Community News

One person who deserves the fullest of mentions during this Black History Month is Ambrose Adekoya Campbell, the leader of Britain's first ever Black band, the West African Rhythm Brothers, in London during the Second World War.

Music fills the corridor of McCarthy Stone’s Ryland Place, a Retirement Living PLUS development, which is all thanks to a homeowner who moved in with her baby grand piano.

People are being encouraged to check their change for “extra-special” 50p coins that sold for £2,500.

A community-based initiative, the ‘Windrush Anchor Heritage Education Programme’ has been set-up to hold events, festivals, and education workshops to celebrate cultural pride amongst Black communities who – en-mass - have settled in the UK since and create a permanent memorial by seeking to locate the wreckage of the original ship.

New research, just released by one of the biggest dog welfare organisations, has revealed the disturbing influence of social media on puppy buying in the West Midlands and the consequences for canine welfare.

A local TV production company is going from strength to strength after its creator, Radman Rock, went on a bespoke training course that gave him with the skills needed to take his business to the next level.

Pollution levels in Birmingham's Clean Air Zone have been slashed by almost 40 per cent, according to a progress report just issued.

75 babies, born in the Black Country will be gathering at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley on Thursday 12 October to celebrate the official opening of the TikTok famous museum’s newest development - a Call the Midwife-esque Infant Welfare Centre that will catapult visitors back to the swinging 60’s.

One of the things that sets apart Jamaican grandmothers is their relentless pursuit to furnish the younger generation with life advice.

Previously a curate, chaplain, vicar, rural dean, canon and archdeacon, Bishop Wilfred Wood - the first Black Bishop in the Church of England - was always noted as being a highly visual and outspoken voice on matters of racial discrimination and inequality.

Landowners who privately rent properties are being urged to act now before new legislation is introduced which will make it more difficult to evict tenants.

This year’s Yo! Wolves summer programme was the biggest so far – with thousands of children and young people taking part in a wide range of fun days, sporting activities and holiday clubs across Wolverhampton.

Community drop-in centres based at three of the region’s bus stations will remain open thanks to funding from the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA).

The UK's youngest and first Black female publisher, Margaret Busby, CBE, Hon. FRSL, also known as Nana Akua Ackon, is probably best known for being the co-founder of her own publishing company, 'Allison & Busby', with Clive Allinson, at the age of 23, before becoming chair of judges for the Booker Prize in 2020.

Ex Gogglebox star, Sandra Martin, has shared with her fans that she has been left heartbroken following the death of her sister.

The first directory listing all of the business support and help available to the thousands of freelancers working in the region has been launched by the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) as part of a new package of support for the £1.1 billion-a-year cultural and creative sectors.