/ West Midlands

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...
Challenge yourself in 2020 with a St Giles Hospice fundraising trek
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Leisure & Sport/ Staffordshire
PEOPLE who have challenged themselves to get more fresh air and exercise in 2020 are being invited to join a St Giles Hospice treks and trails event. Walkers wanting to stay on the path to...
Appeal after body found in water
Appears in: / Incidents & Appeals/ West MidlandsHeadline
POLICE in the West Midlands are working with Birmingham and Solihull Coroner’s Office to try and identify a man whose body was found in Stechford in December last year. The man was found in the...
Police recover millions of pounds worth of ’dirty money’ 
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Staffordshire/ West Midlands
FINANCIAL investigators in the Midlands swooped to recover almost £3.5 million of ill-gotten gains in just 12 months as West Midlands Police seeks to ensure criminals don’t profit from ’dirty money.’ The force’s...
‘Life-saving’ service open throughout festive season
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Health/ Staffordshire
Brighter Futures’ Staffordshire Mental Health Helpline Service will be open as normal during the Christmas period to support people with concerns about their mental health. Available 365 days-a-year, the Helpline operates out of hours and...
Abandoned dogs receive Christmas gift from housebuilder
Appears in: / Business/ Community & Charity/ West Midlands
Staff at a West Midlands-based housebuilder have teamed up to give abandoned dogs a gift this Christmas. The team at Bellway West Midlands ran a shoebox appeal at their head office in Tamworth in aid...
Local family attraction helps disadvantaged children enjoy a Christmas to remember
Appears in: / Leisure & Sport/ Staffordshire/ West Midlands
Local family-favourite attraction Drayton Manor Park gave thousands of underprivileged children a Christmas to remember when it welcomed charity, KidsOut, to its annual Drayton’s Magical Christmas event this week. The park welcomed over 3,000...
Lovell Sponsors Coton Green Girls Under 12s
Appears in: / Business/ Community & Charity/ Leisure & Sport
Lovell Sponsors Coton Green Girls Under 12s Coton Green Girls Under 12s will be sporting a striking new shirt this season thanks to local partnership homes developer, Lovell Partnerships Limited. Based at Marston Park, Tamworth...
Big savings to be had in housebuilder’s Black Friday sale
Appears in: / Property/ West Midlands
Thousands of people will be looking for a Black Friday deal this week – typically on a laptop, a games console or a mobile phone. But consumers can also benefit from major savings on the...
Craig Charles to DJ at Statfold Barn Festival 2020
Appears in: / Arts & Culture/ Entertainment/ Staffordshire
The legendary Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show is coming to the Statfold Barn Festival next summer. The actor, broadcaster and Radio 2 DJ has been captivating crowds throughout the UK for many years...
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...