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Police are appealing for witnesses after a 19-year-old man died when the vehicle he was travelling in crashed into a tree in Nechells, Birmingham. Officers were called to the scene of the tragedy in Nechells Parkway shortly after 5.15pm yesterday (May 1).
Police have launched an appeal for witnesses following a serious collision in the West Midlands which resulted in the death of an elderly man and his wife hospitalised. The 64-year-old man, described by his family as “kind and selfless”, tragically died after being hit by a car in the collision, which happened at around 8.30pm…
Planting for The National Trust’s Ring of Blossoms Project has been taking place in Birmingham during the second half of January. This initiative sees the National Trust working with schools, residents, and community groups to create beauty and bring blossoms back to the city.
The Woodland Trust has delivered a major boost for communities across the region by providing nearly £300,000 to ramp up tree planting and help the West Midland Combined Authority (WMCA) tackle climate change. The funding will be used by the WMCA to establish the West Midlands Forest Partnership which will help partners reach their tree…
West Midlands Police are appealing for information and witnesses after a man died when his car hit a tree in Smethwick. The incident happened in Oldbury Road (A457), near Mallin Street, at just before 10.45pm last night (1 May).
Up to 400 saplings will be given away across the region this half-term week to encourage more people to get growing and boost the West Midlands Combined Authority’s Virtual Forest. The authority’s (WMCA) Right Tree, Right Place campaign has visited Birmingham, and will call at Wolverhampton and Coventry later this week to hand out the potted…