The former bosses of a Cradley Heath Indian restaurant have been handed suspended prison sentences and the company fined £175,000 after a chef suffered serious burns from a dangerous tandoor oven. Sandwell Council prosecuted The Alachi International Restaurant in Highgate Street after the chef was burned when the oven – […]

Dozens of carers and the people they look after enjoyed a festive feast arranged by the City of Wolverhampton Council as a thank you for their hard work over the last 12 months. The council’s Carer Support Team subsidised 2 Christmas meals at the Gatehouse in Wolverhampton, and 55 carers […]

Muslims families have been left out of pocket after a travel agency in Small Heath suddenly closed down  Up to 20 worshippers who were customers of Taha Travel on Whitmore Road in Birmingham have lost substantial amounts of money. The loss in revenue was a result of the Small Heath firm shutting […]

The well known Walsall Canal is a historic land-marker in the West Midlands region. The body of water runs for an approximate seven miles from Ryders Green Junction to Walsall Town Wharf.   The surrounding canal area is also home to some notable sites. These include mooring facilities and New Walsall Art Gallery, […]

A man has been jailed following the death of Zahir Visiter in St John’s Wood Kamal Hussain, 22 of Sutherland Avenue, Maida Vale was found guilty of manslaughter following a trial at the Old Bailey.   He was sentenced at the same court today, Tuesday, 10 December, to 15 years imprisonment, of which he will […]

City of Wolverhampton Archives are on the hunt for historians, either individuals or groups, who are willing to share their research at the city’s Local History Symposium. The Symposium takes place on Saturday 15 February, 2020 at Wolverhampton City Archives’ Molineux Hotel Building, from 10am to 4pm. It is an […]

The victim and his family were subjected to a series of anti-Semitic abuse on a train, before a woman wearing a headscarf intervened and calmed down the abuser   A father, who wishes to stay anonymous, and his two young sons and wife, became victims of verbal assault on a London […]

The City of Wolverhampton Council’s Transition team have collected over 300 advent calendars thanks to kind donations. The calendars were distributed to care leavers, and also their children, ahead of the first day of Advent on Sunday. Meanwhile the team have also been busy collecting donations of Christmas gifts and […]

Nearly half of parents and carers of children who will start school for the first time in September 2020 have now applied for a place for them – and the rest are encouraged to do so as soon as possible. The deadline for applications for pupils due to start reception […]

The UK Prime Minister has come under attack for allowing a racist and prejudiced writer to work under his jurisdiction when he was the editor of the Spector. The Conservative Party candidate in question mentioned in his writing that immigrants were responsible for bringing various diseases and pathogens to the UK.   […]