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 […]

Caring cop’s Motor Neurone Disease charity single in support of ex-boss A caring cop is releasing a charity single to raise money and awareness for Motor Neurone Disease patients…and to support his former West Midlands Police boss who’s been diagnosed with the illness. PC Will Salt − who worked under […]