Community News

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. 

Amelia Douglas, a 29-year-old Graduate Quality Manager for DHL and Jaguar Land Rover, has been officially crowned as the youngest Sleepouter ever.

Worcester Cathedral’s brand-new pinnacle is now in place after the final stones were installed and blessed by the Interim Dean and Bishop at a ‘topping out’ ceremony.

Birmingham’s biggest private hire operator, A2B Radio Cars, is setting an example for keeping the streets clean. In a bid to tackle cleanliness in the Midlands, the organisation has donated £1000 to Clean & Green voluntary community group and have co-hosted a community litter pick.

As Worcester Cathedral prepares for a packed programme of festive celebrations this Christmastime, it is asking for your help to ensure it can continue to provide a place of community for everyone.

Leicester and Leicestershire’s ‘Community Champions’ were celebrated on Friday 10 November at the auspicious, annual VAL Awards 2023 in the East Midlands city.

Thousands of tree saplings are being given away across the region to celebrate more than half a million trees planted as part of the West Midlands Combined Authority’s (WMCA) Virtual Forest initiative.

The Christmas Challenge utilises Big Give's ‘pledge’ model of match funding.

Lyle Bignon, Night Time Economy Ambassador (NTE) for Birmingham, working on behalf of the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA), described the Chancellor's Autumn Budget Statement as 'a missed opportunity to support the UK's fifth biggest industry', saying: "The Night Time Economy (NTE) is the fifth-largest industry in the UK.

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has announced Perry Barr Residential Scheme as the winner of the Award for Excellence in Planning for Communities for large schemes and Joshua Singh of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council as the Young Planner of the Year at the Awards for Planning Excellence 2023.

City of Wolverhampton Council has submitted a planning application for the redevelopment of Bilston outdoor market.

A new study of 35 Christmas markets across the UK has revealed that Birmingham is one of the best.