Manchester: The Labour Asian Society successfully hosted a fundraising dinner last weekend in Manchester in support of Andrew Western MP, Minister for Transformation. The evening brought together an esteemed gathering of senior political figures, community leaders,...

Billy Xu ( Instagram A/c: pastry_billy ) is a Chinese pastry chef and chocolate artist. He has worked as an Executive Pastry Chef in a number of luxurious hotels, gaining extensive real-world expertise in the industry. Q.) Would...

Birmingham City Council’s Trading Standards team, working in partnership with West Midlands Police, has carried out a series of enforcement raids as part of Operation Cloud. Across five separate raids between 25 and 31 March, officers...

A couple has been sentenced following a long running investigation by Birmingham Trading Standards into their large scale counterfeit clothing operation. Shahzad Ahmed, aged 41, received a custodial sentence of six and half years for offences under the Trade Marks Act 1994 and...

Birmingham City Council’s Community Safety Team, working with local policing teams, has taken firm action against persistent graffiti vandalism that has been affecting communities across Birmingham. Following a detailed, intelligence‑led operation drawing on information from residents,...

Birmingham City Council’s Trading Standards team has successfully prosecuted a Northfield business and its owner after uncovering a significant quantity of illicit and counterfeit goods. Trading Standards officers visited the retailer 24 February 2025, following intelligence suggesting the premises was...

Druids Heath residents have been contacting Birmingham City Council to report misinformation and intimidation by individuals or groups opposed to the regeneration. Druids Heath residents have been contacting Birmingham City Council to report misinformation and incidents...

A joint operation led by Birmingham City Council’s Trading Standards team and supported by West Midlands Police has resulted in the seizure of significant quantities of illicit goods. The planned enforcement action, carried out this month under Operation CLOUD,...

Three more play and exercise schemes to support communities have been completed at parks in Birmingham. The council’s in-house landscape architects worked with communities and partners to design and complete the projects. Calthorpe park, Balsall Heath...

Birmingham City Council has welcomed the early-stage proposals being explored for the future of The Crown, Shaftesbury House and the adjoining car park site in the city centre. Toyoko Inn is at an early stage of...