Sas Taylor

1 week ago | b31.org.uk | Sas Taylor

The proposals for ‘Groveley Garden Village’ are being developed by St Modwen and Bournville Village Trust. The site, currently used for agriculture, is bordered by Groveley Lane / Nuthurst Road, Longbridge Lane / Birmingham Road to the east, Upper Bittell Reservoir to the south (map).

1 week ago | b31.org.uk | Sas Taylor

A ‘dangerous and predatory sex offender’ has been jailed for ten years for sexually assaulting two teenage boys, following a British Transport Police (BTP) investigation. Damien Gloster, 40, and of no fixed address, was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court yesterday (7 May) to seven years in prison, extended by a further three years. Gloster was found guilty by a jury of two counts of sexual assault on a male, at Birmingham Crown Court on Wednesday 19 February 2025.

2 weeks ago | b31.org.uk | Sas Taylor

The refurbished suite opening comes as the number of arrests across the West Midlands continues to climb with positive outcomes increasing and overall crime reducing. Before the site reopened officers had to use cells in Perry Barr, Stechford or other areas of the West Midlands. In 2022, just four custody facilities were open but West Midlands Police now have more up to date operational cells than ever before.

2 weeks ago | b31.org.uk | Sas Taylor

A consultation into proposals for a store at the junction of Pershore Road and Hazelwell Lane opened in November last year and were met with a mixed reaction from local residents. Many felt the development would be a threat to the award winning independent high street of the suburb. A ‘Down with the Clown’ protest was staged and an online petition garnered 1800 signatures. McDonald’s have now confirmed they will not be submitting a planning application for a store in Stirchley.

3 weeks ago | b31.org.uk | Sas Taylor

Work has started on almost 700 new homes – more than a third of them ‘affordable’ – in Longbridge 20 years on from the closure of the old MG Rover works on the site. Birmingham’s leaders joined Vistry, the UK’s leading provider of mixed-tenure homes, to celebrate the start of work to build 688 new homes, along with Vistry’s partners, Bromford and Sigma.