The Citizens Advice Bureau plays an importnat part in helping people get vital information about…read moretheir rights, and it is a shame that they are not getting as much funding and resourcing as they have done in the past. This office is a good place to get honest and free advice face to face with an experienced advisor. The website is good too but sometimes it is better to talk an issue through with someone who has been trained to lend a listening ear, and point you in the right direction. The Citizens Advice service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice from over 3,200 locations, and by influencing policymakers. Citizens Advice and each Citizens Advice Bureau are registered charities reliant on over 20,000 volunteers and need to raise funds to provide these vital services. The majority of our advisers are trained volunteers, helping people to resolve over 5.5 million problems every year. All Citizens Advice Bureaux in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are members of Citizens Advice, the national charity which sets standards for advice and equal opportunities and supports bureaux with an information system, training and other services. Citizens Advice also co-ordinates social policy, media, publicity and parliamentary work and maintains an information and advice website at http://www.adviceguide.org.uk which receives over 7.3 million visits a year.

Great for free legal advice, be prepared for crowds though. It's best to go early in the morning if…read moreyou want to get seen to quickly. The people working here are extremely friendly and will do their best to help you in any way they can.

Birmingham is a cross between Seattle and Bellingham feel and not in a good way. No one comes to…read moreBirmingham for anything, people leave Birmingham for London. People thought that it was weird that we came here for no more than 8 hours for a show. There's nothing to do here. We arrived two hours before the Meet and great, however, realistically there was nothing to do but go to a mall that looked like Metrotown and eat frozen yogurt. It was a chance to change and go to the bathroom and tidy up before the show. Things are really cheap In Birmingham compared to London. There's a huge metal scene in Birmingham which has birthed a lot of my favourite metal bands. It wasn't out of place for me to wear a leather jacket and a metal shirt.

A great little post office filled with friendly staff, stationery items such as greeting cards,…read morecake decorations and sweets. The place doesn't have it's own car park, but there are plenty of free car parking bays next door.

You can usually get a place to park just past it but it has no car park. It usually has three of…read morefour staff working most of the time, all of which are friendly and helpful. The queue is insane from the middle of November right up to the new year so I try to avoid post offices in general at that time of the year. It is fairly big and sells cards, some sweets and toys and some stationery - all of which you have to pay for at one of the main post office counters

This small Post Office / convenience store is usually quiet with no queues, and being only a ten…read moreminute walk from my house is great when I want to drop off a parcel without waiting around. The lady who runs the Post Office is always friendly, deals with requests efficiently and with a smile, and is generally a pleasure to deal with. The Post Office also sells greetings cards, stationary and other bits and bobs. The convenience store had everything you might need in a pinch, and is usually well stocked. A throw back to the traditional days of a local friendly Post Office. What more do you need?

Well over a year ago poor Dickens Heath Library lost a fair chunk of its roof in a storm. This was…read morequite a shock as the building was relatively new. Luckily no one was hurt and this tiny set back didn't close the service for very long. This is the newest of Solihull's branch libraries and was created when the new toy town had enough of a population to warrant the service. I'm being harsh really but I'm not a fan of this area. However, their library is wonderful. It's housed in a classy new building that is spacious, bright and creates a peaceful environment for browsing their stock. And you might want to go and browse their stock as it is all brand new and bang up to date. This includes a good selection of DVDs for hire.

From the owner: Solihull libraries offer a warm welcome to all customers…read more You can join the library and borrow up to 10 items for 3 weeks, with no fines charged and free reservations for items on order or in Solihull libraries. All libraries have PCs with access up to 3 hours per day for members, with free wifi for anyone without membership Regular events for children (rhymetimes and storytimes) and adults are held All libraries have photocopying and scanning facilities. Some libraries also have study space. You can join online without visiting the library for eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers, as well as other resources