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Alexander Stadium contractor awards £15,000 to city good causes
The winners for the first round of the You Matter Communities Community Fund have been announced. McLaughlin & Harvey, the lead contractor for Birmingham City Council at the Alexander Stadium Redevelopment, has finalised 17 community projects...2020-09-15 1397 0 -
Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market closed for 2020
Organisers of Birmingham’s Frankfurt Christmas Market have confirmed that the popular festive event will not take place this year, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The market, which attracts around 5 million visitors a year,...2020-09-11 1232 0 -
International writing competition for women and girls from diverse communities in Birmingham
MY CITY, MY HOME Sampad South Asian Arts and Heritage, one of the UK’s leading arts development agencies, announces the launch of MY CITY, MY HOME, a major, specially commissioned, international writing competition for women and...2020-09-11 1555 0 -
The Battle of Britain
What was the Battle of Britain? The Battle of Britain was a decisive air battle between Britain and Germany in the Second World War, which took place between July and October 1940. How did the Battle of Britain begin? Germany,...2020-09-04 1485 0 -
West Midlands e-scooter trial to launch next week
Swedish company Voi has been appointed to operate e-scooters in the West Midlands, it was announced today. The trial will launch to the public in Birmingham and Coventry next week and be rolled-out across the...2020-09-04 1934 0 -
Lessons Of History Motivate Jewish Man To Protest In Solidarity With Uighur Muslims
An Orthodox Jewish man in London, England has been organizing regular protests in support of Uighur Muslims outside a branch of the Chinese Embassy to the U.K. Andrew, who doesn’t want his surname revealed for reasons...2020-08-31 1277 0 -
Direction Order issued to Birmingham restaurant for flouting Covid-19 rules
The Tipu Sultan restaurant is the first business in the city to receive a Direction Order from Birmingham City Council after it was found to be breaching Covid-19 guidelines. New powers from government means that...2020-08-31 2070 0 -
Birmingham Dad Calls For Lessons To Be Learned After Hospital Trust Apologises For ‘Serious Failings’ Regarding Daughter’s Stillbirth
Investigation Identifies Issues Over How Mum’s Blood Glucose And Blood Pressure Were Monitored Baby Pronounced Stillborn Two Days After Official Report Finds She Should Have Been Delivered A grieving husband has called for lessons...2020-08-27 1249 0 -
Help map moth species affected by climate change: hunt for red underwings this Moth Night
While humans slept badly in their beds during the hot ‘tropical’ nights of early August, the record-breaking weather provided ideal conditions for our native moths to thrive and encouraged rare visitors from continental Europe. And this...2020-08-25 1420 0 -
Hendon student responds to Lebanon disaster by cycling from Birmingham to London for Islamic Relief
A sixth-form student from Hendon cycled 125 miles from Birmingham to London last Saturday (15 August) to raise money for people affected by the recent disaster in Lebanon. Eighteen year-old Muhammad Mahmoud, who is about to...2020-08-21 1626 0
