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Sandwell Councillor could become first Sikh woman in Westminster
The Labour party may be well on their way to making history after selecting a Sikh woman to fight a key marginal seat in the general election. Local Councillor, Preet Kaur Gill, will replace outgoing MP...2017-05-09 2292 0 -
Mota gets his Marathon medals
Haroon Mota, Fundraising Manager for humanitarian charity Penny Appeal undertook his biggest challenge to date, running four full marathons in the first three weeks of April. He was running for Penny Appeal, a global, humanitarian charity working...2017-05-09 2226 0 -
Who really populates Britain’s arts sector?
By Zaima Khaliq The Asian/British Asian group is the largest minority group, accounting for 7.8 per cent of the population, but unfortunately, we as a demographic are still unrepresented in a number of diverse sectors. Recent...2017-05-09 4078 0 -
Community responds to Britain First’s invasion of Alum Rock
Labour representative, Mariam Khan, was a front runner in organising the countermeeting with Islamic book stores along Alum Rock road. The Councillor from Washwood Heath spoke to Asian World about what it means to stand together...2017-05-09 2785 0 -
Be safe in the sun this summer
Free, cancer advice and support is coming to West Midlands between Tuesday 16th May and Thursday 18th May. Macmillan Cancer Support’s mobile service will be visiting the area, with cancer information specialists on hand to...2017-05-08 1775 0 -
Foster ‘giants’ show how the Midlands cares for its children
The red carpet will be rolled out for the premiere of a film which highlights the positive impact foster carers can have on children’s lives across the region. The three-minute film – funded by 13 local...2017-05-05 2051 0 -
Fundraising agreement comes into effect in Brum
Birmingham City Council and the Institute of Fundraising (IoF) have agreed to launch a street fundraising agreement for the city, which comes into effect from 2 May 2017. The agreement was initially piloted through a three-month...2017-05-05 2278 0 -
Community order for lying to get council house
A woman from Newtown, Birmingham was handed a community order for 12 months at Birmingham Magistrates Court today (4 May 2017) after lying to try and get a council house. Mrs Noleen Odhiambo (aka Miss Noleen...2017-05-05 2511 0 -
Hall Green and Perry Barr by-election results – May 2017
The following are the results for the election of one councillor in the Hall Green and one councillor in Perry Barr wards on Thursday, 4 May 2017. HALL GREEN Alan Blumenthal – UK Independence Party (UKIP)...2017-05-05 2403 0 -
POPULAR RESTAURANT DONATES £12,610 TO CANCER CHARITY
A popular award-winning Indian restaurant in the West Midlands has donated over £12,000 to Macmillan Cancer Support, the national cancer charity. Staff from Ellora, situated on the main High Street in the village of Knowle, handed...2017-05-02 1830 0