A new development prospectus has revealed how the city council of Cannock, Staffordshire, plans to renovate its struggling town centre to market it to investors. This prospectus has also been funded by Staffordshire County Council and the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership (GBSLEP).   A key part of the redevelopment plan is […]

Following the recent Census of Judges published by the Ministry of Justice, the continued lack of diversity within court has been highlighted. The “white, middle-class, middle-aged, male” courtrooms do not reflect the diverse communities they serve, according to Lady Hale, who stated that we should be ashamed of the inequality […]

Image Caption: Karim Heabah imported, stored and sold thousands of illegal cigarettes  A jailed shopkeeper, who imported, stored and sold thousands of illegal cigarettes, has been ordered to repay more than £490,000 he made from his crimes, or spend more time in jail.  Karim Heabah, 29, of Jenkin Road, Sheffield, was jailed for three years […]

A West Midlands Police officer has been seriously injured after being run over by a suspected car thief in Birmingham The traffic cop was in Moorcroft Road, Moseley, at 4.45pm having traced a suspected stolen Range Rover Sport taken just minutes earlier from a woman on a shopping trip. But […]

Missed bin collections and fly-tipping in Birmingham have resulted in hundreds of complaints  In Small Heath, a frustrated resident has been given £100 compensation after Birmingham City Council failed on several occasions to empty his bin, pick up fly-tipping and keep his street clean. This frustration is one that many […]

A bench made from recycled paint pots has been donated to residents of Islington Flats in Halesowen as part of a national recycling campaign. Bell Decorating Group, which is delivering works in the communal areas of the flats on Islington Road, worked in conjunction with Dudley Council to have it […]

A £78 million upgrade of junction 10 of the M6 which will ease congestion and speed up journeys for thousands of drivers has taken a big step forward. Contractor John Sisk & Son has been appointed to design and build the new junction at Walsall which will replace the bridges […]

Talks to establish Birmingham as the first officially designated “Tree City” of the UK are set to be held between the city council and an international foundation on Friday (July 12).  Council officers and Cabinet Members Cllr John O’Shea and Cllr Waseem Zaffar are due to meet a delegation from the US-based Arbor Day Foundation […]

As determined by a ballot of party members, Boris Johnson has been elected head of the Conservative Party and has become the new Prime Minister of the UK.  Mr Johnson beat Jeremy Hunt comfortably, gaining 92, 153 votes to his opponent’s 46, 656. He also won the majority 67% of […]

Centenary of strike action which helped reform policing Officers who sacrificed their roles to help reform and improve policing for future generations of West Midlands Police cops are being remembered on the 100th anniversary of historic strike action. It was back in 1919 when a band of Birmingham Police officers […]