A huge £150m expansion for the Midland Metro fleet
Transport chiefs are planning a £150 million development of the Midland Metro network by enhancing up to 50 new battery-powered trams to the taskforce. Extensions to the network are either intended or already under way in Birmingham city centre, Wolverhampton,...
Shisha lounge fire which nearly killed couple in horror
THREE men have been jailed for disregarding fire safety regulations after a blaze ripped through a Shisha lounge in Birmingham - that almost killed a couple. Michael Atkinson and Sherelle Gordon 'escaped death by seconds' when floor collapsed during...
Chinatown ‘upmarket’ nightspot is blocked over city centre disorder doubts
A bid to open a new 'upmarket' nightspot in Chinatown has been blocked by the city council resulting in concerns from police which already struggle to maintain command in the area. A licensing officer also criticised the proposed menu...
Plans for a new city centre hotel are scaled back
Developers to go back to the drawing board and create new designs. Plans for a 26-storey city centre hotel which were given the green light almost two years ago have been ascended back after it emerged the application site...
The ‘Corsa Cannibals’ a new crimewave sweeping the West Midlands
Motorists are being cautioned of a new crime trend in which specific cars are targeted by professed 'Corsa Cannibals'. Thieves are alleged to be stripping bonnets from Vauxhall Corsas across the region - with the West Midlands now gripped by...
Tea room and patisserie to be opened in Grand Central by a Great British...
A Great British Bake Off contestant is introducing a new tearoom and patisserie in Grand Central shopping centre, Birmingham City Centre, the shop will open at noon on Monday, August 6.
Cocoa by Ali has been founded by Ali Imdad, who starred in...
Bordesley Green house fire reveals £200k cannabis factory
West Midlands Police were then after called to the blaze at 7am on Thursday, tweeting video footage from inside the house. The fire destroyed the roof of the property - and exposed a large-scale drugs farm.
Firefighters called to statements...
Citizen Khan and Ackley Bridge star Adil Ray contacts police after abuse on social...
Citizen Khan star Adil Ray communicated with the police after a protruding Birmingham food blogger said: "Let's hang, draw and quarter him outside the Bullring."
The actor and broadcaster, from Yardley Wood, rejected suggestions the comment, posted on the @MeatOneVegBlog Twitter account,...
Midland Met Hospital job gets the ‘cold shoulder’ forcing bosses to ask for public...
The NHS trust behind the delayed Midland Metropolitan Hospital job is set to now ask the government to bail the project out which has been postponed ever since its builder Carillion went bust in January.
Toby Lewis, chief executive of...
BIRMINGHAM LAND EARMARKED FOR NEW WORLD-CLASS CULTURAL CENTRE
Proposals for a new centre for heritage, community arts, learning and skills development led by Birmingham Museums Trust, have taken a step forward this week as a plot in the east of the city has been approved for regeneration...
