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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Yahoo
Police warn Cradley motorists 'your fines are in the post'
Police have warned speeding motorists in Cradley to expect 'fines in the post'. Halesowen Police were in Park Lane on Thursday evening (July 24), looking for those breaking the 30mph speed limit. The team said "sadly" they clocked "many drivers" going too fast. READ MORE: 'Show off' driver who killed teens standing on pavement finds out fate after appealing sentence READ MORE: Judge tells lying mum 'your decision to fall pregnant was silly' A post from the team's official X account read: "Halesowen NHT, have completed a speed operation on Park Lane, Cradley this evening. "Sadly many drivers was observed speeding. Fines are in the post!" The team concluded the post by urging motorists to "slow down". The speeding operation was vastly different to one the team carried out earlier in the month. Officers took to the street in the Halesowen North area on July 15 and said it was "great to see nobody speeding". Stay up-to-date by following our Twitter feed @birmingham_live or liking our Facebook page. To get breaking news emailed to you, sign up here, it's free.
BBC News
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Halesown's cultural heritage reflected in public art
A striking new piece of public art that celebrates a town's cultural history and identity will be unveiled next week. You Are Here is the first public sculpture for celebrated artist Tom Hicks, which he created with the support of his local community in Halesowen, large blue, pink and white metal structure includes the engraved trade names and typefaces of local businesses and is part of a new transport hub and green public space on Cross Street. Mr Hicks, who was commissioned by Birmingham's Ikon Gallery in partnership with Transport for West Midlands, said it was a "wonderful opportunity to celebrate the visual landscape of the Black Country". The self-taught photographer used a smartphone to take images in Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton, which he shared with his thousands of Instagram followers on Black Country part of the design process, Hicks also ran a series of photo and poetry workshops for members of the public in collaboration with Black Country poet Liz Berry, which focussed on local signage and typography. The trade names on the sign included the recently closed Dancers, a family-run clothing store established in 1880, alongside Carpets, The Curtain People, Franklins and Master Nails. Hicks said the project "sparked an exciting new direction for my practice – informed by my photography, I have expanded into three-dimensional work and explored materials, construction techniques and paint treatments".The artist said he had worked directly with factories in the area to fabricate the sculpture."Their time, patience and expertise have been invaluable," he added. "My art practice encourages people to observe and appreciate their immediate surroundings, and the letters and symbols that appear on the artwork were all found in Halesowen." The piece had been commissioned to help build community ownership of the new sustainable transport infrastructure, said TfWM. "One of our organisation's key aims is to provide customers with experiences of using sustainable transport that they want to repeat, and we hope that You Are Here helps to further this," said the organisation's Chris Brown. The piece will be officially unveiled at an event on Wednesday.
BBC News
11-07-2025
- Politics
- BBC News
Cradley Heath residents angry over housing plans near landslip
Residents living on a new-build housing estate where a landslip blocked access to homes have hit out at an application by the developer to build six more houses nearby.A landslip before Christmas blocked access to Reece Aleksander's and his neighbours' homes at Haden Cross in Cradley Heath, and in March, developer Dunedin Homes said it was working on a temporary Aleksander said residents were angry at plans by the firm to build more homes when the landslip and other longer-running problems on the estate remained unresolved. He has been backed by Halesowen MP Alex BBC has approached Dunedin Homes for comment. "Because there's no movement on this landslip, people are just outraged that they've got the audacity to sort of even submit it [the application]. There's definitely a feeling of outrage," Mr Aleksander said the landslip currently looked stable, but if it didn't get sorted by winter, he was worried that could change."We had that biblical rain a couple of days ago, and a lot of the clay and silt was still running down into the road and into the drains. Through the winter, that makes things worse." Street lights in the area have never worked and Mr Aleksander said he was concerned that if they were not fixed by the winter local residents would start to worry MP Ballinger has submitted a formal objection to the planning application for Farmhouse Close "on the grounds of land instability and public safety".He said the site had already experienced a partial landslide and there was "clear evidence of ongoing land movement".He wrote: "Further development could exacerbate the instability, endangering new and existing properties."The MP said residents' homes in Haden Cross Drive were still blocked by last year's landslide and Dunedin Homes had a "troubling history of unresolved issues". Earlier this year, Dunedin Homes said much of the work on street lights had been completed and sewers that needed to be taken on by the water company would be adopted "in due course".At the time, it added the landslip was not a "simple, quick or easy fix", but that it was working on a temporary measure. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
29-06-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Police investigating after car crash closes Midlands road
Police have launched an investigation following a crash in the Black Country that closed a road. The smash took place on Long Lane in the Halesowen area of Dudley. West Midlands Police said it was called to the scene at 12.40pm today. READ MORE: Woman 'trapped' between car and telegraph pole in Kingswinford after 'inconsiderate parking' Get breaking news on BirminghamLive WhatsApp, click the link to join West Midlands Fire Service also sent two crews from Haden Cross and Woodgate Valley fire stations. No one was seriously injured and police said enquiries are continuing. The road was taped off while emergency services attended the scene. A spokesperson for West Midlands Fire Service said fire crews were called to the scene of the crash on Long Lane at 12.57pm. "Two crews attended from Haden Cross and Woodgate Valley." The spokesperson added fire crews left the scene with police. A spokesperson for West Midlands Police added: "We were called to Long Lane in Halesowen at 12.40pm after a collision involving two vehicles. "No one is believed to have been seriously injured, and enquiries are ongoing. "The drivers have been spoken and enquiries continue."
BBC News
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Listen to BBC Radio WM's Baggies fan forum
Wondering what went down at BBC Radio WM's West Bromwich Albion fan forum?Catch up on the latest from Halesowen Town's Yeltz Bar as Steve Hermon and Daz Hale are joined by former Baggies midfielder Richard Sneekes to talk all things into BBC Radio WM at 18:00 BST on Friday to listen to the full make it? Don't worry. It'll be available on BBC iPlayer shortly after broadcast so you won't miss a thing.
