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Birmingham has been recognised for making Birmingham a Living Wage City. This follows Birmingham City Council and local employers’ work to ensure their staff are paid a real Living Wage that helps meet every day needs....

IT developers are invited to take part in an exciting Hackathon event looking for solutions to support Adult Education Services. Following a successful event in January, Birmingham City Council will be hosting the Big Birmingham Hackathon-Round...

Yes, that’s right, a Muslim Cinderella story, the world’s only Muslim Pantomime run by the international charity Penny Appeal has sold out in under 48 hours. Almost 10,000 tickets were sold, and an additional 5000 tickets have just...

Curry houses are commemorating the forefathers who introduced millions of Britons to a taste of the subcontinent.  British Curry Day has been launched to mark those who came to Britain from the 1960s – opening restaurants...

Hundreds of people have taken the first step towards securing a new job or training opportunity following the Birmingham Jobs Fair at Villa Park. The event attracted more than 1,000 job seekers and 63 employers and...

More than two million hours have now been spent on construction of the Perry Barr Residential Scheme in Birmingham. That’s the equivalent of over 228 years of activity on a site which will provide 1,400 much...

10 year old Aamira Hajee from Bolton never stops and whoever knows her will know that she’s always up for a challenge. In late August 2021 she decided to challenge herself for a worthy cause by...

Birmingham City Council is one of 13 local authorities to receive a funding boost from a £5m Government funding pot to help councils tackle issues affecting their communities, announced this week. Birmingham has been chosen as...

Barnardo’s, the UK’s largest children’s charity, has expanded the support offered by its helpline for families from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities this winter. The Boloh helpline will support families with young children at higher...

The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, gives every colleague a Day to Amaze – essentially a paid day off to support a local charity or good cause. Colleagues from Metro Bank’s Wolverhampton store decided to use their Day...