Top Universities To Offer Places To Disadvantaged Students
The top universities in England have been told to start increase places for disadvantaged students.
The university watchdog, the Office for Students, wants the "access gap" between wealthier and poorer students to be halved in five years.
Young people from affluent...
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...
Remembering Kobe Bryant – A True Legend
US Basketball legend, a devoted father, loving husband Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Maria Onore Bryant both were among nine other people who died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California on Sunday 26 January before 10am.
Bryant,...
Innovative Book Launch on Values
The Nishkam Centre had the pleasure of hosting a launch for the revolutionary book, The Values Compass on the 18th of January, where the author, Dr Mandeep Rai, took the audience on her journey as to how the idea began and flourished...
Guest Stuck In Hotel Lift As He ‘Feared For His Life’
A man who was a guest at a Birmingham hotel found himself stuck in the lift as he feared for his life after it broke down between floors.
Vijay Bali, 28, was meeting a friend at a room inside Fort...
‘What They Didn’t Teach Me on My PGCE Book Launch
On Saturday 25th January 2020, Sarah Mullin welcomed educators from across the UK to Birmingham to celebrate the launch of her Amazon number 1 best selling book 'What They Didn't Teach Me on My PGCE.'
Guests enjoyed presentations from leading...
Attack On A Man in A Wheelchair Who Won 10k
A vicious assault on a man in a wheelchair who won £10,000 at a casino was attacked by a gambler who lost all his money.
The victim won a "substantial" amount of money consisting of £9,000 in cash and a...
A Family Food Business Plans To Create 150 New Jobs
A Leicester family business that has been making street food on the go has plans to create 150 new jobs,
Food Attraction, which has the Jake and Nayns’ brand, is investing millions of pounds extending its Leicester premises.
The business, based...
Schoolboy Stabbing in Sparkbrook
A 15-year-old boy was knifed in Sparkbrook just before 3pm on Monday, January 20.
The teenager was found slumped in Grantham Road and near the junction with Webster Close where passers-by rushed to his aid and tended to his wounds.
The boy...
West Midlands awards for business and community excellence set to recognise diverse successes
A vibrant awards ceremony highlighting achievements amid a wealth of diverse West Midlands business, charity and not-for-profit talent is set to be held this weekend.
The In Touch With Gala Awards is an invitation-only event for members to recognise those who have...
Woman Racially Attacked At Tesco
A woman was assaulted and dragged by a car in a Tesco car park on Saturday 18 January in Hodge Hill.
Police are investigating an alleged racially aggravated attack.
Members of the public gathered around a person who was lying on...
