Thumbs up for City ‘Baby Club’

City help for mums a success after year trialA NEW initiative to help new mums cope with the challenges of motherhood has been given the thumbs up. For the last year Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust community midwives...

Police accused of ‘playing down’ racist link in anti-Muslim rally

35 arrested as rival protesters clash in Birmingham city centreWEST Midlands police have been accused of “playing down” the racist nature of an anti-Muslim protest in Birmingham that resulted in over 30 arrests on the weekend.  A group calling themselves...

Appeal for information after robbery at Bescot Station

Do you know these men?   Detectives from British Transport Police (BTP) are appealing for the public’s help to identify two men they wish to speak to following a robbery at Bescot railway station. Investigators have today released CCTV images of the...

EASTENDERS’ AUNT BABE DROPS IN ON MOSELEY ROAD BATHS

Birmingham actor Annette Badland has appeared in numerous film, TV and radio programmes including Doctor Who, Eastenders and the Archers…she also learned to swim at Moseley Road Baths! On Sunday 5th November, she’ll be visiting to talk about what this...

Jailed For Sitting Other People’s Driving Theory Tests

An imposter who previously served two years for sitting other people’s driving theory has been jailed for 28 months. Swallaxadin Abdul Bashir, 42, attempted to sit tests while impersonating applicants at 12 locations across England between October 2018 to August...

Bullying allegations led head teacher to suicide

A HEAD teacher committed suicide whilst under investigation for bullying, an inquest has heard. Mother-of-five Nassim Akhtar, from Manchester, was found dead in the back of her burnt-out car two months after she was suspended from Cheetwood Community Primary...

The Only Way is Soho Road for Towie star Lauren Goodger!

Reality TV star transformed into Bollywood Queen thanks to Birmingham designer SHE may be one of the stars of ITV’s hit reality show The Only Way is Essex, but for Lauren Goodger the only way to Bollywood glam was down...

Female British Sikh Army Officer Makes History

From the East Midlands a British sikh army officer has become the first woman of colour to ski on a solo expedition to the South Pole. Preet Chandi, 32, from Derby, had completed the 700 mile trek in 40 days,...

Police event to promote safety for female students

LEICESTERSHIRE Constabulary is joining forces with De Montfort University for an event to promote safety to female students.A ‘Violence Against Women' event is being held at the university this Thursday between 6pm and 9pm. The evening will include talks...

Double award honour for animation graduates

Rizwan Khan's Chime won a RTS Award Creative graduates Birmingham City University have received a double honour at this year’s Royal Television Society’s Midlands Centre awards.   Rizwan Khan, from Edgbaston, was named winner in the Student Animation category for his...