Birmingham Times
Birmingham Times
People visiting Birmingham’s parks are being urged to show their respect for the environment after 1,280 tonnes of litter was cleared from such settings in the first five months of 2020. For the same period in 2019, some 400 tonnes was removed. Over recent weeks, the lockdown-inspired use of Birmingham’s parks and open spaces and […]
A trio from Birmingham arrested as part of National Crime Agency led Operation Venetic have been charged with drugs and firearms offences, after officers seized a sub-machine gun, drugs and cash. Michael Earp, 29, of Pear Tree Road, Shard End, Danyal Aziz, 26, of Pelham Road, Stechford and Nicole Rhone, 26, of Yardley Green Road, […]
Birmingham City Council has been awarded circa £4.5m as part of the second tranche of funding from the Department for Transport’s Active Travel Fund; part of a £13m allocation to the West Midlands Combined Authority. An engagement programme with residents and businesses on how they would like to see the funding used in their communities […]
Businesses are being reminded they have a duty to protect staff and customers when face coverings become mandatory in shops, supermarkets and takeaway outlets from today (Friday 24 July 2020). In a bid to prevent the spread of Covid-19, Government guidelines have been updated so face coverings will be compulsory in shops and public transport, […]
A domestic bully who beat a woman, controlled her movements and physically “examined” her to check she wasn’t having affairs has been jailed for 18 years after we exposed the extent of his offending. Ryan Watton, from Staple Lodge Road in West Heath, Birmingham, subjected the woman to a catalogue of abuse and coercive control […]
A 21-year-old gunman who fired shots at a busy wedding party in Wolverhampton in the summer has been jailed. Shamail Malek claimed that it was a firework which he’d let off at a function suite in Mander Street on Saturday, 1 July. But following a trial he was convicted on Thursday (21 Dec) of possessing […]
In a recent incident reported in Birmingham on Christmas Eve, West Midlands police officers spotted a stolen Toyota Prius that had been taken from its owner just hours earlier. Following a short pursuit the driver thought he would have better luck running. After a brief pursuit, the driver attempted to escape but was apprehended, resulting […]
Three men and a teenager were arrested last night as officers from our Sparkbrook impact team were assisted by our Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) and dogs unit for a joint operation in a continued effort to tackle organised crime. The intelligence-led operation ran into the early hours of this morning (28 August) and covered […]
Birmingham City Council’s ambitious new strategy for East Birmingham, seeking to dramatically improve lives of around 250,000 of its residents, is set to be adopted by Cabinet next week (9 February). The strategy sets out proposals for the regeneration of East Birmingham, helping local people to benefit from the creation of more than 60,000 jobs […]
A Birmingham thief who broke into hospitals and care homes while the rest of the nation applauded the hard work of NHS staff, has been jailed for four and a half years. Wayne Bradley, a prolific thief, was arrested after a string of callous burglaries across Birmingham amidst the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The […]
