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  1. Padel tennis row in leafy Birmingham street as neighbours fear 'Gunfight at the OK Corral'-style racket in Sutton Coldfield. Jason Kerrigan, consultant and local resident.March 25 2025. Residents in a posh royal town have objected to plans to build three new padel courts at a tennis clubs over fears they will cause a "gunshot-like" racket. Locals living in ??785,000 properties fear their tranquility will be shattered by the three proposed new floodlit courts at Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club. The sports club already has one court and homeowners now fear a "Gunfight at the OK Corral'-style racket if the plans are approved. They say the existing padel court has already left the affluent area sounding "like a warzone" with players shouting and swearing. And they now worry the extra courts would leave them facing a daily barrage of deafening noise which will also bring down house prices. The trendy game is a hybrid between squash and tennis and is considered the fastest growing sport in the world. But residents say it has no place in a suburban setting as the banging noises from players hitting the balls can be "unbearable."

    Neighbours fume over swearing and 'gunshot-like' racket at padel court close to home

    Channel: UK UK 2 hours ago By Sara Odeen-Isbister
  2. I went along to Reform's biggest ever rally - I've never seen anything like it before
  3. Family pay tribute to 'beloved' dad killed by police car on 999 call
  4. City overflowing with rubbish and rats after bin workers go on strike
  5. Four people attacked at random by man with a knife in Birmingham

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Padel tennis row in leafy Birmingham street as neighbours fear 'Gunfight at the OK Corral'-style racket in Sutton Coldfield. Jason Kerrigan, consultant and local resident.March 25 2025. Residents in a posh royal town have objected to plans to build three new padel courts at a tennis clubs over fears they will cause a "gunshot-like" racket. Locals living in ??785,000 properties fear their tranquility will be shattered by the three proposed new floodlit courts at Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club. The sports club already has one court and homeowners now fear a "Gunfight at the OK Corral'-style racket if the plans are approved. They say the existing padel court has already left the affluent area sounding "like a warzone" with players shouting and swearing. And they now worry the extra courts would leave them facing a daily barrage of deafening noise which will also bring down house prices. The trendy game is a hybrid between squash and tennis and is considered the fastest growing sport in the world. But residents say it has no place in a suburban setting as the banging noises from players hitting the balls can be "unbearable."

Neighbours fume over swearing and 'gunshot-like' racket at padel court close to home

Channel: UK UK 2 hours ago By Sara Odeen-Isbister
British MP and Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage speaks during the party's local elections campaign launch at Utilita Arena Birmingham, in Birmingham, Britain, March 28, 2025. REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun

I went along to Reform's biggest ever rally - I've never seen anything like it before

Channel: Politics Politics 2 days ago By Craig Munro

Family pay tribute to 'beloved' dad killed by police car on 999 call

Channel: UK UK 7 days ago By Katie Boyden
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Four people attacked at random by man with a knife in Birmingham

Channel: UK UK March 24, 2025 By Sara Odeen-Isbister
Play Video Local residents and other members of the community overwhelm mobile waste lorries.

Police called after desperate residents leave rubbish near bin lorry on strike

Channel: UK UK March 20, 2025 By Jasper King

Man killed after being hit by police car responding to 999 call

Channel: UK UK March 20, 2025 By Katie Boyden
Play Video Huge rats the size of a small cat running round the Streets of Birmingham last night as the Bin Strike continues and rubbish piles high in the streets. Picture by Jeremy Selwyn / SelwynPics +44 7836 200711 05/03/2025

Rats feasting on an 'absolute banquet' of rotting food in city hit by bin strike

Channel: UK UK March 17, 2025 By Sam Corbishley
William who recently found a massive rat.

City overflowing with rubbish and rats after bin workers go on strike

Channel: UK UK March 11, 2025 By Jasper King
People sitting outside in the sunshine at street café in the central square in Ravello on the Amalfi Coast.

Jet2 axes flights to new Italian airport in 'dolce vita' holiday hotspot

Channel: Travel Travel March 10, 2025 By Kristina Beanland
Play Video Freddie Osborne (6) becomes Crufts' youngest entrant this week as he takes to the show ring with his 'best friend', Penny, the smooth fox terrier. NEC, Birmingham. March 6, 2025. Release date ? March 6, 2025. The world's most famous dog show is back, with pooches expected from all over the globe. Thousands of canines take part in Crufts every March, with owners hoping to win the ultimate title Best in Show, which comes with a cash prize and a trophy. The show, which is returning to its usual home at the NEC in Birmingham today, takes place over four days with more than 150,000 visitors expected.

Six-year-old boy wins first place at Crufts as youngest ever handler

Channel: UK UK March 7, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
Cardinal Hume Catholic School

School in lockdown and pupils kept inside after 'threatening emails'

Channel: UK UK March 6, 2025 By Dee Zadvirna
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What Arsenal can learn from an iconic 90s TV detective

Channel: Football Football March 3, 2025 By The Tipster
The plane-spotting house of dreams right at the end of airport runway in Bickenhill, near Birmingham Airport.

'Plane-spotter’s dream' home at the end of UK airport runway hits market for £260,000

Channel: Property Property March 3, 2025 By Eleanor Noyce
Play Video Dog named Lola who died after she was allegedly hurled out of a block of flats by a gang of men.

Hunt for gang who 'hurled a dog to its death' from block of flats

Channel: UK UK March 1, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen
Play Video Undated handout photos issued by West Midlands Police of Raneem Oudeh (left) and her mother, Khaola Saleem. Janbaz Tarin, 21, accused of murdering his ex-partner and her mother, is due in Birmingham Crown Court to enter his pleas. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday December 17, 2018. See PA story COURTS Solihull. Photo credit should read: West Midlands Police/PA WireNOTE TO EDITORS: This handout photo may only be used in for editorial reporting purposes for the contemporaneous illustration of events, things or the people in the image or facts mentioned in the caption. Reuse of the picture may require further permission from the copyright holder.

Domestic abuse experts added to 999 control rooms after women's murders

Channel: UK UK February 21, 2025 By Sam Corbishley
Female hand holding recycable takeaway coffee cup over a bright red table

There's a glaring error with London coffee shop voted one of the world's best

Channel: Food Food February 21, 2025 By Courtney Pochin
Play Video Abdirahman Ibrahim who was convicted of the murder of e-bike cyclist Liam Jones in Birmingham.

Driver killed cyclist while 'teaching him a lesson' for pulling a wheelie in front of him

Channel: UK UK February 20, 2025 By Noora Mykkanen
Alamy Live News. 2SRGE24 Pretoria Road, Birmingham 15th February 2025: West Midlands Police have recovered 2 knives after a 16-year-old-bot was stabbed on Pretoria Road in the Bordesley Green area of Birmingham. Officers descended onto the terraced street at around 3.30pm on Saturday 15 Feb. Later that evening, a large group swarmed Heartlands Hospital where the boy had been taken and police responded in numbers. On Sunday, a search by officers uncovered two knives discarded in drains. West Midlands Police Statement: ?We are investigating after a teenager was stabbed in Bordesley Green, Birmingham yesterday (Saturday) This is an Alamy Live News image and may not be part of your current Alamy deal . If you are unsure, please contact our sales team to check.

Hospital put into lockdown after boy, 16, stabbed in the street

Channel: UK UK February 18, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
A 87-year-old lady who died following an incident at Birmingham New Street railway station has been named by police, as her family pay tribute to their much-loved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Dorothy Chiles was taken to hospital in a critical condition after she was assaulted on the concourse of the station at around 11am on Tuesday 19 November. She suffered a broken hip and was discharged from hospital, but sadly died at home on Friday 27 December.

Great-grandmother, 87, dies after being attacked in 'act of senseless violence'

Channel: UK UK February 12, 2025 By Sam Corbishley
Alamy Live News. 2SJ8Y0K Moorend Avenue, Chelmsley Wood, Solihull 11th February 2025: West Midlands Police have cordoned off Alcott Woods in the Chelmsley Wood area of Solihull after a woman was raped by 2 men on Monday morning. A forensics officer was seen taking pictures and placing items into evidence bags inside the wooded area that is surrounded by residential streets. Several police vehicles were parked along Moorend Avenue on Tuesday 11 February morning. An inner cordon was placed in the centre of the woodland with police officers and PCSO's guarding the crime scene. Officers had first attended on Monday aftern This is an Alamy Live News image and may not be part of your current Alamy deal . If you are unsure, please contact our sales team to check.

Woman raped by two men in woods with urgent hunt launched for attackers

Channel: UK UK February 11, 2025 By Sam Corbishley

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