UPDATE – Cross City south train services to recommence from first thing...
Update Wednesday 15th August 10.20pm – Line now open and all services expected to resume as normal from start of service Thursday 16th August. Engineers have removed both trees, cut back other...
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Northfield author tracks book around the world – raising money for local cat...
Lisa and her cat Bob A Northfield petsitter-turned-author is having great fun tracking her book as it travels around the world – helping her raise funds for the local cat rescue she volunteers with!...
View ArticleNew Northfield “Lounge” coming soon as council approve quirky high street venue!
A new quirky Lounge cafe bar venue is on its way to Northfield high street after Birmingham City Council approved a change of use application for a former clothing store on Thursday (16th August). And...
View ArticleRoadworks close Lickey Road / A38 island for 12 nights
The A38 Bristol Road South and Lickey Road will be closed for at least the next 12 nights for planned roadworks on the Longbridge island junction. The overnight closure started last night (Monday 20th...
View ArticleMan arrested after staff threatened with machete in store robbery
A man was arrested yesterday after threatening supermarket staff with a machete during a robbery on Sunday (19th August). West Midlands Police confirmed they were called to Asda in Barnes Hill at...
View ArticlePolice investigate as shots fired at two Northfield homes
West Midlands Police are investigating after two separate incidents which saw shots fired at homes in Northfield. The first incident happened just after midnight on Monday morning (20th August) when a...
View ArticleMISSING: Jessica Meier • 30 • Rubery
West Midlands Police’s Locate team are urgently seeking information as to the whereabouts of a missing Rubery woman. 30-year-old Jessica Meier was last seen at her home in Rubery at 7am yesterday...
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Thief jailed for over 4 years after assaulting arresting officer
A man who assaulted a police officer while resisting arrest has been jailed for around four years. West Midlands Police officers were called to Cofton Park Drive off Lickey Road in Rednal on 31st...
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Weoley man (plus one!) to crawl up Mount Snowdon for third year running!
A Weoley Castle man will be crawling up Mount Snowdon for the third year running to raise funds for a Selly Park hospice – but this year he will have some company! Many stopped to offer their support...
View ArticleFOUND: Missing Mircea-Gabriel Nituica from Selly Oak
Missing 28 year old Mircea-Gabriel Nituica from Selly Oak has been found. Thanks to all who shared.
View Article[VIDEO] Police treating Rubery car fire as suspected arson
West Mercia Police are appealing for witnesses after a car fire outside a takeaway in Rubery last Sunday (19th August). The vehicle was well alight outside Balti Hut in New Road when emergency...
View ArticleLocal MP calls for small shopkeepers to take part in Best Small Shops...
Richard Burden MP (Lab, Birmingham Northfield) is urging the constituency’s small shopkeepers to enter their businesses into a national competition celebrating the creativity of small shops and the...
View ArticleFrom Your Councillor: Cllr Olly Armstrong – Northfield – August 2018
We will be offering all Councillors across South West Birmingham the opportunity to write a blog on B31 Voices, up to once a month. Here’s another from Cllr Olly Armstrong, the Labour councillor for...
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Appeal as Bank Holiday thieves steal hundreds of pounds worth of aquatics...
A South Birmingham aquatics retailer is appealing for information after brazen thieves stole hundreds of pounds worth of equipment from their Wythall store on a busy Bank Holiday Monday (27th August)....
View ArticleInvestigation after dog with bite marks abandoned in Kings Norton
An RSPCA Inspector who rescued an abandoned dog in Kings Norton is investigating whether she may have been used as a bait dog in dog fights. The RSPCA are keen to find the owner of the female...
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MP invites young people to engage in ‘Pizza & Politics’
A local MP is inviting young people in his constituency to get engaged by offering them ‘Pizza & Politics’. Selly Oak MP Steve Mccabe (Labour) is asking anyone aged 26 or under who lives in the...
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Knifeman sought after Shenley Lane attack
West Midlands Police are seeking a man who made off in a car after attacking another with a knife in Shenley Lane this afternoon (Wednesday August 29th). The incident – which would appear to have been...
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Kings Norton commuter route closed after serious accident
A busy commuter route has been closed for over 4 hours this morning (Friday 31st August) after a man suffered serious injuries after being in a collision with a van. The accident happened at around...
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Homeowners escape injury as car ploughs into front of Woodgate home
Homeowners were thankfully uninjured as a car smashed into their Bartley Green home in the early hours of Saturday morning (1st September). The collision happened at around half past midnight in...
View ArticleMissing Anne Chapman found
Missing Anne Chapman FOUND Thanks all West Midlands Police officers are urgently trying to find a missing woman in south Birmingham. 27 year old Anne Chapman was last seen yesterday evening (Sunday...
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