Clik here to view.
New Northfield Leisure Centre: a sneaky peak inside!
Northfield Leisure Centre is due to open within the next couple of months and we were lucky enough to be invited inside for a sneaky peak today (Wednesday 7th March)! We managed to get a few exclusive...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Developers ditch Longbridge cinema and gym plans in favour of discount...
Having been unable to secure tenants for a leisure complex in Longbridge town centre, Longbridge developers, St Modwen, have now submitted a planning application for a discount supermarket on the site....
View ArticleClik here to view.
#PositiveSWBrum New Rubery choir makes first public performance
A fledgling Rubery choir performed in front of an audience for the first time last month. The singers excitedly / nervously prepare! The Rubery Singers was formed in September 2017 and on Shrove...
View ArticleClik here to view.
#PositiveSWBrum Boost from Theo Paphitis small business initiative for Rubery...
A Rubery woman’s business received a boost when she met former Dragon’s Den panelist Theo Paphitis at an event for winners of his Small Business Sunday award. In March last year, Yvonne Donald’s...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Woman escapes serious injury as car overturns in Halesowen collision
A woman has escaped serous injury this morning after her car overturned in a rush hour accident on a busy Halesowen commuter route. The accident happened just after 8am when a car collided with a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WINNERS! B B Taylor picks our World Book Day 2018 costume competition winners!
With around 300 AMAZING entries to our World Book Day costume competition this year, we’re so glad that someone else agreed to be the judge! B B Taylor is a children’s author from South Birmingham. She...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Young people wanted to take part in Commonwealth Games handover performance
Local young people are being invited to participate in a dance performance which will be shown live at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in Australia in April. The event, showcasing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Firearms seized as police & community continue to challenge South Birmingham...
West Midlands Police have recovered three illegal firearms in the last 24 hours, thanks to community intelligence, and the force promises there will be no let-up in its pursuit of people linked to...
View Article#SWBrumSnowWatch updates – Sunday 18th March 2018
UPDATES On travel, school closures and all things snowy! Newest updates shown first Click here for Monday’s (19th March) school closures MAIN UPDATES AS OF 1030hrs Sunday 18th March 2018: • BUSES Lots...
View ArticleUPDATE: FOUND Shane Pinder – 12 years old
Good news, missing 12 years old Shane Pinder returned home safely – thank you to everyone who shared the appeal — West Midlands Police are continuing their appeal for help, after a missing boy was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Eight fire crews tackle blaze at Kings Norton music venue
UPDATE 19/3/18 West Midlands fire confirm the fire is thought to have been started deliberately. READ MORE HERE Eight crews from West Midlands Fire Service are currently tackling a fire at a music...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Roadhouse fire ‘thought to be deliberate’– 50 firefighters tackled Kings...
West Midlands Fire Service have confirmed that a fire at a former Kings norton music venue last night is thought to have been set deliberately. Firefighters were called to the vacant club at around...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Man arrested in Frankley street after woman suffers minor injuries
A number of people have contacted us, concerned about an incident in Frankley this morning (Monday 19th March). West Midlands Police have confirmed that they attended an address in Oberon Close just...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police seek to reassure communities after ‘hoax’ bomb threat email sent to...
West Midlands Police have issued a statement regarding what are believed to be hoax bomb threat messages that were sent to a number of schools and colleges across the region this morning (Monday 19th...
View ArticlePupils at a South Birmingham school partners with anti-bullying app to give...
A school in South West Birmingham is one of the latest in the UK to sign up to an anti-bullying app to help their students speak out about issues in their school community. Over 250,000 pupils from...
View ArticleClosure of Sunbury Road Post Office is temporary
A number of readers have enquired about the apparent closure of Sunbury Road Post Office in Longbridge. A Post Office spokesperson, said: “Regrettably, due to unforeseen circumstances, Sunbury Road...
View ArticleTrains between Redditch and Barnt Green suspended as person sadly struck by...
British Transport Police have confirmed that a person has sadly been killed after being struck by a train close to Alvechurch Station this afternoon (Wednesday 21st March.) A spokesperson said: “We...
View ArticleClik here to view.
[UPDATE] Cannabis farm found after severe house fire in Green Meadow Road
Updated 2.30pm 22/3/18 West Midlands Police have confirmed that firefighters tackling a severe house fire in the early hours of this morning discovered cannabis plants in four rooms of the property....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ley Hill Park: progress as giant water main repaired!
A huge water main which burst in Ley Hill Park last month – destroying a pedestrian bridge and cutting through the park – has been repaired today (Thursday 22nd March). When the 43 inch water main –...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police reassure communities as further ‘hoax’ email threats made to schools
West Midlands Police are reassuring communities after a further number of what appear to be hoax email threats have been received by some schools across South Birmingham and beyond today (Wednesday...
View Article