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Wedding receptions are back on… but with COVID-19 guest and catering restrictions
Staff Reporter
August 14, 2020
Weddings receptions in the form of a sit-down meal are finally being allowed to go ahead from August 15, according to another Government easing of lockdown restrictions. So, you'd initially tried…
Hurst Street closed to make way for alfresco dining experience and aid COVID-19 recovery
Staff Reporter
August 14, 2020
A key road in Birmingham will be closed on weekends from Saturday 15 August to create an alfresco eating and drinking area designed to help businesses recover from COVID-19. Southside…
Public warned not to approach missing Dudley man who may be carrying a knife
Staff Reporter
August 10, 2020
Police are on the lookout for a potential knifeman from Dudley and are warning members of the public not to approach him. Moses Christensen, 21, went missing from his home in the Oldswinford…
Police close down Airbnb “Party House” following crime and anti-social behaviour complaints
Staff Reporter
August 10, 2020
West Midlands Police have closed down a "Party House" that was being rented out in Halesowen town centre following repeated complaints from neighbours of anti-social behaviour, criminality and suspected drug-related activity. The…
Odeon cinemas offer free movie tickets to thank NHS staff
Staff Reporter
August 10, 2020
A national cinema chain has announced it is giving thousands of free cinema tickets to NHS key workers to express gratitude to them for their hard work during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Odeon…
BBC One’s Doctors resumes filming in Birmingham following coronavirus production hiatus
Staff Reporter
August 10, 2020
BBC One’s daytime drama Doctors returns to filming today, with production having been on pause since March due to lockdown; other than a special episode in early June, entirely self-shot by…
West Midlands MP John Spellar backs campaign to keep local Sikh woman in the UK
Staff Reporter
July 29, 2020
Smethwick MP John Spellar has taken up the case of a 75-year-old woman living in the West Midlands, who has been threatened with deportation by UK immigration services. The Member…
“This is not a moment, this is a movement” – Young leaders urge local authority to remember Black Lives Matter
Staff Reporter
July 28, 2020
Young citizens from across the region have written to the West Midlands Combined Authority urging it to continue to fight racism. Members of the Young Combined Authority (YCA) wrote to the WMCA's…
Over 50,000 back campaign to stop UK deportation of Smethwick woman Gurmit Kaur
Staff Reporter
July 27, 2020
Over 50,000 people have signed an online petition calling for an elderly Smethwick woman to remain in the UK after she was threatened with deportation. 75-year-old Sikh woman Gurmit Kaur…
Cars seized as West Midlands Police break-up “car cruiser” gathering in Sandwell
Staff Reporter
July 27, 2020
West Midlands Police broke up a large group of "car cruisers" last night as officers ramped up the pressure on street racers and large social gatherings. Traffic cops and officers…