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The United Kingdom government plans to reduce the financial support provided to businesses to assist with their energy bills. This move is being made as part of the government’s ongoing efforts to cut costs and reduce...

As wintry weather takes hold, a winter warmer bundle provided by a charity’s trading arm is flying off the shelves to help people on a low income keep warm and cook a hot meal in the...

Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market will stay open a day longer this year, with majority of its stalls opening on 24 December. The popular city centre attraction was due to close at 9pm on Friday 23 December,...

Saira Ali, Team Leader of our Landscape, Design and Conservation Team has received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Bradford in recognition of her work on the environment, climate change and the promotion of greener...

A group of Muslim women from Aston have held their first-ever Christmas Market to foster better relationships with the local community. The women who have been working on arts & crafts projects throughout the year, showed...

The city council is supporting children and families this winter with a number of initiatives. The Holiday Activities and Food winter programme – Bring it on Brum – returns, helping children, young people and their parents...

Hussain was fined £200 and required to pay £280 prosecution costs plus a £34 victim surcharge. The prosecution was brought by the Security Industry Authority (SIA) following a routine inspection by SIA investigators and West Midlands...

American composer, musician and scholar George Lewis, a global figure in improvised and experimental music, has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Birmingham City University for his outstanding achievements in the field.         ...

Work in Birmingham to address air pollution and the climate crisis has been highlighted in the Government Chief Medical Officer’s annual report. The report says ‘significant work is underway to create spaces for people that encourage...

Domestic abuse victims are reporting abuse to the police upwards of three times before appropriate action is taken, with Black and ethnic minority victims being disproportionately dismissed and side-lined, according to new research by the charity...