Prolific Black Country Shoplifter Jailed and Banned from Local High Streets Tuesday, December 23, 2025 shoplifting crime blackcountry dudley wolverhampton community sentencing theft police ban A notorious shoplifter, Timonthy Lydon, has been sentenced to eight months in jail following a series of thefts across the Black Country. The 29-year-old, who has no fixed address, was charged with 13 counts of theft after … Read More
Drug-Dealing Suspect Arrested After Cannabis Haul Found in Aldridge Home Raid Tuesday, December 23, 2025 arrest cannabis aldridge westmidlands drugs raid operationtarget police crime seizure West Midlands Police’s Priority Crime Team conducted a successful early morning raid at a residence on Herbert Road in Aldridge on Monday, December 22, uncovering a substantial cache of cannabis and related substances. … Read More
Teen Driver Causes Friend’s Life-Altering Brain Injury in School Car Park Incident Tuesday, December 23, 2025 braininjury dangerousdriving sentencing schoolincident caraccident youthcrime remorse legalcase brecon teenager A social outing turned tragic when a 17-year-old girl caused her friend to suffer a lifelong brain injury after he fell from the bonnet of a car she was driving in a school car park. The victim’s father described the … Read More
Tesco Urgently Recalls Festive Cupcakes Over Undeclared Milk Allergen Tuesday, December 23, 2025 tesco recall allergy fsa milk allergens christmas cupcakes food safety Tesco has issued an urgent recall of its “Free From 4 Christmas Chocolate Flavoured Cupcakes” after the Food Standards Agency (FSA) discovered the product may contain milk – an allergen not listed on the … Read More
Christmas Market Trader’s Van Stolen in Sutton Coldfield Amid Calls for Better CCTV Tuesday, December 23, 2025 suttoncoldfield vantheft christmasmarket theft security cctv markettraders birmingham police carpark A Sutton Coldfield Christmas market trader experienced a devastating loss when his van was stolen during the town’s Victorian Christmas Market on Friday, December 19. Hamza Tamran, locally known as The Curry Man, had parked … Read More
£100 Bonus Payments Begin for State Pensioners from British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme Tuesday, December 23, 2025 pensions coal bcsss bonuses ukgovernment retirement mineworkers investmentreserve surplus edmiliband From today, former mineworkers and staff covered by the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS) are receiving significant pension bonuses, with individual payments averaging £5,500. This one-off lump sum follows a … Read More