Machete-wielding thugs descended on a college campus – sparking fury among parents. Solihull[1] College, on Blossomfield Road near the town centre, was criticised by mums and dads following an incident on Monday, September 25.
Images posted on social m…
Vile Swastikas and racist symbols have been etched in red spray-paint on a railway bridge in Solihull.[1] The disgusting imagery, which features the symbol of the German Nazi party, was pictured earlier this week after a concerned resident reported to …
On Thursday, September 21, 2023, the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) held its annual West Midlands Awards Ceremony at the MacDonald Burlington Hotel in Birmingham.
Attended by ICE president Keith Howells, 13 awards were presented to the teams that…
One of Tarmac’s lorries at Ettingshall
Tarmac had its headquarters in Wolverhampton at Millfield Road, Ettingshall for more than a century.
Monday marked 120 years since Tarmac’s original founder Edgar Hooley first perfected how to make road surfaces…
There was drama at one of Birmingham’s busiest retail parks this weekend when police swooped and evacuated a store due to a bogus bomb threat. Shoppers inside the M&S[1] on Coventry Road in Sheldon[2] were ordered to leave immediately on Saturday, Sept…
September 1984: West Midlands report recommends light rail network for England’s second-largest conurbation
Detailed proposals for an eventual ten-line network of light rail routes to serve the West Midlands were unveiled in Birmingham on June 20 by W…
A disabled mum “trapped in her home for a decade[1]” has been left struggling to sleep after ambulance bosses told her they would no longer take her to and from hospital appointments. Cancer survivor Dawn Steel – who has been wheelchair-bound since und…
A car was stolen outside a Waitrose store which contained a child’s important medical equipment. Police issued an image of a man they want to trace in connection with the incident.
Police said a grey Ford Focus was stolen while the owner was inside a n…
The M42 junction 6 near Solihull
Five men have been arrested on the M42[1] this morning on suspicion of vehicle theft and burglary.
A heavy goods vehicle on cloned plates failed to stop for Central Motorway Police[2] around 10am heading northbound,…
A police chase involving a ‘stolen’ lorry fully of illicit booze shutdown a major Midlands motorway as police looked to catch those inside. A heavy goods vehicle on cloned plates failed to stop northbound for officers from the Central Motorway Police G…
Police have appealed for witnesses and footage of an Ironman swim race in which two competitors died. The Gardai, Ireland’s national police service, asked people with information to come forward following the tragedy.
Brendan Wall, 45, died on Sunday, …
Ten people were assessed and one remains in hospital after a number of people fell ill at a bank in a town centre. 999 crews rushed to the Warwickshire town[1] of Nuneaton this afternoon, Tuesday, August 29, after numerous people reported feeling unwel…
By Brad Saxton
The Minstermen will look to secure their first win of the season on Saturday afternoon when they travel down to Meadowbank to take on Dorking Wanderers in the Vanarama National League.
City are back on the road once again this coming S…
VOLUNTEERS and workers rolled up their sleeves and collected 30 bags of litter.
Staff from National Highways joined forces with Skanska, HW Martin and Highways Resource Solutions and collected 30 bags of rubbish from Catherine de Barnes Lane in Solihul…