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Little Hearts Matter, the only charity in the UK & Ireland dedicated to supporting and empowering anyone affected by the diagnosis of a single ventricle heart condition (or half a heart), has announced a major new awareness campaign to promote the life-changing work they undertake every day, as part of its 30th Anniversary in 2024.

Over 75 businesses have signed up to the region’s first Women’s Night Safety Charter, a new scheme aimed at protecting women out in the West Midlands at night.

It took three men walking in a very peculiar fashion to move just the faces on the world-famous Black Sabbath Bench in Birmingham, as you can see in this video.

An international architectural competition to design a diverse and creative neighbourhood at the heart of Wolverhampton has been announced.

Jon Gilchrist Artistic Director and CEO of Birmingham Hippodrome joined James Wong, Chair of the Birmingham Chinese Festival Committee and Mr. Kin Bong Lam, Chair of the Birmingham Chinatown Business Association with a Chinese Dragon in Southside ahead of Birmingham’s Lunar New Year celebrations.

A major new arts and music offering at Hockley Social Club is ‘opening up’ cultural experiences for UK audiences, alongside an acclaimed food and drink offering at the centre of the newly revamped space.

The City of Wolverhampton Council has been chosen to take part in a pilot scheme offering £1,000 tax-free payments for those starting childcare jobs.

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, recently bestowed the Sir James Gildea Award on Mary O’Donnell, who has volunteered for the charity for the last 19 years.

An innovative new project involving the Good Shepherd, Wolves Foundation and the City of Wolverhampton Council has opened its doors at the historic Queen’s Building in the City Centre.

It was Buckingham Palace who declared that King Charles III had been diagnosed with a form of cancer.

If there is a garden attraction as romantic as Barnsdale they can't think of one!

Vital funding has been handed to some of the region’s most historic buildings to help protect their long-term futures and bring them back into use.

A man who came over from Jamaica in the 1950s and knew Bob Marley has just celebrated his 100th birthday with a bottle of rum and a song.

The renowned Page Turner Awards, an international writing competition that celebrates exceptional storytelling, have announced its opening to submissions for the 2024 season.

Birmingham City Council has formally backed the Climate & Ecology Bill, after passing a motion earlier this month in support of the bill.

Another group of young people have joined the City of Wolverhampton Youth Council as the 46 successful candidates – who attend schools across the city – were officially announced at a special event in the Council Chamber on Monday 29 January.