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Haringey takes the lead with £1.7million music hub for children

2024-05-07T22:20:48+01:00

Over 200,000 children and young people across North London are set to benefit from top-tier music education as Haringey Council lead an ambitious national initiative set up by the Arts Council England.

‘Football: Designing the Beautiful Game’ exhibition heads to Wolverhampton Art Gallery in less than a month

2024-05-06T22:20:30+01:00

The countdown is on with less than a month to go before the biggest football exhibition of its kind kicks off at Wolverhampton Art Gallery.

Laurence Fox slammed for posting indecent photo of Narinder Kaur

2024-05-06T08:45:52+01:00

Controversial actor-turned-politician, Laurence Fox, has been slammed online after he posted an indecent photo of TV presenter Narinder Kaur.

Hidden Hearing Tea Day sounding Great

2024-05-06T08:43:21+01:00

Alzheimer’s Tea Day was last Thursday, May 2, and Hidden Hearing launched an innovative new dementia-friendly community programme on the RTE Today show, with Maura Derrane and Dáithí O' Sé.

A new broom sweeping through West Midlands politics

2024-05-05T09:04:48+01:00

The local elections, for the most part, proved deeply disappointing for the Conservatives as Labour swept the board, sending a defient message to Rishi Suna's government.

BBC Religion Editor, Aleem Maqbool, to speak at the Cathedral Lecture 2024 at UoG

2024-05-03T08:02:45+01:00

BBC Religion Editor, Aleem Maqbool, will present the Michael Perham University and Cathedral Lecture 2024 at University of Gloucestershire (UoG).

West Midlands prepares for Asian Hornet onslaught

2024-05-02T18:06:03+01:00

With Asian Hornets now likely to be established in Kent, it is only a matter of time before this invasive, insect-gobbling species finds its way to the West Midlands with experts suggesting 2025 likely to be the year they arrive in the county.

Rail passengers tell train companies to ‘let me book’ longer in advance

2024-05-02T17:58:44+01:00

With less than three months until the start of the summer holidays, Campaign for Better Transport and rail passengers are calling on train companies to change the way they sell advance tickets to encourage more people to travel by rail.

Online voluntary National Insurance payments service launches

2024-05-02T17:52:58+01:00

The government is making it easier for customers to check for and fill any gaps in their National Insurance (NI) record to help increase their State Pension by launching a new online service.

Gazumping on the rise, as homebuyers call for ban

2024-04-30T22:14:45+01:00

A new survey of more than 1,100 homeowners in England and Wales has revealed the prevalence of gazumping, and their attitudes towards it:

Aviation innovation claims major title at Made in the Midlands Awards

2024-04-30T22:12:03+01:00

A Coventry-based company that is changing the way baggage and cargo is moved around airports across the globe has secured one of the major titles at the Made in the Midlands Awards.

Alstom announces latest Community Project Fund recipients across the UK and Ireland

2024-04-30T22:09:16+01:00

Alstom, global leader in smart and sustainable mobility, has announced the recipients of its UK and Ireland 2023 Community Project Fund (CPF).

Residents from local care home visit Lichfield Cathedral and witness Tony Christie’s amazing opening

2024-04-30T07:00:12+01:00

Residents and staff from Harper Fields Care Home in Balsall Common were in for a treat with a visit to the local cathedral this week as we were invited to a special dementia friendly songs of praise service.

Blue Plaques nominated for weightlifter, William Pullum, who trained Olympians

2024-04-29T08:19:26+01:00

A man who is said to have ‘revolutionised the world of weightlifting, has been nominated for a Blue Plaque.

Ghanaian artist, Mahama, clothing London's brutalist icon

2024-04-28T01:04:20+01:00

London's Barbican Centre is now a sea of pink - its frontage covered in cloth that billows in the breeze as if dancing.

Real-life ‘Brothers Grim’ tackling sewer blockages - including wet wipes containing plastic

2024-04-27T09:58:17+01:00

They’re the real-life Brothers Grim providing a fairytale ending to Severn Trent customers hit by sewer blockages – caused by the wrong things being put down the loo and sink.