CCTV images released after thief preys on young woman during seizure
Police appealing for information on the theft of a mobile phone from a woman during a seizure have released CCTV images today, in an attempt to identify a woman who they believe may have information...
View Article#BrumBins strike SUSPENDED as cabinet considers possible deal
The Unite union has announced that they are suspended tomorrow’s strike action (Friday 8th March) as a possible deal tabled today is mulled over by Birmingham City Council’s cabinet. The action has...
View ArticleTesco Frankley Beeches robbery: men armed with knives and gun steal cash
West Midlands Police have confirmed that they are investigating an armed robbery at a store in Northfield after an armed robbery this morning(Friday 8th March). A group of men – armed with knives and a...
View ArticleBoy, 13, jailed for stabbing of 3 schoolboys in Selly Oak had 18 inch machete...
A boy – aged just 13 – has been jailed by Birmingham Crown Court today (Friday 8th March) after admitting he stabbed three boys outside a Selly Oak school. Machete in trousers Following the attack, the...
View ArticleInvestigation after three stabbed in Northfield night club incident
West Midlands Police are this morning investigating a triple stabbing at a night club in Northfield in the early hours of this morning (Saturday 9th March). During a disorder at around 2.20am at the...
View ArticleFormer Baverstock head teacher banned from teaching
The former head teacher of a Druids Heath school has been banned from teaching by the profession’s regulatory body. A Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA) panel report advised that Thomas Marshall, 50,...
View ArticleMISSING: David Montana – 50 – Selly Oak
West Midlands Police are appealing for help in tracing David Montana who has gone missing from Selly Oak. The 50-year-old is considered vulnerable and was last seen at around 10am this morning (Sunday...
View ArticleMISSING: Walter Kenny – 81 – Highters Heath
West Midlands Police are seeking the public’s help to find 81-year-old Walter Kenny who is missing from Highters Heath. Walter has been missing since yesterday (Sunday 10 March) afternoon and police...
View ArticleBus service terminus to move after complaints over Longbridge Lane chaos
A terminus for two bus routes is to be moved after a large number of complaints were made that parked buses were adding to traffic chaos on Longbridge Lane. Other planned service changes will mean...
View ArticleBrave PCSO suffers minor injuries as officers seize 18 inch knife from teen...
A brave PCSO suffered minor injuries after he and a colleague were involved in a struggle with a teenage boy – as they disarmed him of a large knife in a Frankley street yesterday afternoon (Wednesday...
View ArticleFrankley school to become third comprehensive in King Edward VI family
A Frankley school is set to become the third comprehensive to be accepted as part of the King Edward VI family of schools in Birmingham. Balaam Wood School will be the ninth to become part of the King...
View ArticleMessage from West Midlands Police following the New Zealand mosque attacks
West Midlands Police’s Assistant Chief Constable Matt Ward has released a statement following the terror attacks at two mosques in New Zealand. “We are shocked by the tragic news of the New Zealand...
View Article#BrumBins strike is OVER
The Birmingham bins dispute over alleged ‘secret payments’ and ‘blacklisting’ of workers involved in the 2017 bin strike is over. Birmingham City Council cabinet today (Friday 15th March) approved a...
View ArticlePolice seek man and dog involved in near miss with stolen car in Northfield...
Traffic officers from West Midlands Police have this morning appealed to find a man walking a dog who was involved in a near miss with a stolen car during a pursuit in Northfield yesterday (Saturday...
View ArticleDouble delight as Longbridge Dining Club returns for 2019
Longbridge Dining Club is returning to the town centre for 2019 with double the number of dates to try some of Britain’s tastiest street food. This year’s mouth-watering series of dining clubs will...
View ArticleOur pledge to help stop abuse on National CSE Awareness Day
People across the UK are today being urged to unite in making a personal pledge to help tackle child sexual exploitation (Monday 18th March). National CSE Awareness Day – organised by the charity NWG...
View ArticleSchoolgirl struck by ride-on lawnmower on busy Northfield commuter route
A schoolgirl was injured this morning in an accident involving a ride-on lawnmower on a busy commuter route through Northfield this morning (Wednesday 20th March). The teenager was in collision with...
View ArticleTeenager charged after man ‘attacked with meat cleaver’ in Northfield incident
A teenage boy is set to appear before Birmingham Magistrates tomorrow (Thursday 21st March) after a man was injured with a meat cleaver in an incident in Northfield on Monday (18th March). Emergency...
View Article[Video] Lucky escape for cashpoint user revealed as man jailed for Cotteridge...
West Midlands Police have released CCTV footage which reveals the shocking moment a stolen car crashed into a Kwik Fit store in January last year, narrowly missing a man standing at a nearby cash...
View ArticleWoman sadly killed in Quinton motorway collision
A 45 year old woman has been sadly killed in an accident on the M5 near Quinton in the early hours of this morning (Thursday 21st March). The accident – involving a van and a lorry – happened at around...
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