Tag: West Midlands
Coconut cannabis smugger jailed
West Midlands businessman attempted to hide 138kg of the drug, with more also found at his home
A...
Locals get special access to Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games tickets
To check eligibility, use the postcode checker at birmingham2022.com/tickets
A landmark event, Birmingham 2022 will boast the largest...
Young creative merges art, paining and dance for exhibition in award-winning...
A 22-year-old British Asian freelance painter, artist and illustrator is showcasing her artwork at the multi-award winning Laura I. Gallery CIC.
West Midlands Police vow to “get under skin” of urban street...
The West Midlands police force has acted on a pledge to tackle organised criminality in Birmingham by expanding and restructuring our...
Geared up! Trust and transparency are key values, say motoring boss
A West Midlands-based company, says 2020 saw its most ambitious year of growth in its six-year history, despite COVID-19 impacting businesses...
Ready, Set, Go… Midlands firm appointed master license for Games merchandise
Cube International has been appointed to design, license, and retail a comprehensive range of official Birmingham 2022 and Commonwealth Sport products,...
Faith leaders urge West Midland’s communities to remain vigilant
Faith leaders have joined with health chiefs in urging the region’s communities to remain vigilant in the fight against coronavirus and stay...
Viral video shows passenger racially abusing taxi driver
A 53-year-old man has this afternoon been arrested in the Erdington area on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence. The...
“Healthy” nurse Areema Nasreen dies with coronavirus
A 36-year-year-old normally “fit and healthy” nurse has sadly died after she became critically ill with coronavirus.
Mum-of-three Areema...
Jailed heroin wholesaler ordered to pay back over £740,000 of illicit...
A Wolverhampton man who acted as a wholesaler to drug dealers in the West Midlands has been ordered to pay back £742,270 in a...
First ever non-white Queen’s representative honoured for third time
Dr Paul Sabapathy who broke new ground when he became the first non-white Lord-Lieutenant in its 550-year history has been honoured by Her Majesty...
Tribute to ‘caring’ officers: Family of murdered businessman thank police for...
The family of a Birmingham businessman shot dead during an armed robbery have paid an emotional tribute to the West Midlands Police officers who...
Yes to flash mob, no to forced marriage
New police campaign aims to tackle illegal wedlock
West Midlands Police have launched their latest forced marriage campaign for the region with two flash mob...
Terror duo jailed: Would-be extremist fighters jailed for Syria related terror...
Two Birmingham men, who were stopped at Dover trying to travel to Syria to engage in terrorism, have this week been sentenced at London’s...
50 years of police diversity: Memories of the first black and...
The force’s first black and Asian officers have paved the way for a more diverse police force in the West Midlands.
During the late 1960s, West...
A reflective force: Officers are leading the way towards a diverse...
From new recruits to a Chief Superintendent - officers are helping to lead the way in creating a modern, multicultural West Midlands Police force....
Brothers on the beat
Sheryar and Syed Shah are used to serving the public after a career in retail - but now the pair have swapped High Street...
Halal butchers bombed
Significant spike in hate crimes since the EU vote
In the wake of Britain’s decision to leave the EU, a number of racist hate crimes...
101-years in jail for drug gang downed by West Midlands Police
A century behind bars
A drugs gang supplying heroin, cocaine and cannabis on an ‘industrial scale’ in Birmingham have been jailed for more than 100...
Flash flooding in Brum
West Midlands chaos as water floods hundreds of homes
Flash flooding has hit parts of the West Midlands, causing homes, businesses, cars and roads to...
