Festival of Lohri, celebrating the winter harvest
The
festival of Lohri hold a great significance as it marks the harvesting season
in Punjab and the end of the winter season. The main event is making of a huge
bonfire which is symbolic of the homage to the...
Andy Murray Announces Emotional Retirement
Britain’s greatest
tennis player Andy Murray emotionally announced on Thursday 10 January he is
planning to retire and next week's Australian Open could be the final
tournament of his career.
Murray has battled
to recover from a chronic...
It’s official – South and City and Bournville College is the best FE College...
Staff and students at South and City College Birmingham and at Bournville College are celebrating after receiving ‘Good’ Ofsted grade across all areas, just fifteen months after the merger. The college, with campuses in six locations across...
Garage Worker Chases Carjackers With Broom
A sale
assistant at Merestones Petrol Station in Acocks Green, has spoken how he jumped into
action to chase off two men in an attempted carjacking with his broomstick.
Risalat Hussain, 35-year-old who ran out to
help...
Investigation To A Stabbing And Car Crash in Handsworth
A man was stabbed, and a BMW
crashed into a shop front in Handsworth on Wednesday 9 January around 10am.
Emergency services were called
after a 22-year-old victim was knifed in the face outside Handsworth...
Man Accused Of Murder Of Grandmother Riasat Bi
A man on trial accused
of murdering Small Heath grandmother Riasat Bi allegedly searched
BirminghamLive for updates on the incident whilst being on the run from the
police.
Madni Ahmed, of
Cavendish Street, Stoke-on-Trent, is on trial...
Home Owner Confronts Masked Burglars
A horrified husband describes the moment he came face-to-face with a
masked gang who had broken into his home.
Saleem Deen was out searching for his lost kitten when he returned to
find three burglars...
Drug Traffickers Caught At Heathrow Airport
Two drug traffickers
from the West Midlands were jailed after they were caught with a suitcase-full
of heroin at Heathrow Airport.
Abid Hussain and
Janger Khan were stopped as they tried to drive off from Terminal...
The Yellow Vulture Cameras
The new speed
cameras which detect if you're on your mobile phone are being rolled out in the
UK.
They are thought to
be more discreet than the speed-tracking cameras that are being used.
JLR Breaks Sale Records in US
The
Midlands car giant Jaguar Land Rover notched up record-breaking sales figures
in December.
JLR
celebrated a record-breaking double in the US, with monthly and annual sales
rising.
The
Midlands car maker sold 14,079...
Why small business really matters
In 2016, there were 5.5 million
businesses in the UK. Over 99% of businesses are Small or Medium Sized
businesses – employing 0-249 people. 5.3 million (96%) businesses were
micro-businesses – employing 0-9 people. Micro-businesses accounted for 32% of
employment and...
Jewellery Quarters New Apartment Project
A new development is set to make
way for apartments after a series of run-down industrial buildings in the
Jewellery Quarter are to be partially demolished.
The project at 27-33 Great Hampton
Street will be created...