70,000 Strong Petition For “Genius” With Oxford Place To Stay In UK
70,000 signatures have been penned for a petition to allow 21-year-old Brian White to remain in the UK and study at Oxford.
Friends of the straight-A student are campaigning for the Zimbabwean, hoping to have his immigration status changed to...
6,000 Taxi Licenses Issued in Wolverhampton But Many Won’t be Used in City
This year, more than 6,000 private hire taxi licences were issued by Wolverhampton City Council, up from less than 1,000 in 2014.
Of the 6,395, however, it has emerged that 5,319 live elsewhere.
Taxi drivers in the area have said that...
Free Childcare Hours Still Unclaimed By Thousands With Deadline Approaching
Findings show that thousands of families across Birmingham and the West Midlands are yet to confirm their place on the new childcare scheme, which entitles parents to 30 hours free childcare.
Under the new scheme, parents will be entitled to...
Nottingham In ‘Fake’ Parking Fine Letter Warning
Fake parking notices have been posted in Nottingham warning cars they could be fined for parking in residential areas.
Posted in Marham Close, Sneinton, the letters, claiming to be from the council, advise drivers they could be fined £120 or...
Aldi Apologises After Double-Charging Midlands Customers
The supermarket chain apologized after it emerged some customers were charged twice for purchases made during August.
The company have claimed that a “processing error” led to a number of customers at “some” midlands stores being charged a second time...
Uncollected Bin Bags Hurled Across Streets in Winson Green
Piles of uncollected bin bags were thrown on to the streets by locals leaving the area scattered with rubbish.
Traffic was blocked on Thursday night by the torn bin bags and their contents, which were strewn across pavements and roads.
A...
Solicitor Jailed After Attempting Fraudulent Claim Against Former Employee
Diljit Bachada was jailed, alongside an accomplice who provided a false statement, after she falsified documents in order to make a court claim against a former employee.
The initial dispute was started between the two parties over money owed to...
Report Warns Birmingham Bin Strike Deal “Unaffordable”
A council report has warned that the deal that ended the bin strike in Birmingham which resulted in piles of waste across the city is unaffordable.
Following negotiations last week between the city council and Unite, a deal was finally...
West Midlands Police Officers Convicted of Drug Offences
Two West Midlands police officers have been found guilty of drugs and misconduct offences after plotting to steal and sell drugs.
West Midlands Police Force added that five other men had also been arrested and had admitted a number of...
Suspected Slaves Found After West Midlands Restaurants Raided
Police have said that twenty men have been found to be living in “poor conditions” after four simultaneous raids were carried out across the West Midlands.
The men, who police suspect were working for “next to nothing”, were found at...
