/ West Midlands

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...
ROARsome online Summer savings at Twycross Zoo – starting from just £10!
Appears in: / Environment/ Leisure & Sport/ West Midlands
WITH the exciting arrival of two critically endangered Sumatran Tigers, Jahly and Sialang, as well as the newly announced BRICKLIVE Big Cats exhibition coming to Twycross Zoo for the Summer Holidays, there is more ROAR...
Police investigating case of ‘missing’ dogs
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ Staffordshire
POLICE are investigating whether any criminal offences have been committed as "at least 5" dogs go missing whilst allegedly being walked by a pet sitter at Hopwas Woods. Five dogs have been confirmed...
Birmingham Airport Heroes Save Passenger’s Life
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Health/ West Midlands
TODAY (13th June), four employees working at Birmingham Airport will be presented with a Chief Constable’s Award and Royal Humane Society Resuscitation certificates for their actions which led to saving a life this very day...
Erdington man jailed for raping 11-year-old girl
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ West MidlandsHeadline
A MAN who raped an 11-year-old girl over three decades ago when she was staying at his home with her friend has been jailed for 17 years. The victim, who is now in her late...
Charity fundraiser calls on supporters to join #TeamStGiles at Great Midlands Fun Run
Appears in: / Community & Charity/ Leisure & Sport/ Staffordshire
A KEEN Burton runner whose gran was cared for at St Giles Hospice is calling on people to sign up for #TeamStGiles in this June’s Great Midlands Fun Run. Sarah Austin, 26, who now works...
Investigation launched after 6-year-old boy is injured during Midlands shooting
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ West MidlandsHeadline
WEST Midlands Police has launched an investigation after a child was injured after shots were fired at a house in Wolverhampton just before 1600 BST this afternoon (Friday 19 April). The report comes just over...
Birmingham Airport hops into spring by preparing to welcome over 140,000 passengers over the Easter weekend
Appears in: / Transport/ West MidlandsHeadline
BIRMINGHAM Airport is looking forward to a busy Easter weekend welcoming over 141,000 passengers during the four-day holiday period.  This is an increase of 7% over Easter last year. Over 141,000 travellers...
Murder investigation launched after man shot dead in Erdington
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ West MidlandsHeadline
A MURDER investigation has been launched after a man was shot dead in the street, less than 10 miles from Tamworth. The 28-year-old man died at the scene after being fatally shot just at around...
All new police recruits in the West Midlands Region will study to gain a Staffordshire University award
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Staffordshire/ West Midlands
STAFFORDSHIRE University has been chosen to provide qualifications for police constables entering the service after a national overhaul in the way officers are to be recruited and trained. Staffordshire Police, West Midlands Police, West Mercia...
Three arrested following Chop Shop discovery
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ West MidlandsHeadline
THREE people have been arrested and parts from a dozen stolen cars have been recovered following raids on suspected chop shops in Birmingham. Information from a member of the public whose car had recently been...
Manhunt for West Midlands knife attacker
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ West Midlands
POLICE in the West Midlands have issued an appeal to trace a man suspected of attacking a woman with a knife – and ramming a police car last night (6 April) in a bid to...
UPDATE – Man arrested on suspicion of abduction 
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Incidents & Appeals/ West Midlands
THIS article has now been updated in light of new information from Police. The missing baby boy mentioned in the original article has been found safe and well.West Midlands Police say that a 35-year-old...
Futuristic 3D scans help Police convict mum of baby’s ‘squeeze’ death
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ Science & Technology/ West Midlands
A MUM has been convicted of squeezing her baby to death following a West Midlands Police investigation that saw detectives use futuristic 3D-scan technology to identify microscopic fractures to the tragic tot’s ribcage. Abigail Palmer...
Police crush bikes that caused chaos on illegal Ride Out
Appears in: / Crime & Justice/ West MidlandsHeadline
BIKES taken from a gang who ran amok on the roads during a lawless ‘Ride Out’ event have been crushed by West Midlands Police – as the force warns it will continue to seize and destroy...