West Midlands Police have presented two Merlin Security Staff with Good Citizen Awards for their contribution to the arrest of car thieves in Castle Vale earlier this year. The thieves had stolen a car in Birmingham, and had driven into Castle Vale, where the CCTV cameras picked them up and directed local police to them.
Jenny Giryn of Merlin [...]
Police have urged residents to give them details of offenders who cause danger with quad and mini-motorbikes in Castle Vale. Residents have reported an increase in incidents of illegal quad-bike activity in recent weeks. One resident has reported a near serious injury in Trident Boulevard in recent days. Another has reported that a man, possibly not [...]
JKS have moved into top position of Division Two of the Midland Combination following a 5-0 thrashing of high-flying Enville. JKS are level on points with Worcester, with four matches in hand.
In the Premier Division, Castle Vale lost 3-0 at second placed Coleshill Town.
Birmingham, Britain’s second largest city, comes 15th in the league table of places where homes are most likely to be burgled, according to figures released yesterday by Endsleigh Insurance. Home accident statistics put Brum as the 9th safest place in the country. Click here for Vale Mail article 25/03/08
Birmingham is the 9th safest place to live, according to figures released today detailing the risks of having an accident in the home. Safest place in the UK is Manchester, followed by Leeds and York. Strangely, four of the top six riskiest places to live are on the coast, and include Plymouth, Newport, [...]
A 49 year-old Castle Vale woman was arrested on Tuesday morning following allegations of financial irregularities. Police have confirmed that the woman has been given police bail until May 6th, while further investigations are being carried out.
Peter Richmond, Chief Executive of CVCHA (Castle Vale Community Housing Association) has said: “We are currently assisting the Police [...]
CVCHA offices, High Street
Vale residents have been urged to be on the lookout for ‘cowboy contractors operating on the estate, charging large amounts of money and doing substandard work’, according to a statement issued jointly by CVCHA and the TRA (Tenants and Residents Alliance). Many householders have taken advantage of home improvement schemes in recent [...]
Birmingham Crown Court
The retrial of Nicholas Kirnon, for the murder of 15 month old Kamran Rose in May 2007, has been set for 30th June 2008 at Birmingham Crown Court. The jury in the original trial was dismissed following the acquittal on 3rd March of Kirnon’s co-defendant and ex partner, Kamran’s mother, Sarah Rose, who was facing a [...]
Residents of Castle Vale might be interested to learn of a new scheme being introduced in three areas of Birmingham designed to stop traders from calling at peoples’ doors to sell their wares. ‘No cold calling’ zones are being introduced in Yardley Fields, Sparkhill and Garretts Green to reduce doorstep crime and tackle rogue traders.
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Inspector Tom Hadley
Inspector Tom Hadley has praised Castle Vale parents for the support they have given following the disturbances on three successive Friday evenings involving youngsters from Castle Vale and Erdington in late January and early February. Fourteen arrests have been made in all, with five people having been charged so far. Inspector Hadley told Vale [...]
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