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Home to school transport – meeting for families
Birmingham City Council’s Leader, Cllr Ian Ward will be holding a second public meeting as part of its continuing commitment to engage with parents and schools as the service works to improve. Since last September transformation...2021-07-25 1584 0 -
Phenomenal Physical Airbase Challenge Sees Sky High Result
Hundreds of supporters within the region took part in Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s recent Air30 Airbase Challenge, funding 67 future missions for the local pre-hospital emergency service, helping to save countless lives. The Air30 Airbase Challenge,...2021-07-24 1708 0 -
Perry Barr Household Recycling Centre closure for upgrade is announced
Birmingham residents are being advised that the Perry Barr Household Recycling Centre (HRC) will be temporarily closed from 31 July 2021 whilst major improvement works are undertaken. The city’s four other recycling centres will remain open...2021-07-08 4158 0 -
M6 junction 10 bridge beam lift postponed
Planned work to lift 44m-long steel bridge beams into place creating a new bridge at junction 10 of the M6 has been postponed. Unforeseen changes to the planned delivery route for the bridge beams means that...2021-06-30 3698 0 -
Lead from leaded petrol persists in city air despite ‘90s ban
Lead levels in London’s atmosphere have dropped drastically since lead additives in petrol were banned, and currently meet UK air quality targets – yet airborne particles in the capital are still highly lead-enriched compared to natural...2021-06-22 3199 0 -
WORRYING NEW RESEARCH SHOWS WEST MIDLANDS YOUNGSTERS ARE PREPARED TO TACKLE DANGEROUS OUTDOOR ELECTRICS TO CREATE AN ‘INSTA-GARDEN’
Over half (65%) of the region will make outdoor improvements as they gear up their garden for a staycation summer Two thirds (65%) plan to spend, on average up to £1,000 on garden projects Hot tubs,...2021-06-15 4043 0 -
Zakah guidelines released as new benchmark for Muslim charities.
International humanitarian charity, Muslim Aid, commissioned a renewal of its Zakah guidelines that they will be sharing online from the 17th April. The guidelines have been designed to act as a benchmark for other charities in the...2021-04-27 197653 0 -
‘Ramadan Kid’ Documenting His First Fast to Raise Funds
Tuesday 13th April marks the beginning of Ramadan, the holiest month of the year for Muslims where billions will be donated to charitable causes across the world. A 2016 report by the Charity Commission estimated that...2021-04-26 17102 0 -
Severn Trent needs your help to keep sewers flowing.
Severn Trent is appealing to its customers in Walsall and Wolverhampton to help prevent local sewers from becoming blocked and cause flooding. Last year alone the water and waste company cleared around 4,700 sewer blockages in...2021-04-22 15646 0 -
World Book Night
World Book Night, the annual celebration of reading, will take place on Friday 23rd April 2021. This year’s theme, “Books To Make You Smile” is a response to the impact of Covid-19 on mental health, highlighting the proven power...2021-04-15 1328 0
