Community News

With the festive season on the horizon, get ready for more social gatherings and a sprinkle of romance in the air.

Traditional approaches to international cooperation are insufficient to reach Paris Agreement objectives and innovative solutions must start happening, according to a new report published by the Deep Decarbonization Pathways (DDP) Initiative.

A team containing the cream of lifeguarding talent from the Birmingham Community Leisure Trust (BCLT) have won a national lifeguard competition, pushing aside teams from across the UK to win the Serco Leisure Lifeguard Competition at the iconic Stoke Mandeville Stadium.

The PURE Project employment support initiative hosts an event at Birmingham City F.C., centred around the Pledge for Birmingham.

Drinking culture continues to change across the UK, as it’s revealed a quarter (24%) of Brits are now going alcohol-free at weddings, with the #drywedding hashtag seeing a surge on TikTok at over 5.6 million views.

Christmas is just days away and whilst most countries have their own Christmas traditions, many actually have specific Christmas laws in place - and some are a little on the strange side.

Birmingham City Council is working with the Guild of Students at the University of Birmingham to tackle waste behaviours.

PETA is offering a reward of up to £2,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for dumping two turtles in a skip outside a pub in Dudley.

Local charity for sight loss and complex needs, Focus Birmingham, will host a Christmas Fair at their Harborne facility on Saturday 9 December between 12 – 4pm.

The Sikh community in the West Midlands bids farewell to an extraordinary luminary, Mrs. Balvir Kaur Dhillon, whose passing has cast a solemn hue over the realms of business, community service, and education. As the founder and director of Golden Ethics, Mrs. Dhillon's life was an exemplar of dedication, compassion, and leadership.

Edgbaston has landed three prestigious sustainability awards following a summer that saw the stadium host the country’s first ever sustainable major match day.

Celebrations have been in full swing at Harper fields, as one of its residents reaches her centenary in style.

Hospitality workers can learn how to handle the workload stresses of the festive season in a free one-off workshop hosted by The Burnt Chef Project CEO and founder, Kris Hall.

Homeless support services in Birmingham City Council are under increased pressure as the Government focuses on clearing its asylum backlog.

Event organisers: The Jagiellonian Club's Centre for Analysis, the Conservative Environment Network from the UK and the Poland from Nature Foundation, have created a new platform for exchanging experiences and creating common prescriptions for the region's energy future.

Recent reports have revealed that ChatGPT has reached an astonishing 100 million weekly active users.