APPROVED: Government upholds appeal to build homes on Northfield golf course
The Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government has today said he will allow developers to build up to 800 homes on a former Northfield golf course, after proposals were turned...
View ArticleNeighbourhood police teams to move in with fire service colleagues
A number of neighbourhood police teams in south west Birmingham are set to move in with their fire service colleagues. Longbridge Police Station closed in 2018 As part of an estate reduction programme...
View ArticleWANTED: Northfield man sought for malicious wounding charge
West Midlands Police are appealing for help to find a Northfield man who is wanted in relation to a malicious wounding and breach of a court order. Officers are asking for anyone who knows the...
View ArticleFREE adventure activities for teens this summer!
Thanks to funding from the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner, Ackers Adventure are offering a FREE programme of activities for 14-18 year olds in Birmingham this summer! The activities run on...
View ArticlePlanning: Starbucks ‘drive thru’ approved for Rubery Morrisons car park
Birmingham City Council Planning Committee has today (Thursday 1st August) unanimously APPROVED an application to build a ‘drive thru’ coffee shop in the car park of a Rubery supermarket. CGI of the...
View ArticleDriver arrested as flipped car occupants – including toddler & dog –...
A driver was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a car was flipped on its roof in collision in Northfield yesterday evening (Wednesday 31st July). Two women, an 18 month old toddler and a dog...
View ArticleSouth Birmingham school uniform swop shop seeks help as donations rocket
A community-led school uniform swop shop in south west Birmingham has helped hundreds of children in the last academic year. And now, as the number of donations grows, they are seeking help from the...
View ArticleCyclist injured in Longbridge collision
A cyclist remains in hospital today after being involved in a collision with a car yesterday evening (Sunday 4th August). The accident happened on Edenhurst Road just after 6.30pm. West Midlands...
View ArticleMan sought after Selly Oak station sexual assault
Officers from British Transport Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to following a report of a sexual assault at Selly Oak station on Friday (2nd August). The incident...
View ArticleFOUND: Missing Esme Laffoley from Kings Heath now found
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View ArticleQuick-thinking actions of Northfield victim’s son help convict con woman
From West Midlands Police : West Midlands Police and members of the public teamed up to catch a cruel Birmingham con woman who duped her way into the homes of elderly women – and now she’s been jailed...
View Article13 year old girl arrested after teen assaulted in Northfield park
West Midlands Police have arrested a 13 year old girl in relation to a serious assault on another teen in a Northfield park earlier this month. The assault – which was caught on video and shared on...
View ArticleMeet Vinnie: the planet-loving, litter-picking pooch
Vinnie gathers plastic bottles on his walks With so much in the news about climate emergency and the need to act to safeguard our environment, a Rednal dog is doing his bit to help by collecting and...
View ArticleMissing Hawkesley toddler FOUND safe
Missing Hawkesley 3 year old Dylan Hayes has been found safe and well – along with his mother – in Selly Oak. THANK YOU for every single share and all who looked out for him x The post Missing...
View ArticlePolice appeal after taxi driver stabbed in Druid’s Heath robbery
West Midlands Police have launched an appeal after a taxi driver suffered serious hand injuries after being stabbed during a robbery in Druid’s Heath on Saturday night (24th August). The driver – a man...
View ArticleMan suffers serious stab injuries in Roundlea Road incident
A man is in hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed in an incident in Northfield in the early hours of this morning (Tuesday 27th August). West Midlands Police confirmed that enquiries are...
View ArticleWorkers evacuated following gas leak at Bournville Cadbury works
Hundreds of workers were evacuated after a gas leak at the Mondelez works in Bournville this afternoon (Wednesday 28th August). West Midlands firefighters from Bournbrook and Kings Norton attended...
View ArticleFirefighters quickly control fire in Druid’s Heath tower block
Photo @Highgatefire Thirty firefighters attended a fire in a flat in a Druid’s Heath tower block this lunchtime (Thursday 29th August). The fire started in a bedroom on the 7th floor of Saxelby House...
View ArticleArmed police respond to report of woman with sword in Kings Norton street
Armed officers from West Midlands Police descended on a Kings Norton address this morning (Thursday 29th August) after receiving reports of a woman brandishing a sword in the street. Officers attended...
View ArticleWoman suffers serious injuries in Rubery tower block fall
West Midlands Police are investigating how a woman came to fall from a tower block in Rubery in the early hours of this morning (Saturday 31st August), leaving her with serious injuries. The 29 year...
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