Boris Johnson completes Tory election hat-trick as Andy Street romps to victory in the West Midlands to add to wins in the Hartlepool by-election and Tees Valley mayoral vote and pile more misery on Labour Conservative Andy Street romped home to remain mayor of the West Midlands It came after win in the Hartlepool by-election … Read more
Serving police officer and former constable with West Midlands Police both charged with misconduct over ‘relationships with women on duties’ Charges authorised against PC Anthony Ritchie and ex-officer Steven Walters Ritchie, 43, alleged to have formed an inappropriate relationship with a woman Walters, 52, engaged in sexual activity with a woman during course of his … Read more
Norton Motorcycles opening new headquarters and ‘advanced manufacturing facility’ in Solihull thanks to multi-million investment from new owners Norton was founded in Birmingham in 1898 by James Lansdowne Norton The group’s former headquarters were in Castle Donington, Leicestershire Norton fans have included Clint Eastwood, Keanu Reeves, and Che Guevara By Harry Wise For This Is … Read more
Homeowners in the East and West Midlands have seen the biggest increase in the price of their properties which have risen in value by more than 25 per cent per square foot, new data has revealed today. Family homes in the East Midlands have risen in value with a price per sq ft of £212 … Read more
Two NHS trusts in the Midlands will start delivering coronavirus vaccines round-the-clock from Thursday, it was claimed today University Hospitals Birmingham and Sherwood Forest Hospitals in Nottinghamshire have been chosen to pilot the 24/7 method to see if it could work on a national level, the Health Services Journal reports. It’s not clear which of the trusts’ … Read more
West Midlands Police is blasted for spending £180,000 on TWO more ‘woke’ jobs after advertising for fairness and belonging chief They are hiring an assistant director of talent and organisational effectiveness The force, who have saw major cuts since 2010, will pay £73,340 a year for role A job as a £28,725-a-year engagement and consultation officer also … Read more
A cash-strapped police force is advertising for a new £74,000-a-year ‘fairness and belonging’ director to ‘oversee improved inclusive culture throughout the workplace’. The new role at West Midlands police, which includes 28 days of leave a year plus bank holidays and a ‘generous’ pension, comes as the force continues to face a funding shortage that … Read more
Most unsavoury criminal of 2020: Man who tried to smuggle a SAMOSA between his buttocks is among last year’s strangest arrests Suspect was found with snack in his underwear at police station in Birmingham He wanted to sneak treat into cell as he wasn’t happy with standard of food being offered by West Midlands Police … Read more
Twitter users have found the funny side with large areas of the Midlands, North and South West set to join London and the South East in Tier 4. Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced the new last review of coronavirus rules in the Commons today, meaning more than three-quarters of England will be under the harshest … Read more
BBC is launching new local radio stations in the North and Midlands this winter in bid to drive up audiences in areas where people rarely tune-in BBC to expand local radio services in Bradford, Wolverhampton and Sunderland Broadcasts will run temporarily over winter in a bid to boost local listener figures Corporation says it will … Read more