Pavements and other pedestrian areas are to be kept free of goods and advertising, to ensure there is as much space as possible to support social distancing and queuing when businesses reopen. With most retailers being able to trade from Monday 15 June 2020, Birmingham City Council is advising retail businesses to ensure that they […]
Latest weather from Met office Today: A wet start for much of the region, with showers slowly clearing northwards around lunchtime. It will remain rather cloudy, although some clearer spells should develop from the afternoon, allowing some sunshine to break through. Maximum temperature 19 °C. Tonight: Any lingering spots of rain will clear through the […]
Police are again warning anyone planning to attend an illegal rave this weekend that they risk being arrested and prosecuted. Police intelligence unit has received information suggesting an unlicensed music event may pop up in the Black Country tomorrow evening (27 June). Recent raves in Manchester have attracted thousands of people – in clear breach […]
Officers are currently dealing with a stabbing that took place near Grove Lane in Handworth at around 7.30pm this evening (6 July). A 15-year-old boy sustained a stab wound to his thigh, and was taken to hospital where his condition is not deemed to be life-threatening or life-changing. It’s understood that he was attacked by a […]
Three bosses at a West Midlands recycling company have been charged with gross negligence manslaughter following the death of a worker nearly three years ago. Father-of-one Stuart Towns, 34, suffered serious head injuries while working at Alutrade Limited, on Tat Bank Road, Oldbury, and died at the scene. Following an investigation supported by the Health […]
Police arrested two men after a suspected stolen car was spotted on Coventry Road, Birmingham at around 5.30 pm yesterday (22 August). A report had come into us earlier that day that a car matching the same description was seen with a machete on board. Officers tried to stop the Hyundai, but the driver failed […]
The family of a man killed following a collision in West Bromwich on Thursday 16 July, have released a tribute to their loved one who had ‘such potential in life’. Anthony Whitehouse was walking along Newton Road just before 9.30pm, when he was struck by a car near to the junction of Wigmore Lane. The […]
Police have named the man tragically killed in a hit-and-run on Washwood Heath Road, Birmingham last Thursday night (30 July). Andell Goulbourne, aged 59, fondly known as Spring-i, was pronounced dead at the scene after officers were called to reports of a serious collision between a car and his pedal bike at around 11:15pm. His […]
Two drug dealers have been jailed after police brought down an illegal Class A supply line operating between Birmingham and Worcestershire. Our County Line Taskforce rumbled the crack cocaine and heroin network – known as the Max line – which operated earlier this summer. Abbas Iqbal was at the heart of the drugs chain but […]
Council Leader urges Birmingham residents to help get children back to school, while new measures to tackle business non-compliance are announced. New measures to keep the rate of Covid infections reducing in the city will be implemented from Wednesday. Following a meeting of the Government’s Gold Command support has been given to the City Council’s […]