Community https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/news/community/feed/atom/ 2025-10-31T22:10:19+00:00 Phoenix Newspaper The Phoenix Newspaper UK | Latest news in UK | Positive news | Inspiring The Next Generation Lesters thinks out of the box with recruitment drive to solve the packaging skills shortage 2025-10-30T12:02:25+00:00 2025-10-30T12:02:25+00:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/lesters-thinks-out-of-the-box-with-recruitment-drive-to-solve-the-packaging-skills-shortage Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_Lesters_thinks_out_of_the_box_with_recruitment_drive_to_solve_the_packaging_skills_shortage.jpeg" /></p><p>Lesters Packaging is pressing the button on a significant recruitment drive as it looks to bridge the skills gap in the packaging sector.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_Lesters_thinks_out_of_the_box_with_recruitment_drive_to_solve_the_packaging_skills_shortage.jpeg" /></p><p>Lesters Packaging is pressing the button on a significant recruitment drive as it looks to bridge the skills gap in the packaging sector.</p> Majority of Brits say ‘enough’ to firework fright as Dogs Trust research shows two-thirds of British people want tighter controls on fireworks 2025-10-30T11:58:34+00:00 2025-10-30T11:58:34+00:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/majority-of-brits-say-enough-to-firework-fright-as-dogs-trust-research-shows-two-thirds-of-british-people-want-tighter-controls-on-fireworks Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_Majority_of_Brits_say_Enough_to_Firework_Fright__Dogs_Trust_research_shows_two-thirds_of_Brits_want_tighter_controls_on_fireworks.jpeg" /></p><p><a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rCyoFgbeXwKyqDumsR0GhFuIzgs6is4yrjzwSweWweyLmQq5Qry1kwrLCYG3Zir2PnAbiRepQf1Clnjj7YWeWMTs-3D6y7z_6jWoDsucP9FaN5Fexj4dxTLo85IHFVfd19pA5ynrQzGVEu16OGvM2CzIsxgFtO58fe60QRNtAEc5KMyxgpUTbgMUOWWTinwwC82s9KoGXt9-2BR-2FYKXmrmqcM7kGGwBLVaP7j-2BnXuBHPWmGIdsV-2BdiCaHpmaJX9AfTTsmirza-2FcFTKNNdFYDE-2BO8PAyoHewFH8EGZ72JuZNFHHUVpKKXhO7a2t0OtNGtfcD-2BAEEQzh8dIE6I-2BjLP7Nxcc8Oknd1goL9aS6ekn6nyv1QJIMWCK7pVGQkQePuqdi-2FDiiDlxntHi02NOpmMwCuQvQ0K2vB-2BE2vTlbNjT2EpaS8lcahYIt4u42XMROLj8vz7FfqvO5N8Ceb31Jf-2FyTvnsrGGwrVfWK">Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity,</a>&nbsp;is calling on the Government to review current fireworks legislation to prevent further distress to pets, a call supported by the majority of the UK public.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_Majority_of_Brits_say_Enough_to_Firework_Fright__Dogs_Trust_research_shows_two-thirds_of_Brits_want_tighter_controls_on_fireworks.jpeg" /></p><p><a href="https://u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net/ls/click?upn=u001.gqh-2BaxUzlo7XKIuSly0rCyoFgbeXwKyqDumsR0GhFuIzgs6is4yrjzwSweWweyLmQq5Qry1kwrLCYG3Zir2PnAbiRepQf1Clnjj7YWeWMTs-3D6y7z_6jWoDsucP9FaN5Fexj4dxTLo85IHFVfd19pA5ynrQzGVEu16OGvM2CzIsxgFtO58fe60QRNtAEc5KMyxgpUTbgMUOWWTinwwC82s9KoGXt9-2BR-2FYKXmrmqcM7kGGwBLVaP7j-2BnXuBHPWmGIdsV-2BdiCaHpmaJX9AfTTsmirza-2FcFTKNNdFYDE-2BO8PAyoHewFH8EGZ72JuZNFHHUVpKKXhO7a2t0OtNGtfcD-2BAEEQzh8dIE6I-2BjLP7Nxcc8Oknd1goL9aS6ekn6nyv1QJIMWCK7pVGQkQePuqdi-2FDiiDlxntHi02NOpmMwCuQvQ0K2vB-2BE2vTlbNjT2EpaS8lcahYIt4u42XMROLj8vz7FfqvO5N8Ceb31Jf-2FyTvnsrGGwrVfWK">Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity,</a>&nbsp;is calling on the Government to review current fireworks legislation to prevent further distress to pets, a call supported by the majority of the UK public.</p> Social media fuelling pumpkin patch craze for Halloween 2025-10-30T11:54:32+00:00 2025-10-30T11:54:32+00:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/social-media-fuelling-pumpkin-patch-craze-for-halloween Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_Social_media_fuelling_pumpkin_patch_craze_for_Halloween.png" /></p><p>Venues in the West have said pick-your-own pumpkin patches are becoming more popular due to social media.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_Social_media_fuelling_pumpkin_patch_craze_for_Halloween.png" /></p><p>Venues in the West have said pick-your-own pumpkin patches are becoming more popular due to social media.</p> One of the ‘100 Most Influential Black British People’ - Celebrating Ade Adepitan this Black History Month 2025-10-30T10:33:21+00:00 2025-10-30T10:33:21+00:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/one-of-the-100-most-influential-black-british-people-celebrating-ade-adepitan-this-black-history-month Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/1-BHM_-_One_of_the_100_Most_Influential_Black_British_People_Ade_Adepitan_celebratedthis_Black_History_Month.png" /></p><p>Former Wheelchair Basketball Bronze Paralympic medallist, television presenter, ‘Go Kids Go’ patron, Athlete Ambassador for ‘Right to Play’ and named on the power list of the ‘100 Most Influential Black British People’, Ade Adepitan is no stranger to adversity.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/1-BHM_-_One_of_the_100_Most_Influential_Black_British_People_Ade_Adepitan_celebratedthis_Black_History_Month.png" /></p><p>Former Wheelchair Basketball Bronze Paralympic medallist, television presenter, ‘Go Kids Go’ patron, Athlete Ambassador for ‘Right to Play’ and named on the power list of the ‘100 Most Influential Black British People’, Ade Adepitan is no stranger to adversity.</p> Landmark fire safety prosecution sees Birmingham building owner fined £50,000 2025-10-29T12:12:00+00:00 2025-10-29T12:12:00+00:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/landmark-fire-safety-prosecution-sees-birmingham-building-owner-fined-%C2%A350000 Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_Landmark_fire_safety_prosecution_sees_Birmingham_building_owner_fined_50000.jpg" /></p><p>Birmingham City Council has successfully prosecuted a company for failing to comply with an Improvement Notice relating to fire safety measures – the first West Midlands local authority to do so.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_Landmark_fire_safety_prosecution_sees_Birmingham_building_owner_fined_50000.jpg" /></p><p>Birmingham City Council has successfully prosecuted a company for failing to comply with an Improvement Notice relating to fire safety measures – the first West Midlands local authority to do so.</p> WTM London welcomes new tourism minister as ties with UK government strengthen 2025-10-29T12:07:43+00:00 2025-10-29T12:07:43+00:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/wtm-london-welcomes-new-tourism-minister-as-ties-with-uk-government-strengthen Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_WTM_London_welcomes_new_tourism_minister_as_ties_with_UK_government_strengthenCOM_-_WTM_London2_welcomes_new_tourism_minister_as_ties_with_UK_government_strengthen.jpg" /></p><p>Stephanie Peacock, recently named as the new minister in charge of tourism, will&nbsp;be on-site at Excel London for the opening day of this year’s Word Travel Market (WTM) London, the world’s most influential travel and tourism event.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_WTM_London_welcomes_new_tourism_minister_as_ties_with_UK_government_strengthenCOM_-_WTM_London2_welcomes_new_tourism_minister_as_ties_with_UK_government_strengthen.jpg" /></p><p>Stephanie Peacock, recently named as the new minister in charge of tourism, will&nbsp;be on-site at Excel London for the opening day of this year’s Word Travel Market (WTM) London, the world’s most influential travel and tourism event.</p> Black History Month highlighting Power and Freedom in Britain and Ireland: 1714–2010 2025-10-29T11:33:37+00:00 2025-10-29T11:33:37+00:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/black-history-month-highlighting-power-and-freedom-in-britain-and-ireland-1714%E2%80%932010 Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/1-BHM_-_Black_History_Month_highlighting_Power_and_Freedom_in_Britain_and_Ireland_-_17142010_-_Copy.png" /></p><p>From royal courts to radical protests, from industrial revolutions to global empires – highlighting this compelling new film series during this Black History Month traces the dramatic evolution of&nbsp;power, rights, and freedom&nbsp;across three centuries of British and Irish history.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/1-BHM_-_Black_History_Month_highlighting_Power_and_Freedom_in_Britain_and_Ireland_-_17142010_-_Copy.png" /></p><p>From royal courts to radical protests, from industrial revolutions to global empires – highlighting this compelling new film series during this Black History Month traces the dramatic evolution of&nbsp;power, rights, and freedom&nbsp;across three centuries of British and Irish history.</p> easyJet flights to Lanzarote take off from Birmingham Airport 2025-10-28T17:05:24+00:00 2025-10-28T17:05:24+00:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/easyjet-flights-to-lanzarote-take-off-from-birmingham-airport Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_easyJet_flights_to_Lanzarote_take_off_from_Birmingham_Airport.jpg" /></p><p>easyJet has launched its flights on a new twice-weekly route from Birmingham Airport to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_easyJet_flights_to_Lanzarote_take_off_from_Birmingham_Airport.jpg" /></p><p>easyJet has launched its flights on a new twice-weekly route from Birmingham Airport to Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.</p> Wise Words Project celebrating Black History Month and Windrush Day 2025 by bringing Huddersfield’s Caribbean stories to life on film 2025-10-28T16:15:32+00:00 2025-10-28T16:15:32+00:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/wise-words-project-celebrates-black-history-month-and-windrush-day-2025-by-bringing-huddersfields-caribbean-stories-to-life-on-film Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/1-BHM_-_Wise_Words_Project_celebrates_Black_History_Month_and_Windrush_Day_2025_by_bringing_Huddersfield.jpeg" /></p><p>As part of Black History Month and Windrush Day 2025 celebrations, Kirklees Local TV is launching the Windrush Wise Words project, creating 16 videos that capture the detailed stories of first and second-generation Caribbean’ experiences of life in Britain.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/1-BHM_-_Wise_Words_Project_celebrates_Black_History_Month_and_Windrush_Day_2025_by_bringing_Huddersfield.jpeg" /></p><p>As part of Black History Month and Windrush Day 2025 celebrations, Kirklees Local TV is launching the Windrush Wise Words project, creating 16 videos that capture the detailed stories of first and second-generation Caribbean’ experiences of life in Britain.</p> £1.6M of music memorabilia sold at auction 2025-10-27T18:46:11+00:00 2025-10-27T18:46:11+00:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/%C2%A31.6m-of-music-memorabilia-sold-at-auction Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_1.6M_of_music_memorabilia_sold_at_auction.jpeg" /></p><p>Propstore, one of the world’s leading entertainment and music memorabilia auction houses, has revealed outstanding results from Day 1 of its London Music Memorabilia Live Auction, held on Thursday, 23rd October 2025.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_1.6M_of_music_memorabilia_sold_at_auction.jpeg" /></p><p>Propstore, one of the world’s leading entertainment and music memorabilia auction houses, has revealed outstanding results from Day 1 of its London Music Memorabilia Live Auction, held on Thursday, 23rd October 2025.</p> Black History Month sees trailblazing broadcaster and poet, Una Marson, honoured with English Heritage Blue Plaque 2025-10-27T18:10:12+00:00 2025-10-27T18:10:12+00:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/black-history-month-sees-trailblazing-broadcaster-and-poet-una-marson-honoured-with-english-heritage-blue-plaque Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/1-BHM_-_Why_trailblazing_broadcaster_and_poet_Una_Marson_is_honoured_with_English_Heritage_Blue_Plaque.png" /></p><p>One of the most prominent figures to be acknowledged during Black History Month was recognised when English Heritage unveiled a Blue Plaque in honour of her.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/1-BHM_-_Why_trailblazing_broadcaster_and_poet_Una_Marson_is_honoured_with_English_Heritage_Blue_Plaque.png" /></p><p>One of the most prominent figures to be acknowledged during Black History Month was recognised when English Heritage unveiled a Blue Plaque in honour of her.</p> Wolverhampton Youth Trailblazer initiatives to support young people into work and training 2025-10-26T19:24:53+00:00 2025-10-26T19:24:53+00:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/wolverhampton-youth-trailblazer-initiatives-to-support-young-people-into-work-and-training Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_Wolverhampton_Youth_Trailblazer_initiatives_to_support_young_people_into_work_and_training.png" /></p><p>City&nbsp;of Wolverhampton Council has put in place initiatives to support unemployed young people into work and training as part of the West Midlands Youth Trailblazer programme.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_Wolverhampton_Youth_Trailblazer_initiatives_to_support_young_people_into_work_and_training.png" /></p><p>City&nbsp;of Wolverhampton Council has put in place initiatives to support unemployed young people into work and training as part of the West Midlands Youth Trailblazer programme.</p> M-Shed leading Bristol’s programme of learning beyond Black History Month 2025-10-26T18:39:03+00:00 2025-10-26T18:39:03+00:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/m-shed-leading-bristols-programme-of-learning-beyond-black-history-month Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/1-BHM_-_M-shed_leading_Bristols_programme_of_learning_beyond_Black_History_Month.jpg" /></p><p>As Black History Month continues to go from strength-to-strength – well after the October month - people are invited to join M-Shed for a ‘Bristol Bus Boycott Walk’ and ‘Sheroes of the Bristol Bus Boycott’&nbsp;a powerful afternoon of film and live interviews uncovering the overlooked stories of women who helped shape the civil rights movement in Britain.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/1-BHM_-_M-shed_leading_Bristols_programme_of_learning_beyond_Black_History_Month.jpg" /></p><p>As Black History Month continues to go from strength-to-strength – well after the October month - people are invited to join M-Shed for a ‘Bristol Bus Boycott Walk’ and ‘Sheroes of the Bristol Bus Boycott’&nbsp;a powerful afternoon of film and live interviews uncovering the overlooked stories of women who helped shape the civil rights movement in Britain.</p> Local school children name suites at Erdington’s newest care home 2025-10-25T11:49:05+01:00 2025-10-25T11:49:05+01:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/local-school-children-name-suites-at-erdingtons-newest-care-home Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_Local_school_children_name_suites_at_Erdingtons_newest_care_home1.jpeg" /></p><p>Pupils from a local primary school in Birmingham have won a competition to name the suites at a brand-new care home in Erdington.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_Local_school_children_name_suites_at_Erdingtons_newest_care_home1.jpeg" /></p><p>Pupils from a local primary school in Birmingham have won a competition to name the suites at a brand-new care home in Erdington.</p> Wood you believe it? Solihull care home residents team up with schoolchildren for DIY project 2025-10-24T10:28:10+01:00 2025-10-24T10:28:10+01:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/wood-you-believe-it-solihull-care-home-residents-team-up-with-schoolchildren-for-diy-project Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_Wood_you_believe_it.jpeg" /></p><p>A care home in Solihull has joined forces with a local nursery in the run-up to International Repair Day.&nbsp;</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_Wood_you_believe_it.jpeg" /></p><p>A care home in Solihull has joined forces with a local nursery in the run-up to International Repair Day.&nbsp;</p> King Charles and Pope Leo – A Meeting of Symbolic Christian Unity? 2025-10-23T11:27:10+01:00 2025-10-23T11:27:10+01:00 https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/king-pope-and-leo-%E2%80%93-a-meeting-of-symbolic-christian-unity Super User <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_King_and_Pope_Leo.jpeg" /></p><p>Charles and Camilla arrived in Italy for a state visit which will see the King pray alongside the head of the Catholic church.</p> <p><img src="https://thephoenixnewspaper.com/images/COM_-_King_and_Pope_Leo.jpeg" /></p><p>Charles and Camilla arrived in Italy for a state visit which will see the King pray alongside the head of the Catholic church.</p>