
Nick Horner
Senior Reporter at Birmingham Mail
@birmingham_live reporter covering Sutton Coldfield & beyond Former SC Observer scribe. Gadgets, Saints, Barça, England ⚽️🏏 & Open⛳️fan My views
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1 week ago |
birminghammail.co.uk | Nick Horner
Sutton Coldfield town centre has seen a big shift in how it is used by businesses with the number of shops falling and vacancy rates higher than the national average Businesses in the centre of Sutton Coldfield's BID (business improvement district) which stretches from Lichfield Road to the Royal Cinema are now not predominantly shops - but are mainly professional services A huge shift in how town centres are used has seen retail drop out of the top spot of the types of businesses in Sutton...
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1 week ago |
birminghammail.co.uk | Nick Horner
Tamworth Borough Council has responded to Spud Man, aka Ben Newman's criticism of the St Editha's Square redesignThe new look St Editha's Square with the church in the background and Colin Grazier Memorial set in a new look paved area (Image: Tamworth Borough Council)The council responsible for a major refurbishment to a Staffordshire town’s main has responded to criticism from a fast-food seller and TikTok star who is its most famous occupant.
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1 week ago |
birminghammail.co.uk | Nick Horner
New Oscott Primary School hadto take drastic measures after it had not seen its bins collected for more than two months with bags of food waste piling up and causing a stenchRubbish bags piled up at New Oscott Primary School in Sutton Coldfield A primary school in Sutton Coldfield had stinking rubbish pile up for nine weeks after a series of missed collections during the strike.
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1 week ago |
birminghammail.co.uk | Nick Horner
NewsMidlands NewsSutton ColdfieldA fight between a man and woman broke out in Queen Street, opposite Aldi, with a big police response to the incidentPolice were called to Sutton Coldfield following a fight involving a man and a womanA large police response was called to a fight between a man and a woman in Sutton Coldfield town centre. The fight took place at the corner of Queen Street and the parade by the derelict corner shop, opposite Aldi, shortly after 2pm on Sunday (June 15).
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1 week ago |
birminghammail.co.uk | Nick Horner
Liam's mum has said 'please bring my baby home' in a desperate attempt to trace the 14-year-old last seen at the beginning of the weekLiam, aged 14, who has links to Birmingham, has been missing for five days and his mum has said 'please bring my baby home'An appeal has been launched to find a teenage boy who has links to Birmingham and has been missing for five days.
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