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Oldham Local Turned Professional Boxer, Aqib Fiaz Raises Over £50,000 for Orphans to Honour His Mother
Professional boxer Aqib Fiaz, has raised over £50,000 for UK humanitarian charity Human Appeal in memory of his late mother. He started fundraising in April and exceeded his goal of £50,000 by raising £53,491 in online donations. The campaign was a group...2022-08-04 1268 0 -
East London Husband Reveals Heartbreak After Wife And Daughter Die Two Days Apart
· Wife Suffered Cardiac Arrest And Died A Week After Being Admitted To Whipps Cross Hospital · Baby Delivered By Emergency Caesarean Section Also Passes Away · Inquest Concludes “Lack Of Clinical Leadership” Contributed To Mum-Of-Three’s Death · Coroner Finds...2022-07-31 1758 0 -
Team India receive special Birmingham welcome ahead of Games
Members of India’s elite athletic squad were given a rapturous welcome by fans on arrival in the UK, as part of a special event organised by the Indian High Commission and hosted by Birmingham City University....2022-07-31 1759 0 -
ALDI PARTNERS WITH MOB TO BRING FOOD TRUCK TO BIRMINGHAM
As part of the Supermarket’s ongoing partnership with Mob, the Mob truck will be coming to Birmingham in August, serving street food delights courtesy of Aldi. On Wednesday 3rd August, the truck will be located at the...2022-07-31 1584 0 -
Youngsters from disadvantaged backgrounds take part in Queen’s Baton Relay
A lucky group of beneficiaries and staff from a West Midlands charity that uses sport to aid personal development among disadvantaged young people have spoken of their joy at being given a golden opportunity to participate...2022-07-31 1408 0 -
BFI EXPANDED PRESENTS ‘CHILD OF EMPIRE’
From 1-7 August 2022 BFI Expanded presents Child of Empire, an animated Virtual Reality journey through the largest forced migration in human history, the 1947 Partition of India and Pakistan. Taking audiences through a deeply personal perspective of this epic...2022-07-29 1439 0 -
Birmingham trials first zero-emissions bin lorry
In the latest step to reduce emissions from road traffic to combat climate change and help people live healthier lives, Birmingham City Council has begun trials of its first all-electric bin lorry. The Dennis Eagle eCollect...2022-07-29 1012 0 -
Midlands Air Ambulance Charity Predicts Rise In Demand During The Summer Of Sport
A West Midlands charity is predicting a rise in demand for its vitally important pre-hospital emergency service with more than one million people expected to descend on the region for a summer of sport. Midlands Air...2022-07-29 1079 0 -
Metro Bank Colleagues Take on Charity’s June Walking Challenge
Colleagues from the Wolverhampton store of the UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, have walked nine kilometres as part of The Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Charity’s June Walking Challenge – a national charity providing support to families faced with the loss of a...2022-07-29 1280 0 -
SOUTH ASIAN HERITAGE MONTH IS UPON US AND THIS YEAR THE THEME IS A POWERFUL STATEMENT: JOURNEYS OF EMPIRE
“Barely three years old, a movement that started with a cup of chai between friends become strongly established as an awareness month marked with vigour across the UK, and it continues to inspire and reach millions...2022-07-25 1612 0
