No Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters will be allowed to attend the Europa League match against Aston Villa at Villa Park on Thursday, 6 November, due to safety concerns. The decision follows advice from the Safety Advisory Group (SAG), which issues safety certificates for matches at Villa Park. West Midlands Police raised concerns about managing potential […]
Two men are facing jail after a drive-by shooting on West Bromwich High Street left a man seriously injured. The attack happened at the junction of West Bromwich High Street and Trinity Way when the driver of a black Vauxhall Mokka fired two shots towards a white VW Golf waiting to turn right. The first […]
Three men have been sentenced after conning victims out of more than £100,000 through the fraudulent purchase of mobile phones and luxury watches. Between June 2020 and February 2021, Ghazanfar Khan, Kulwarn Chagger and Rajvinder Kandola carried out a series of scams in which they used fake cheques to pay for high-value goods advertised on […]
OLDBURY — Police are appealing for witnesses and offering a £20,000 reward for information after a woman in her 20s was raped in the Tame Road area of Oldbury on Tuesday, 9 September, at around 8.30am. Chief Superintendent Kim Madill of Sandwell Police confirmed that officers have been working tirelessly on the investigation, reviewing CCTV, […]
A suspected brothel in Sutton Coldfield has been closed down following a police investigation. Officers from the West Midlands Police’s Serious Organised Crime and Exploitation Team (SOCEX) applied for a closure order on **Shangri-La**, a massage parlour on Bishops Way in Four Oaks. While the premises was advertised as a massage parlour, police believe it […]
Calling all Christmas lovers! If you want to get into the festive spirit early, you’re in luck. Recruitment has officially opened for this year’s iconic Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market. The beloved market is returning to the city on Saturday, 1st November, and its organisers are on the hunt for people to help bring the magic […]
A man has been charged with murder following a house fire in Birmingham that left another man dead. Stephen Dale, 47, is accused of killing Daniel Gardner, 37, after emergency services were called to a property on Saxons Way, Highters Heath, in the early hours of Friday (21 September). Police, fire and ambulance crews arrived […]
A prolific thief has been jailed after admitting to nearly 30 shop thefts across Sandwell and Dudley. Gareth Hall, 44, of Newhall Road, Rowley Regis, targeted four shops in Rowley Regis and Halesowen, stealing more than £1,300 worth of items. Hall repeatedly entered the stores, took goods and walked out past the tills, even when […]
Independent charity Crimestoppers has announced a reward of up to £20,000 for information that helps catch those responsible for the rape of a young woman in Oldbury. The woman, in her 20s, was attacked on Tuesday 9 September at around 8.30am in the Tame Road area. Police are continuing a major investigation, with […]
Police have launched an appeal to identify three men after the theft of expensive coffee machines from a Coventry store. The incident happened at around 3.50pm on Sunday, 8 September, when three men entered a shop at the Airport Retail Park. They took three coffee machines, each worth nearly £400, and left without paying. The […]



