Community 2020 brings step change for culture across Birmingham and beyond
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 01:25A step-change for culture is taking place across Birmingham and the region through new leadership at Cultural Central and leadership opportunities via the Birmingham Cultural Compact as well as...
Community First grants awarded to girls ‘who dared to dream’
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 01:18A dozen Birmingham girls who ‘dared to dream’ have been awarded the first grants from a special fund launched by Birmingham City Council and the Lord Mayor of Birmingham’s...
Community Coventry man Imam awarded Mayor’s interfaith accolade
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 01:11A Coventry man who has helped break down racial and religious stereotypes has been presented with a Mayor of the West Midlands’ Community Champions award. Imam Mohammed Hammad of the Iqra Learning...
Community Unity Is Strength
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 00:58The story of the Jamaican nurses who helped to build the NHS The past decade will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the most transformative periods for women. Female-led...
Community Almost 6,000 ‘lost children’ in care are living in limbo
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 00:50Across the UK, 39% of children who are placed in care without a court order by local authorities are still living in this state of uncertainty with no long-term solution within 12 months, a figure...
Community National Emergencies Trust Launches Coronavirus Appeal With The Duke Of Cambridge
Thursday, 19 March 2020 00:16The National Emergencies Trust has today launched an appeal to raise funds to help local charities support those individuals suffering hardship as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The appeal...
Community Peak time travel pass restrictions lifted to help older people get to the shops during the coronavirus outbreak
Thursday, 19 March 2020 00:13Peak time restrictions on concessionary tram and bus passes will be lifted during the early morning rush hour to make it easier for the region’s older citizens and disabled people to get their...
Community Over 1,000 new trees to be planted in the region as part of new Sprint scheme
Wednesday, 18 March 2020 00:14The first tree of over 1,000 committed along the route of Birmingham’s first cross-city bus service, Sprint, has been planted. Cllr Waseem Zaffar, cabinet member for transport and environment and...
Community WMCA deal to build affordable homes for nurses and other key workers
Wednesday, 18 March 2020 00:05Quality, affordable homes are planned to be built for nurses and other low paid staff working at the new Midland Metropolitan Hospital under a multi-million-pound land deal struck by the West...
Community Council suspends debt-related court action during pandemic
Monday, 16 March 2020 23:22Sandwell Council has announced the suspension of all Council debt-related court action against residents during the coronavirus pandemic. Council Leader Councillor Yvonne Davies said the authority...
Community RSPCA dog helps ‘rescue’ woman who lost her partner in a car accident
Sunday, 15 March 2020 00:56Viviana Perestrelo, 29, and her partner Kevin Aspell, 33, adopted their six-year-old German Shepherd Jess from RSPCA Birmingham Animal Centre after she was signed over into the charity’s care when...
Community Lost Property At Town Hall Symphony Hall Birmingham Benefits Charities Across The World
Friday, 13 March 2020 00:01Unclaimed lost property left at Town Hall Symphony Hall (THSH) Birmingham during 2019 has been donated to local organisations that support the homeless, unemployed men and women, provide eye tests...
Community Fiftieth sign up to pioneering activity pledge
Thursday, 12 March 2020 23:55A ground-breaking campaign to encourage organisations to improve their approach to increasing participation and equality has signed up its fiftieth organisation. The Include Me West Midlands Pledge...
Community Demolition of Dudley eyesore as part of a £250m pipeline of investment into the region
Thursday, 12 March 2020 23:53A pipeline of more than £250m of investment is being provided to help revitalise West Midlands town and city centres and kick-start their wider transformation. The money is...
Community Nottinghamshire dog wins popular Crufts crossbreed competition
Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:44Clooney, a five-year-old mixed breed owned by Hannah and Stephen Hayes from Newark, Nottinghamshire, has won the Scruffts Family Crossbreed of the Year title at the world’s greatest dog show, Crufts...
Community Women of Bromwich Hall displays announced
Thursday, 12 March 2020 02:25Staff at Sandwell Museums are launching two new displays at Bromwich Hall in the Manor House Museum in West Bromwich – to highlight the lives of two women once associated with the 750-year-old...
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