Community Art students approach to talking about mental health
Thursday, 28 May 2020 03:13A University of Wolverhampton student is taking a novel approach to talking about mental health and wellbeing by illustrating the issues that children face in a new book. Bethany Pickford, a third...
Community Art for Charity Celebrates Birmingham’s COVID-19 Response
Thursday, 28 May 2020 02:41Art for Charity, a collective of creatives and entrepreneurs from Birmingham, has launched the ‘Forward In Unity’ art project with the creation of its first dedicated artwork in Digbeth,...
Community Renters feeling confident to move again, as lockdown measures start to ease
Thursday, 28 May 2020 02:38The news that anyone in England can now move house, as long as they follow new government guidance, will be welcomed by the 450,000 buyers and renters who have been unable to move since...
Community Lovers under lockdown sees spike in babies
Thursday, 28 May 2020 02:33One in ten UK couples say lockdown has led them to plan a new baby, a national study* has revealed.Those most likely to plan for a lockdown baby live in London (18%), the North-east (18%) and...
Community West Midlands Mayor, Street, To Continue COVID-19 Conference Calls
Thursday, 28 May 2020 02:28The Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, is continuing to host conference calls on the COVID-19 crisis. These meetings are moving to every two weeks rather than weekly. The next...
Community Grenfell fears prevent timber building boom
Tuesday, 26 May 2020 04:26Fears of another Grenfell-type fire are stunting the spread of wood-based buildings in the UK. The government is planning to reduce the maximum height of wood-framed buildings from six storeys to...
Community City pays tributes to Honorary Alderman and former Councillor, Don Brown
Monday, 25 May 2020 03:11Tributes have been paid following the death of well respected former Birmingham city councillor, Don Brown, who died following a long illness. A former Labour Councillor, he was elected for...
Community In loving memory, Jacqueline Lewis, OSCAR charity
Sunday, 24 May 2020 04:58Jordan Johnson is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of OSCAR BIRMINGHAM LTD. Donations eligible for Gift Aid. As a result of this tragic and untimely parting of our beloved Sister and...
Community Newspapers no longer forced to make circulation figures public
Saturday, 23 May 2020 04:24Newspapers will no longer have their sales figures automatically published, the industry's auditor has said. The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC), which records and audits sales, usually...
Community Byrne demands truth to Covid-19 BAME death figures
Saturday, 23 May 2020 04:15Labour’s Shadow Mayor of the West Midlands, Liam Byrne, is to establish a fact-finding taskforce across the seven boroughs and cities of the West Midlands to uncover the truth surrounding the higher...
Community Extra bank holiday considered for October
Thursday, 21 May 2020 01:50The UK government is considering the idea of introducing an extra bank holiday, possibly in October around the same time a half-term. The original idea was put forward by the United Kingdom’s...
Community London Mayor, Khan, calling for transparency in tackling coronavirus inequality
Monday, 18 May 2020 02:44As the UK government have declared their intention to open an inquiry into the inexplicable inequality, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has called for the ethnicity of people who have died through...
Community Mayor to host virtual Iftar
Thursday, 14 May 2020 03:43The Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, will be hosting a national online Iftar, the meal that marks to Muslims the ending of daily fasting during Ramadan. The event has been organised by...
Community Allied nation falls silent to mark 75th anniversary of VE Day
Sunday, 10 May 2020 03:54Friday May 8 marked 75 years since Nazi Germany formally surrendered to the Allied Forces and World War Two (WW II) came to an end. Prime Minister Boris Johnson thanked the VE Day generation, when...
Community Notting Hill Carnival Cancelled
Sunday, 10 May 2020 03:50This year’s Notting Hill Carnival has been cancelled due to the on-going coronavirus pandemic. About one million people usually attend the annual event in west London, which was due to take place...
Community Sculpture unveiled to honour NHS and care workers
Sunday, 10 May 2020 03:45A sculpture that honours the work carried out by NHS and care workers has been revealed in a park in the West Midlands. The four-metre tall structure made from steel and other metals is of a winged...
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