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West Midlands residents encouraged to use NHS 111 service to avoid unnecessary A&E visits
It is estimated that nearly three-quarters of a million West Midlands residents (731,525) go to A&E each year who could have been helped by NHS 111. West Midlands residents are being urged to avoid unnecessary trips...2018-03-09 1808 0 -
Cold Weather Causes Major Disruptions
A blast of cold weather heading in from the east saw UK temperatures plunge as low as -15°C and heavy snow to fall over the Midlands and UK in late February. A static area of high pressure from...2018-03-01 2401 0 -
11-year-old, Jasmine Forrester, stabbed to death by uncle
11-year-old girl, Jasmine Forrester, died after being stabbed multiple times in her grandmother’s Wolverhampton home on 9th February. Officers were called to the scene on Kent Road shortly before 1 am on Friday following a neighbour’s...2018-02-15 2502 0 -
LawBid legal matchmaker up for awards again
The UK-wide innovative LawBid.co.uk legal matchmaking service has caught the imagination of another awards panel, this time in Birmingham. LawBid.co.uk, the online service that seamlessly matches clients with a panel of solicitors, has been shortlisted for...2018-02-15 2392 0 -
Over 350 Knife Crimes in Birmingham and Black Country School
New reports show that there have been 352 knife-related crimes occur in school across the Birmingham and Black Country, with West Midlands Police saying that there have been 260 incidents where children were caught in possession...2018-02-13 2500 0 -
Armed Police Arrest Five Men and ‘Recover Drugs’
Half a dozen armed police officers have detained five men and recovered a large quantity of drugs and a knife after halting a car in Washwood Heath. Officers utilized unmarked cars to hem in the Vauxhall...2018-02-13 1935 0 -
Amir Khan has signed a deal with Eddie Hearn’s
Amir Khan signed a three-fight deal with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Boxing Barry Hearn, father of Eddie Hearn, who was the founder of Matchroom Sport. Eddie Hearn, as a managing director of Matchroom Sport, is looking forward...2018-02-12 1752 0 -
Adnan Nazir Dies in a Fatal Car Crash
Adnan Nazir, 21, dies in a car crash. Adnan was driving a Skoda Octavia when it came of Whalley Road and crashed into woodland, heading into Clitheroe. The 21-year-old or was a former pupil at the...2018-02-12 2068 0 -
13 People Arrested in Handsworth on Suspicion of Modern Day Slavery
According to West Midlands Police, thirteen people have been arrested on suspicion of modern slavery in Birmingham. Officers in Birmingham carried out raids in Handsworth as part of an investigation into the exploitation of Eastern European...2018-02-12 1925 0 -
8 Year Old, Mylee Billingham, Stabbed to Death
An 8-year-old girl has died from a single stab wound to the chest, according to a post-mortem examination. Mylee Billingham was found injured in Valley View, Brownhills, near Walsall on the evening and died in the...2018-02-12 1704 0