£12,000 e-bike stolen in Stourbridge smash-and-grab
Police are hunting three thieves caught on CCTV stealing a £12,000 S-Works e-bike from a garden shed in Stourbridge. Call 101 with info.
Police are hunting three thieves caught on CCTV stealing a £12,000 S-Works e-bike from a garden shed in Stourbridge. Call 101 with info.
Solihull Council outlines three key options for residents to responsibly dispose of real Christmas trees after the festive season, including garden waste collections and a recycling centre.
Don't let the cold stop you! Our guide reveals the crucial pruning, sowing, and maintenance tasks to tackle in January for a thriving garden this spring. Get your tools ready.
Discover the six easiest herbs to grow indoors for a constant supply of fresh cooking ingredients. Get expert tips on light, watering, and the perfect compost for a thriving kitchen garden.
Tamworth's £21.65m regeneration project is finished, linking historic sites and creating new spaces for business to boost footfall. See the transformation.
Birmingham City Council releases revised 2025 festive waste collection schedule. Check your dates online as recycling remains suspended due to industrial action.
Walsall Council unveils a 15-year framework to regenerate five key areas, including new homes, a relocated arena, and canal kayaking. Discover the full vision for 2026-2040.
Gardening expert Helen Hutchings Cox reveals four clever ways to use autumn leaves to boost your garden's health. Discover how to create free mulch and leafmould.
Olivia Attwood, Pete Wicks and Strictly's Luba Mushtuk explain their reasons for a solo Christmas Day in 2025. Discover why they're choosing solitude this festive season.
Five men arrested after a violent street fight in Nottingham city centre shocked Christmas shoppers. Police seek witnesses to the Wollaton Street affray.
Escape Birmingham's festive bustle at the Library's Secret Garden. Find panoramic city views, greenery & quiet on the 7th floor. Your peaceful urban retreat awaits.
Redrow Midlands donates £1,930 to Coventry, Warwickshire and Worcestershire Mind for a pizza oven, transforming an allotment into a sensory garden for community mental health support. Discover how this initiative fosters connection.
Sheila Turner's festive display in Market Weighton wins British Garden Centres' national competition, raising thousands for Macmillan Cancer Support. Discover the magical scene.
Discover the surprisingly calm and well-stocked shopping destinations in Small Heath and Yardley, Birmingham, for a stress-free festive shopping experience. Avoid the crowds and find everything you need.
Norwegian horticulturalist recommends Votrek secateurs for weak hands. Ergonomic design with ratchet mechanism minimises wrist strain. Now £18.03 on Amazon. Read our review.
Searches for 'mushrooms in garden' have jumped 153% in a month. An expert reveals how to identify and safely remove six common but dangerous fungi, from deadly Death Caps to structural Dry Rot.
The Royal Horticultural Society warns pigeons are damaging winter crops. Experts reveal homemade repellents using scents like peppermint and garlic to deter them.
Birmingham Bullring welcomes 14 new and upgraded stores just in time for Christmas 2025, including Uniqlo, Bath & Body Works, and a major Selfridges Beauty Hall. Discover the full list of openings.
Gardeners' World host Monty Don reveals why his iconic Longmeadow garden is a perpetual work in progress. Discover the story behind the two-acre Herefordshire haven he created with his wife since 1991.
Drivers visiting Birmingham's German Christmas Market face a 12% parking hike at Town Hall Car Park. The AA warns festive visitors to check tariffs and consider public transport.
Discover 14 new shops that opened in Birmingham's Bullring in 2025, perfect for last-minute Christmas gifts. From beauty and fashion to kitchenware and football merch.
UK households are asked to leave cranberries off their Christmas plates to help garden birds survive the frosty winter. Experts reveal festive foods to share and avoid.
Walsall's new £32 million Household Waste Recycling Centre, dubbed the 'biggest in Europe', will open in late January. Get the latest on the state-of-the-art Aldridge facility.
West Midlands Police increase patrols in Birmingham city centre after reports of anti-social behaviour and a firework incident. A dispersal order is now in place.
Planning Inspectorate dismisses appeal for eight apartments in Blackheath, upholding Dudley Council's refusal. The scheme was deemed too dense and a risk to pedestrian safety.
New government planning proposals could see residential gardens used for new homes. Read the full details of the consultation and the political row it has sparked.
Plans approved to transform Wolverhampton's empty Sports Direct into a 52-bed hotel, gym, and five retail units, bringing jobs and investment to the city centre.
West Midlands Police launch Winter in Action initiative with specialist officers to tackle knife crime and reassure visitors to Birmingham's Christmas Markets. Senior officers urge public not to fear the city centre.
A hands-on review of Gtech's cordless lawnmower, hedge trimmer, and grass edger. We tested them in a real garden to see if the performance matches the premium price tag.
A Worcester woman must tear down a two-storey garden building after neighbours complained. The council refused retrospective planning permission for the 'eyesore'.