N PARISH OF DICKENS HEATH There are only 6 candidates for the election to Dickens Heath Parish Council on May 2nd 2019, and so all are duly elected. There will therefore be 1 vacancy, and the Parish Council will co-opt to fill the vacancy. If you are interested please contact Helen Marczak, Parish Clerk by […]

Solihull Local Plan Review – proposed site for further housing in Dickens Heath. The Parish Council will be agreeing their response to this proposed site at their meeting next Tuesday March 12th 2019 starting at 6pm. This site, between Birchy Close and Whitlocks End, now includes a reduced number of 350 houses and loses all […]

Bringing faster broadband to our rural areas Project Update February 2019 Please forward this email to your contacts – we need to spread the word! If you would like a Word version of this newsletter please email: broadband@cswbroadband.org.uk Sign up to receive this e-newsletter direct to your inbox and for information about progress on your cabinet or exchange-only […]

Representatives from Dickens Heath Parish Council have met with Borough Ward Councillor Ken Hawkins to discuss proposals from Solihull Council’s Highway Department to establish additional parking restrictions on Dickens Heath Road and an experimental closure of Braggs Farm Lane. Both Dickens Heath Parish Council and Ken Hawkins support the call for additional parking restrictions on […]

New Council Policy to tackle abandoned vehicles Solihull Council has launched a new policy aimed at tackling those who abandon motor vehicles in a public place. Ensuring a vehicle is taxed or disposing of an unwanted vehicle is the owners’ responsibility. Under the Council’s policy anyone found guilty of committing such an offence can be […]

The West Midlands Combined Authority is seeking your views about proposals to transfer the powers and responsibilities of the Police and Crime Commissioner to the Mayor of the West Midlands in May 2020. For more information and to take part in the consultation click here: www.wmca.org.uk/policeconsultation   We would be grateful if you would share the […]

Flood Update from Solihull MBC – SMBC Officers will be available to speak to residents in a Drop In Event : As a resident in Dickens Heath and someone affected by last May’s flood we want to invite you to a drop-in event on Monday 26 November, between 7pm and 9pm. Please come to Parish […]

Parish Councillor Trevor Eames, along with other members of the Parish Council, has been working tirelessly on trying to persuade Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) to retain a direct bus service from Dickens Heath to Solihull when the contract is renewed early in 2019.  A breakthrough came when Worcester County Council, who had withdrawn their […]