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Barnardo’s launches support for parents and carers of young children with respiratory infections this winter
Barnardo’s, the UK’s largest children’s charity, has expanded the support offered by its helpline for families from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities this winter. The Boloh helpline will support families with young children at higher...2021-11-11 3710 0 -
WOLVERHAMPTON MEAL DEAL Metro Bankers Turn Chef to Cook For The Homeless
The UK’s community bank, Metro Bank, gives every colleague a Day to Amaze – essentially a paid day off to support a local charity or good cause. Colleagues from Metro Bank’s Wolverhampton store decided to use their Day...2021-11-11 3440 0 -
Child cancer experts welcome gift for vital new research equipment
University of Birmingham cancer experts have welcomed a £120,000 charity donation to purchase new equipment that will help to speed the development of new treatments which could save the lives of children and adults with the...2021-11-10 1505 0 -
Cygnet Sedgley House and Lodge wins a National Service User Award
Cygnet Sedgley House and Lodge has won a national award for their work to keep therapeutic services running during the pandemic. Staff and patients at the inpatient rehabilitation service for men with complex needs, in Woodcross Street,...2021-11-10 1781 0 -
TOUCHWOOD SET TO HOST MAGICAL SANTA’S GROTTO AND POSTAL EXPRESS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON
Touchwood Solihull is getting ready to give families an extra touch of magic with the launch of its annual Santa’s Grotto and new Christmas Post Train this festive season. Touchwood’s Grotto has proved a staple of...2021-11-10 1188 0 -
Consultation on city centre order launched
Birmingham City Council is asking people who live or work in or visit Birmingham to share their views on plans to introduce measures to tackle anti-social behaviour in the city centre. The council is looking to...2021-11-10 1054 0 -
Coventry Teenager Left With Severe Speech And Mobility Problems After Suffering Stroke When Brain Artery Torn During Surgery At Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital
A family is calling for lessons to be learned after their son suffered a stroke when an artery in his brain was torn during surgery at a Birmingham hospital. Arundeep Marva was undergoing surgery for a cancerous brain...2021-11-03 2004 0 -
Religious leaders stand united as COP26 gets underway
COP26 is underway, and as the conference officially opened, the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) joined Islamic Relief Worldwide and religious leaders from a range of faiths and traditions gathered in Glasgow to express shared, urgent calls...2021-11-02 1383 0 -
SEA LIFE centres across the UK are proud to support ‘SNAP’.
SEA LIFE centres across the UK have been collecting microscopic eggs – some of which are smaller than the head of a pin, as part of a n exciting new project to improve fish breeding techniques....2021-10-18 3318 0 -
UK’s net zero strategy must deliver more help for switch to green manufacturing – academics
The UK government, trade bodies and multinational corporations must offer greater support to smaller businesses around making the transition to green manufacturing, academics have warned ahead of COP26 and following the publication of the UK’s net...2021-10-18 2239 0
