Local Headlines from Thursday, October 1st, 2026

A new forum for Friends of Parks groups could soon be set up to bring together and support organisations which care for green spaces across the borough.

More than £15,000 has been raised for the new Tony Iommi Scholarship at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, helping music students from Birmingham pursue their careers.

A dog owner from West Bromwich who left his Rottweiler dog to suffer with a number of injuries, including a large chest wound, has been prosecuted by the RSPCA.