Community News

Two leading figures in ‘clean growth’ are calling for a more co-ordinated approach to Net Zero Future Skills if the UK is going to reach its target of 480,000 ‘green’ jobs by 2030.

The Vatican official charged with organising Pope Francis’s 2025 Jubilee of Hope has stressed that the event will focus on hope and forgiveness in the face of a global climate of anger and resentment.

Thousands of people have been celebrating the Leeds West Indian Carnival.

The 56th edition of the carnival drew a million people to the streets of west London to celebrate the city's diversity and its Caribbean community - traces its roots to the hundreds of thousands of migrants from the Caribbean, who came to Britain between 1948 and 1971 to help rebuild the country following World War Two. 

Partnering with Gloucestershire College, Global ATS successfully launched the UK's first Air Traffic Control apprenticeship scheme in July 2023.

The first phase of construction works for the restoration and redevelopment of Moseley Road Baths and Balsall Heath library is to begin this month.

Organisers of Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Marketing are looking to recruit more than 300 staff this year.

Twelve members of a national ‘organised crime group’ have been convicted of fraudulently claiming in excess of £2.5 million worth of Covid-19 support grants.

Going strong since 1967, Europe’s oldest and the largest of its kind outside of London, the Leeds West Indian Carnival parade route has been changed this year to limit road closures and minimize disruption.

Floats and performers will be parading through the streets of west London for the Notting Hill Carnival.

Changes have been agreed by a full Dudley Council to charges for on-street parking and council car parks.

Sikh Women's Aid is inviting people to complete a survey which looks to identify the prevalence and impact of domestic and sexual abuse in the Sikh Punjabi community.

Durham City has been awarded the Confederation of Passenger Transport's 'Coach Friendly' accreditation, in recognition of the city's commitment to coach tourism. 

The Plastics Pact Network is a globally coordinated response to the risks plastics poses to people and the planet, coordinated through a partnership of WRAP and EMF.

Making a positive impact on the community is not just a goal for Knowle Gate Care Home; it’s a core value.

Dogs Trust, the UK’s leading dog welfare charity, has welcomed the new Pet Abduction Act which comes into force this Saturday, 24^th August.