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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...

The potential new initiative is part of Birmingham’s bid for a ‘clean air zone’ and has been called radical by some   Not allowing cars to drive through Birmingham’s city centre road tunnels is just one of...

The longest-running Asian MP has been given a six-month ban from Parliament due to his illicit behaviour     Mr Keith Vaz has been in office as MP for East Leicester since 1987. However, recently substantial evidence has been...

A travel consultant who misled holidaymakers out of around £30,000 with false flight tickets has been imprisoned.     Chetan Pal Panesar, of Regent Street, Handsworth, took countless amounts of cash from clients through his organisation, E-Tickets Worldwide Limited.    ...

Councillor Tahir Ali has been selected to run for candidacy in one of the local Birmingham constituencies. If successful, he will replace Roger Godsiff in Birmingham Hall Green. Mr Ali currently holds the Nechells ward on...

Image caption: The current Debenhams store in Wolverhampton where House of Fraser is due to Open  It has been confirmed that House of Fraser will further leave its mark on Wolverhampton’s retail seller. The retail chain now plans...