A woman who set up a charity purporting to help asylum seekers was secretly smuggling illegal immigrants into the UK – and turning a blind eye as they worked in cannabis farms to pay for her ‘charitable’ services. Pranvera Smith established Freedom to Stay in 2014 and ran the Birmingham-based group with her partner Flamur […]
A Walsall man has today (8 April) been convicted of causing the death of a baby by dangerous driving last year. Two-week-old Ciaran Leigh Morris was in his pram being pushed along Brownhills High Street on 4 April by his proud parents and friends when the tragedy happened. James Davis was driving a BMW which […]
Following a full review of two premises licences, a nightclub and a restaurant, both in Birmingham, have had their licences revoked following a number of Covid-19 legislation breaches. Nakira, at 121 Suffolk Street Queensway, in the city centre, was subject to a full review at a Licensing Sub Committee hearing on 23 October 2020. Police called for […]
Birmingham City Council’s Trading Standards officers revealed a haul of counterfeit branded goods, before destroying the fake designer clothes this week. The haul – which included fake goods from well-known brands such as Nike, Versace and Gucci, worth around £10,000 – was forfeited by a Birmingham-based trader, following an investigation by the council’s Trading Standards […]
Progress on the redevelopment of the Alexander Stadium is on the brink of another significant milestone – the completion of the steelworks. Early next week the framework for the eye-catching new West Stand at the venue in Perry Barr will be fully in place, and work to add fixtures, fittings and all of the features […]
West Midlands council leaders are calling on supermarkets and businesses that remain open during this national lockdown to step-up their Covid-19 safety measures to help combat the surge of infections With cases continuing to rise across the region and the UK entering a new lockdown, people are now required to stay at home except for […]
Plans to purchase up to 50 homes to provide temporary accommodation for Afghan citizens and Ukrainian guests are to be discussed by the city council’s Cabinet next week (14 February). Birmingham City Council was invited to apply for funding from the Government’s £500m Local Authority Housing Fund which will enable it to increase its resettlement […]
A teenager fatally stabbed in Small Heath has been named as Yahya Sharif – as we continue to appeal for information to help us find his attacker. The 18-year-old was discovered seriously injured in Coventry Road at just before 5.30pm on Friday (10 December).  Despite the best efforts of paramedics Yahya, from Nechells, was […]
A teenager has been charged after several people were lured by an offer to trade mobile phones but were robbed of their cars at knifepoint earlier this week. The 17-year-old has been charged with two counts of robbery, three counts of possession of an offensive weapon and attempted robbery. The boy – who cannot be […]