivers of a school bus and a car killed when their vehicles collided in Hatton.
• Tue, 18 May 2010 17:01:54 GMTBrowns Lane centre saved in deal
  A deal is struck that will save Jaguar Land Rover's Browns Lane plant in Coventry from closure.
• Tue, 18 May 2010 06:59:56 GMTPassenger killed in crash named
  A 20-year-old woman who died when the car she was travelling in crashed in Birmingham is named by West Midlands Police.
• Mon, 17 May 2010 20:24:18 GMTCourt order over travellers' site
  A council applies for an interim High Court order preventing any further work on a travellers' site in the West Midlands.
• Mon, 17 May 2010 11:28:22 GMTMotorcyclist killed in collision
  A Solihull motorcyclist is pronounced dead at the scene after a collision involving a car in Warwickshire.
• Fri, 14 May 2010 00:36:30 GMTAirport parking fees 'ridiculous'
  Car parking charges at some UK airports are "ridiculously high," according to a consumer watchdog.