A man has today been sentenced to eight months in prison, suspended for two years, for fly-tipping in Birmingham. Ion Cirpaci, aged 43, of Laundry Road, Smethwick, dumped rubbish including an old toilet, broken wood, tiles,...

Improvements in several areas of Birmingham’s services for children and young people with additional needs and disabilities have been recognised by national inspectors in a report published today. Following a three-week inspection in June 2025 to...

The city council is improving street lighting by upgrading streetlights to energy-efficient LED lighting. This will reduce energy use and carbon emissions, and lower maintenance costs. Work is due to begin imminently, and lamp columns need...

Ed Sheeran has teamed up with legendary Indian artist Arijit Singh for a special version of ‘Sapphire’. The new version adds another dimension to Ed’s vibrant summer track. Recorded in Goa, Ed and Arijit worked on both the original version...

Birmingham City Council’s Trading Standards team, in partnership with West Midlands Police, carried out multiple major enforcement actions under the ongoing Operation Cloud initiative. The initiative targets the sale of illegal and harmful goods across the city....

The top ten shortlisted Asian restaurants and takeaways across UK regions have been unveiled for the annual Asian Restaurant and Takeaway Awards (ARTA), the most prestigious celebration of pan Asian cuisine in the UK, taking place this...

Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has become the first in the city to be commended for its greener travel to work schemes. The Trust has a catalogue of initiatives which have led to the...

Carers from across the city are having their art exhibited at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Cllr Mariam Khan views some of the artwork Carers’ Voice is running throughout August in the Industrial Gallery as part of the...

Trams have reached Millennium Point in a successful overnight track test on the first leg of a new tram extension out to Birmingham City FC’s forthcoming 60,000-seater stadium. This first phase of the Eastside extension includes...

Applause Entertainment, India’s leading content studio, has acquired the exclusive screen rights to 6 of Jeffrey Archer’s most iconic novels — The Clifton Chronicles, Fourth Estate, First Among Equals, The Eleventh Commandment, Sons of Fortune, and Heads You Win. Known for reimagining...