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Tamworth Sailing Club Open Day

Tamworth sailing club on the Kingsbury water park are holding an open day Saturday 13th March between 10am – 3pm. A FREE sail around the lake is on offer when you attend the open day as you also find out if joining the club is for you. Tamworth Sailing Club is situated on the banks of a [ More... ]

Tamworth residents warned of Rogue Trader

Staffordshire Police are warning Tamworth residents of a bogus trader after a builder caused damage to a home after not completing his first job. The rogue builder targetted the same home in Glascote twice. On Saturday Feb 13, he offered to paint the outside of his home for £580. The 37 year old victim handed the builder the [ More... ]

Public footage of Fire in Fazeley

Camera phones are great and have proved to give us a first hand view of the fire at the Jet garage in Fazeley that caused traffic chaos around Tamworth during the rush hour on Friday March 5.  You can see the fire break through the roof of the Jet garage as firefighters fight the blaze. Videos [ More... ]

Fire in Fazeley causes traffic chaos

A fire in Fazeley has caused traffic chaos around Tamworth this evening (Friday March 5) after much of Watling Street and Coleshill Road being closed as the fire raged in the vicinity of the Old Victoria pub and Jet Garage. Whilst we don’t have all the information yet, we will keep you posted on the blog [ More... ]

Husband Jailed for Life after murdering Wife

A 33 year old man has today been jailed for life after being found guilty for murdering his wife back in June 2009. (Read the original article here) Simon Downer was found guilty at Birmingham Crown Court after a two week trial. Simon Downer stabbed Tracey Downer in the chest on the night of Saturday 20 June [ More... ]

Run the Sport Relief Mile Around the Castle Grounds

It’s that time of year again, Sport Relief is just around the corner and the Sainsbury’s sponsored Sport Relief Mile is back at the Castle Grounds. On Sunday March 21 the Castle Grounds will play host to a 6, 3 and 1 mile run all in aid of the Sport Relief charity.  The 6 mile run [ More... ]

Mr Simms Sweet Shop Opens In Tamworth

Go back in time as you step into Mr Simms sweet shop that has opened next to Scoop charity shop in Tamworth. Your eyes will be wide making you feel a child again. Shelves reaching high of many jars which have chilhood memorys the mouth once enjoyed. The outside, with its tall and slim black sign in grand [ More... ]

The Great Education Debate – Have your say on the future of Education

Tamworth is to play host to the The Great Education Debate on Thursday 11 March 2010, giving the people of Tamworth a platform to ask questions about what is best for the children of Tamworth. With a general election looming there is a renewed debate about what is best for our schools, with Tamworth being used [ More... ]

New 4D Film for 2010 at Drayton Manor Park

Drayton Manor Theme Park have unveiled this years film showing at their 4D cinema that opened last season. Happy Feet will be playing the Oscar winning “Happy Feet” from the start of the new season on March 20. The specially adpated film which lasts 12 minutes, tells the tale of penguin Mumble, who bravely tries to [ More... ]

Two people seriously injured in accident on Marlborough Way

Two people were seriously injured after an accident on Saturday morning on the Marlborough Way island with the A5 at around 2.15am. On arrival to the scene the ambulance crews found one person had been ejected from the car after it rolled onto it’s roof.  A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said: “On arrival at the [ More... ]