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The UK’s best Christmas market opens this weekend for another year of festive cheer, celebrating 25 years of traditional German treats and joyful entertainment in the heart of Birmingham. The official opening ceremony will take place...

Birmingham City Council has successfully prosecuted a company for failing to comply with an Improvement Notice relating to fire safety measures – the first West Midlands local authority to do so. On 16 October 2025, Freehold...

Birmingham activists have condemned calls from the Prime Minister and government ministers to allow Maccabi Tel Aviv fans to attend a football match between the Israeli club and Aston Villa in their home city. Last week,...

To celebrate World Sight Day (9 October), Orbis, the international eye care charity, hosted an intimate breakfast at the historic St Pancras London Hotel, situated in King’s Cross. The gathering brought together a host of celebrities, content creators and medical...

The Sandwell community came together for a charity penalty shootout aimed at raising awareness of youth mental health and encouraging local engagement through sport and wellbeing. The event took place on Sunday 26 October 2025 at...

Council leader Cllr John Cotton today vowed to build on a successful Regional Investment Summit by bringing more jobs, opportunities and prosperity to Birmingham, saying: “This is just the start.” And Cllr Cotton says the council...

The result of the Moseley by-election is as follows: Moseley by-election results NAME PARTY VOTES Al-Haq, Aysan Reform UK 345 Mazhar, Danny Birmingham Community Independents 80 Mills, Philip Liberal Democrats 1634  Pihlaja, Stephen Scott Labour Party...

Birmingham City Council’s Planning Committee have today (23rd October) approved an outline planning application for the regeneration of Druids Heath. The scheme will deliver a sustainable community of around 3,500 new homes, alongside outstanding green spaces,...

The full fleet is now in operation across the city, sporting distinctive new branding that residents will see on their streets. This £30 million investment represents a landmark in the modernisation of Birmingham’s waste management services...

Statements from Manchester City Council and Joanne Roney A Manchester City Council spokesperson said: “The case againsy former chief executive Joanne Roney, the Council and by extension its officers, has been discontinued by the claimant Benjamin Rose....