Community Spooktacular virtual Halloween activities for all the family
Thursday, 29 October 2020 07:04Sandwell Council has lined up an exciting free programme of Halloween events this half-term for all the family with virtual events aimed at children of all ages. These events, aimed...
Community Law firm supports local hospice with charity skydive
Thursday, 29 October 2020 07:01Two employees from Enoch Evans LLP have decided to swap life at the West Midlands law firm for the clouds to take part in a charity skydive to raise money for Acorns...
Community Creation Day festival tickets now on sale
Thursday, 29 October 2020 07:00Tickets are now on sale for Wolverhampton’s first-ever Creation Day festival. - two days of incredible live music from legendary UK bands who are set to rock...
Community Great War memorial plaque of the first Black officer to be killed in World War One
Thursday, 29 October 2020 06:57Recently discovered Great War memorial plaque of the first Black officer to be killed in World War One to be sold at Dix Noonan Webb A recently-discovered Great War Memorial Plaque...
Community Civil Rights icon Malcolm X's visit to Smethwick remembered
Thursday, 29 October 2020 06:50Known as one of America’s greatest civil rights activists, the legendary Malcolm X is remembered, in the Midlands, for bringing his fight against racism to...
Community Arts venues to get slice of Culture Recovery Fund
Thursday, 29 October 2020 06:42It has been announced that the Birmingham Hippodrome is among the latest recipients of emergency government arts funding and will be receiving almost £3m from the £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund. Town...
Community City of Culture to host 2021 Turner Prize
Sunday, 25 October 2020 02:28The city of Coventry, in the Warwickshire, will play host to the Turner Prize in 2021, as one of a number of events revealed for its year as the UK's City of Culture with The Specials singer Terry...
Community Rashford free school meal campaign attacked by Tory MP
Sunday, 25 October 2020 02:23Conservative MPs have criticised a campaign for free school meals to be extended over the holidays. Last week England footballer Marcus Rashford launched a petition urging government to...
Community Mini Metro turns 40
Sunday, 25 October 2020 02:20This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Mini Metro and an online exhibition has been created by the British Motor Museum to celebrate a car that divided opinion. Originally...
Community Stars of the city’s contemporary art collection on show
Sunday, 25 October 2020 02:18This October Wolverhampton Art Gallery are showcasing a selection of pieces from its collection in a new exhibition entitled ‘Stellar: Stars of our Contemporary Collection.’ More than 20 artists,...
Community Accademia Rainbow Prosecco for the Halloween Party
Sunday, 25 October 2020 02:12On the occasion of the Halloween party, Bottega, winery and distillery from Treviso area (Italy), promotes Accademia Rainbow Prosecco, a collection of bottles, designed to celebrate parties and...
Community West Midlands to get almost £1m to help warm homes this winter
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 03:26The West Midlands has won a bid for almost £1million to help people who are struggling to keep their homes warm this winter. The grant has been made to the charity Act on Energy, a...
Community Less than half of private renters in the West Midlands feel safe in their home
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 03:13Less than half of private renters in the West Midlands feel safe in their home during the current pandemic A major report by Shelter has today exposed the ugly truth of the housing crisis,...
Community Mirabel Umenei – the chef who launched unique African cooking classes online and in-person
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 03:06Motherland Cooking Xperience, the ultimate African food immersion cooking resource, has announced its launch as “the online cultural connection” for food and fun. Motherland Cooking...
Community Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition
Thursday, 15 October 2020 01:46The night of 22 to 23 August 1791, in Santo saw the beginning of the uprising that would play a crucial role in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. It is against this background that...
Community The Big Villa Sleepout is back - virtually!
Thursday, 15 October 2020 01:32Marking this year’s World Homeless Day and emerging from online discussions between people working to respond to homelessness from various parts of the world, English Premier League club Aston Villa...
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