Community News

As Black History Month continues to go from strength-to-strength – well after the October month - people are invited to join M-Shed for a ‘Bristol Bus Boycott Walk’ and ‘Sheroes of the Bristol Bus Boycott’ a powerful afternoon of film and live interviews uncovering the overlooked stories of women who helped shape the civil rights movement in Britain.

Pupils from a local primary school in Birmingham have won a competition to name the suites at a brand-new care home in Erdington.

A care home in Solihull has joined forces with a local nursery in the run-up to International Repair Day. 

Charles and Camilla arrived in Italy for a state visit which will see the King pray alongside the head of the Catholic church.

A south-west London council has reversed its decision to fine a woman £150 for pouring the remnants of her coffee down a gully.

Working people will benefit from thousands of new jobs, affordable homes and more opportunities as the Chancellor announces a half a billion-pound investment package to deliver growth in the Oxford to Cambridge Corridor and cement its status as a global innovation hub.

Passengers travelling this weekend are being warned of changes to journeys between Birmingham and Coventry while track renewal work takes place.

Jamaica-British academic and human rights activist, Sir Geoff Palmer, KT, OBE, who was a professor emeritus in the School of Life Sciences at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, in Scotland, was recognised, above all, for his groundbreaking achievements in science and the advocacy for racial equality in reshaping British history and earmarking his legacy during Black History Month.

Researchers from University of Gloucestershire will play a key role in a new £12.3 million project to discover how regenerative and conservation agriculture (closely aligned systems that boost agricultural productivity and resilience by prioritising soil health) could help reverse the alarming degradation of soils.

Yinka Shonibare is a visual artist who has gained international recognition for his vibrant and thought-provoking works of art.

A Wolverhampton charity is launching a new scheme to help residents in the city learn skills which could change their lives, while restoring unwanted bicycles.

In recognition of the outstanding contributions made by the Friends of Rookery Park group to the local community, the McCarthy Stone Foundation has donated £500 to support the transformation of the park’s gardens.

In the run up to Halloween, Severn Trent’s Stickleback is getting into the spirit of the season with a creepy-crawly new name, The Spider, as it continues to spin its web of protection across the Midlands sewer network.

Showcasing against the backdrop of Black History Month, the ‘Nigerian Modernism’ art exhibition is showing with a large-scale show at the UK’s first exhibition charting the development of modern art across the west African country and its diaspora.

Residents and visitors gathered along Kenton Road afternoon to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Kenton Festive Lights Switch-On, organised by the Kenton Area Traders’ Association.

Black History Month puts the spotlight on Emma Dabiri - a sought-after speaker, known for her insightful and thought-provoking discussions on race, gender, colonialism, and cultural issues.