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Christmas is a time when many of us look forward to being with our loved ones, making lifelong memories while getting into the festive spirit of caring for each other. For the majority of us the...

The UK’s top curry restaurants, as voted for by the British public, were announced at The British Curry Awards in association with Just Eat. The industry’s foremost celebration of the nation’s finest curry houses, the 18th annual ceremony took...

  Milan Paul Kumar, aged 10, from Bolton Greater Manchester was invited to 10 Downing Street with a personal invitation from the Prime Minister for the Christmas tree lights switch on. Milan met both Rishi Sunak...

The council’s role in the delivery of this year’s hugely-successful Commonwealth Games has been recognised with “Institution of the Year” status at the Peace and Sport Awards 2022. At a ceremony last night (November 30), the...

UK humanitarian aid charity Human Appeal announces the launch of its seventh annual Comedy Takeover, which will take place across 12 cities across the country from the 15th to the 31st December. This year, the much-loved comedy tour...

UK Athletics (UKA) has confirmed that Birmingham will host a new Performance and Innovation Centre from summer 2023, after agreeing a partnership with the City Council. The facility will be situated on the redeveloped Alexander Stadium...

West Midlands National Park (WMNP), the visionary long-term project to drive social, economic, and environmental transformation in the region, led by a Birmingham City University (BCU) academic, has announced twelve award winners and three new visiting...

Oceanic Sports is putting on the first ever Scottish Minorities Football Cup (SMFC) on the 20th of November. This one day event will be hosted at Dalziel Park Golf Club from 4pm to 8pm with the...

Fever’s popular classical music series, Candlelight, brings some special concerts to Birmingham for the holiday season. Birmingham Cathedral, St Philip’s Cathedral, St Paul’s Church, and The Birmingham Botanical Gardens will be home to different programmes for this multi-sensory...

An inquiry is being launched to look at how the Commonwealth Games legacy will improve access to physical activity opportunities – both participating and spectating – for disabled citizens. The council’s Commonwealth Games, Culture and Physical...