local news
-
Communities United @ UK Bhangra Awards 2018
After the smash hit UK Bhangra Awards 2014-2017, Culture Unite & Lyca Radio presented UK Bhangra Awards 2018 on Saturday 10th November in the luxurious Regency Banqueting Suite, Birmingham. This prestigious red carpet event celebrating its...2018-12-05 4202 0 -
Shop saddling up for huge charity effort to provide free bikes to children this Christmas
A Birmingham bike shop is helping Christmas come early for scores of children from low income families after peddling ahead with a charity initiative. Bargain Bikes, in Selly Park, aims to give away 100 bikes to...2018-11-27 1882 0 -
SHORTLIST FOR THE DSC PRIZE FOR SOUTH ASIAN LITERATURE 2018 ANNOUNCED AT THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & POLITICAL SCIENCE
Six novels announced as finalists for the coveted prize including books by UK based authors Kamila Shamsie and Neel Mukherjee 14th November 2018, LONDON: The much-anticipated shortlist for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2018...2018-11-19 2435 0 -
Birmingham schoolchildren perform at first national children’s concert commemorating First World War centenary
Schoolchildren across Birmingham performed at a national concert commemorating 100 years since the end of the First World War. Some 180 children, supported by the education charity, Services For Education performed at the National Children’s WW1...2018-11-13 2190 0 -
Smethwick Statue Honours Sikh Soldiers: Memorial to Indians Who Fought in WWI
For the first time in the UK, a statue is being unveiled to commemorate the war effort of Indian soldiers who served the British Empire during the 20th century. More than one million soldiers travelled overseas...2018-11-13 2718 0 -
Soho Diwali Mela 2018
This year’s annual Diwali Soho Mela attracted thousands of people from varying nationalities and faiths to the Handsworth, Birmingham area. The celebrations were a merge of different colours, tastes and sounds. Although Diwali, the festival of...2018-11-07 2362 0 -
Exhibition highlights how multilingualism is propelling British urban culture
A new exhibition opens in Birmingham this week, exploring the creative way artists take inspiration from and use different languages Informed by cutting-edge research at Birmingham City University and the University of Oxford, ‘Slanguages’ explores...2018-11-07 1859 0 -
Theresa Villers Special Diwali Message
Chipping Barnet MP Theresa Villiers has used her Diwali message to pay tribute to more than a million men from pre-partition India who fought in World War One. Diwali and the centenary of the end of...2018-11-07 2312 0 -
It’s Tinsel Time at Twycross Zoo
Have a knockout November and December with Twycross Zoo’s no-nonsense ticket offer! The Leicestershire-based zoo is giving visitors the chance to bag a bargain day out for the whole family to enjoy this Christmas, with tickets...2018-11-05 3758 0 -
We called NHS 111 and got the help we needed
Namrata Prakash, Yatri Shah and Bharti Chadha followed NHS advice and called 111 when they needed urgent non-life threatening medical help. They discovered that NHS 111 is much more than a helpline. They were able to ...2018-10-31 1836 0
