/ West Midlands

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...
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...