Tamworth Borough Council has confirmed it will no longer fund the annual fireworks display, citing rising costs and safety concerns linked to Martyn's Law. The event, previously held in the castle grounds, will not proceed.
Carl Ian Jones, Harly Wise, and Naginder Gill have been imprisoned for plotting firearms and drug offences using the encrypted EncroChat platform, which was taken down in 2020.
Asa McGahan from Sandwell pleaded guilty to two counts of assault causing actual bodily harm after attacking a woman twice within 24 hours in October 2024, then fleeing arrest.
A Sedgley man has been charged after police discovered a significant cannabis cultivation operation and electricity bypass in a Dudley Road property, with cash and steroids also seized.
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A benefits claimant shares how Universal Credit users can get £150 reimbursed for work clothes and reveals other little-known entitlements like travel refunds.
The Department for Work and Pensions has provided a significant update on Personal Independence Payment reviews for arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions as part of welfare reform efforts.
How the Y2K panic led to a unique New Year's Eve Rerun party in Birmingham's Southside, now a 26-year tradition celebrating diversity and community.
A new charity shop has opened in Birmingham's Bullring, offering designer and high-street fashion finds to support women's employment. Smart Works Birmingham runs the pop-up until February 28.
A terrified father in Small Heath has endured years of misery as rough sleepers invade his housing block, leaving human excrement near his daughter's pram and causing nightly disturbances.
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The Sunshine Fund's innovative Crazy Golf Day event launched at Junkyard Golf Club, featuring networking sessions and team competitions, with an after-party at Coyotes Newcastle.
Boxer Anthony Joshua fights back tears in a heartfelt YouTube video, paying tribute to two close friends who died in a car crash in Nigeria last December.
A 15-year-old has pleaded guilty to murdering schoolboy Leo Ross, 12, in a senseless stabbing at The Shire Country Park in Hall Green, Birmingham, in January 2025.
Broxtowe Borough Council has honoured four individuals with Freeman status for their decades of community service, including youth work, charity fundraising, heritage promotion, and strategic leadership.
An Albanian national who returned to the UK illegally has been sentenced to prison after police discovered £1,200 worth of cocaine concealed in an elaborate car door compartment in Staffordshire.
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West Midlands Police have arrested six individuals following a serious disorder in Coseley where a gun was fired and a man was forced into a vehicle. The victim has been located and is not seriously injured.
Four men have been sentenced to a total of 124 years for the calculated doorstep shooting of grandmother Jacqueline Rutter in Merseyside in 2022.
A 14-year-old has pleaded guilty to murdering 12-year-old Leo Ross in Birmingham. The Crown Prosecution Service built a compelling case using CCTV, forensic evidence, and witness testimony.
Thousands will gather for the free Mansfield FireLight Festival in Titchfield Park on February 20-21, featuring a fire garden, light trail, and family-friendly activities.
Queen Street Neighbourhood Resource Centre in Burton upon Trent has been awarded £5,000 from Persimmon Homes to enhance its community garden with new SEND equipment.
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A 24-year-old Birmingham man has been charged with supplying heroin and crack cocaine after police seized drugs, phones, and a custom grillz in a Handsworth raid.
Three men have been charged following an alleged assault on two elderly Sikh men outside Wolverhampton railway station last August. The victims, aged in their 60s and 70s, were hospitalised but later discharged.
A 57-year-old man has pleaded guilty to causing a devastating gas explosion in Derby that destroyed multiple homes and forced residents to evacuate.
Aland Ahmed, 23, was convicted of raping a 15-year-old girl in Nottingham in 2022. He fled the country before trial and was sentenced in absentia to nine years in prison.
St Werburgh's Catholic Church in Chester marks its 150th anniversary and Feast of St Werburgh with special Mass and free concert featuring local musicians including the Onslow Quartet.
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City Hospice and St David's Cardiff have raised over £45,000 through a two-year charity partnership, funding home-based palliative care, counselling and bereavement support for families across Cardiff.
Warwick Crown Court hears prosecution case against two men accused of targeting and sexually assaulting a vulnerable 12-year-old girl in Nuneaton during a summer evening.
Three men from Tamworth have been arrested on suspicion of robbery following a terrifying knifepoint carjacking in the early hours of Thursday morning.
A 15-year-old who murdered 12-year-old Leo Ross in Birmingham got 'a kick out of watching chaos unfold' after random attacks on vulnerable victims, police reveal.
The heartbroken mother of Leo Ross says her life is forever changed after her 'baby' was stabbed walking home from school, as his 15-year-old killer pleads guilty to murder.
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A 15-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to murdering 12-year-old Leo Ross, who was fatally stabbed while walking home from school in Hall Green, Birmingham, last January.
