Charlotte Benton

1 week ago | bbc.co.uk | Charlotte Benton |Elizabeth Glinka

Image source, PAImage caption, Sir Andrew Mitchell, MP for Sutton Coldfield, said "everything is happening behind closed doors"Political Editor, BBC West MidlandsA Birmingham MP says he has been left in the dark over the progress of negotiations to end the long-running bin strikes in his constituency. Sir Andrew Mitchell, who represents Sutton Coldfield, urged Birmingham City Council and the Unite union to be more transparent, claiming: "Everything is happening behind closed doors".

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Joanne Writtle |Charlotte Benton

Image caption, Imran Vorajee, 44, from Nuneaton, received a life-saving heart transplant at the hospital in 2018Health correspondent, BBC MidlandsA new "one-stop shop" transplant centre has opened at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham. The Edmonds Transplant Centre enables patients to receive all of their care, both prior to and after their operation, in one place, rather than attending appointments in multiple locations across the hospital.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Charlotte Benton |Marian McNamee

Image caption, Founder Kieron O'Toole is a recovering drug addict who set up the project in 2022An addiction support hub which had to close due to a city development plan has relaunched following help from the community. The Dynamo Project, which was based near Coventry city centre, has supported people recovering from drug and alcohol issues since 2022 but proposals for the City Centre South development led to its closure.

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Charlotte Benton |Vic Minett

Image source, Damon CroftImage caption, Damon Croft runs Bell Green Amateur Boxing Club in Coventry and said he had seen a surge in attendance after receiving a £5,000 grantA youth boxing club has gone "from strength to strength" after receiving a grant and buying a brand new ring, organisers say. Damon Croft, who runs Bell Green Amateur Boxing Club in Coventry, joined the group almost a year ago and said at the time there were only two children who regularly came.

3 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Shannen Headley |Charlotte Benton

Image source, FamilyImage caption, Bashir Mohamed was murdered in Ladywood, Birmingham in April 2021A man has been sentenced to eight years in prison after admitting murdering a man in a stabbing in Birmingham. Adil Iqbal, 27, was among a gang who pursued 26-year-old Bashir Mohamed in a car and on foot before he was attacked in Shyltons Croft, Ladywood, in April 2021, West Midlands Police said.