Thousands Take Part In Birmingham Marathon
Thousands of runners took to the streets of Birmingham for the city's first marathon in over three decades, including one 106-year-old man.
The 26 mile event started at Birmingham's Alexander Stadium and took in a number of the city’s most iconic landmarks...
Largest Eid Event in Europe Sees 106,000 Celebrate in Birmingham
The end of Ramadan saw a huge turnout in Birmingham, with over 106,000 Muslims gathering in celebration.
The huge event, which took place on June 25th at Small Heath Park, was the largest Eid event in Europe. It brought together...
College opens new Plant Training School in Bordesley Green
A new Plant Training School at South & City College Birmingham was opened on Saturday 12 November by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham at the specialised construction campus in Bordesley Green.
The new plant school will deliver nationally accredited qualifications...
Teenager Charged After Shooting At A Barber Shop
A teenager has been charged with attempted murder after a shooting at a barber in Walsall.
Uzair Shahid, 19, from Lichfield Road, Walsall has been remanded after appearing before the town's magistrates court on Tuesday 26 June.
A 23-year-old man suffered...
Birmingham’s Strict New Measures Target Motor Nuisances
The streets and suburbs of Birmingham have been hit with anew blight in recent years in the form of illegal street racing, cruising and general motor nonsense.
Thankfully new measures are being implemented by West Midlands Police that could see...
Industrial War Ends
A new plan to build 101 houses on the former Arvin Meritor site, in Stirchley has been proposed, bringing an end to a prolonged dispute that has spanned over a decade to open a supermarket in the city outskirts.
In...
Religious Hate On The Rise
The Home Office has released shocking new figures which reveal that religious hate crime has almost doubled in the West Midlands in the last year.
West Midlands Police reported 87 offences committed in 2013-2014, which jumped to 163 in the...
Walsall Shop Closed After Mouse Droppings ‘Found Throughout Store’
Environmental health officers have closed Bangla Stores, on Milton Street, Palfrey, after they found mouse droppings inside.
Walsall Council received an anonymous tip off about the store.
Droppings were found “throughout the store” at the start of this week when workers...
Unveiling of the UK’S First South Asian WW1 Soldier
The High Street in Smethwick saw hundreds of people gathering to witness the unveiling of the Lions of the Great War monument, a 10-foot high bronze statue of a Sikh soldier, cast to commemorate 100 years since the end...
Mosaic wins Charity of the Year at Birmingham Awards
There seems to be no shortage of award ceremonies these days. Every profession, every art form, the public sector, the private sector, all of them have a date in the calendar when they dress up in their best clothes...
