Two police officers suffered minor injuries in an incident in Castle Vale’s High Street at the weekend while they were trying to make an arrest. A man has been arrested and charged with the High Street assault.
There were a number of disturbances dealt with by the police on the Friday night, during which a police [...]
June 2, 2009
Police assaulted, police radio stolen
June 2, 2009
Skylark plan for five shops
The owners of the Skylark pub on Farnborough Road plan to demolish the pub and build a single storey arcade of five shops. Members of Castle Vale’s Neighbourhood Tasking Group expressed concern at their meeting this afternoon that the Council has not allocated the full month required for planning applications for consultation and objections from [...]
June 2, 2009
The stress of debt
Birmingham’s Debt Advice Team is feeling the strain in the credit crunch, last night’s Erdington Constituency meeting heard. They currently have over 2,000 local people seeking advice about serious debts, and have just 14 staff to deal with them.
Home repossessions are a major problem, and are predicted to rise in the UK to 70,000 this [...]
