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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...

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...

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)...

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...

Forced Marriages is often been perceived as the white elephant that has cogently parked itself in many a family home. Disguising itself as a religious requirement rather than a cultural custom, for centuries this beast has...

Recent study reveals the value of alleged fraud has increased by 330% across Midlands area – the second highest in the UK The cost of fraud in the region surpasses the year previous, with £222m in...

From starring in your own TV show, jewellery making and designing your own building, to a family portrait experience, embroidery workshops and historical object handling, Birmingham City University will be throwing open its doors to the...

The Founder and Chairman of Wakefield based SingleMuslim.com and humanitarian charity Penny Appeal Adeem Younis, joined 40,000 others to run the London Marathon at the weekend, to raise £100,000 for a unique cause: to raise money...

Assya Shabir from Birmingham was born with the rare genetic skin condition, epidermolysis bullosa, which means is skin is prone to tearing and blistering at the lightest touch. She defied doctors – who told her parents...

Ramadan preparation every year is an integral part of the lives of Muslims in the UK, but when you come to think of it; abstaining from food and water for 16 to 17 hours a day...