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Tributes laid to motorcyclist killed in Smethwick crash as police appeal for witnesses
A police appeal has been launched after the death of a motorcyclist in a collision with a car
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A police appeal has been launched after the death of a motorcyclist in a collision with a car
Logicor has begun work on site after securing detailed planning consent for its Spring 89 development
Adrian-Costinel Rotaru said he'd been using Texaco Garage in Smethwick for around 16 years prior to the incident on November 15, 2025
West Midlands Police is asking for the public's help to identify these two young females
The 39-year-old was asked to pay before filling up
A Smethwick resident claims fly-tipping of dirty nappies in a tree outside her flat at Cygnet Court has been luring rats and mice to the block — and a mouse has now got inside her home
The Department for Education said the school's current building was no longer fit for purpose
One objector said it would be like 'living in a prison' and another said they would be 'surrounded by more shops than homes'
Smethwick locals say dirty nappies being thrown from a block of flats have sparked an increase in rats and mice.
The private homeowner found a mouse in her flat amid the ongoing issues with soiled nappies outside the block
A boy suffered a knife wound in a park robbery where he also had his mobile phone taken
Maciej Pelczar, 48, was 'drunk and aggressive' in the kitchen of the HMO in Rutland Road, Smethwick, in October 2024, Wolverhampton Crown Court heard
'Paranoid' Pelczar was spared immediate custody after a court heard he was self-medicating with alcohol before brandishing the knives in a shared kitchen
Sharjeel Shahzad is already serving a 'significant' sentence for causing the death of her toddler by dangerous driving
The Smethwick founded parcel firm has been named the club’s official delivery partner and back of shirt partner
The mum was only 30-years-old when she tragically died after a fatal collision
One neigbhour warned the HMO would 'disrupt the harmony and safety' the community had cherished for years
All the latest action from the region’s premier club cricket league.
Barbara, who is from Edgbaston, Birmingham, was last seen leaving hospital on July 11.
Nathan Sutton, of Brasshouse Lane, Smethwick, was jailed for 12 years.