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On Sunday 1st November 2015, Soho Road came alive with lights the sound of music and dance organised by Soho Road Business Improvement District area in association with main sponsor MoneyGram Over 9,000 visitors enjoyed an...

By Angela Underhill Mayor of Walsall Council As this is my first column I need to introduce myself, I am Angela Underhill, Mayor of Walsall Council. My column will give you an insight into the work...

Marriages between first cousins should be banned in the UK on health grounds, according to a Tory MP. Philip Davies (Shipley) raised the issue in the House of Commons during health questions. He asked the Government...

~ Independent Age reveals new stats to launch Winter Wise leaflet ~ Three-fifths (62%) of older people in the Midlands say they feel more isolated and/or go out less in winter. Meanwhile, just under half (46%)...

A 17-year-old boy from Alum Rock in Birmingham will appear before the city’s youth court today (Friday 4 December) accused of robbery. The teenager, who the law says cannot be named because of his age, is...

Jaffar Raza, a member of a local community in Balsall Heath has recently set up a memorial event remembering the innocent civillians that were killed during the second world war bombings in 1940. Jaffar who founded...

ASDA BOOSTS CHANCELLOR’S FUEL DUTY FREEZE WITH A FOUR PENCE PER LITRE WEEKEND CUT UNLEADED PRICES FALL BELOW £1 PER LITRE · Drivers filling up at any of Asda’s 277 filling stations across the country will...

A man who was found dead, naked from the waist down and slumped on his sofa in his flat in Chesham, had committed suicide by ingesting e-cigarette liquid, an inquest heard. Jonathan Keen, 46, was found...

UNISON has today warned of disruption to hospitals across Birmingham as staff employed to provide sterile serves to all the major trusts in the area take industrial action this Thursday (26th November 2015). Employees of BBraun...

Sales of festive Free-From products up 500% at Asda The supermarket expects to sell 1.8 miles of gluten free Yule Logs Four in 10 people in the UK live in households where someone is avoiding specific...