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Ashley Blake was born on 1969 in Lozells, Birmingham, England, is a British newsreader. Discover Ashley Blake's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?

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Age 55 years old
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Born 1969
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Birthplace Lozells, Birmingham, England
Nationality Birmingham

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1969

Ashley Blake (born 1969 in Lozells, Birmingham, England ) is a British television presenter and newsreader.

A well-known personality in the English Midlands, he worked mostly for the BBC, where his credits include reporting and presenting on Midlands Today, the region's edition of Inside Out, and briefly on the TV series Watchdog.

2000

After his mother died of cancer in 2000, he raised money for a cancer support charity.

Blake has had a career "from driving and renting out cars and trucks to working with young offenders in the care of social services in Birmingham."

After spending almost three years as a flight attendant for Britannia Airways, followed by a postgraduate degree in journalism, Blake started working in Liverpool for L!VE TV, before moving to its sister station in Birmingham (UK).

2001

In 2001, he moved to London where he worked as a reporter on Watchdog as well as both BBC London News and ITV's London Tonight.

Blake produced various holiday reports and then worked on London Weekend Television's Dream Ticket programme.

He had a short period of service as a presenter on National TV for BBC Breakfast, before he returned to his home city to become a presenter and reporter on the BBC's Midlands Today.

During his time at Midlands Today, Blake worked as a regular reporter, while also presenting the Friday Evening Late News Bulletin and the weekly edition of Inside Out for the region.

Blake also regularly filled in for Nick Owen as presenter of the main edition of Midlands Today, and had occasionally presented the BBC Breakfast editions in addition to presenting the Midlands regional segments of the BBC's annual Children in Need telethon with Shefali Oza and Sarah Falkland.

2007

In 2007, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Staffordshire University for his contributions to television journalism.

2009

In September 2009 he was sentenced to two years' imprisonment after being convicted of wounding without intent.

Blake presented his last edition of Midlands Today on 23 January 2009, before being suspended following an incident at the New Oscott restaurant, The Place 2 B, which he co-owned with his partner, Jessica Hayes, from 2003 until February 2009.

This incident eventually resulted in him being sacked by the BBC.

Blake has also appeared in various TV shows and films including Nativity! (2009) and The Snarling (2018).

On 26 January 2009, Blake was charged following an incident at his former restaurant in the early hours of 25 January in which a 17-year-old was wounded.

He did not present any BBC programmes for the duration of the legal proceedings.

He appeared before Sutton Coldfield Magistrates' Court charged with possessing an offensive weapon, wounding with intent and affray.

Blake appeared with a second man, Steven Sproule, aged 38, of Booths Farm Road, Great Barr.

Sproule was charged with assault and affray.

Magistrates bailed Blake and Sproule to appear at Birmingham Crown Court on 27 April.

On 27 April, both men denied the charges brought against them and were granted unconditional bail pending trial.

The trial began at Birmingham Crown Court on 27 July 2009.

Blake's co-defendant, Sproule, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm.

Blake denied the charges, and also pleaded not guilty to a charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice by throwing the alleged weapon – a 3 ft long patio umbrella pole – into a nearby garden centre.

The court was told that Blake hit the teenager in the face with the pole.

The jury retired on 31 July 2009 before giving their verdict on 3 August 2009.

Blake was found guilty of unlawful wounding and perverting the course of justice, but was cleared of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

He was remanded on bail.

On 2 September 2009, he was sentenced to two years in prison.

In November 2009, his appeal against the sentence was rejected by the Court of Appeal He was released under home curfew in June 2010 after serving nine months of his sentence, at first in HMP Birmingham and later HMP Stafford.

As a result of the conviction, Blake was dismissed by the BBC on 14 August following an internal review.

As a result of the wounding trial, Blake's previous criminal record was revealed.

2010

He was released on 8 June 2010, after serving nine months of his sentence, as part of the home curfew system for early release.

He is now a Sky News reporter.

Blake grew up in the Lozells area of Birmingham in a single-parent household.

He is mixed-race, and is the youngest of six children.

Blake has one son Calam, together with his former partner Sharon Blatchford.

2016

On 20 September 2016 Ashley returned to the TV screen as a presenter on the (Midlands) regional edition of 'Inside Out', with a report on Croome Park and Capability Brown's garden design.

On 26 September 2016 Blake featured in a local newspaper report, in which he declared his conviction was 'spent' and the BBC explained he had been employed 'As a freelancer, he is entitled to pitch ideas and offer his services as a presenter or reporter, and we felt this segment within Inside Out was a good fit for him on this occasion.'