Statement from Mayor of the West Midlands on knife crime incidents
Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands said: “In the last few days and weeks we have all been horrified by the tragic murders of young people on our streets. It is an awful situation and I send my...
Teenager Stabbed On Way To Gym
Another tragedy has struck after a teenager was stabbed to death as he was on his way to his Birmingham gym.
The teenager named Hazrat Umar aged 17 and a student at South and City College, was fatally attacked in...
Spoons To Help Prevent Forced Marriages
A new initiative by a school is been backed by a Birmingham woman who was tricked into a forced marriage at the age of 15 wants to stop other teenagers becoming victims.
Now an adult, she was forced to marry...
New Aquatics Centre set to open for the 2020 Commonwealth Games
Designs have been revealed for the new £60m Sandwell Aquatics Centre which will be the home of the Commonwealth Games in the Black Country.
The centre is opening for the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in...
Blaze in Tyseley
A huge fire broke out at a car workshop in Birmingham early hours of the morning.
Roads have been closed in Whardale Road, Tyseley, where around 100 firefighters were at the scene.
No-one was hurt but the scene of the blaze was...
Six Men Accused of Murdering Jaskaran Kang
Six men have gone on trial for the murder and manslaughter of a 24-year-old Jaskaran Kang who was found stabbed to death in his flat in Dudley.
Jaskaran Kang, from Handsworth was killed last year in January.
Joshua Campbell, aged 18...
BIRMINGHAM YOUTH SPORTS ACADEMY PARTNER WITH ARMED FORCES TO PROVIDE MENTORING PROGRAMME TO STUDENTS
Birmingham Youth Sports Academy (BYSA) have recently announced their partnership with the Armed Forces to offer the academy a 12-week specialist mentoring programme.
The scheme, which commenced on 6thSeptember, has been produced as a joint venture, with members of the...
Taxi Driver Alerts Other Cabbies to be More Vigilant
A taxi driver from Ward End disturbed would-be thieves as they smashed their way into his cab.
Shakeel Hussain believes they were on the hunt for cash, after claiming another seven cabs were targeted on the same night.
The taxi, a...
Solihull to receive an influx of homes
Restructured proposals to build thousands of homes across Solihull are set to be put to the public. Residents are to be asked their views on sites assigned for development.
The latest draft of the council's Local Plan Review, which would...
As hate crimes rise, Muslim leaders take the lead in visiting Churches, Synagogues and...
Symbolic interfaith visits come in week where over 250 mosques open their doors to the public on #VisitMyMosque day
Muslim faith leaders from England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland took part in an act of interfaith solidarity by visiting...
