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Anita Bhalla OBE, the chair of Town Hall Symphony Hall, has been named as ‘Brummie of the Year’ at the 5th Birmingham Awards.  The sold-out awards event took place at the Birmingham Library, was hosted by Ed James from...

The family of Jack Donoghue has paid an emotional tribute to him following his tragic death on (30 November). Police were called to Poplar Road, Solihull at 3am following reports of a stabbing. The 21-year-old was...

Restaurant reviewer and columnist Riccha Grrover visits the new haute pop-up restaurant on the London culinaryscape-CEDAR & SPRUCE BAR + KITCHEN BY ANI ARORA, nestled in the iconic HYDE PARK’s  WINTER WONDERLAND. An exclusive feature for...

Mubashar Hussain has incurred a 13-year driving disqualification on top of his 12-year jail sentence after hijacking a police BMW and ploughing into Pc Gareth Phillips.  At 4:45 am, police had caught Hussain behind the wheel of...

A company boss and his wife, who funded their lavish lifestyle through a £194,280 tax fraud, have been sentenced.  Shezaad Karim, 40, of Staveley Road, Leicester, deliberately hid company sales, lied about his income to evade paying VAT and...

Gift to Manchester outside Manchester Cathedral receives approval   Manchester City Council has granted planning approval for a gift to Manchester of the global ambassador of non-violence and peace, Mahatma Gandhi. A bronze statue of the iconic spiritual leader is set to be unveiled outside Manchester Cathedral in...

Raaj Shmaji is a hard-working and involved member of Birmingham’s vibrant community. A graduate from Birmingham City University, Raaj lives in Walsall and works as a School Governor. He has also been involved in numerous inter-faith...

The Issa family, founders of the international company EG Group, have donated funds to the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust’s official charity, ELHT&Me, allowing them to purchase Fibreoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) equipment.  Mr Issa,...

Following his trial at Birmingham Crown Court, reckless driver Adrian Paskin pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving. He was also driving while disqualified and driving with no insurance.  The unemployed drug addict fled from the police and...

Various representatives from the UK’s Armed Forces charity joined the Chelsea Pensioners and community leaders at the Baitul Futuh Mosque AKA the Morden Mosque in Morden for the event that launched 2019’s Poppy Appeal in East...