News
October 2016
Demise of the Taxibus Service As of the 5th September 2016 the Taxibus service was replaced by a new bus service (Number 89) provided by IGOBuses. This is a scheduled bus service operating Monday to Friday from Solihull Town Centre (including Solihull Hospital) to...
Superfast Broadband – Update
Many residents will have no doubt noticed the recent increased activity of BT Openreach and their contractors in the Village and surrounding areas. You will also recall our August newsletter announced that Superfast Broadband would soon be available in the Parish. ...
The Loss of the Taxibus Service
As of the 5th September 2016, the Taxibus service was replaced by a new bus service (Number 89) provided by IGOBuses. This is a scheduled bus service operating Monday to Friday from Solihull Town Centre (including Solihull Hospital) to Coventry via Berkswell and...
Mobile Library
The mobile library service brings books, audio books and other library services direct to people who cannot access community libraries. The service is free of charge and there are no charges for fines or reservations. The nearest mobile library stop in...
HS2 – Ground Investigation Notification
Beginning this week, one of HS2's contractors will be drilling on private land parallel to Diddington Lane. This is currently scheduled to continue into October 2016. The following article provides information from HS2 about the duration of work, what to expect and...
HS2 Ground Investigations – Update
Following the meeting Hampton-in-Arden Parish Council had with Jonathan Lord, HS2 have provided the following information regarding the HS2 survey works happening in the Parish. The following article details upcoming HS2 GI works happening within the Parish: HS2...
September 2016
Gill Lewis Well known and long term village resident Gill has, unfortunately, had to resign from the parish council due to unforeseen family circumstances. Gill has been a member of the parish council since 2003, has been chair since 2008 and during this time has...
Latest Information on Airspace Change at Birmingham Airport
In April 2016 the Civil Aviation Authority announced its decision supporting Birmingham Airport’s Airspace Change Proposal for ‘Option 6’ to become the permanent flight path for aircraft taking off to the south of Birmingham Airport. Since then, Birmingham...
Council Tax Consultation
In July 2016 Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Solihull MBC) launched a consultation on proposals to change their Council Tax Reduction Scheme (Council Tax Rebate) from April 2017 and invited comments from interested parties. Under the Council Tax Reduction...
HS2 Preliminary Work
HS2 tell us that pre-construction ground investigation works will be happening at roadsides and in fields along the line of the proposed railway at the eastern end of the village from the end of September 2016 for several weeks. They assure us that any disruption to...