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Police in Birmingham and the Black Country have seized drugs and guns from properties across the region in recent months, they have revealed. “More guns, drugs and suspected serious and organised criminals have been taken off the streets of the West Midlands by our dedicated Major Crime Unit Proactive Teams (MCUPT),” a statement from West…
Three people have been arrested in Walsall after police found suspected Class A drugs and drugs paraphernalia at an address in the town. West Midlands Police executed a warrant at a property in Willenhall in the early hours of Friday (26 January) and discovered illegal drugs and cash.
A man who carried out a vicious attack on a loving father from Wolverhampton and left him to die in the street is set to face a life sentence for his murder. Carl Ellitts admitted the murder of 48-year-old Roy Deeley-Price when he appeared at Wolverhampton Crown Court.
Police have seized around £1 million worth of drugs, over £20K of cash and weapons and arrested over 100 people suspected of running illegal narcotics supply chains – all within a one week period. Last week (7-13 March), West Midlands Police took part in a national operation targeting County Lines that run heroin, cocaine and…
Birmingham-based Sampad South Asian Arts & Heritage has been awarded nearly £40,000 worth of funding for a vital community project in one of the city’s most deprived neighbourhoods. The Baring Foundation awarded the money to the arts organisation to help them continue to develop creative initiatives to aid vulnerable women in north-east Birmingham.
More than £1million has been seized over the last year from travellers passing through Birmingham Airport who are suspected of using the port as a gateway to send money abroad for criminal gain. The money was seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) by the Airport Policing Unit working together with the Counter Terrorism…
Birmingham charity LoveBrum has announced the launch of its first annual Causes Conference to mark the milestone of the charity donating £100,000 to local projects. Taking place on Thursday 25 October at Millennium Point, the free event invites local projects and charities to learn from experts on subjects ranging from comms and digital marketing, to…
A £165m deal to build an Athletes’ Village for the 2022 Commonwealth Games has been welcomed by West Midlands leaders, after being announced at the Conservative Party conference in the city. The money will be used to build the village on the site of the former Birmingham City University campus in Perry Barr, financing a…
Birmingham Gay Symphony Orchestra (BGSO) and an audience of over 150 threw their support behind the LGBT charity, Naz and Matt Foundation last week, as the audience emptied their pockets in aid of the charity. The Foundation has a mission “to never let religion, any religion, come in the way of the unconditional love between…