Tag Archives: Midlands News

An entrance was blocked off to Royal Derby Hospital this afternoon due to a police incident outside the A&E. Officers were deployed to the Midlands hospital earlier today after a man fell from the hospital roof and died. Police were called to the site at around 11.55am due to concerns …

Stamps which are potentially in millions of homes across the country will become worthless on August 1, with people being urged to use them over the next few days while they still can. Changes being made by the Royal Mail mean stamps with the Queen’s head on will no longer …

Hundreds of Royal Sutton Fun Runners donned fancy dress at this year’s event as they raised cash for good causes The Royal Sutton Fun Run returned to the streets and park in Sutton Coldfield for its 40th running on Sunday (June 4), and thousands took part in blistering sunshine. And …

A big Royal Mail shake-up could mean your post is delivered after 6pm. The postal service is mulling over having staff deliver packages later in the day. According to The Daily Telegraph, 17 areas across the UK might not get their post until 6pm at the earliest. A Royal Mail …

Adopted Brummie Fabrice Millet loves to cook – and little gives him more pleasure than seeing people tuck into meals he creates using food that was destined for the bin. Fabrice is one of the chefs involved in the Big Feed Project, three community cafes in the city which feed …

You may want to get your hand down the back of the sofa – because, remarkably, a two pence piece has sold for £485. The two pence coin – branded “rare” by collectors – sold for an eye-watering 24,250 times its face value. The seller, from Granton, Edinburgh, posted the …

The country’s most rare 50p coins have just entered circulation. And Brits are being told to keep their eagle eyes out for the fifty pence pieces – because, if you land yourself one, you could end up thousands richer. The Royal Mint has this week released its latest Peter Rabbit …