Hockley25 Dec 2025Man meets strangers in pubs each day at ChristmasDean Perryman, 29, is trying to tackle loneliness after his best friend took his own life.25 Dec 202516 Dec 2025Fire breaks out at recycling plantWest Midlands Fire Service says there have been no casualties and a cause is not yet known.16 Dec 202512 Sep 2025Man no longer suspected of murdering missing womanDetectives say they have "exhausted all lines of inquiry" in their search for Patricia Finnie.12 Sep 202523 Aug 2025Man charged with murder after body foundA 24-year-old man is found dead at an address in Hockley.23 Aug 202517 Aug 2025Body found following fire at disused factoryPolice and fire crews are working to establish the full circumstances after a body is found.17 Aug 202517 Aug 2025Man charged with murder after stabbingWest Midlands Police says the victim, a man aged in his 30s, has not been formally identified.17 Aug 202516 Aug 2025Man arrested on suspicion of murder after stabbingOfficers are called to a house on South Road, Hockley, Birmingham, on Friday, police say.16 Aug 202520 Jun 2025Book collector 'gobsmacked' to find notes by wifeSteph Mills did not know his wife, Karen, when she made the drawings as a child 50 years ago.20 Jun 202521 May 2025Tories back in power at district councilThe Liberal Democrats are no longer part of the leadership at Rochford District Council.21 May 2025...