Birmingham Times
Birmingham Times
Colmore Junior and Infant School is one in the next round of Birmingham schools that will benefit from a Car Free School Street, this Easter. Car-Free School Streets enable children to commute sustainably to and from school because they provide greater protection from road accidents and pollution. Prior to making a Car Free School Street […]
As rough sleepers face the double threat of harsh winter weather and the ongoing pandemic the region’s local authorities have come together to announce their joint winter plan for individuals at risk of rough sleeping. In collaboration with the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA), the Homelessness Taskforce, and partners from the public, private and voluntary […]
Some driving examiners who are members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union are planning to take strike action at times during December 2022 and January 2023. The strike action is part of national industrial action by the PCS union over pay, pensions, jobs and redundancy terms. The strikes will affect driving test centres […]
A Birmingham man has been sentenced to four months imprisonment suspended for two years today (6 Oct) at the Old Bailey for breaching conditions of an order made under the Terrorism Act of 2008. Shahid Khan, from Derrydown Road, Perry Barr, served 20 months in prison in 2013 after travelling to Pakistan with the intention […]
The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay will visit all ten of the city’s Parliamentary constituencies during the final two days of its 294-day journey. Birmingham 2022 is hosting the 16th official Queen’s Baton Relay – a journey which brings together and celebrates communities across the Commonwealth during the build up to the Games. In Birmingham, […]
RSPCA are appealing for information to help find the person responsible for beheading a dog and severing her front leg before leaving the dead pet to be found by her distraught owner. The gruesome discovery was made by Andrea Jarvis after she returned to her home in Vernon Street, Bilston, Wolverhampton, and called for her […]
A man has been arrested in connection with enquiries into the murders of 21 people in the 1974 pub bombings in Birmingham. Officers from Counter Terrorism Policing West Midlands CTU, working with colleagues from the Police Service of Northern Ireland, arrested a 65-year-old man at his home in Belfast today (18 November). The man was […]
Police are appealing for information after a 19-year-old man was stabbed in Witton yesterday afternoon (Tuesday) at 2.15pm. The 19-year-old was taken to hospital with serious injuries but his injuries are thankfully not life-threatening. Detectives are reviewing local CCTV and are appealing for anyone who was in the area and may have any information or […]
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, […]
