A West Midlands hospital trust has raked in almost £5 million from car parking fees over the past 12 months. The Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust topped a list of 111 NHS trusts across England making £4,865,000 in 2016-17. Patients, visitors and staff forked out the money to park on trust premises including Heartlands…

West Midlands Police has vowed to pursue the crooked ex-boss of Birmingham Dogs Home for the fortune he stole from the charity. Former CEO Simon Price was today (22nd December) jailed for five years after admitting syphoning off almost £1-million from the Solihull-based animal rescue centre between 2012 and 2016. Wife Alayna Price − previously…

Three masked men got more than they bargained for when they tried to rob Shirley Post Office in a “terrifying” raid. The robbers ran into the Stratford Road shop at 5.15pm on 20th December just when relief manager Maria Ahmed had opened the security door. But she elbowed them out of the way and managed…

An angry dad has issued a warning after his teenage son was allegedly approached by two men who urged him to get into their car in Solihull. The father, a former kickboxer, appealed to locals to look out for the pair who drove alongside his 14-year-old boy at around 6.10pm on Sunday night (17th December)…

Fighting back tears, the devastated family of former fireman George Smith huddled together against the blistering cold as they fulfilled his final wish. Solemnly, they scattered the 80-year-old’s ashes on the grounds of Solihull’s Robin Hood Cemetery and Crematorium. It was an emotional farewell to a man who had risked life and limb to protect…

Twelve men have been charged with causing public nuisance in connection with a ‘Ride Out’ event that saw off-road bikers run amok on the region’s roads. It’s alleged the men – aged between 18 and 39 – were among a large group of lout bikers who took part in an illegal bike rally through Solihull…

A man who caused homes to be evacuated and sparked a search by the army bomb squad has admitted firearms offences. Officers found bullets and a gun when they stopped Luke Reilly’s car on Solihull Bypass on 4th November after they were alerted to suspicious items in his house on Garretts Green Lane, Sheldon. Police…

From 2nd January 2018, National Express West Midlands is introducing a £1 single fare for senior citizens to travel by bus before their OAP free bus pass becomes valid at 9:30am. Tom Stables, Managing Director for National Express West Midlands, said: “National Express West Midlands buses are for everyone. So I’m delighted to offer this…

Birmingham Airport has been fined £100,000 after a young child became trapped in its baggage conveyor belt. The six-year-old boy was kept in hospital for three days after the “traumatic” event which was witnessed by other travellers. Luckily, he did not suffer any permanent injury in the accident which happened on 4th September last year….

The former chief executive of Birmingham Dogs Home and his wife plundered almost £900,000 from the charity – with claims they spent £75,000 on their luxury wedding. Simon and Alayna Price carried out the huge fraud over four years and even stole the proceeds of the sale of a £400,000 bungalow, which had been bequeathed…