/ West Midlands

Six black and white TVs still in use in Tamworth as BBC One in colour hits 50
Appears in: / Arts & Culture/ Staffordshire/ West Midlands
As BBC One celebrates its 50th anniversary of colour TV this week, TV Licensing has revealed households in Tamworth are still watching TV programmes on black and white TV sets. There were six1 black and...
There’s ‘snow’ place like Drayton Manor Park’s Magical Christmas!
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Entertainment/ Staffordshire
Local family-favourite attraction Drayton Manor Park is preparing to bring a little piece of Lapland to Staffordshire this Christmas, with the return of its annual Magical Christmas event. Thomas Land will be transforming into a...
Tamworth Veterans launch new Outdoor Clothing company
Appears in: / Business/ Environment/ Staffordshire
Muntanji, is a newly founded British Outdoor Clothing Company Headquartered in Birmingham and Created by two Veterans from the British Army who served under the local Tamworth Regiment the Mercians. The Mercian Regiment was formed...
Festive fun for all the family at St Giles Hospice Christmas Fair
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Entertainment/ Leisure & Sport
Santa is coming and families can enjoy a day of festive fun on Saturday 16th November when St Giles Hospice holds its annual Christmas Fair. The Whittington hospice has a packed afternoon of events and...
The Wilkins Group scoops prestigious Midlands Family Business of the Year award
Appears in: / Business/ West Midlands
Family-run global packaging and printing firm The Wilkins Group has been crowned Family Business of the Year at the 10th Midlands Family Business Awards. The Wilkins Group specialises in the printing of folding cartons and...
New Football “Boot Buddies Swap Shop” scheme begins in Tamworth
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Leisure & Sport/ West Midlands
Do you or your family have some old football boots that still have plenty of life to give? A new scheme in Tamworth has opened up to help football families keep up with the demands...
Housebuilder presented with prestigious fundraising award
Appears in: / Business/ Community & Charity/ Property
HOUSE BUILDER Bellway has been named ‘Corporate Fundraising Team of the Year’ by leading charity Cancer Research UK for its fundraising work. Bellway was presented with the award, which recognises the significant fundraising achievements of...
West Midlands Railway supporting Remembrance Day travel
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ UK News/ West Midlands
WEST Midlands Railway is playing its part in the upcoming Remembrance Day commemorations by offering free or discounted travel to poppy collectors, armed forces personnel and veterans. With hundreds of volunteers expected to line the...
Gang jailed over £250,000 cash machine raids
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Staffordshire/ West Midlands
AN organised crime gang behind a £250,000 series of attacks on cash machines around the Midlands is behind bars today, as new footage shows their raids around the region. The gang would tie straps...
Apollo appoints mental health first aiders
Appears in: / Business/ Health/ Staffordshire
TAMWORTH-BASED Apollo, the UK’s largest privately-owned liquid adhesive, sealant coating and primer manufacturer, is to appoint ten new mental health first aiders as part of its ongoing health and wellbeing support for employees. This latest...
Local Tamworth Business up for a National Award
Appears in: / Business/ Staffordshire/ West Midlands
Verified, an online trade directory built by local Tamworth business 'Expert Trades' is up for the national 'Online Tradesperson Directory of the Year' award presented by On the Tools. Verified, which launched just over six...
CMPG and Warwickshire officers keep drivers on the straight and narrow
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Staffordshire/ Transport
OFFICERS from the Central Motorway Police Group (CMPG) and Warwickshire Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit have stopped 140 vehicles for 160 offences on the region’s road network during a week of enforcement. Known as Operation...
Debris from crash covers 150 yards of road
Appears in: / Incidents & Appeals/ West MidlandsHeadline
THREE men have been taken to hospital, one in a potentially serious condition, after a two-car crash in the early hours of this morning (Thursday). The crash happened at just after 0200 BST on Chester...
As Stoptober launches West Midlands smokers are urged to make a quit attempt
Appears in: / Health/ West MidlandsHeadline
NOT smoking is now the norm across the West Midlands but despite this adult smoking rates still vary greatly across the region from 18.7% in Stoke-on-Trent to 11.4% in Solihull. Thousands continue to...
Hundreds of cyclists hit road to support St Giles Hospice
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Leisure & Sport/ Staffordshire
MORE than 500 people saddled up and used their pedal power to help raise funds for St Giles Hospice at the weekend as part of the charity’s annual Cycle St Giles Autumn event. Organisers expect...
WMAS remains the only ‘Outstanding’ Ambulance Service
Appears in: / Health/ North Warwickshire/ Staffordshire
THE results are in and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has once again rated West Midlands Ambulance Service as ‘Outstanding’, the highest possible rating from health and social care regulator. The CQC inspected the Service...
Dangerous driver rolled Mercedes after starting illegal street race in front of unmarked police car
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Transport/ West Midlands
THIS is the moment a Mercedes driver rolled his car after reaching 90mph as he tried to outrun police who had spotted him illegally racing. Jamil Khan’s car hit another vehicle before his rolled and...
New statistics places the West Midlands at the number 4 burglary hotspot with over 22,000 burglaries last year
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ UK News/ West Midlands
RESEARCH undertaken by www.Hillarys.co.uk revealed the number of burglaries that took place in a number of constituencies throughout 2018, as well as the total estimated value and the top items most commonly...
Man charged with attempted murder of Police Officer in Birmingham
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ West MidlandsHeadline
WEST Midlands Police has charged a man with trying to kill one of its police officers who was knocked down and driven over while trying to arrest a suspected car thief in Birmingham yesterday. It’s...
Police officer seriously injured after being run over by suspected car thief
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ West Midlands
AN officer from West Midlands Police has been seriously injured after being run over by a suspected car thief in Birmingham today (10 August). The traffic cop was in Moorcroft Road, Moseley, at 4.45pm...
Dog remains on the South Coast not linked to ‘Hopwas 5’ dogs
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ Staffordshire
POLICE have ruled out any link between the reported disappearance of five dogs in Hopwas Woods and the discovery of a dog's remains in East Sussex. It's claimed at least five of the animals vanished...
West Midlands Police issue statement in relation to ‘Hopwas 5’ dogs
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ Staffordshire
WEST Midlands Police have today issued a statement in relation to the investigation involving a five dogs that allegedly went missing from Hopwas Woods whilst in the care of a Birmingham-based dog sitter. In...
Housebuilder holds summer deal event in Tamworth
Appears in: / Business/ Property/ West Midlands
HOUSE-hunters in Tamworth can make some great savings this month, thanks to Bellway’s summer deal event. The five-star builder is holding a Say Hello to Summer event at Barley Fields and Peels Meadow, which are...
Tamworth family hit jackpot after buying extra lottery ticket at St Giles Hospice Solstice Walk
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Leisure & Sport/ Staffordshire
A TAMWORTH family who bought extra St Giles Hospice lottery tickets at this year’s Solstice Walk are celebrating after scooping a £1,000 prize. Brian Sadler, of Mildenhall, and his wife Carol, who have played...
Talented Tamworth youngster wins dream job
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Property/ West Midlands
A TALENTED local youngster has been named the ‘archi-tot’ for a local housebuilder following a region-wide search. Redrow Homes Midlands launched a hunt for imaginative ‘archi-tots’ aged between 4-9, asking them to design their very...
CMPG officers get a lift up to help with enforcement
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Staffordshire/ Transport
POLICE officers from the Central Motorway Policing Group (CMPG) used one of Highway England’s HGV ‘supercabs’ to spot drivers committing offences this week. As part of Operation Tramline, CMPG officers using the supercabs spotted offences...
Deadline extended for 10th Midlands Family Business Awards
Appears in: / Business/ Community & Charity/ North Warwickshire
FAMILY-OWNED businesses now have an additional two weeks to enter the 2019 Midlands Family Business Awards as the deadline has been extended to Friday 26 July. The extension will cater for the high volume of...
West Midlands Residents Revealed Among The Most Likely To Speak To Neighbours
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ West MidlandsHeadline
A NEW study has found that British residents are getting friendlier with their neighbours, with two-thirds admitting they speak to their neighbours regularly and a further two in five revealing they know the majority of...