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Virtual 10k run to support people with epilepsy
Following the recent cancellation of several mass-participation events, this year’s Epilepsy Action Bradford 10k is going virtual. That means that for just £15 your readers can now take part to support over 600,000 people living with...2020-07-15 1833 0 -
More than £150,000 awarded to projects supporting refugees
Projects supporting refugee families in Birmingham, through the Government’s Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme, have received over £150,000 in grants awarded by Birmingham City Council. Four organisations – In Her Shoes, The Prince’s Trust, Bosnia Herzegovina...2020-07-10 2002 0 -
DISHOOM BIRMINGHAM LAUNCH DATES ANNOUNCED
The Dishoom team are delighted to announce that the doors to Dishoom Birmingham will (finally!) open next week. The café (which was originally due to open on April 1st) will warmly welcome guests for the restaurant’s...2020-07-09 1540 0 -
FTSE 100 firms called upon to commit to a minimum of 1% spend with ethnic minority businesses
When it comes to addressing the socio-economic issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movement, non-profit organisation Minority Supplier Development UK (MSDUK) is leading the way. MSDUK champions supplier diversity and inclusion of ethnic minority...2020-07-06 1227 0 -
Grants to help Small UK Mosques across UK
A new Jummah Grants fund is launching this week grants of between £250 and £1,000 each week for small mosques based in the UK with an annual turnover of under £250,000 who are struggling during...2020-07-04 1745 0 -
Jailed drug dealer ordered to pay back £146,000 in ill-gotten gains
A prominent drug dealer we helped put behind bars last year is now significantly poorer after we stripped him of his ill-gotten gains. Mohammed Osman was given a 15-year jail term in September for drug dealing....2020-07-02 1596 0 -
Besblock MD says keeping Britain building is vital
Stimulating the house building market and getting Britain building is vital to keeping the construction industry moving beyond the completion of current projects, says the managing director of leading concrete manufacturer, Besblock. Andrew Huxley, MD of...2020-07-02 1206 0 -
Surprise Inheritance payday: Adults in Birmingham set to receive 44% more than expected
Parents in Birmingham intend to pass on around £122,000 – 44% more than adults say they expect This significant transfer of wealth is rarely communicated risking bigger inheritance tax bills Almost a third (30%) have...2020-07-01 1016 0 -
Skipping Sikh recognised by Prime Minister Boris Johnson with the Points of Light Award
Rajinder Singh, aged 73, from Slough, known as the ‘Skipping Sikh’, has been recognised by Prime Minister Boris Johnson with the Points of Light award. During the lockdown Rajinder has been filming exercise videos in his...2020-06-30 1409 0 -
The Museum of London collects shared experiences of Ramadan in lockdown as part of Collecting COVID project
In April, the Museum of London announced that it was seeking to collect both objects and first-hand experiences to reflect Londoners’ lives during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Today, as part of the wider Collecting...2020-06-29 1273 0
