[ad_1] Bobsleighers, Beefeaters, leprechauns and teams pulling hot tubs, Royal Mail vans and a fire engine – and even the ‘Queen’, can mark just one thing, the return of one of the Midlands post popular running events. The Royal Sutton Fun Run, which snakes through 8.5 miles of the streets of Sutton Coldfield and the…
[ad_1] While the Royal Sutton Fun Run maybe a day out for some, others have run it for very poignant causes, For family or friends who have died, as a warm-up for a wedding or to help others in need. The stories behind the fun run in Sutton Coldfield tell you why people have raised…
[ad_1] Just shy of 3,000 people took to the streets of Sutton Coldfield for the 40th anniversary edition of the Royal Sutton Fun Ru Take a look at the inspiring gallery of photos from the Royal Sutton Fun Run 2022, back after a three-year absence with a bang. Runners took to the streets of Sutton…
[ad_1] After several false starts during the pandemic, a popular Birmingham community running event will return this weekend marking a special anniversary. The Royal Sutton Fun Run returns to Sutton Coldfield on Sunday, May 29 marking its 40th anniversary and first under its old name for 20 years, with the event being called the Great…
[ad_1] After a three-year gap a popular event in Sutton Coldfield is aiming to be back this year with two big changes and a big target for good causes. The town’s fun run has been a popular fixture in the calendar with thousands of runners raising hundreds of thousands of pounds each year. And it…
[ad_1] Police were called to a Birmingham school this afternoon after it was understood to have gone into lockdown amid an intruder alert. Parents gathered outside Fairfax School in Sutton Coldfield after it was understood they were sent a message alerting them to an incident. The details were not immediately confirmed. Our reporter is at…
[ad_1] Heartless thieves stole a Hermes delivery van packed with almost 100 Christmas parcels while the driver was on her rounds. It happened as driver Juliette Henry delivered a packagein Birch Croft Road in Sutton Coldfield just before 2pm on Monday, December 13. Juliette, who has been delivering for Hermes for seven years, believes she…
[ad_1] A Midlands trio who plotted a ‘£100k-a-month’ mail order gun service smuggling US pistols and bullets into the UK have been jailed for a combined total of 35 years. Dashan Caines, aged 46 and of Sutton Coldfield, played a lesser role but was involved in an “efficient distribution network” which saw three guns smuggled…
[ad_1] A Midlands trio imported US pistols and bullets disguised as ‘car parts’ in a mail order gun service before trying to sell them onto gangs, police revealed. Sutton Coldfield man Dashan Caines, 46, was among three men convicted of importing the firearms and ammunition into the UK through the post – with plans to…
[ad_1] Police are investigating after a man was knocked unconscious and a second was hurt in a violent pub brawl. Trouble flared between a number of men at the Royal Oak in Oldbury Road, Nuneaton late on Saturday night, August 15. One man in his 40s was knocked out while another, of a similar age,…