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Police failing to act on domestic abuse reports, with ethnic minority victims hit hardest – new research
Domestic abuse victims are reporting abuse to the police upwards of three times before appropriate action is taken, with Black and ethnic minority victims being disproportionately dismissed and side-lined, according to new research by the charity...2022-12-09 1043 0 -
Charity makes sure no child faces hospital alone this Christmas
Christmas is a time when many of us look forward to being with our loved ones, making lifelong memories while getting into the festive spirit of caring for each other. For the majority of us the...2022-12-07 812 0 -
UK’S TOP CURRY RESTAURANTS ANNOUNCED AT 18TH ANNUAL BRITISH CURRY AWARDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH JUST EAT
The UK’s top curry restaurants, as voted for by the British public, were announced at The British Curry Awards in association with Just Eat. The industry’s foremost celebration of the nation’s finest curry houses, the 18th annual ceremony took...2022-12-06 2408 0 -
Boy meets Prime Minister & Wife
Milan Paul Kumar, aged 10, from Bolton Greater Manchester was invited to 10 Downing Street with a personal invitation from the Prime Minister for the Christmas tree lights switch on. Milan met both Rishi Sunak...2022-12-05 880 0 -
Council wins Peace and Sport Award for its role in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
The council’s role in the delivery of this year’s hugely-successful Commonwealth Games has been recognised with “Institution of the Year” status at the Peace and Sport Awards 2022. At a ceremony last night (November 30), the...2022-12-03 1276 0 -
Human Appeal launches 7th Comedy Takeover to raise festive cheer
UK humanitarian aid charity Human Appeal announces the launch of its seventh annual Comedy Takeover, which will take place across 12 cities across the country from the 15th to the 31st December. This year, the much-loved comedy tour...2022-12-03 598 0 -
UK Athletics and City Council unveil Performance and Innovation Centre at Alexander Stadium
UK Athletics (UKA) has confirmed that Birmingham will host a new Performance and Innovation Centre from summer 2023, after agreeing a partnership with the City Council. The facility will be situated on the redeveloped Alexander Stadium...2022-11-22 1811 0 -
West Midlands National Park announces award winners and visiting professorships
West Midlands National Park (WMNP), the visionary long-term project to drive social, economic, and environmental transformation in the region, led by a Birmingham City University (BCU) academic, has announced twelve award winners and three new visiting...2022-11-19 1814 0 -
ETHNIC COMMUNITIES COME TOGETHER FOR FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT
Oceanic Sports is putting on the first ever Scottish Minorities Football Cup (SMFC) on the 20th of November. This one day event will be hosted at Dalziel Park Golf Club from 4pm to 8pm with the...2022-11-18 1238 0 -
Fever’s Candlelight concerts brings special programs for the holidays to Birmingham
Fever’s popular classical music series, Candlelight, brings some special concerts to Birmingham for the holiday season. Birmingham Cathedral, St Philip’s Cathedral, St Paul’s Church, and The Birmingham Botanical Gardens will be home to different programmes for this multi-sensory...2022-11-17 1655 0
