Community News

Being the biggest city in the UK outside of London, Birmingham is a city loved and known by many.

A Stockport Park has paid tribute to an 11-year-old resident whose creative vision during the Covid-19 pandemic brought together a community. 

St Basils, a dedicated youth homelessness charity in the West Midlands with several accommodation and support projects, including those in Central Birmingham, Solihull and Warwickshire is thrilled to announce that the Hike for Homeless 2024 is fast approaching.

Dan Hanly, a Welsh author and tech specialist, is set to release the first instalment of the highly anticipated "The Children of Inauron" series on 31st May 2024.

One of the Black Country’s most significant historic sites has received a major boost today, with news that it has been named on Britain’s Top 10 Most Endangered Buildings List.

Long distance train operator CrossCountry has partnered with the Rail Safe Friendly programme to help promote rail safety awareness to young people.

Being the biggest city in the UK outside of London, Birmingham is a city loved and known by many.

With Father’s Day fast approaching, West Midlands-based funeral director, Jennifer Ashe & Son, has launched its first colouring competition, giving children the chance to win a Father’s Day dinner for their father figure.

At a recent networking seminar hosted by Vattenfall IDNO UK, developers representing PV and BESS projects flagged grid issues as the primary obstacle to achieving the UK’s fast-approaching net zero deadline. 

Dogs Trust, the UK's leading dog welfare charity, has unveiled new data that reveals some of the most common behaviour issues facing dog owners in the UK.  

Essex property seekers are being encouraged to act quickly to reserve one of the final three remaining properties at Barratt Homes’ High Elms Park development.  

The 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, on the 6^th June, will be commemorating those who served in the Armed Forces in the lead up, during and in the aftermath of D-Day.

Play is proven to be essential to children’s wellbeing, learning and development, teaching critical life skills.

Ireland’s Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Patrick O’Donovan TD has announced 28 funding awards valued at €34 million to support research across seven Higher Education Institutions.

Shropshire’s leading luxury dog hotel and daycare specialist has proven it’s a cut above the rest after securing three major national awards.

UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak has called an early UK general election for Thursday, July 4th.

Outside Downing Street, he said he would go to the polls this summer as he bids to win a fifth term in office for the Conservative Party. The surprise announcement overturned expectations of an autumn poll, which might have given the Tories a better chance of closing the gap with Labour.

Shadow Leader, Sir Keir Starmer, said that it was time for change, with the Labour Party posting large leads in national opinion polls. He insisted that it has a fully organised campaign ready to go.

Parliament will now be suspended tomorrow (Friday 24th) before it is formally shut down on Thursday next week ahead of an official five-week election campaign. It means there are only two days to pass any outstanding legislation - a move which will mean some of the government's measures will have to be abandoned.