Community News

Birmingham Press Club is backing an initiative which hopes to discover the scrip-writing stars of tomorrow.

Low carbon homes built in the West Midlands are up to three times cheaper to heat than an average property, according to latest data, as the region looks to new ways to tackle both the housing and climate emergency. 

New research from Virgin Media O2 reveals nearly half of Brits (48%) would visit a destination if a movie has been filmed there, with Brits on average willing to travel a huge 173 miles* to see iconic film locations - the equivalent of driving from Newcastle to Liverpool.

What started as a tiny Sikh community in Wolverhampton in the 1950s has become one of the fastest growing in the UK.

Residents looking for help and support on a range of money, health and safety matters, are welcome to come along to an open day in the East Park area of the city this month.

Two housing developers have teamed up to deliver festive cheer to a Newark charity dedicated to supporting families with young children facing life’s challenges.

It has been announced that writer and poet Benjamin Zephaniah died after being diagnosed with a brain tumour eight weeks ago.

A new programme aimed at helping young people with experience of care or homelessness to access training and career opportunities within the construction sector has been launched by Lovell.

On Friday, December 1st, hundreds of individuals came together at Millennium Point, defying freezing temperatures to participate in the annual Sleepout, a fundraising event organised by St Basils homelessness charity.

With the festive season on the horizon, get ready for more social gatherings and a sprinkle of romance in the air.

Traditional approaches to international cooperation are insufficient to reach Paris Agreement objectives and innovative solutions must start happening, according to a new report published by the Deep Decarbonization Pathways (DDP) Initiative.

A team containing the cream of lifeguarding talent from the Birmingham Community Leisure Trust (BCLT) have won a national lifeguard competition, pushing aside teams from across the UK to win the Serco Leisure Lifeguard Competition at the iconic Stoke Mandeville Stadium.

The PURE Project employment support initiative hosts an event at Birmingham City F.C., centred around the Pledge for Birmingham.

Drinking culture continues to change across the UK, as it’s revealed a quarter (24%) of Brits are now going alcohol-free at weddings, with the #drywedding hashtag seeing a surge on TikTok at over 5.6 million views.

Christmas is just days away and whilst most countries have their own Christmas traditions, many actually have specific Christmas laws in place - and some are a little on the strange side.

Birmingham City Council is working with the Guild of Students at the University of Birmingham to tackle waste behaviours.