Warden Attacked By Thugs in Alum Rock

A 19-year-old has been arrested on suspicion of robbery after a traffic warden was brutally beaten and robbed in Alum Rock on Friday 14 September. A sickening attack on a traffic warden who was going about his job was attacked...

Speeding Teenage Driver Jailed for Killing Passenger

A teenage from Birmingham has been jailed after crashing into a van while on the wrong side of the road killing a 17-year old passenger. Hammad Amin who is now aged 18 and of Coventry Road, Small Heath, was sentenced...

BIRMINGHAM SCHOOLS CATERER LAUNCHES AMBITIOUS PLAN TO CUT SUGAR STOCKED BY SCHOOLS BY NEARLY...

New recipes, different products and extra fruit and veg - they’re all steps being taken by Birmingham schools caterer Cityserve to cut the amount of sugar stocked by its schools by nearly a third over the next year. The...

Kings Heath Street Festival slightly smaller than previously

The Kings Heath Street Festival came back with a bang - although a smaller one than previously. Most events aim to get 'bigger and better' with every passing year. The Kings Heath Street Festival returned this year in a smaller appearance. But...

Birmingham’s clean air zone approved but critics debate otherwise

#BrumBreathes The controversial plans to introduce a clean air zone by 2020 to Government for approval. Senior councillors in Birmingham have agreed a plan for a clean air zone that charges high polluting vehicles. Opposition councillors confront the plan to...

Crash For Cash Fraudster Jailed

A Birmingham crook who made thousands of pounds by setting up deliberate road collisions has been jailed. Asif Javed, 26, has been jailed for 22 months and banned from driving for three years. He was the "meat in the sandwich" between an...

Birmingham Hippodrome joins forces with the Asian Business Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the...

Birmingham Hippodrome has announced it has now joined the Asian Business Chamber of Commerce (ABCC). Building on the existing relationship with the Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce, the theatre will work with the ABCC on a range of projects...

Rapid Transit – Sprint bus route to link Solihull and Birmingham by 2022

A Rapid Transit - sprint bus route will connect Solihull and Birmingham in time for the Commonwealth Games in 2022. Schemes for new tram-style vehicles called Sprint were unveiled by Transport for West Midlands. The new service will provide fast...

Talks over Touchwood shopping centre extension plans

The current shape of a long-delayed scheme to extend Touchwood shopping centre in Solihull, was reviewed behind closed doors this week. The press was fenced from a discussion following conjecture in recent months that the scheme could be permanently shelved. Cllr...

Finalists announced in 18th Asian Achievers Awards

Top honours for inspirational Asian role models to be presented in Park Lane on 14 September Venue: Grosvenor House hotel, Park Lane, London Date: Friday, 14 September 2018 The outstanding achievements of the Asian community in Britain will be showcased and celebrated...

‘5 WEDDINGS’ IN UK CINEMAS ON 21ST SEPTEMBER

Film Releases through Media International in the UK London, 27th August, 2018: Boasting a universally acclaimed cast with Rajkummar Rao (India’s official entry to Academy Awards 2018 Newton), Nargis Fakhri (Bollywood blockbuster Rockstar), Academy Award nominee Candy Clark (American Graffiti)...

Joint Funeral For Mother and Daughter

The funeral of a mother and daughter who were murdered in Solihull took place Tuesday 4 September. Khaola Saleem, 49, and daughter Raneem Oudeh, 22, were stabbed to death outside their home in Northdown Road on Bank Holiday Monday A joint...