Crime
JQ Crime Message
Information sent on behalf of West Mids Police All Good Afternoon. I hope you have had a great weekend. The JQ has been looking lovely bathed in the glorious sun shine over the pass few days. The crime figures on the Jewellery Quarter have recently been the topic of […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreBreaking the Silence UK launches 2018 initiative
After last year’s overwhelming success where 21 women broke their chains of abuse and got their life back, a Jewellery Quarter-based charity is once again opening its doors to women across the UK by offering its free 6-month programme to the most vulnerable. Breaking The Silence’s Building From Broken […] Click here to view original…
Read MorePerry Beeches school chain ‘collapsed owing nearly £500k over unfilled pupil places’
A Birmingham schools chain collapsed owing the Government owing almost £500,000 it was reportedly repaying for unfilled pupil places. Department for Education figures revealed that three schools in the Perry Beeches academy owed £480,000 to the Education and Skills Funding Agency. The Times Educational Supplement (TES), which revealed the […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreMan hit over head with baseball bat in Jewellery Quarter armed robbery
Detectives are investigating after a man was hit over the head with a baseball bat during an armed robbery. The incident happened on Frederick Street in the Jewellery Quarter shortly before 1pm on Tuesday. Two masked men approached the victim before striking him and grabbing jewellery. They were then […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreMinisters finally set to shut down Perry Beeches
The controversial Perry Beeches academy trust in Birmingham is finally set to be disbanded, with its five schools handed to other trusts, 15 months after financial irregularities were first revealed. Schools Week understands that proposals to close the trust and rebroker its schools have finally been agreed, and are […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreJQ – Crime Prevention Message – Opportunists
Information sent on behalf of West Mids Police All – Good Afternoon. I hope you are well and are making the most of this fine day. I thought I would just highlight some offences, which are unrelated but share common ground in that the persons responsible are taking advantage […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreMan shot in Birmingham city centre – two arrested on suspicion of attempted murder
Police have arrested two men on suspicion of attempted murder after a man was shot in Birmingham city centre. The 26-year-old victim was hit in the arm on Northwood Street, off Constitution Hill, at around 5.45pm on Sunday. The emergency services flooded the area and placed a wide cordon […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreJQ Northwood Street – Police Incident
Information sent on behalf of West Mids Police Police are investigating after a 26-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the elbow on Northwood Street, Birmingham at around 5.45pm yesterday (Sunday 7 May). A 21-year-old and a 20-year-old man were arrested a short time later on suspicion of attempted […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreJQ Crime alerts – Burglary Other and Theft from vehicle – tools
Information sent on behalf of West Mids Police Good Afternoon all I Hope everyone is well and enjoying the weekend. Just to bring you up to speed with what has happened over the past few days whilst the majority of the team have been off. A few offences which […] Click here to view original…
Read MorePerry Beeches: second investigation reveals trust breached rules over Labour donation
An academy trust already under-fire over related party transactions broke the rules when it made a political donation and paid a company owned by a relative of a director for consultancy services, an Education Funding Agency investigation has revealed. A second inquiry into the Perry Beeches academy trust , […] Click here to view original…
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