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Supporting Palestinian Art & Culture: Nai Barghouti Live in Birmingham
On 18th February 2025, we are proud to bring the award-winning Palestinian singer, composer, and flautist Nai Barghouti to The Bradshaw Hall, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire as part of her UK tour. Nai is a globally celebrated artist, known for...2025-01-21 40 0 -
Regulator welcomes sentencing of brother and sister after charity fraud
The Charity Commission welcomed the sentencing of Rajbinder Kaur and Khaldip Singh Lehal. Rajbinder Kaur has been jailed for 2 years and 8 months after being convicted of money laundering and six counts of theft, amounting...2025-01-12 599 0 -
West Midlands Safari Park Completes Annual Animal Count
Animal keepers at West Midlands Safari Park have had a busy start to the year by completing the annual animal count. At the start of each year, every animal must be counted, from the tower of...2025-01-08 2127 0 -
UKHSA issues Cold Weather Alert as low temperatures forecast
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an amber Cold-Health Alert (CHA) for all regions of England from midday on Thursday 02 January until midday on Wednesday 08 January. All regions had previously been under a...2025-01-02 4311 0 -
Community Plaza Event
On Thursday 19th December 2025, a community event was hosted at the Community Plaza arranged by UK Global Goodwill Ambassador Mohammed Zafran. The event had Amjad Rashid from Tell Mama come and deliver a talk on...2024-12-23 4476 0 -
Boy, 2, dies and four adults injured in stolen Porsche hit-and-run in Smethwick
(Picture: BPM Media/SWNS) A two-year-old boy has died and four adults have been injured in a hit-and-run crash involving a stolen car. The collision occurred just before 23:00 GMT on Saturday on Dartmouth Road, Smethwick, in...2024-12-17 5206 0 -
Putting Change into Action to help rough sleepers this Christmas
With the festive season approaching, people are being encouraged to give what they can to a campaign that has helped hundreds of people sleeping rough to move off the streets and rebuild their lives. Generous public...2024-12-16 3805 0 -
Ladywood residents attend wellbeing event
Ladywood residents gathered to attend the first of a set of monthly events designed to help improve people’s wellbeing at the Ladywood Health and Community Centre, yesterday. As well as wellbeing support, staff were available to...2024-12-13 4055 0 -
Woodburning creates major PM2.5 air pollution issue in West Midlands
Woodburning has a major impact on air quality in Birmingham and the West Midlands – accounting for a substantial proportion of all fine pollution particles and representing a significant risk to public health, a new study...2024-12-13 2065 0 -
Contract signed with Dennis Eagle for 151 new state-of-the-art waste collection vehicles
Birmingham City Council has signed a contract with vehicle manufacturer Dennis Eagle for the purchase of 151 new refuse, recycling and food waste vehicles. The new fleet will begin arriving in March 2025, marking a significant...2024-12-10 1353 0
