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birminghammail.co.uk > motoring > motoring-news > ev-warning-uk-councils-fail-34588392

EV warning as some UK councils fail to install single EV charger

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (368+ words) Electric car drivers risk being left behind as some UK councils fail to install a single EV charger. More than 50,000 public electric vehicle chargers have been installed since 2023. But some local authorities and councils have NONE. New data from Vauxhall…...

Birmingham Live
birminghammail.co.uk > black-country > behind-smoke-life-inside-one-34393620.amp

Behind the smoke - life inside one of the 'poorest estates' in the West Midlands

3+ hour, 30+ min ago   (1047+ words) High suicide rates, childhood poverty, and a burnt-out community centre - the statistics might be grim in this Black Country ward but the tight-knit community is fighting back against decades of deprivation It's only been 20 minutes since we arrived at Fens…...

Birmingham Live
birminghammail.co.uk > news > midlands-news > midlands-man-could-forced-paint-34611448.amp

Midlands man could be forced to paint over £3,600 mural after one complaint

17+ hour, 15+ min ago   (508+ words) John Bennington, 42, transformed the side of his terraced home in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, with a giant Gaudi-inspired artwork after falling in love with the Spanish architect's designs during trips to Barcelona - but a single neighbour's complaint has triggered a planning row…...

Birmingham Live
birminghammail.co.uk > news > uk-news > depressing-midlands-town-gets-tough-34602017

'Depressing' Midlands town gets a tough time - but naysayers miss it's best part

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (589+ words) Dudley is a place with some undeniable issues(Image: Emma Trimble / SWNS) Some places seem to come in for a kicking more than others. Despite its bright lights and legendary seaside scene, Blackpool in Lancashire is often derided for its…...

Birmingham Live
birminghammail.co.uk > news > uk-news > birmingham-schools-limit-sausages-serve-34611913

Schools to 'limit sausages and serve veg in every meal' in huge menu overhaul

15+ hour, 30+ min ago   (829+ words) School meals are set to change from next September Schools will be required to undergo a massive menu overhaul from next September. Across Birmingham and the wider UK, schools will have to reduce the number of sweetened baked desserts and…...

Birmingham Live
birminghammail.co.uk > news > midlands-news > search-important-witnesses-who-found-34612153

Search for 'important witnesses' nine days after woman goes missing in Midlands

11+ hour, 15+ min ago   (280+ words) Police want these two people to come forward to help with the investigation into Holly's disappearance(Image: Nottinghamshire Police) Two people who could be able to help police locate a woman who went missing nine days ago in the Midlands…...

Birmingham Live
birminghammail.co.uk > motoring > motoring-news > drivers-could-face-1000-fine-34584102

Drivers could face £1,000 fine as new nationwide crackdown targets them

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (360+ words) A new national policing crackdown is targeting illegal and deliberately disguised number plates, with drivers already facing fines of up to £1,000 for non-compliant plates. The Labour Party government has now funded a new National Roads Policing Coordination Centre (NRPCC) to…...

Birmingham Live
birminghammail.co.uk > news > midlands-news > boy-16-dies-after-car-34611432.amp

Witness appeal after boy, 16, dies after car hits tree

16+ hour, 21+ min ago   (255+ words) The teen was a passenger in a blue Volkswagen Polo A 16-year-old boy has died after a car smashed into a tree in Worcestershire. The teen was a passenger in a blue Volkswagen Polo, which was travelling along the A4104 on…...

Birmingham Live
birminghammail.co.uk > news > midlands-news > drivers-urged-follow-important-rule-34583533

Drivers urged to follow important rule when parking on driveway

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (360+ words) Millions of drivers could be parking incorrectly on their driveways without realising it, according to experts. While many drivers pull straight onto their driveway after arriving home, Rule 201 of the Highway Code states “When using a driveway, reverse in and…...

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birminghammail.co.uk > news > midlands-news > midlands-man-could-forced-paint-34611448

Midlands man could be forced to paint over??3,600 'tasteful' mural after one complaint

21+ hour, 16+ min ago   (498+ words) John Bennington, 42, outside the vicbrant exterior of his terraced residence in Hucknall, Nottingham An art enthusiast who transformed his Midlands home with a spectacular £3,600 mural is concerned he may be forced to paint over it - following a single complaint from…...