67 local authorities including Birmingham, Solihull, Lichfield, Sandwell, Dudley have been given approval to begin enhanced testing support programmes as soon as Monday to drive down transmission rates in their areas. The first wave of Tier 3 areas to receive the government’s community testing offer have been confirmed today. When combined with existing measures, this […]
Police are asking for your help after a pedestrian suffered multiple injuries when he was hit by a car in Northfield, Birmingham on Wednesday evening (9 December). It is understood the 60-year-old man was stuck at around 6pm as he crossed Bristol Road opposite the Shell garage. He suffered multiple fractures to his legs and […]
Police increased patrols last weekend, which saw the second lockdown lifted, shops reopen, and thousands of Christmas shoppers heading back to our towns and cities. In a bid to keep you safe, local neighbourhood officers teamed up with officers from WMP specialist Project Guardian Taskforce − established last year using government money to tackle youth […]
Police are aware that large demonstrations in relation to agricultural reforms in India are taking place in Birmingham and Sandwell today (Saturday 12 December). A robust policing plan is in place to ensure that public safety is maintained, but police urging those who are planning to attend to reconsider. Police said: We respect and support […]
Police believe this is the first time such a distraction burglary has been reported in the West Midlands. Police are reminding everyone to take care about who they let into their homes after a Covid-related distraction burglary yesterday (Thursday 10 December). A man in his 90s was persuaded to let a woman into his Wolverhampton […]
Police believe there are still at least two potentially significant witnesses who were in the park at the time that officers have not yet traced. Officers returned to a Birmingham park today a week after a man was fatally stabbed there as police continue search for witnesses. WMP have already charged three teenagers with the […]
A suspected drug dealer got a rude awakening when police raided his flat yesterday (10 Dec) where officers recovered two firearms. Police executed a warrant at the flat in Green Road, Hall Green just after 2pm and found the target sound asleep in bed. Our body-worn video shows the man telling officers they won’t find […]
Sandwell Council and local police chiefs today issued a coronavirus caution to Christmas shoppers. Crowded shops and consumers ignoring social distancing rules face a real risk, they said. Director of Public Health Dr Lisa McNally said this was a threat to people across the borough. She said: “If we spend time in busy shops […]
A virtual Cook-A-Long show hosted by Michelin-starred TV chef, Glynn Purnell, saw more than 350 people tune in to raise awareness of West Midlands homelessness scheme, Change into Action.  The Big Birmingham Cook-A-Long, which aired on 8th December, aimed to raise awareness of Change Into Action and saw a number of local chefs cooking up […]
