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BBC MasterChef relocation to Brum set to boost existing plans for Digbeth regeneration
The announcement that popular BBC television series MasterChef is relocating to Birmingham has been hailed as a boost for long-standing plans to regenerate the Digbeth area of the city. Paul Kitson, Strategic Director for Place, Prosperity...2022-02-23 1971 0 -
UK to recruit more fire engineering apprentices in wake of Grenfell and cladding recommendations
A Birmingham firefighter, one of the first fire engineering apprenticeship students in the country, speaks to the UK Minister for Building Safety and Fire as course gets underway A fire engineering degree apprenticeship – the...2022-02-20 1219 0 -
Walsall Successful in Bid for EV Chargepoint Funding
Walsall Council has been successful in securing £254k of grant funding from the Office of Zero Emission Vehicles (OZEV) as part of their On-street Residential Chargepoint Scheme (ORCS) programme. This funding will be supported by £85k...2022-02-17 1321 0 -
BLOSSOMFIELD INFANT AND NURSERY SCHOOL SET THE BAR AT TOUCHWOOD CHOIR COMPETITION
Students at Blossomfield Infant and Nursery School have received a whopping £1000 prize after being named as the outright winner of Touchwood Solihull’s Christmas Choir Competition. A clear champion with an impressive 718 votes, Blossomfield Infant...2022-02-11 1358 0 -
Queen’s Baton Relay arrives at University of Birmingham smart campus in Dubai
The University of Birmingham welcomed the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton Relay, coinciding with UK National Day at Expo 2020 Dubai. Student Batonbearers carried the Baton into the University’s iconic new campus to be welcomed...2022-02-10 2767 0 -
Indian classical music superstars visit Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Ties between British and Indian musicians were boosted this week with a visit by four classical music superstars to Royal Birmingham Conservatoire – who told the audience that ‘music has the power to change your life...2022-02-08 768 0 -
Unique environmentally-conscious pest control and live bee removal business opens in South Birmingham
A pest control business with a difference has begun trading in Solihull, Redditch and the surrounding areas this week. PGH Beegone, part of the PGH Beegone franchise, specialises in solving pest problems others can’t while also...2022-02-05 1932 0 -
THE HIGH SHERIFF OF THE WEST MIDLANDS SUPPORTS NEW CADET SERVICE FOR WEST MIDLANDS’ YOUNG PEOPLE
The High Sheriff of the West Midlands attended the launch of an exciting new venture designed to give children and young people easier access to a wealth of opportunities within the army, police and various other...2022-02-04 1707 0 -
One Night in Al Aqsa (The Night of Power)
18th February sees the UK film tour launch of “One Night in Al Aqsa” at Cineworld, Wembley in North London. The documentary film shares the profound story of the Al-Aqsa compound in Jerusalem, during the Islamic calendar’s...2022-02-01 1950 0 -
Natwest announces new Sikh Network Committee
The Natwest Group Employee Led Network undertakes to promote Diversity & Inclusion within the Bank. The Sikh Network was launched back in 2018 and has grown from strength to strength with now over 1100 members globally...2022-01-31 4506 0
