Community News

With Bonfire Night fireworks events set to ‘explode’ across the UK, police are advising people to attend local events instead of flocking to unauthorised gatherings to celebrate today, with displays that have evolved into massive shows.

Birmingham’s beloved Christmas Craft Market is back for the 2024 holiday season, bringing festive cheer, handmade gifts, and seasonal treats to the heart of the city at Cathedral Square.

Upgrades to improve journeys for passengers between Stourbridge and Birmingham Snow Hill are now complete.

Morro Partnerships recently supported a homelessness initiative in the West Midlands through donations and volunteering.

Work on the next phase of a high-profile urban development scheme in Birmingham will get underway this month.

A thoughtless fly tipper who was seen dumping a van full of waste behind a city café has been prosecuted by City of Wolverhampton Council.

Kemi Badenoch has emerged victorious in the race to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative Party leader after defeating Robert Jenrick in the election among Tory members, following a lengthy contest.

Now officially open, Birmingham's world-famous German Christmas Market returns for yet another mouth-watering year, as it brings its wide array festive food and drink to regular city shoppers and visitors who have come to know and love since the very beginning.

A Wolverhampton-born theatre fan is teaming up with the city’s Grand Theatre and the touring production of the musical ‘Come From Away’ to help support the Good Shepherd. 

Early October saw the first official ‘coming together’ of the new Birmingham Cultural Compact Board.

Excitement was building as Leicester geared up to mark Diwali, despite this year's celebrations being cut back.

Halloween night is a time to celebrate the spooky, the scary, and the supernatural with costumes, candy, and fun.

As October draws to a close, organisations across the UK are wrapping up Black History Month celebrations.

Two care homes in Birmingham have joined forces with local primary school children to celebrate Harvest Festival.

Network Rail and its train operating partners are introducing a trial of earlier boarding of Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway train services to improve passengers’ experience at Euston station and significantly reduce instances of the ‘Euston rush’.

The most magical time of year is fast-approaching, and this season The Cheltenham Trust has curated a sleigh-load of special festive events for everyone to enjoy.