Section 60 powers in place following West Bromwich disorder with ‘six arrested’ and ‘weapons recovered’
West Midlands Police has put a section 60 (stop and search) order in place in a large area…
Man jailed for raping and assaulting woman in Birmingham
Cornel Filipeche, aged 21 and of Hawthorn Road, Perry Barr, was sentenced to 10 years after pleading guilty…
Birmingham City Council warning issued amid ‘wave’ of measles cases
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warned outbreaks of measles were continuing in England, with 109 cases confirmed…
Seven amazing things to do in the West Midlands and Shropshire this weekend (June 6-8)
It’s set to be a weekend full of celebrating diversity, music, comedy and fast planes across the region,…
‘It’s a privilege’ – Shropshire NHS worker recognised for work helping the county’s homeless and rough sleepers
Natalie Chambers, a Pathway Zero Coordinator (PW0) at The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), has been…
Properties in Coseley, Wolverhampton and Birmingham used by gangs to produce millions of pounds worth of cannabis
Two men from Birmingham were part of a gang of three who ran the operation which also encompassed…
Two teenagers arrested in Birmingham after combat knives found
Officers from West Midlands Police’s Guardian Taskforce spotted two boys while out on Bristol Road in Selly Oak,…
Is this the Black Country’s smallest library? Dudley mother creates community book exchange in her front garden
When mother-of-two Kate Crook heard there were concerns about the future of Sedgley library, she decided to create…
‘I’m on a mission to highlight the West Midlands pothole problems by making them look pretty by planting bright flowers’
A man fed-up with pothole-ridden roads is filling them with flowers – and even targeted one right outside…
Wales among UK’s most affected regions for sick leave, new analysis finds
While the overall sickness absence rate fell to 2.0% (down from 2.3% in 2023), analysis of the ONS…