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Solihull Council has approved major plans to redevelop Mell Square, bringing up to 1,600 new homes, shops, and public spaces to the town centre. The project, which will now be called Holbeche Place, aims to transform the heart of Solihull into a modern area with housing, retail, restaurants, and green spaces. The redevelopment is being […]
Birmingham City Council has announced plans to invest an extra £130 million in local services, as its leader declared the council is no longer “bankrupt”. Leader John Cotton said the council has recovered financially almost two-and-a-half years after issuing a Section 114 Notice, which is often described as effective bankruptcy for local authorities. The new […]
A man who raped two teenage girls and threatened a 12-year-old to share indecent images has been sentenced to 18 years in prison. Gurpreet Randhawa, 21, from Wellington Road in Wolverhampton, carried out vile sexual attacks on two 15-year-old girls after persuading them to meet him. He raped one of the girls on three separate […]
A man has been arrested after a woman was threatened with a knife and robbed in Birmingham city centre. Police were called to Lower Trinity Street at around 1.30am on Tuesday, 24 December, following reports that a woman had her mobile phone stolen during a knifepoint robbery. Officers arrived quickly and carried out fast enquiries […]
A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the death of a woman in Oldbury in the early hours of Saturday morning. Police were called to an address on Barncroft Road shortly after midnight on 21 December, where a woman was found unresponsive. Despite the efforts of emergency services, she was sadly […]
A man has been arrested after allegedly stealing a 24-tonne earthmover and driving it through Wolverhampton city centre, causing significant damage to roads and street furniture. Police were alerted on Saturday (8 November) following reports that the heavy construction vehicle had been stolen from an address in Staffordshire. Officers tracked the earthmover as […]
Aston Villa will look to return to winning ways in the UEFA Europa League tonight as they face Maccabi Tel Aviv at Villa Park. Unai Emery’s side began their European campaign strongly with two wins, but their momentum was halted after a 2-1 defeat to Go Ahead Eagles in the Netherlands. Villa currently sit tenth […]
West Midlands Police have put Section 60 powers in place today (7 November) across parts of Birmingham to keep people safe during the Aston Villa vs Maccabi Tel Aviv match at Villa Park. More than 700 officers will be on duty as part of a major policing operation. Officers will be stopping and searching people […]
The mother of one of Cody Fisher’s killers has been handed a suspended prison sentence for helping her son attempt to flee the country after the 23-year-old was stabbed to death at the Crane nightclub in Digbeth, Birmingham, on Boxing Day 2022. Jahzeen Carpenter, 40, from Peak Drive, Lower Gornal, drove to London a day […]
Barrister Ayoub Khan, MP for Birmingham Perry Barr, has welcomed the decision by the Safety Advisory Group (SAG) to advise that Maccabi Tel Aviv fans should not attend the Europa League match against Aston Villa on 6 November. In a statement, Mr Khan said it was clear from the start that there were “latent safety […]
