Tag Archives: Sutton Coldfield

She ordered a new phone for her daughter but opened package to find the handset had been replaced by cakes A Sutton Coldfield mum was left in shock when she discovered her daughter’s brand new iPhone 17 had been replaced by flapjacks(Image: Serena Whitehead) A Sutton Coldfield mum who ordered …

The public have been left baffled after a number of post boxes were covered with black tape A taped up postbox in Boundary Road Streetly awaits upgrading(Image: Reporter) Brummies have been left scratching their heads after a number of local postboxes were covered up in black film. Several of the …

The Sutton Coldfield scheme has been described as an ‘unparalleled opportunity to establish a new sustainable community’ Alexander Brock Local Democracy Reporter 15:44, 30 Sep 2025 An early visualisation of the Birmingham Langley development. Taken from a 2021 design document by Savills. Proposals to carry out infrastructure works for a …

University Hospitals Birmingham today declared a critical incident because of ‘exceptional demand’. It amounts to a declaration that for now at least all but the most critically ill or injured new arrivals will face an exceptionally long wait for care at the four city hospitals. More than 300 inpatients have …

The Royal Sutton Fun Run brings out the best in the town with thousands of people pounding the streets and park for good causes while thousands more cheer them on their way. Sutton Coldfield ’s annual run, come race, some stroll in the glorious sunshine (this year at least), is …

Summer has finally arrived and while thousands of spectators in Sutton Coldfield basked, many fun runners at the town’s annual race come charity and community event baked. The Royal Sutton Fun Run returned to the streets and Sutton Park on Sunday (June 2) as almost 5,000 runners, including children and …

A dad-of-three with aggressive brain cancer died weeks after fulfilling his final wish of marrying the love of his life. Paul Jeffries, from Sutton Coldfield, was with his partner Kelly for 17 years before he got down on one knee in January 2019. The 40-year-old was diagnosed with glioblastoma – …

Established as a Royal Forest by the Anglo-Saxon kings of Mercia from their base in Tamworth around the 9th century, the park has long had royal connections. By the 12th century it was used as a Norman deer park and given to the people of Sutton Coldfield by King Henry …

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 …

Car crime has surged across the West Midlands, with police chiefs openly admitting they are on the backfoot in the war against criminals. And now the vehicles most likely to be nicked have been revealed. Thousands of cars were swiped by crooks across the West Midlands last year, as brazen …