HMO applications surge nearly 1,000% in six years in parts of Britain ○
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5 days ago
From 2018 to the end of 2024, the number of applications to turn properties into HMOs in Sandwell in the West Midlands rose by 964%.
11 days ago
Outrage at Britain's most expensive cycle lane costing taxpayers £4,198 per METRE - that locals say nobody will use ⊖
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The strip of blue tarmac in the non-'cycling town' of Willenhall, West Midlands, stretches for less than a mile, and is costing £5,037,792 - or £4,198 per metre.
13 days ago
Kemi Badenoch fills potholes as she launches £112.5million plan for hundreds of modern, specialist road-repair machines ○
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The Conservative opposition leader was pictured smoothing out the edges today in the West Midlands as part of her campaign trail for the local elections.
20 days ago
Moment armed police swoop on 'escaped prisoner' outside gym as officers surround his car and block him in when he tries to make getaway ⊖
Footage of the incident in Coventry on Tuesday morning has emerged, while West Midlands Police confirmed some of its firearms officers took part in the operation.
Meet Pickle! The pint-sized pony that was found so poorly he couldn't stand... and now he's thriving ⊖
Pickle - a one-year-old Shetland Pony who stands just 28 inches tall - was found critically ill at a site in the West Midlands last year, after a welfare concern was reported to World Horse Welfare.
25 days ago
Children as young as 11 are being abused in High Street mini-marts where they are offered drugs, alcohol and cigarettes as they are groomed for sex, senior council worker says ⊖
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Trading Standards officers said raids at some shops in the borough of Dudley, West Midlands, revealed pull-out beds, while a 13-year-old girl was reportedly attacked.
27 days ago
Moment armed robber pleads 'get me out of here' after shop worker trapped him behind shutters mid-raid ⊖
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Jordan Peebles, 32, from Coventry, West Midlands, burst into the newsagents (pictured) in the city's Riley Square wielding a large kitchen knife last Christmas Eve.
Moment baby-killing father moans that his handcuffs are 'too tight' as he is arrested for murdering his five-week-old daughter ⊖⊖
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Sean Jefferson, 35, of Walsall, West Midlands, is facing life in prison after being convicted of killing his daughter Darcy, who suffered a catastrophic brain injury and 47 rib fractures.
30 days ago
Police share photo of wheelie bin where body of man with distinctive tattoos was found in park ⊖
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Officers went to Cash's Park on Kingfield Road in Coventry, West Midlands, after reports a man was found dead inside a bin at 5pm on Friday.
40 days ago
Is your garden a 'safe haven' for rats? Experts reveal secret nesting spots as infestations surge across the UK - and why you need to act quickly ⊕
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Pest control firm Rentokil reported a staggering 26 per cent increase in rodent sightings in Northern Ireland , with double-digit spikes in England, the West Midlands, and Scotland as well