The General and Local Elections took place last week but the voting’s not over – people now have the chance to cast their vote for the Birmingham’s Community Flag.

John Cummings spent 16 years turning an old plantation in Louisiana into a slavery memorial. This year, the Whitney Plantation opened its doors to the public for the first time in its 262 year history, as the only plantation museum in Louisiana with a focus on slavery.

A growing number of time-pressed Britons say they can no longer find the time to start every day with a proper breakfast. As a result, many have revealed that going hungry leaves them tired, moody and affects the quality of their work, according to a nationwide survey by leading oat producer, Flahavan’s.

The conference and workshops – 'Driving challenges and choices for older people' – take place on Friday 26th June at the Mobility Roadshow, and are co-hosted by Age UK, The Forum of Mobility Centres and Mobility Choice (the charity that organises the Mobility Roadshow).

West Midlands Housing Association, Nehemiah UCHA has recently won a competitive bid process to take over the running of approx. 80 properties including 2 retirement schemes from London based Central & Cecil (C&C) Housing Association located across Birmingham and Coventry.

Wheelchair users who wished to exercise their right to cast their vote in person may have been discouraged from doing so by a lack of online information about the access arrangements of polling stations, a new study by the charity Revitalise has found.