Tag: Perry Barr
4 months ago
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Hope for empty Perry Barr 'ghost town' flats as residents fume

Would be first time buyers have been left frustrated over failed purchases at landmark estate in Perry Barr - but the...

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4 months ago
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Men held to ransom, tortured and made to have sex act together on video

Kasam Zaman, aged 37, and Steven Storey, 41, both of Perry Barr were convicted of false imprisonment and multiple cou...

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4 months ago
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Sutton Coldfield traders ‘unnerved and worried’ after Market Village closes in Perry Barr

Traders in Sutton fear for their future after the sudden closure of the Market Village site in Perry Barr owned by th...

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5 months ago
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Takeaway offers free Boxing Day food for those in need

Tasti Jerk in Marsh Lane, Erdington, will be openin on Boxing Day to offer free food for the homeless and those in need

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5 months ago
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Body found in Birmingham canal after search for missing man

Emergency services descended on Moor Lane on Thursday afternoon

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5 months ago
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Pal guilty of killing friend with hammer then jumping on bus out of Birmingham

Kenneth Ford, aged 30, was found dead at his home in Colebrook Road, Tyseley on February 28, last year

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6 months ago
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One Stop Shopping Centre pickpocket targeting Christmas shoppers jailed

Dara Singh from West Heath was spotted by a security guard stealing a purse from an unsuspecting One Stop Shopping Ce...

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6 months ago
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Speedway to stay in Perry Barr but Birmingham Brummies boss makes ‘going to lose stadium’ admission

The current lease on the Perry Barr Stadium is set to expire in 2026

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6 months ago
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I visited ‘dreadful’ shipping container leisure spot in Perry Barr and it feels forgotten about

The one shipping container installed at the location in Perry Barr has been vandalised

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7 months ago
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What Birmingham looked like before city's shopping centres were built

Areas of Birmingham have been transformed by the construction of modern shopping centres

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7 months ago
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I visited £500m ‘ghost village’ and Birmingham City Council’s update made me laugh

The development opposite the Perry Barr Greyhound Stadium is nowhere near completion with the site, at present, nothi...

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7 months ago
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Two injured after city house blaze as police forensic officers probe scene

Emergency services were called to the A34 Walsall Road in Perry Barr just before 2am

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7 months ago
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Firefighters battle house blaze live as police probe incident

Emergency services were called to the A34 Walsall Road in Perry Barr in the early hours of this morning

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7 months ago
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25 busy Birmingham roads set to get speed limit slashed - full list

Consultation is under way on plans to reduce speeds on 25 main routes around the city

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7 months ago
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The 25 main roads where Birmingham City Council wants to drop the speed limit from 40mph to 30mph

From Perry Barr to Pype Hayes and from Bordesley Green to Bartley Green, Birmingham City Council want to introduce a ...

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8 months ago
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Mum's fury after Birmingham college student 'attacked' on way home

Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMet) confirmed they are investigating the incident that took place in Wellhead Lane...

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8 months ago
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Birmingham suspect hunted by police with links to four different areas

Reece Howell from Perry Barr is wanted by police in connection with sending distressing messages on social media

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9 months ago
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Four charged after guns and ammunition found in Birmingham car

A car was stopped in Dawlish Road in Selly Oak - leading to two guns and ammunition being found and two teenage boys ...

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9 months ago
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I went to proud 100-year-old tradition in Birmingham and walked away feeling really sad

We went to the under-threat Perry Barr Stadium for a night of speedway in Birmingham as planners push to wipe out the...

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10 months ago
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New 400-home housing estate planned as developers plan to bulldoze Perry Barr Stadium

Property developers want to replace Perry Barr Stadium with an all-new 427-property housing estate, known as The Races

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10 months ago
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Wanted man from Birmingham caught with knife while pushing through Manchester station barrier

Tamiah Reece tried to avoid paying for his train ticket at Manchester Piccadilly and it led to him being jailed after...

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10 months ago
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‘A bit of a mess’ - Fury at plans for new £21.4m park in Birmingham

Friends of Perry Park aren’t happy with the outcome of the initial proposal of the Perry Park masterplan

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10 months ago
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Perry Barr Stadium at risk in massive blow to greyhound racing and speedway

The historic track, a landmark in and out of Birmingham for nearly a century, is at centre of redevelopment plan

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11 months ago
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A34 Birchfield Road car fire leaves flyover shut both ways as fire service receives multiple 999 ...

The major A34 dual carriageway in Perry Barr - a main route in and out of the north of Birmingham had to be shut afte...

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12 months ago
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Man who sent 'sickening' racist and homophobic emails to Birmingham councillor escapes jail

Perry Barr councillor Morriam Jan was left distraught after receiving two abusive racist and homophobic messages

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about 1 year ago
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City's Liberal Democrat leader stepping down with final jibe at council leaders

Jon Hunt has said he plans to step down as Lib Dem opposition leader for Birmingham in May

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over 1 year ago
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Worker crushed to death in Perry Barr after glass panes fell on him in ‘preventable incident’ 

Tawanda Chamwandayita, from Edgbaston, was unloading shipping container from lorry when he was crushed

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over 1 year ago
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Six tragic murders where the motive remains a mystery

The killers' reasons for lashing out are still unclear

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over 1 year ago
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New Poundland to open at Birmingham shopping centre months after last one closed there

Poundland is returning to the One Stop Shopping Centre in Perry Barr, just months after it left the centre when its p...

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over 1 year ago
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The pupils running an after school food bank helping families in Birmingham

Staff and pupils at Arena Academy near Great Barr offer food, clothes and essentials to the local community every Friday

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over 1 year ago
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The smirking criminals who had their grin wiped from their faces with jail time

The crooks were caught smiling as they were placed in custody

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over 1 year ago
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Perry Barr MP Khalid Mahmood sparks backlash after using term 'womb-man' to define what a woman is

Birmingham MP Khalid Mahmood volunteered his opinion on how to define what a woman is during a Twitter debate - and i...

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over 1 year ago
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Gunman still on loose as police investigate Perry Barr shooting

West Midlands Police say there has been no arrests following the shooting on Friday evening which left a woman hospit...

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almost 2 years ago
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Face of killer driver Sunny Gill who blamed victim - despite nearly doubling speed limit

Sunny Gill, aged 20, ploughed into David Sohal at 54mph on Sandy Lane, Great Barr as the 41-year-old dad was crossing...

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almost 2 years ago
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Audi driver killed dad after hitting him as he crossed road to pick son up from Great Barr school

Sunny Gill, aged 20, stopped after the collision and said: "I wasn't going fast, it was his fault"

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almost 2 years ago
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Breaking: Perry Barr MP Khalid Mahmood 'unfairly dismissed' aide who was ex lover - tribunal finding

Parliamentary aide Elaina Cohen dramatically wins her case against the Labour MP for Perry Barr

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almost 2 years ago
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New McDonald’s opens at former Seventh Trap pub site in Perry Barr days before Commonwealth Games

The new outlet on the A34 is just around the corner from the Commonwealth Games' showpiece Alexander Stadium

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almost 2 years ago
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New McDonald’s opens at former Seventh Trap pub site in Perry Barr days before Commonwealth Games

The new outlet on the A34 is just around the corner from the Commonwealth Games' showpiece Alexander Stadium

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almost 2 years ago
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Cruel mum tried to frame two men for baby's horrific abuse before coming clean

Julija Priadina confessed to abusing her three-month-old child at a flat in Perry Barr

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