Anti -Violence Campaign: Generating Change for a Changing Generation

Members of Birmingham’s Aspiring Youth Council are taking their hard-hitting message about knife crime into youth centres and schools across the city and have created a video and posters. Birmingham's Aspiring Youth Council, have launched a summer-long "Bin That Knife, Save...

Driver Loses Control And Hits Lamppost

A driver, who is in his 60s, was taken to hospital after he lost control of his black Mercedes and drove into a lamppost on a busy Halesowen road on Tuesday 12 August. Shaz Saleem, owner of Express Taxis, told Black...

Pakistan Independence Day

Pakistan Independence Day, which is annually held on August 14th, celebrated the country’s independence from the British rule on that date in 1947. This day is an occasion to promote patriotism and national unity. Independence Day is a public holiday....

Customer Who Has Been Eating Pret Sandwich Finds Out It Is Not Halal

A customer who has been a frequently going to Pret A Manger has been left shocked after he discovered a Pret sandwich he has been eating for 12 years is not halal. Khalid Qadeer has issued a complaint to Pret...

METRO BANK COMES TO SOLIHULL AND MERRY HILL

New seven-day-a-week stores to open in both Solihull and Merry Hill shopping centre on Friday 20 & Saturday 21 September 2019 Creates 50 new jobs in the West Midlands and Black Country regions More than 5,000 safe deposit...

Fined After Friend Buys Cigarettes From Airport Petrol Station

 A West Yorkshire man has been fined by East Midlands Airport petrol station for collecting his friend after he bought cigarettes from the shop. Tajdar Kamal, received a £100 fine which can be reduced to £60 if paid within a...

Monument To Be Built In Small Heath Park

A house-sized monument will be built in Small Heath Park by the Bangladeshi community to celebrate diversity. An application has been submitted to Birmingham City Council to install the 23ft tall structure in time for next year's commemoration on February...

Anishya Kumar of Zinda Foods wins Businesswoman of the Year in 7th British Indian...

Three hundred of the most remarkable British Indians were shortlisted as finalists for the 7th British Indian Awards 2019. They received hundreds of nominations throughout the country. Anishya Kumar, founder of Zinda Foods, won Businesswoman of The Year category...

TIME IS RUNNING OUT TO CLAIM MONEY BACK FOR PPI

There is less than one month to go until the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) complaints deadline, 29 August 2019. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) which regulates the financial services sector and protects UK consumers is urging people to cast...

Staggering £100k Donation Boosts Acorns Children’s Hospice Appeal

A staggering £100k donation from a former member of staff has given a huge boost to an urgent fundraising appeal launched by Acorns Children’s Hospice. Erica Brown, who left the charity in 2009 - donated the significant amount to the...

Finalists for the 9th English Curry Awards 2019 are announced

Hundreds of the most talented and dedicated individuals across England’s curry industry have been shortlisted as finalists for the 9th English Curry Awards 2019. They received a wave of nominations across the country. The event is continuing into its...

Drug Dealer Hid Heroin in Leather Jackets

A drug dealer from Birmingham was sentenced to six years and nine months on Friday July 26 after he was caught red handed with one kilo of heroin hidden in clothing. Mohammed Aziz, 29, of Thornhill Road, Handsworth, had ordered...