Clik here to view.
Poignant poems chalked on Frankley footpaths
A selection of original poems are appearing in chalk on the public footpaths of Frankley. One of the poems depicts the horror of conflict in Syria through the eyes of a child has been written on a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Discount supermarket plans for Longbridge centre APPROVED
Birmingham City Council planning committee has today (24th May) approved an outline planning application for a discount supermarket on the Longbridge town centre development. Planning permission was...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Weoley Castle to host Armed Forces Day parade
The community of Weoley Castle is rallying together to host an Armed Forces Parade next month after Birmingham City Council and the military decided not to have one in the city centre this year. Local...
View ArticleClik here to view.
[Watch] Kings Norton schoolgirl reaches Britain’s Got Talent finals with...
A Kings Norton schoolgirl has tonight won through to the live finals of the 2018 Britain’s Got Talent show as part of a magical acrobatic dance troupe (Saturday 26th May). Kings Norton Girls’ School...
View ArticleClik here to view.
[VIDEO] Innovative partnership programme helps young people make ‘Inspired...
Thursday 24th May 2018 – a day we had been looking forward to. A chance to visit Balaam Wood School in Frankley to help celebrate an innovative new partnership scheme for local young people and watch a...
View ArticleMan charged with Northfield house party stabbing
A man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after allegedly stabbing another at a house party in Northfield earlier this year. A 20 year old man received multiple stab wounds – including...
View ArticleMan injured in West Heath collision
A young man suffered a head injury in the early hours of this morning when a car collided with a tree in West Heath (Tuesday 29th May). The accident happened just after midnight in Cofton Road. A...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Stirchley schoolgirl to appear on Britain’s Got Talent 2018 LIVE finals tonight
A Stirchley schoolgirl is set to appear on the live finals of Britain’s Got Talent 2018 tonight, with AcroCadabra: a troupe of magical acrobatic dancers. Kings Norton Girls’ School pupil Phoebe...
View ArticleAppeal for information as dead dog dumped in Bartley Green parkland
The RSPCA are appealing for information after the badly decomposed body of a dog was found dumped in parkland in Bartley Green this week. The discovery was made on Monday (28th May) in Lye Avenue and...
View ArticleCannabis farm uncovered as armed officers raid Hawkesley home
West Midlands Police confirmed that a cannabis farm was uncovered after armed officers raided a Hawkesley home yesterday evening (Tuesday 29th May). A police cordon was placed restricting access to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wonderful women of Longbridge set to take to the stage this summer
A new musical theatre production Women of Longbridge will be celebrating local stories of past, present and future on Saturday 23rd June 2018. Developed from research and performed by a community...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New office building approved as land sold for multi-storey Park and Ride for...
A new office building for Longbridge Technology Park has been given the go ahead by city planners, as developers sell pocket of land to pave the way for a multi-storey revamp for Longbridge station...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Poet Monkey mystery continues as more poems discovered on Frankley paths
One of the great unanswered questions of the millennium still looms large as more poems are spotted on the footpaths of New Frankley in Birmingham: Just WHO is Poet Monkey RA?! Dace Parkes spotted...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police investigate Shenley collisions
West Midlands Police are investigating after two collisions in the Shenley area early this morning (Sunday 3rd June) left three men injured, one seriously. The first collision happened at around 3.15am...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bikes stolen from three boys in Northfield street
Three 13 year old lads – including one who had received his bike just one day earlier to celebrate his thirteenth birthday – had their mountain bikes stolen by a group of others in the centre of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Hundreds’ of dead fish floating in Bournville yachting pool
A reader reported finding ‘hundreds’ of dead fish floating on the surface of the yachting pool in Valley Parkway, off Bournville Lane as she walked her dogs yesterday (Monday 4th June). We contacted...
View Article[UPDATED] New road signs covered after confusion over speed limit changes on...
UPDATE Wednesday 6th June: Birmingham City Council have now issued a statement to clarify the situation with new speed limit signage as new 30mph signs on A38 and Lickey Road are covered to avoid...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Environment Agency investigate discolouration in River Rea
The Environment Agency (EA) are investigating after residents reported a discolouration of water in the River Rea in Northfield. The water passing over the ford at The Mill Walk was grey and cloudy...
View ArticleLong awaited park on new development should open this month
A long awaited community park on a new development on the border of Northfield and New Frankley should be open by the end of this month. Work on the park on the Balaam Wood development began in 2013...
View Article[UPDATED] Man charged | Arrest after sexual assault incidents on south...
UPDATE Sunday 10th June: 30 year old Kamran Ali from the Turves Green area has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and will appear before Birmingham Magistrates tomorrow (Monday 11th June) A...
View Article