WEST MIDLANDS Police is set to welcome an extra 150 officers. This comes after Chief Constable, Craig Guildford, and Police and Crime Commissioner, Simon Foster, put a bid into the Home Office for ...

A SHIRLEY engineer is getting his running shoes on in honour of his ‘angel’ dad. Manil Chauhan will be lining up alongside thousands of other to take on the AJ Bell Great Manchester Run 10k to raise ...

A NEW £5.7m initiative has been launched across the West Midlands to help thousands of unemployed young people into work. Funding for Connect to Work, secured by West Midlands Mayor, Richard Parker, ...

THE CHARITY Partner for this year’s Wythall and Hollywood Fun Run has been announced, writes Mia Whitehouse. The popular event organised by Worcestershire County Council is set to take place on ...

SOLIHULL’S first Electric Vehicle (EV) Experience Event has been hailed a success by organisers. Solihull Council joined forces with Let’s Experience Electric to host Solihull Going Electric to give a ...

‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’ was the last show that Roxana Silbert directed when she was artistic director of the REP back in 2019. Now she is back directing this epic tale once again. Ursula Rani Sarma ...

A KIND-HEARTED social enterprise has donated £10,000 to Warwickshire and Solihull Blood Bikes Service (WSBB). SWFT Clinical Services, LTD, a subsidiary company of South Warwickshire University NHS ...

CARE HOME staff in Shirley went the extra miles to complete a charity fun run. Fountains Care Home was full of excitement and energy as staff and residents came together in support of Barchester ...

A MAN has been charged in connection with a series of burglaries in Solihull and Birmingham. Paul Young was due to appear before magistrates today (April 17) charged with burglary, robbery, possession ...

TRACY Chapman’s eponymous debut album is reissued on vinyl in celebration of its 35th anniversary. Originally released by Elektra Records in April 1988, Tracy Chapman has long been unavailable on ...

West Midlands Police have launched a dedicated campaign encouraging former officers to return to duty, recognising the invaluable skills and experiences these individuals bring back into the force.

Lea Tariq was handed a gift by Alex Johnson, transport analyst at Birmingham Airport, to mark the milestone. This came just nine months after the bus operator extended the 97A route past Chelmsley ...