Tea room and patisserie to be opened in Grand Central by a Great British...

A Great British Bake Off contestant is introducing a new tearoom and patisserie in Grand Central shopping centre, Birmingham City Centre, the shop will open at noon on Monday, August 6. Cocoa by Ali has been founded by Ali Imdad, who starred in...

Children as young as 12 contacting Childline about forced marriage, NSPCC reveals

Young children are being pressurised into marrying strangers but fear being rejected from their community if they refuse, the NSPCC has warned. Girls as young as 12 have contacted Childline about being forced to marry, with 109 counselling sessions on...

Bordesley Green house fire reveals £200k cannabis factory

West Midlands Police were then after called to the blaze at 7am on Thursday, tweeting video footage from inside the house. The fire destroyed the roof of the property - and exposed a large-scale drugs farm. Firefighters called to statements...

How your recruitment strategy might be destroying your competitive advantage

I have heard from many of my friends how difficult they are finding it to engage with companies with job vacancies. Many organisations (particularly in the public sector) don't even acknowledge applications and fail to provide feedback. Obviously, I support...

Wow Zone are on track with their long-term expansion plan as they acquire stake...

For the digital marketing CEO’s of Wow, this is another step in their predetermined journey as Neely There is the second company they have added to the Wow Zone Group of Companies, in as many years. Last year’s addition...

Bradford police chase leaves Four dead in crash

Four people have died in a car crash through a police pursuit in Bradford. A BMW containing four males was being trailed by officers on Bingley Road before it crashed at the junction with Toller Lane. The road was closed...

Citizen Khan and Ackley Bridge star Adil Ray contacts police after abuse on social...

Citizen Khan star Adil Ray communicated with the police after a protruding Birmingham food blogger said: "Let's hang, draw and quarter him outside the Bullring."   The actor and broadcaster, from Yardley Wood, rejected suggestions the comment, posted on the @MeatOneVegBlog Twitter account,...

Midland Met Hospital job gets the ‘cold shoulder’ forcing bosses to ask for public...

The NHS trust behind the delayed Midland Metropolitan Hospital job is set to now ask the government to bail the project out which has been postponed ever since its builder Carillion went bust in January. Toby Lewis, chief executive of...

BMA report warns that doctors under pressure and patients at risk due to gaps...

There are too few doctors on hospital shifts and those that are on duty are either taking on the work of more than one doctor or are inexperienced and without more senior support. These are the findings of a report...

BIRMINGHAM LAND EARMARKED FOR NEW WORLD-CLASS CULTURAL CENTRE

Proposals for a new centre for heritage, community arts, learning and skills development led by Birmingham Museums Trust, have taken a step forward this week as a plot in the east of the city has been approved for regeneration...

ELECTRI-CITIES! UK’S MOST ‘ELECTRIC CAR FRIENDLY’ TOWNS AND CITIES REVEALED

●     52% of car owners say they don’t expect to switch to an electric car soon because of the UK’s inadequate charging infrastructure^ ●     Poole, Dorset has the UK’s highest percentage of properties with private off-street parking, offering more electric car home charging...

Ikea store set to close in Birmingham City Centre

Ikea announced the shop in Dale End will be set to close on 9th August because of "a number of factors" which included the location of the shop. The shop is part of the broader Martineau Galleries plans, opposite new...