Local News

• Cotteridge eatery Sol Bistro premises submits licence application for alcohol and music

  Sol Bistro in Cotteridge seeks a premises licence to sell alcohol, play background music and offer late-night refreshment, with objections due 27 April 2026

• Plans for 2,700 new cemetery plots next to golf club on Birmingham border

  The creation of another 2,700 plots would help tackle a 'well-recognised' shortage of burial space in the region according to the application

• Robbery suspect at Birmingham M&S shop where attack took place hunted by police

  Police have issued an image of a man wanted on suspicion of robbery at a Birmingham M&S store where a person was attacked

• Solihull woman arrested in connection with Warwickshire ‘murder’

  A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the death of a man, which is being investigated as a 'murder' with three including a man from Birmingham and womand an boy charged with the offence

• Canadian visitor amazed by Birmingham feature he's never seen before

  TikToker Matt Griffen has been living in the UK for several years and has been exploring major cities across the country

• Big-name American restaurant brand Chuck E. Cheese to open first Birmingham outlet at Star City

  A well-known American fast food and children's entertainment brand is headed to Birmingham with planning permission being sought at a major leisure venue

• I visited a West Midlands park with a unique Hollywood history

  Black Patch Park in Smethwick will forever be aligned to Charlie Chaplin

• Inside £2 million Birmingham fake clothing scam – how couple duped brands out of millions from home

  A Birmingham couple turned their home into a fake clothing factory churning out branded t-shirts, selling them online and posting them to unsuspecting customers

CITY

• Jack Robinson addresses Birmingham City anger and his own mistakes

  Jack Robinson hasn't enjoyed the first season at Birmingham City that he would have wanted

• Birmingham City have seen the centre-back they thought they had signed

  Birmingham City defender Phil Neumann has been reinstated in the XI alongside Christoph Klarer

• Former Birmingham City boss Harry Redknapp says I'm A Celebrity 'changed my life'

  Former football manager Harry Redknapp returns to I'm A Celebrity for the All Stars series in South Africa, crediting the show with transforming his career

• Hull City set for big boost before Birmingham City as Lewis Koumas update given

  Lewis Koumas's loan at Birmingham City was cancelled in January and he quickly joined promotion hopefuls Hull City

VILLA

• Aston Villa loanee Jadon Sancho handed ultimatum to complete preferred summer transfer

  Jadon Sancho has been in and out of Unai Emery's starting lineup this season while on loan at Aston Villa from Manchester United, where his contract is set to expire in the summer

• Aston Villa reveal £113.6m profit on women's team and The Warehouse still awaiting green light

  Villa made a profit of £77.6m on the sale of its women’s team, the club’s latest accounts reveal

• Aston Villa transfer link to Man City star as Emi Martinez future set to be in spotlight again

  The summer transfer speculation has started with Aston Villa being linked with Manchester City star

• Aston Villa confirm what they really spent and made on transfers

  The club’s accounts for the year ended June 30, 2025, have been published on Companies House