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Austerity Cuts Force Women’s Help Centre to Close
A women’s help centre in Handsworth, Birmingham, is facing being shut down after 30 years of being the sole source of help for women struggling with various issues in the surrounding area. The centre was founded in 1988...2019-04-25 1519 0 -
Birmingham highly ranked in the 50 best cities to live in around the world
Providing a safe, good quality of life, Mercer’s annual Worldwide Quality of Living reports Birmingham as one of the best places to live internationally. Coming in at 49 for the quality of living and 53 for personal safety,...2019-04-20 1641 0 -
Bias against BAME children in BirminghamNew data shows over 100 more black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) than white children were cautioned or sentenced in 2017/18.
The Ministry of Justice has released new data that shows 283 white children aged between 10 and 17 in the city were given a caution or sentence in 2017/18. This runs in comparison to 396 BAME...2019-04-13 1527 0 -
Alum Rock ‘Fashion First’ Store gets Ram Raided by Criminals
In recent events, an Asian fashion retail shop was targeted by ram raiders in Alum Rock Road, Saltley. West Midlands Police investigated the incident after a car crashed into the front of the Fashion First retail shop in the early hours of a Saturday in March...2019-04-12 3319 0 -
Riffat Mughal: Empowering Pakistani Women Across the UK
Pakistani born and educated mother of three Riffat Mughal is committed to encouraging and motivating Pakistani women from all sectors of the community. Riffat believes that women remaining idol and on the sidelines is not the...2019-03-29 2573 0 -
Parents Beware – Soon You Will be fined for Driving Your Own Children to School
Many schools over the UK will forbid parents from driving their kids to school in a bid to cut poisonous air contamination, and safeguard children’s health across Britain. The new plan will fine parents £50 at the school entrance and in some instances, points will be added as penalties on their licenses. A huge number of...2019-03-28 2545 0 -
Little Badman and the Invasion of the Killer Aunties
The first novel in a hilarious new series for children from Humza Arshad and comedy writer Henry White LITTLE BADMAN, is a funny and fast-paced adventure story created by comedy duo Humza Arshad and Henry White and with illustrations from Aleksei Bitskoff. Full of...2019-03-27 1958 0 -
SOLIHULL MOTHER OF 2 WOMEN REACHES THE FINALS OF MRS INDIA UK 2019
With Mother’s day coming up we take time out to talk to 37 year old Mrs Rose Rajdeep Kaur Marok who has reached the finals of Mrs India UK. Rajdeep is a working mother of 2 and runs a successful business with her husband in Solihull. Her...2019-03-26 3547 0 -
International Charity Appoints First Ever Child CEO Charities must listen to the young
International humanitarian charity Penny Appeal paves the way for more young people’s views to be heard by appointing 11 year old Shakira Rahman as the UK’s first ever Child CEO onto a charity board. Shakira’s (aka Kid Boss, as Penny Appeal call her) involvement will involve her going to visit some of Penny Appeal’s projects, so that she can...2019-03-26 2258 0 -
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More than 250 mosque’s help Keep Britain Tidy!
Ahead of this year’s Visit My Mosque Day, volunteers from over 250 mosques across the UK took part in the Great British Spring Clean. This year’s campaign, in partnership with Keep Britain Tidy, launched with a...2019-03-25 1515 0
