Sari Shop in Ward End Raided

Three raiders stormed into a Ward End sari shop before making off with cash, CCTV footage shows the moment a shop owner tried to push a masked robber from his shop after a cashier was threatened with a knife. The three...

Perry Barr Police Station to Transform in to Muslim Community Centre

A former police station in Perry Barr will be transformed into a new multi-purpose Muslim centre. Great Barr Muslim Foundation (GBMF) purchased the Walsall Road building for £820,000 at an auction last September – more than half a million pounds...

Amirah Foundation Investigated for Financial Irregularities

A charity that helped victims of domestic violence in Birmingham has been closed surrounded by allegations of financial irregularities. The charity Amirah Foundation, based in Sparkbrook, set up in 2011 to help victims of domestic abuse was praised for its...

Parents urged to think pharmacist first for minor illness in their children

A major new public health campaign urges parents to consult a pharmacist first for minor illness, instead of GP or A&E 18 million GP appointments and 2.1 million visits to A&E for self-treatable conditions cost the NHS £850 million per year Using a...

Cost NHS Prescriptions To Increase From April

The cost of NHS prescriptions will soar 20p to £8.80 from April. Health Minister Lord O'Shaughnessy announced: "We have increased the prescription charge by 20p from £8.60 to £8.80 for each medicine or appliance dispensed." The rise comes alongside a target...

Bollywood Legend, Sri Devi Dies at 54

The world of Bollywood is in mourning after the legendary Bollywood goddess Sridevi Kapoor, died at the age of 54 after reports of a heart attack after attending a close family wedding in Dubai on Saturday 24 February. Sridevi married...

Taxi Driver Alerts Other Cabbies to be More Vigilant

A taxi driver from Ward End disturbed would-be thieves as they smashed their way into his cab. Shakeel Hussain believes they were on the hunt for cash, after claiming another seven cabs were targeted on the same night. The taxi, a...

ITV journalist Sameena Ali-Khan launches ‘Breaking Into News’ competition to find ITV Central’s next...

(February 26th 2018) ITV News and Media Trust today launched ‘Breaking Into News’, a unique initiative that has been successfully running for six years and fronted by ITV’s award-winning news broadcaster Charlene White and Sameena Ali-Khan for ITV Central...

Over a thousand students take part in Turkish Airlines Birmingham School Games

In its seventh year, the Games took place last on 13th and 14th February at PlayFootball Birmingham and saw over a thousand children from Birmingham schools compete against each other. Freestyle footballer Rebaz Mohammed and Paralympian Sophie Hahn were some of...

West Midlands residents encouraged to use NHS 111 service to avoid unnecessary A&E visits

It is estimated that nearly three quarters of a million West Midlands residents (731,525) go to A&E each year who could have been helped by NHS 111 West Midlands residents are being urged to avoid unnecessary trips to A&E by...