2018 marks 50 years since the birth of Reggae
2018 marks 50 years since the birth of Reggae.
This year, BASS festival will pay homage to the music, arts, culture and heritage of a genre that has enriched the cultural fabric of the world over the last five decades.
BASS2018 features live...
Former Birmingham Businessman caught out in £60,000 VAT scam
Dalmit Singh Dohil, ran two constructions companies in Birmingham, was given a suspended prison sentence at Birmingham crown court.
Dohil, 40, pleaded guilty to four counts of knowingly being connected with the fraudulent evasion of VAT in 2009.
Dohil, who use...
Plans for three new Birmingham train stations – Designs unveiled
Campaigns for three new rail stations in Birmingham have moved a step closer after a £40 million project was revealed due to Increasing demand.
Under plans, the Camp Hill line, Birmingham would reopen to passenger services for the first time...
Birmingham Black Cabs to transport digital screens for advertising and announcements
Many of Birmingham black cabs and hackney carriages are to be fitted with new roof-top advertising screens - which will also deliver 'critical' public information alerts. They could display emergency messages for the public as well as advertising.
As well...
Labour Councillor Injured During Robbery
A Councillor for Soho and Jewllery Quarter, Chaman Lal and his wife were victims injured in their own shop during a robbery on Sandwell Road, Handsworth.
Labour councillor and his wife were hospitalised after being allegedly attacked with a knife...
Birmingham bares brunt of Storm Ali – with high winds causing disruption to travel
Strong winds from Storm Ali has caused commotion to Birmingham and the West Midlands with fallen trees blocking roads, disturbing train services and gales forcing airlines to cancel flights. The Met Office says things are set to get a...
Cricklewood mosque attack as car ‘drove into pedestrians’ in North West London
Two people have been taken to hospital after a car crashed into pedestrians outside a mosque in Cricklewood, north west London. Met says Hit-and-run collision not being treated as terrorism.
Police are inspecting the scene after the driver failed to...
Birmingham Art deco cinema ruined in blaze
A cinema in Harborne, South Birmingham has been devastated by a shocking fire, leaving the local community to mourn the loss of a local historic landmark. Abandoned picture house was "neglected" by planners.
More than 50 fire fighters worked through the night to tackle...
Solihull “Sham Immigration Lawyer” sentenced for fraud
A Solihull Lawyer - Ms. Harvinder Kaur Thethi, was found guilty of six counts of fraud by false representation.
On Thursday 26 July 2018, at Southwark Crown Court, Ms. Harvinder Kaur Thethi, aged 46 years, of Old Hall Gardens, Solihull,...
Local radio owner charged “for not providing XL – LENT living conditions” with...
A north London council found 35 people living in one "appalling" house. Two private landlords have been convicted of managing houses in treacherous and sub-standard conditions.
The two landlords – Arun Bajaj local radio station owner from Birmingham and Antonio Ferraivolo...
