Author Archives: Staff Reporter
Former BBC and Al-Jazeera journalist enlisted to teach media skills to refugees and migrants
Staff Reporter
February 17, 2020
An international journalist who has worked for BBC News and Al Jazeera will be hosting a media skills workshop in Birmingham next week to inspire and empower refugees and migrants to share…
Broadway hit Waitress sets dates for Birmingham theatre run
Staff Reporter
February 14, 2020
Smash hit Broadway and West End musical Waitress will come to Birmingham Hippodrome next spring. Based on the 2007 movie written by Adrienne Shelley, the production is accompanied by music and…
West Midlands community scheme helping Coventry locals get new jobs
Staff Reporter
February 13, 2020
A community scheme funded by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) for jobseekers is giving people in Binley and Willenhall the skills to get new and better jobs. The Connecting…
Birmingham drug dealer convicted of brutally murdering father-of-four with “Rambo-style” knives
Staff Reporter
February 12, 2020
A drug dealer who stabbed a father-of-four and left him to die in a Birmingham street has today been convicted of murder after police found the two "Rambo-style" knives used in…
Police investigation launched after Birmingham teenager stabbed in head
Staff Reporter
February 12, 2020
West Midlands Police were called to reports of a stabbing in the Garretts Green area of Birmingham at 4:20pm this afternoon (Wednesday 12 February). A 15-year-old boy was found on…
New music venue to open on site of old Birmingham Ballroom and Carling Academy
Staff Reporter
February 12, 2020
A new entertainment venue is opening at the site of the old Carling Academy in Birmingham's Dale End. According to reports, the historic city centre building which has most recently housed…
15 weapons and drugs worth £300,000 seized in Wolverhampton crime crackdown
Staff Reporter
February 10, 2020
West Midlands Police have seized a haul of weapons and drugs during an ongoing crackdown on gangs and serious crime across Wolverhampton. The successful clampdown follows a series of operations have been carried…
Woman fighting for life after Erdington flat plunge – two arrested for attempted murder
Staff Reporter
February 10, 2020
A woman is fighting for her life after she was allegedly thrown out of a third floor window in a block of flats in Erdington. The 24-year-old fell from a tower block…
VIDEO: Arenacross 2020 lands in Birmingham for motocross extravaganza
Staff Reporter
January 31, 2020
As Arenacross takes over Birmingham's Resorts World Arena for two days as part of its UK tour, our reporter Vimal Korpal finds out more about the exhilarating, stunt fuelled, action-packed,…
Chat show host and Drag Race judge Alan Carr to bring new UK live comedy tour to Birmingham
Staff Reporter
January 29, 2020
Comedian and chat show host Alan Carr is heading to Birmingham this Autumn for a show where he'll be musing upon the things that make his life weird and wonderful. It's…
