#GetBalsallHeathReading
A literacy campaign in one of the deprived areas of Birmingham is reaching out to isolated families to improve parents’ skills in order to help them in turn support their children’s development.
#GetBalsallHeathReading introduces families to books and reading at...
Neelam Afzal of Wildings Solicitors highly commended at the British Muslim Awards 2020
Neelam Afzal, Solicitor and Head of the Employment Law Department at Wildings Solicitors was recognised and highly commended in the category for Achievements in Law, at the 8th British Muslim Awards ceremony which took place at the Mercure Piccadilly...
Connecting Classrooms UK and Pakistan Celebration Event
Connecting Classrooms is a global programme for schools, designed to prepare young people for life in a global society and work in a global economy. It supports teachers to develop their classroom practice in core skills – the six...
West Midlands Mayor Andy Street opens new Construction Gateway Workshop at Sandwell College
Electoral Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street was at Sandwell College to officially open its Construction Gateway workshop.
The Mayor was visiting Sandwell College to see how students and staff are helping to achieve the West Midlands Combined Authority’s...
Dad-of-Four Found Dead in School Car Park
A family man was found dead in a school car park after captaining a volleyball team.
Nasir Mehmood failed to return home and his brother-in-law went to look for him and found the 36-year-old dead in his car in the...
Revamp Of Alexander Stadium Approved
The redevelopment of Alexander Stadium has been approved by the Birmingham City Council's Planning Committee.
Initially, the stadium, at Walsall Road, Perry Barr, is set to be the focal point of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, hosting the Opening and...
Teenager Jailed For Hammer Attack
A vile teenage thug has been jailed, leaving a woman with permanent sight damage after battering her with a hammer outside her gym in a horror carjacking.
Majid Ali, 17, repeatedly beat Blythe Mason-Boyle across the head before making off...
Sophia is named West Midlands Mental Health Superstar for breaking down barriers about anorexia
A Birmingham teenager, who has worked tirelessly to tackle the stigma surrounding mental health by sharing the story of her battle with anorexia, has been named West Midlands Thrive Mental Health Superstar for 2020.
Sophia Badhan, aged 18, from Sutton...
Vegan Restaurant Closes After Death Of Head Chef
A plant-based restaurant in Oadby has closed following the death of the head chef Bindu Patel who was 37-years-old.
Leicester-born Bindu worked in the kitchens of Michelin-starred London restaurants Gymkhana and Trishna, before launching the restaurant Sanctua in April 2019.
The statement...
Singh’sbury Not Sainsburys
A cheeky off-licence owner has opened his new store on Bushbury Road, Wolverhampton, and has a striking resemblance to one of the country's giant supermarkets with a resemblance to the orange lettering of Sainsbury’s.
Mandeep Singh Chatha, explained how the...
