Body cameras for 999 ambulance medics are a 'possibility'
West Midlands Ambulance Service has not ruled out fitting its staff with body cameras in an attempt to curb hundreds of physical attacks.
Crime|Aug 25, 2016
Crime
Health
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Decision day on 999 services hub in Kidderminster
A new £5.9 million emergency services hub looks set to be created at the former British Sugar Corporation site in Kidderminster.
Health|Jun 16, 2016
Kidderminster
Health
Stourport
In pictures: Dummy 'disaster' for Shropshire 999 workers
[gallery] It looks like a major disaster – and for those involved it was treated as such. Fire engines, RAF personnel, police and ambulance all rushed to Chetwynd airfield, near Newport, after reports of a collision between two Squirrel helicopters.
Newport|May 11, 2016
Newport
'A terrorist is going to kidnap a police officer today': LISTEN to the chilling hoax 999 call made by a West Midlands Pc to his own force
Audio of the the chilling hoax 999 call from a West Midlands policeman that sparked a major terror alert was made public this afternoon.
Crime|May 3, 2016
Crime
GUILTY: West Midlands Police officer sparked terror alert with hoax 999 call
A police officer who sparked a major terror alert by making a hoax 999 call to his own force has been warned to expect a 'substantial' prison term.
Crime|May 3, 2016
Birmingham
Crime
Stafford
Quick thinking nine-year-old saved Telford mother's life with 999 call
When her mother suddenly fell seriously ill, nine-year-old Megan Forrest didn't panic. Instead, she called for help and probably saved her mother's life.
Health|May 3, 2016
Shrewsbury
Health
Telford
West Midlands Police officer 'admits making 999 Isis terror plot call'
A serving police officer admitted making a 999 call claiming a colleague was going to be kidnapped as part of an Isis terror plot, a jury heard.
Crime|Apr 8, 2016
Crime
Walsall
Birmingham
Stafford
Sandwell
West Midlands Pc involved in '999 call claiming radical Muslim would kidnap colleague'
A serving police officer was involved in a "false and malicious" 999 call claiming a colleague would be kidnapped by a radical Muslim who had links to Islamic State, a court heard.
Crime|Apr 6, 2016
Crime
Hoax 999 caller sparks water rescue operation on Black Country canal
A water rescue operation was sparked when 999 operators lost contact with a a man who claimed he had bumped his head near a canal in the Black Country.
News|Mar 30, 2016
News
AUDIO: 'My Snapchat's not working', man tells West Midlands Police 999 operator
A man called 999 today to complain to police that his Snapchat app was not working.
News|Mar 24, 2016
News
Shropshire 999 chiefs in rethink pledge over ambulance target failures
Shropshire's ambulance service says it will have to come up with new ways of covering the county to meet response time targets.
Health|Mar 22, 2016
Health
'We can't get out, we're stuck!' Hear mother's dramatic 999 call as she shelters children from fire at family home
A mother's dramatic 999 call to West Midlands Fire Service as she protected her children from a blaze at the family home was released today.
News|Mar 16, 2016
News
West Mercia Police officers in BBC TV series Countryside 999
West Mercia Police officers are starring on the small screen this month in a new fly-on-the wall series about rural policing.
Entertainment|Mar 3, 2016
Leominster
Entertainment
New technology helping Shropshire fire service respond to 999 calls more quickly
Lives could be saved after Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service "revolutionised" its computer systems – cutting the time to respond to calls.
Shrewsbury|Feb 10, 2016
Shrewsbury
Shropshire hoaxer makes 170 bogus 999 calls in just over a year
A hoax caller from Shropshire made more than 170 bogus 999 calls to West Midlands Ambulance Service in the space of 14 months.
Crime|Feb 3, 2016
Market Drayton
Crime
Telford
Shrewsbury