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New images of missing Midlands teenager released as police search continues
Staff Reporter
March 18, 2022
West Midlands Police have expressed they are increasingly worried about a missing teenager, who has not been seen for two weeks. Raman, a 16-year-old from West Bromwich, was reported missing on Thursday 3…
National music empowerment programme for school pupils sets sights on Birmingham
Staff Reporter
March 18, 2022
A music empowerment programme currently in over 1,000 primary schools in the UK, teaching tens of thousands of children music, is heading to Birmingham next month. Rocksteady Music School is…
Safer Travel launch new plan to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour on public transport
Staff Reporter
March 18, 2022
Plans to increase the numbers of specialist uniformed officers patrolling the West Midlands' bus, train and tram networks has been launched in the region. Unveiled today (18 March), the four-year Safer…
National Lottery inject £1million to boost Birmingham 2022 employment opportunities for young people
Staff Reporter
March 18, 2022
The National Lottery Community Fund and Sport England’s Lottery Sports Fund set to boost opportunities for young people across the West Midlands this year. Hundreds of young people across the…
Wondrous Stories launched in Centenary Square to kick-off the Birmingham 2022 Festival
Staff Reporter
March 17, 2022
Centenary Square was transformed into a grand stage for Wondrous Stories, a spectacular open-air show to kick-off the Birmingham 2022 Festival this evening. The one-hour live experience had everything from stunning…
Birmingham man fined over £2K after rubbish dumped near Household Recycling Centre
Staff Reporter
March 16, 2022
An incident that saw waste dumped approximately 400 metres away from a Birmingham Household Recycling Centre has led to a man being ordered to pay £2,690 for his offences. The…
West Midlands mayor unveils £15bn of investment opportunities for region
Staff Reporter
March 16, 2022
The Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, has launched £15bn worth of housing, regeneration, commercial and infrastructure development opportunities to international investors at the MIPIM property conference in Cannes,…
What is Purim and how is it being celebrated by the Jewish community?
Staff Reporter
March 16, 2022
Purim is a Jewish religious festival commemorating the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, an official of the Persian Achaemenid Empire. Haman was planning to have all of Persia's Jewish subjects…
George Ezra, Lorde and Jax Jones join line-up for Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Coventry
Staff Reporter
March 16, 2022
George Ezra, Griff, Lorde, Dermot Kennedy, Charli XCX and Jax Jones are some of the hottest names joining the already stellar line-up for BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022 in…
Tributes paid to young dad-to-be killed in Handsworth collision
Staff Reporter
March 15, 2022
Tributes have been paid to a young father-to-be who died in a collision aged just 20. Doushane Lewis was killed in a crash in Hutton Road, Handsworth on Saturday, 5…