West Midlands councillors attended a coronavirus briefing today, revealing statistics that may throw Birmingham into a new lockdown. Birmingham City Councillor Ian Ward announced that the city’s positive test results for coronavirus are 9.1%, which means one in 10 people who get tests will receive a positive result. This places the West Midlands in 5th place for the highest number of cases in the UK. https://twitter.com/BrumLeader/status/1314510979800207361 Ian Ward, Leader of Birmingham City Council’s twitter post on COVID-19 Birmingham City Council said they are urging the government against closing pubs again due to data suggesting this would cause little improvement. Contact…
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Anton Maher, 28, has been jailed following a series of robberies and violent threats in Birmingham City Centre throughout the year. Maher has struck three times this year, according to West Midlands Police. He was sentenced and jailed at the Birmingham Crown Court on October 1 for seven years and six months. Anton Maher, 28 // West Midlands Police According to the police, Maher “smashed his way through to a house on Carnwath Road in Sutton Coldfield in June and ransacked the property. “He left with an array of sentimental jewellery, watches, champagne and binoculars. https://twitter.com/brumpolice/status/1314203385424306182 West Midlands Police Twitter…
Police officers have discovered a large cannabis unit on Maybrook Road in Sutton Coldfield after an electrical warrant was conducted on an industrial unit. The incident occurred shortly before 2pm on October 6th. Officers found approximately 1500 plants and the whole crop is worth up to £1.5million. Inside the industrial unit on Maybrook Road, Sutton Coldfield // West Midlands Police Sergeant Adrian Cox from the Sutton Coldfield Neighbourhood Priority Team said: “This is a significant find and not the kind of activity the community of Walmley would expect to find on their doorstep. “I would also like to reassure the…
The importance of representing disability in art is being showcased in an exhibition at the Midlands Arts Centre.
Before his performance at the O2 Academy in Birmingham, singer-songwriter Tom Grennan spoke to Birmingham Eastside to reveal all about what the future holds for him.