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A local dad is saddling up for a 100 mile bike ride to raise money for The Sick Children’s Trust in memory of his son, Rio. Jaydan Redhead, 27, from Chesterfield, is currently training for the...

According to figures released by the Home Office, 41% of terrorist suspects arrested last year were white, 11.9% were black and 36.2% were Asian. These facts contradict the stereotypical appearance of a terrorist as portrayed by...

Battle of Marston Moor  On the 2nd of July 1644, the Battle of Marston Moor was the first significant Royalist defeat in the English Civil Wars. Two years after the beginning of the civil war in...

Image Caption: Warwick University’s Dean of Medicine, Professor Sudhesh Kumar, who was awarded an OBE for services to medicine and diabetes care in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. The Royal Honours list has recently been released, revealing...

A local headteacher welcomed the ruling which stated ‘keep the children and staff safe from the protests’.  Birmingham City Council has declared to stop protests at Anderton Park School over LGBT equality teaching. The new provisional...

The average price of a home has risen by £5,992 since last year  Since last year April, the average cost of homes in Birmingham has only increased by 3.3%, which is the slowest rate in more...

Abed Ahmed from Washwood Heath Academy in Birmingham has been crowned New Teacher of the Year at the Tes Schools Awards 2019.  Mr Ahmed was presented with his award by comedian, Harry Hill, at the Friday evening...

Darren Share is to be paid upwards of £100k per year by the Birmingham City Council to rejuvenate Birmingham’s waste disposal, which has faltered for two years.  Share has been appointed to the role of Assistant...

Birmingham council blame Government for scheme delay  The scheme in which will see certain motorists pay a charge to drive through Birmingham City Centre has been delayed until July 2020, which is seven months later than...

Image Caption: Cash seized from Nazrul Islam’s home  The owner of a Derbyshire restaurant has been jailed for three years for a £480,000 tax fraud that was discovered when investigators uncovered a hidden sales book dating...