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...
Ikea store set to close in Birmingham City Centre
Ikea announced the shop in Dale End will be set to close on 9th August because of "a number of factors" which included the location of the shop. The shop is part of the broader Martineau Galleries plans, opposite new...
Heavy Delays on the M5 after crash between lorry and cars blocks motorway
Motorists were informed of long delays after a crash on the M5 blocked the motorway in both directions. The crash happened between junctions one and two where a major roadworks scheme is in progress at Oldbury Viaduct.
A lorry and...
Girl aged six killed in Smethwick, on way to mosque prayers
A six-year-old girl who was hit by a car and killed, she was heading for prayers at a mosque with her father.
police have said: Jannatul Bakya was hit while crossing Oldbury Road in Smethwick, West Midlands, on Saturday night.
Her...
Extension plans submitted for Birmingham Airport
The extension of the Airport would see the creation of new food and retail outlets, seating and baggage areas
Birmingham Airport has maintained that plans to expand its current premises will help deal with an increasing volume of passengers.
A planning...
Man dies after being struck by a train at a Sandwell station
Trains through a Black Country railway station were disrupted this weekend after a man died after being hit by a train.
There were no trains were stopping at Sandwell and Dudley station, in West Bromwich, on Saturday evening following the...
UP TO £20,000 IN FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL CHARITIES
Local charities and community groups are being encouraged to apply for a share of a funding pot of over £3 million that has been raised by players of People’s Postcode Lottery to support projects which will help people in...
