Lorry driver in serious condition after vehicle crashes into Halesowen home
A lorry driver was rushed to hospital in a serious condition after his vehicle crashed into a Halesowen home this morning (Monday 22nd January). The incident happened in Carters Lane, close to the...
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Teenager jailed for life for Bartley Green murder
A 17 year old boy has been jailed for life for murder after a 22 year old man was stabbed following a minor disagreement in a Bartley Green street. West Midlands Police stress the dangers of carrying...
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Generations work together to improve road safety near Frankley school
Local residents from across the generations are working together to improve road safety close to a Frankley school. The project was born when a young lad was seriously injured in an accident on Ormond...
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Future uncertain as historic Kings Norton pub SOLD
The future of an historic Kings Norton pub has once again been plunged into uncertainty as the current owner confirms that the sale of the 19th century building has been agreed. Sale confirmed The...
View ArticleMan charged in relation to tragic West Heath flat explosion
A man has been before Birmingham magistrates facing charges relating to an explosion in a West Heath maisonette over 3 years ago. The man was seriously injured in the explosion in November 2014 and a...
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Network Rail vows to “make good” Longbridge park land damaged during works
Network Rail have vowed to make good damage to a popular stretch of park land in Longbridge, once works they are carrying out close to the station have been completed. Residents had reported damage to...
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Bournville BookFest celebrates children’s stories for the fifth year
A South Birmingham book festival is set to return for a fifth year, with a series of events celebrating children’s books and reading. The Bournville BookFest was born in 2014 when Sarah Mullen from...
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Membership prices announced for NEW Northfield Leisure Centre
The new Northfield Leisure Centre is set to open in April – and from today you can sign up for a membership plan at a discounted rate. How much does it cost? Full membership for use of the gym and swim...
View ArticleBus stops outside Northfield Shopping Centre reinstated after objections to...
Bus stops outside Northfield Shopping Centre, which were controversially suspended in October as part of a trial of ways to speed up bus routes, are to be reinstated after complaints from service users...
View ArticleMalachy, 4, helps raise awareness for young wearers of hearing headbands
A young boy and his mum are trying to raise awareness of hearing aid devices worn on the head by young children. Four year old Malachy is profoundly deaf, with around 50% hearing loss in his right ear....
View Article[VIDEO] #PositiveSWBrum Lost Longbridge dog REUNITED after almost FIVE years!
WATCH the moment a Longbridge dog, missing since 2013, is reunited with his owner after almost five years! Charlie was originally posted as missing in May 2013 on K9 Search UK’s lost dogs page on...
View ArticlePolice urge ’be cautious, but not alarmed’ as school reports after-school...
Police have said local families should “be cautious, but not alarmed”, after local schools issued a warning following an incident in Rednal, opposite McDonalds, last week. The initial warning came in...
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Pair flee as car collides into Rednal garden wall
West Midlands Police are seeking two men who fled from the scene after the car they were travelling in smashed into a garden wall in Rednal in the early hours of this morning (Monday 5th February)....
View ArticleMan suffers serious leg injury after being reportedly struck by train at...
A man suffered a serious leg injury late on Saturday night after reportedly being struck by a train at Kings Norton station. The incident happened at around 11pm on Saturday 3rd February and all...
View ArticleAppeal lodged to government planners to overturn golf course redevelopment...
Developers hoping to build 950 homes on the site of a former Northfield golf course have lodged an appeal with the government, in an attempt to have Birmingham City Council’s decision to reject their...
View ArticleTrains disrupted after person sadly struck by train at Selly Oak Station
Trains on the Cross City South line were cancelled for a time this afternoon, while emergency services dealt with an incident at Selly Oak Station. British Transport Police confirmed that they were...
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City council celebrates 100 years of votes for women
From Birmingham City Council newsroom: A century on from the first women being given the vote, Birmingham City Council today revealed its plans for a series of events and projects to mark this...
View ArticleFourth man arrested in connection with shots fired in quiet Rubery cul-de-sac
A fourth man has been arrested in connection shots fired at a home in a quiet Rubery cul-de-sac in December. Based on intelligence, West Midlands Police carried out a warrant in the early hours of...
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Bin men praised as Frankley man has sentence increased for violent attack on...
A Frankley man who launched a violent, unprovoked attack on an elderly man in a West Heath street – stealing just a torch – has had his sentence increased by the court of appeal in London. And the...
View ArticlePolice appeal after calf and sheep ‘brutally slaughtered’ in Rubery burglary
Officers from West Mercia Police are seeking information following a burglary at a home close to Waseley Hills Country Park, which saw a calf and sheep “brutally slaughtered”. The burglary happened in...
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