/ West Midlands

West Midlands residents must work together to keep COVID-19 rates down in the region
Appears in: / Health/ Staffordshire/ West Midlands
WITH the introduction of the national three-tier system, Birmingham, Sandwell, Walsall, Wolverhampton and Solihull have been placed in Tier 2 – with a Local Covid Alert Level of High. Today (Thursday) it has also been...
Owl Homes employee takes to the skies in support of The Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust
Appears in: / Business/ Community & Charity/ Health
AN employee of Tamworth based Owl Homes, took to the skies on Saturday 10 October in support of the Grace Kelly Childhood Cancer Trust. Jane Lees, an Assistant Finance Manager signed up to take on the...
St Giles celebrates decades of support from staff and volunteers with anniversary awards
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Staffordshire/ West Midlands
St Giles Hospice is celebrating the dedication and hard work of its long-serving staff and volunteers this week – despite celebrations being adapted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although COVID-19 restrictions mean that the annual...
Giving blood at Birmingham Donor Centre remains essential for the NHS
Appears in: / Health/ Staffordshire/ West Midlands
BLOOD donors in Birmingham and the surrounding areas are being urged by NHS Blood and Transplant to keep donating as normal if they are fit and healthy. Whilst the city remains under local Covid-19 restrictions...
Fundraiser celebrates after running 20 marathons for St Giles Hospice
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Leisure & Sport/ Staffordshire
A FUNDRAISER is finally hanging up his running shoes for a well-deserved rest after completing an epic 20 marathons in 2020 for St Giles Hospice. Even the Coronavirus lockdown couldn’t deter keen runner Mark Shanahan...
Restaurants and cafés back #DonateYourPlate to support St Giles Hospice
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Leisure & Sport/ Staffordshire
RESTAURANTS, bars and cafés across the region are joining forces with their customers to make their meals matter for St Giles Hospice with #DonateYourPlate. The venues are encouraging diners and drinkers to support the hospice...
UK Parliament launches free online workshops for community and youth groups across West Midlands
Appears in: / Politics/ Staffordshire/ West Midlands
UK Parliament’s local outreach officers have now taken their community and youth group workshops online. Their sessions are designed to show groups in the West Midlands how the House of Commons and House of Lords...
Footage released in hunt for Birmingham stabbings suspect
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ West Midlands
DETECTIVES have released footage of a man they want to speak to after a series of stabbings in Birmingham city centre in the early hours of this morning where one man died and seven other...
Major Incident declared after multiple stabbings in Birmingham City Centre
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ West Midlands
POLICE have declared a ‘Major Incident’ in Birmingham City Centre after reports of ‘multiple stabbings’. The first incident was reported to West Midlands Police at around 0030 BST this morning (Sunday) and officers were dispatched...
Three quarters of Midlanders want career change due to COVID
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Education & Employment/ Health
Medicine and Care work is at the top of peoples list for a new career and 7% have an ambition of being a Youtube star! A STAGGERING 73% of people across Birmingham and the West...
Urgent appeal for COVID-19 plasma donors in Birmingham area to help trial during any second wave
Appears in: / Health/ Staffordshire/ West Midlands
THERE is an urgent need for more people in Birmingham and the surrounding areas who have recovered from coronavirus to donate convalescent plasma. NHS Blood and Transplant has issued the public appeal to help make...
Local fostering agency goes virtual to appeal for foster parents
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Education & Employment/ Staffordshire
LOCAL fostering agency goes virtual to appeal for foster parents as more children continue to enter care An independent fostering agency is reaching out to individuals and families in Tamworth who are interested in becoming...
Royal emblem flies at Tamworth company to mark Queen’s Award for Enterpris
Appears in: / Business/ Community & Charity/ Science & Technology
STAFF at HiB gathered to watch as the Queen’s Award for Enterprise flag was raised to mark the company’s success in the Innovation category. The Royal emblem, which now proudly flies outside the company’s distribution...
Former Midlands political party campaign manager guilty of online child sexual abuse offences
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ West MidlandsHeadline
A FORMER campaign manager for the Conservative Party has admitted online child sexual abuse offences, after a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation. Today, (24 June) Mark Lerigo, 49, of Coventry, pleaded guilty at Warwick Crown...
Serial sex attacker pleads guilty to sexual offences against nine women over three decades
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ North Warwickshire/ West Midlands
A SERIAL sex attacker has pleaded guilty to committing sexual offences against women over a period spanning three decades across three counties. Appearing at Warwick Crown Court in February Phillip Blackwell, 55, pleaded guilty to...
Midlands men among four jailed for National Action membership 
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ UK News/ West Midlands
National Action became the first organisation to be banned by the government since World War II FOUR Four people have been jailed today (9 June) for being members of the banned extreme right-wing neo-Nazi group...
Midlands Man arrested for allegedly selling over 500 fake coronavirus testing kits on the dark web
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ West MidlandsHeadline
A MIDLANDS man has been arrested for allegedly selling fake coronavirus testing kits on the dark and open webs, as part of the National Crime Agency’s response against criminals trying to exploit the Covid-19 pandemic...
Recycle your garden waste and support St Giles Hospice by registering for Greencycle
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Environment/ Staffordshire
KEEN gardeners in Tamworth will be able to beat the queues at the tip while raising funds for St Giles Hospice thanks to a new recycling fundraiser launching this week. Many people have been getting...
85% of Midlanders admit to cleaning their car less than once a month – despite the ongoing pandemic
Appears in: / Transport/ West MidlandsHeadline
A SURVEY conducted by a car leasing company has revealed that 85% of Midlanders admit to cleaning their car less than once a month, despite the fact that there is an ongoing pandemic where hygiene...
National Crime Agency arrest trio as more than £60k cash seized on the M6
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ West MidlandsHeadline
NATIONAL Crime Agency officers have arrested two men and a woman after £62,700 cash was seized as part of an operation into drugs supply and money laundering in Birmingham. A man, aged 27, and...
Healthcare Firm Diverts Staff To Create Free Telephone Line To Support Elderly And Vulnerable With Continence Issues
Appears in: / Health/ Science & Technology/ West Midlands
AS the lockdown eases, the vulnerable still need support and during Mental Health Awareness Week a Birmingham family firm has redeployed some staff to start free telephone support line to combat lockdown loneliness of vulnerable...
Dangerous scrambler rider jailed after being stung by police
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Transport/ West Midlands
More than half of the bikes were stolen and majority of others uninsured. WEST Midlands police have seized more than 140 bikes in their lockdown blitz on reckless and illegal motorbike riders. The seizure...
Teenage boy dies following collision in Erdington
Appears in: / Incidents & Appeals/ Transport/ West Midlands
TRAGICALLY, a 13-year-old boy has sadly died after being hit by a car in Erdington yesterday evening (12 April). The teenager was crossing Chester Road, Erdington, with his family when he was struck by a...
Tough stance on COVID-19 cough and spit threat offenders
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Health/ West Midlands
WEST Midlands Police have issued a firm warning to anyone who uses coronavirus as a threat against their officers or members of the public. It comes after three men were jailed this week for coughing...
St Giles Hospice makes urgent appeal for donations to support its work during coronavirus crisis
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Health/ North Warwickshire
St Giles Hospice is launching an urgent appeal for donations to help keep its vital specialist care services running during the coronavirus crisis. The hospice needs to raise £850,000 every month just to keep...
Dance teacher from Tamworth convicted for further sexual abuse of pupils
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ West Midlands/ Young People
A former dance teacher who taught in Birmingham has been convicted of further sexual offences against his former pupils after previously receiving a five-year sentence in 2018. Neil Harris, of Dosthill, taught at a dance...
Gang jailed after targeting lone drivers across Staffordshire and neighbouring counties
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ North Warwickshire/ Staffordshire
A GANG of armed robbers, who targeted lone drivers to steal high-performance cars, have been jailed for a total of more than 60 years following a joint investigation between police in Staffordshire, West Midlands and...
Woman who donated wedding dress to St Giles Hospice calls on brides to support bridal boutique
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Staffordshire/ West Midlands
A WOMAN who donated her designer wedding dress to St Giles Hospice to thank them for their care of her grandmother is calling on brides to visit the charity’s bridal boutique. As this year’s wedding...