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Yahoo
5 days ago
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Man charged after disorder on Cradley Heath High Street
A man has been charged after disorder broke out on Cradley Heath High Street. West Midlands Police said that two men were discovered with stab wounds, shortly after 8.20pm on Sunday, August 3. Police said they were both taken to hospital with injuries, which were not life-threatening and also arrested. READ MORE: Birmingham Airport aircraft incident live as BHX closes runway and flights delayed READ MORE: List of cancelled Birmingham Airport flights after plane's emergency landing triggers chaos Alfie Evitts, 22, from Oldbury, has been charged with wounding and possession of an offensive weapon. He appeared in court today (Wednesday, August 6). Police said another man, aged 42, currently remains in hospital and will be questioned in due course. The force increased patrols in the area. Anyone with information is urged to contact police. A police statement said: "We've charged a man following disorder in Cradley Heath High Street. "Two men were discovered with stab wounds shortly after 8.20pm on Sunday evening (3 August). "They were both taken to hospital with injuries which were not life-threatening and also arrested. "Alfie Evitts, 22, from Oldbury, has now been charged with wounding and possession of an offensive weapon. "He appeared before Wolverhampton Magistrates Court today and was remanded in custody ahead of a hearing at the city's Crown Court on 3 September. "The other man, aged 42, currently remains in hospital and will be questioned in due course. "We fully understand how shocking this incident will be to the community and we have increased patrols in the area. "Anyone with any information is asked to call 101 and quote 3908 of 3 August."
BBC News
04-08-2025
- BBC News
Two attempted murder arrests after Cradley Heath disorder
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after disorder in the West Midlands. Police were called to High Street, Cradley Heath, at about 20:20 BST on Sunday, where a 42 year-old man was found with a stab wound."We then received a second call that a 22-year-old man had been found with stab injuries nearby," said West Midlands men were taken to hospital and their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening. They have since been arrested and will be questioned by police. Anyone with information was asked to contact police on 101. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
23-07-2025
- BBC News
Sandwell Labour councillors suspended after alleged assault
Two councillors have been suspended following an alleged assault in the West Labour councillors Danny Millard and Claire Mayo were suspended following an incident in Surfeit Hill Road, Cradley Heath, early on Sunday. Two men were taken to hospital, whilst a woman sustained minor injuries, police said.A 23-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and a man aged 33 and a 40-year-old woman were held on suspicion of assault, all four have been bailed. West Midlands Labour said it was "extremely concerned" about the incident and suspended both councillors from the party "immediately".The party said it would not be commenting further because of the ongoing police investigation.A spokesperson for West Midlands Police said it was called after a report of an assault in the early hours of Sunday morning on Surfeit Hill Road.A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson said it was called to the street at about 02:50 added: "On arrival crews found two men who they treated for injuries not believed to be serious before conveying them to hospital."A spokesperson for West Midlands Labour said: "Both councillor Millard and councillor Mayo were administratively suspended by the Labour Party immediately upon receipt of these allegations."Given this is subject to a police investigation we are not able to comment further at this time." This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Birmingham on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- General
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Cradley Heath High Street fire sparks 'avoid the area' warning
A fire in Cradley Heath sparked an 'avoid the area warning' in the early hours. Flames engulfed a derelict shop in High Street at around 1.18am on Monday, July 14. West Midlands Fire Service confirmed the blaze was now out and no-one was injured. READ MORE: 'I went from being a block soldier robbing stores to a cage-fighting champion' The fire service posted about the incident on X at 1.51am. The post read: "We have four crews in attendance at High Street, Cradley Heath, where they have responded to a fire. "Please avoid the area, where possible." READ MORE: Benefits cheat caught out by own Facebook posts says being 'target' in prison was 'terrifying' A Staffordshire and West Midlands Fire Control spokesperson told BirminghamLive: "We got the first call at 1.18am, four crews attended." They said West Midlands Police had attended for traffic management purposes, adding that the fire was now out. However at around 7am, crews were still carrying out checks at the scene. READ MORE: The DWP rule change Universal Credit claimants may not know about 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
11-07-2025
- Politics
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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.
