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The Deputy Mayor of Walsall, Councillor Rose Martin attended a special tree planting ceremony at Barr Beacon, a local nature reserve which also houses an iconic World War l memorial. The Association of Jewish Refugees (AJR)...

The locations of ten COVID-19 memorial community gardens across Birmingham have been announced by the city council. Initial design ideas for the gardens – one in each of the city’s Parliamentary constituencies – were unveiled in...

We need your help! We are a small charity in London and Birmingham. We donate second-hand bikes to refugees, who are required to live on £37.75 a week and are not allowed to work. Bikes allow...

Plans for a £500,000 upgrade to a community sports facility in Perry Barr, to further strengthen the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Legacy have been confirmed. A new Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) will be developed at Holford...

Do you enjoy making creative sweet treats for your family and friends? Could you conjure up a pudding fit for the Queen? Fortnum & Mason, the iconic retail emporium based in Piccadilly, London, has launched a...

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has opened nominations for people who would like to apply to be a Batonbearer for the Queen’s Baton Relay in England. The Queen’s Baton Relay will travel to every region in...

Birmingham has been chosen by the Carter Center as 1 of 12 international cities to participate in its Inform Women, Transform Lives campaign, which aims to ensure women can access information. Birmingham is the only UK...

A new draft financial plan for Birmingham City Council, designed to maximise the potential of a golden decade for the city, has been published. The plan has a strategic focus on early intervention and prevention to level-up...

Confirmed cases of Avian Flu have been discovered within the wild bird population in the city. The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) have confirmed...

Birmingham City Council is continuing to deliver its mission to support independent businesses with a new round of business grants. Following the Government’s latest announcement, businesses impacted by Omicron in Birmingham can now apply for the funding...