These are the grim scenes as rubbish begins to pile high on the streets, the day before binmen stage an all-out strike in the ...

All three emergency services were called to Calthorpe Park in Balsall Heath just after 12.40pm yesterday, Tuesday, November 19, following reports of a person in the water. The body of a man ...

And the impact of the strikes can already be seen in several areas of the city - including Balsall Heath and Small Heath. Locals there claim recycling collection businesses in the area haven’t ...

Locals say swathes of Sparkhill, Aston, Balsall Heath and Selly Park, are already being overrun by rats feasting off rubbish and rotting food. One Tariq Mohammed, 70, who lives in Sparkhill ...