Birmingham Man Wins £1m on Euro 2016 bet
Daman Chick, 32, from Birmingham has won £1m after his bet that Portugal striker Eder, real name Éderzito António Macedo Lopes, would score the first goal of the Portugal v France game came true.
Eder, who was an outsider bet,...
Cannabis Raid on Oldbury Building
A building in Oldbury held more than 200 cannabis plants, they were found in three hidden rooms behind a former shop site. The discovery came about on Birmingham Street.
Local police including West Midlands Police cannabis disposal team found six...
Palestine Youth Orchestra
The Palestine Strings performed in 2013 at the Proms to a sell-out crowd and positive acclaim. Their sister ensemble Palestine Youth Orchestra will now present their musical genius at Birmingham Town Hall, Victoria Square.
The orchestra will feature Beethoven, Rahbani...
A Vow of Silence
City academics have released a report stating that some parents in Birmingham do not trust the police and would not speak out if their children had travelled to Syria.
Researchers Dr Imran Awan and Dr Surinder Guru held focus groups...
Don’t Miss Out: Fundraiser Bollywood Night
‘Together through fundraising for a good cause we can make a real and lasting difference to the lives of so many people’ – Mr Mit Balli, Manager, Ellora
One of Solihull’s oldest and most popular Indian restaurants, Ellora, is to...
Impression Makes Donation to Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice
Bromsgrove-based full service PR and marketing agency, Impression Communications Ltd, has raised £240 for local charity, Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice, in a sweepstake carried out for the European Championships taking place this summer.
Impression brought together members of the...
National Sea Life Centre Celebrations
5th July marked The National Sea Life Centre Birmingham’s 20th anniversary and to celebrate, the attraction offered some fantastic deals and launched its #IGrewUpWithSeaLife campaign.
The first 100 people who visited received the 1996 entry price of £5.95 with a...
Calm after the Storm
At this year’s Eid celebration in Small Heath, Labour MP Jack Dromey called for unity in the face of racism.
After reports of racism and xenophobic attacks following the EU leave campaign success, Dromey addressed Muslims,
“Nobody, because of the colour...
Wall Collapse Kills Five in Nechells
Police arrived at Hawkeswood Metal at a recycling site on Aston Church Road where a wall collapsed on six men. One man managed to crawl out of the rubble and resides in Heartlands Hospital with a broken leg.
West Midlands...
Gang who “sold” Teenage Boy Jailed
A rapist has been sentenced to life and eight others have been locked up for over 58 years for sexually abusing a teenage boy in Birmingham. A ninth defendant was acquitted for committing acts against the teenager but admitted...
