The latest news, updates and events in Birmingham
West Midlands e-scooter provider, Beryl, is running an initiative to sharpen skills, boost confidence and reinforce the importance of responsible riding, the company has announced. The Scoot Happy Tour offers Beryl riders a variety of ways and incentives to boost their knowledge and abilities when using e-scooters in Birmingham.
A man who murdered a woman in her Dudley home while carrying out building work has been jailed for life. Peter Norgrove, from Sedgley, was sentenced at Wolverhampton Crown Court today (31 January) for killing Sharon Gordon in July last year and will serve at least 15 years before being eligible for parole.
A brand new Poundland store has opened in Birmingham, creating 20 new jobs in the local community. The new store at is located at the One Stop Shopping in Perry Barr, and offers over 7,000 sq ft of shopping space, launching a new range of merchandise from the store’s parent company Pepco.
Pro-Palestine activists have held an “emergency occupation” of Birmingham New Street Station, protesting against the British government’s “deplorable decision” to suspend funding to UNRWA. Called with less than 24 hours notice, around 100 people gathered on the station concourse yesterday evening (Monday 29 January) to voice their opposition to the UK suspending payments to the UNRWA, the…
A Birmingham-based student at risk of terminating her studies due to outstanding tuition fees has raised over £7,000 through crowdfunding. International student Joanna Idowu, currently at Birmingham City University (BCU), said she was “grateful” for the donations from over 400 well-wishers.
Nearly 500 jobs are set to be based at new Coventry business park following £24m investment, it has been revealed. Work to transform part of the former Meggitt aerospace site in Coventry into a new business park featuring hundreds of jobs has been completed “thanks to a multi-million-pound investment,” the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) announced.
A serial shoplifter has been jailed for committing a string of offences across Dudley, which saw him steal around £2,000 worth of items. Ian Waterworth, of Union Street, Stourbridge, pleaded guilty to 11 counts of theft from a shop at Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court last Thursday (25 January). The 35-year-old was sentenced to six months and one…
A prolific shoplifter who repeatedly targeted a Coventry convenience store despite being banned from entering has been jailed. Devon Price carried out seven shop thefts – and attempted another – inside a week even though she was on a suspended prison sentence for three similar offences at the time.
Brummie TV star Alison Hammond has been named as the new host of ‘For the Love of Dogs’, following the death of former presenter Paul O’Grady. Continuing its popular format, the series will revolved around Hammond as she follows the animals from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home in London, as they search for a new place to live.
Two men have received jail terms after four police officers were assaulted during an incident in Lozells last year. Hamad Gernas, aged 23 and Adam Issa aged 33 were sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court yesterday (Monday 29 January).