Dry January warning as experts urge against common mistake when month ends
If you've managed to avoid alcohol for the majority of January, you might be feeling smug about the benefits that you're ...
Midlands towns and cities with some of the highest benefit claimant rates in the country
Midlands towns and cities have some of the highest benefit claimant rates in the UK, latest figures have shown. As many as ...
I visited Birmingham road where the side of your street determines if your bins are emptied
It's a suburb where three council borders collide. One side of Hagley Road West falls under Birmingham, the other Sandwell.
Every Birmingham city centre street where people caught carrying knives, guns and weapons - mapped
Latest police.uk stats show the spots where weapon possession has been reported across the heart of Birmingham - along with ...
The reality of life on benefits as claimants speak out on cost of living crisis
Eviction and the minefield of claiming benefits are just two problems facing people in poverty in the cost of living crisis ...
12 money changes coming today including DWP benefits change and eBay fees
The first of the changes comes in a matter of days when alcohol tax changes as a result of a shake up from the Labour Party ...
DWP handed new 'direct deduction' powers with people on benefits warned
The Department for Work and Pensions has been granted new direct deduction powers, allowing it to take money directly from ...
36-bed HMO opposite £7.5m West Bromwich Town Hall restoration rejected
Sandwell Council said it was unable to decide whether the 'harm' from the extension to the listed building outweighed the 'public good' of new housing ...
Warning to anyone with bird feeders in their garden but move them closer to your window
If you're a fan of having a bird table in your garden, then there's a warning you need to be aware of - and it's not what you'd expect ...