Four seriously injured after car – believed stolen – collides in Cotteridge
Four people have been taken to hospital with serious injuries after the car they were travelling in collided with a building in Cotteridge in the early hours of this morning (Thursday 4th January). The...
View ArticleBody sadly found as police search for missing Frankley woman
West Midlands Police have confirmed that officers searching for a missing Frankley woman have discovered a body in local woodland overnight (Friday 5th January). Angela Lambert, 56, went missing on...
View ArticleMan assaulted in West Heath car-jacking
A man in his 60s was assaulted when another man stole his car in West Heath this lunchtime (Friday 5th January). The incident happened at around 12.30pm in Alvechurch Road. The man was reportedly...
View ArticleHave Your Say: Determined developers submit THIRD application for Waseley...
Developers of the planned Waseley Hills Cemetery have submitted plans to Bromsgrove District Council in a third attempt to get permission for a crematorium at the Rubery green belt site – despite...
View ArticleRubery Post Office remains closed due to ‘technical issues’
Rubery Post Office remains closed today due to ongoing ‘technical issues’ which remain unresolved. The New Road branch has been closed due to telecommunication problems since the end of December....
View ArticleMotorcyclist seriously injured in Kings Norton collision
A motorcyclist has been seriously injured in a collision involving a car in Kings Norton this afternoon (Tuesday 9th January). The accident happened on the A441 Redditch Road close to the junction...
View ArticlePolice investigate armed robberies at two Frankley stores
West Midlands Police are investigating after two shops in Frankley were subject to early morning armed robberies this week. The first incident happened at 5.45 am yesterday morning (Tuesday 9th...
View ArticlePolice release CCTV of BMW after motorcyclist seriously injured in hit and run
West Midlands Police are appealing for information after a motorcyclist suffered life threatening injuries in a hit and run collision involving a car in Kings Norton yesterday afternoon (Tuesday 9th...
View ArticleArmed police respond to sighting of wanted man in Frankley
A number of Frankley residents contacted us yesterday (Wednesday 10th January) after witnessing a police presence – including armed response officers – in Fisher Close in Frankley. West Midlands Police...
View ArticleFoodbank asks local businesses for support as demand rises
Organisers at a local foodbank are asking small businesses across South West Birmingham to show their support as part of a new “Ton Up for B30 Foodbank” campaign to prepare for a predicted increase in...
View ArticlePolice investigate early morning muggings in Frankley
West Midlands Police are investigating after two people – a woman and a 13 year old girl – were mugged for cash and personal belongings in Frankley early this morning (Friday 12th January). Police were...
View ArticleLocal brain injury charity seeks Bags of Help to improve Rubery rehab centre...
Headway’s courtyard garden in need of some raised planters, compost and flowers. From Headway: Rubery based charity Headway Birmingham & Solihull is bidding to bag a massive cash boost from the...
View ArticleFletcher’s launches new retro “Barcade”– with more ‘crazy’ fun to follow soon!
A local amusement arcade has opened a new café bar and is soon to launch an indoor Crazy Golf course. The new “barcade” at Fletcher’s Fletchers Arcade is a family owned business which has traded at...
View ArticleConsultation on proposed new Aldi store for Kings Norton redevelopment
As part of the regeneration of the Three Estates in Kings Norton, discount food retailer Aldi is consulting on plans for a new store just off Redditch Road. Regeneration In 2015, outline planning...
View ArticlePolice investigate Northfield axe robbery
West Midlands Police are investigating after a man with an axe stole money from a Northfield shop last week. The man entered Bargain Booze at the junction of Middlemore Road and West Heath Road just...
View Article[Watch] Firefighters tackle blaze as car set alight in Northfield park
Firefighters from Northfield fire station quickly extinguished a car fire – believed to be a Nissan Micra – after it was set alight in a park in Northfield this evening (Wednesday 17th January)....
View ArticleDemolition of arson damaged former golf clubhouse APPROVED
Birmingham City Council’s planning committee has today (Thursday 18th January) approved an application from developers for permission to demolish the clubhouse building on the site of a former...
View ArticleTeenagers attempt to steal mobile phone from 11 year old boy
West Midlands Police are investigating a report of an attempted robbery in Northfield on Wednesday 17th January, when two teenagers tried to steal a mobile phone from an 11 year old boy. The incident...
View ArticleLucky escape for driver after car overturns in Barnes Hill collision
A driver suffered relatively minor injuries after their car collided with a lamppost and overturned in Barnes Hill this afternoon (Friday 19th January). The accident happened just after midday and was...
View ArticleNorthfield man jailed for 15 years on rape and sexual assault charges
A 38 year old man from Northfield has been jailed for 15 years after he repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted a woman over a 2 and a half year period. West Midlands Police have praised his victim for...
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