Walsall Residents Urged to Voice Concerns Over Green Belt Development Sunday, December 14, 2025 walsall greenbelt development consultation housing localplan community campaign planning council The Beacon Action Group, a local campaign organization, is urging Walsall residents to take action and share their views on proposals to build thousands of new homes on the borough’s green belt land. The group has raised … Read More
Probe into Failed Sale of Midlands Leisure Centre Set to Enter Third Year Sunday, December 14, 2025 dudley leisurecentre sale investigation council developer grantthornton audit delay wellington The prolonged saga surrounding the failed sale of the former Dudley Leisure Centre is now entering its third year without resolution. On December 8, Dudley Council’s Audit Committee was informed that the awaited report … Read More
Mum of Three Admits Concealing Cannabis at Manchester Airport Sunday, December 14, 2025 custody drugs cannabis manchester border sentence vulnerability rehabilitation ptsd smuggling Mandy Hendry, a mother of three from Wakefield, has appeared in court following an incident at Manchester Airport earlier this year. After arriving from Thailand via Doha, Hendry initially passed through the “nothing to … Read More
Midland Farmer Sparks Fresh Controversy Over Waste Dumping and Lorry Depot Sunday, December 14, 2025 peopleton farmer waste dumping lorries environment investigation tenant farming community Carl Powell, the 80-year-old farmer known for his infamous billboard calling the village of Peopleton “murderous, lawless and godforsaken,” is once again at the center of local controversy. This time, the … Read More
DWP Requests Bank Statements After £40,000 Competition Win Sunday, December 14, 2025 dwp universalcredit competition prizemoney benefits fraud investigation bankstatements claimant reddit A person who recently won £40,000 in an online competition has found themselves under scrutiny by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The winner, who was receiving Universal Credit (UC), reported the prize win to the … Read More
The Rise and Fall of Sharif Cousins: From Burger Bar Boy to Birmingham Gang Violence Sunday, December 14, 2025 sharifcousins gangviolence birmingham westmidlandscrime firearms policeshooting 61gang criminaljustice gangculture violentcrime Sharif Cousins once protested, “Once a criminal, always a criminal,” criticizing West Midlands Police after being shot during an armed confrontation in Frankley in July 2017. Despite claiming he had turned his life around, … Read More