UK citizen free movement will end on day one of a no-deal Brexit, as new Home Office plans are underway. In spite of the warnings of chaos and people trapped in legal limbo. The new hardline home secretary, Priti Patel, is pressing for border restrictions to be compulsory on 31 […]
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Hundreds of Ticketless Travellers Given Penalty Fares at Birmingham New Street
Hundreds of ticketless train travellers using Birmingham New Street station were issued with penalty fares during a cross-industry clampdown. The day of action, on a Friday just a few weeks prior, saw revenue protection and security managers checking the tickets as passengers made their way in and out of the […]
London City Tightens Rules on Skyscrapers
Stricter building regulations for skyscrapers have been drawn up by the City of London because of concerns that high-rise buildings will generate winds capable of knocking over cyclists and pedestrians. The developers will have to provide more inclusive safety assessments of how the proposed buildings will affect people on street […]
PEOPLE OF BIRMINGHAM TO HAVE A TASTE OF THE BIG SCREEN
Uni-versal Extras are heading to Birmingham on the lookout for supporting artists to take part in a new major feature film from the Producers of Murder on the Orient Express, Logan, and The Martian. The Pinewood Studios based casting agency is one of the UK’s leading agencies with a proven […]
US President Trumped by Aerosol Ali
Street artist Muhammed Ali stencilled a giant image of Ilhan Omar (a congresswomen), after Donald Trump’s racist rant. The artwork on a wall in Roshven road Balsall heath reached global recognition after Omar retweeted it on her huge Twitter platform. Overnight the image was viewed by tens of thousands and […]
Religious Vandalism: Two Statues Destroyed Outside Hindu Temple
Religious vandalism has recently occurred in Walsall, West Midlands. The vandals have reportedly broken up the religious statues outside of a Hindu temple. The vandals took a bat and broke the statues in two separate attacks outside the Shree Ram Mandir located in the area. The temple leaders were completely devastated on finding that the two statues had been destroyed in […]
Councillor Calls to Keep Solihull Police Station Open
Cllr Joe Tildesley argued that the closure of the station was “the number one issue” brought up by residents of the West Midlands town Announcements from the local council to close Solihull Police station were first given in March 2018. The controversial plans included details in selling off a portion […]
Over £5,000 raised for Acorns Children’s Hospice
City of Wolverhampton Council has topped its fundraising target to support Acorns Children’s Hospice in Walsall. Last month, the City Council kicked off the fundraising with a bake off and tombola and hosted a raffle for people in the city. Yesterday, the council presented the raffle draw via Facebook Live […]
Four vehicles crushed for dumping rubbish in Wolverhampton
City of Wolverhampton Council has crushed 2 transit vans and 2 cars in a bid to clamp down on fly tippers across the city. All 4 vehicles have been captured on CCTV on multiple occasions, illegally dumping rubbish at Drayton Street – one of Wolverhampton’s fly tipping hotspots. The fly […]
Bookworm Poppy wins party for reading more than 200 books
Young bookworm Poppy Robinson is celebrating after reading an incredible 200+ library books in just 10 weeks. The six-year-old scooped the prize for borrowing and reading 203 books – the most books borrowed from Sandwell Council’s libraries between April and June. Poppy and her brother Oscar, who is three, are […]