Community News

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) today announced a new pilot scheme with Stagecoach Midlands to provide a late-night bus service connecting Stratford-upon-Avon to Leamington Spa, Warwick and Coventry.

The Windrush National Organisation will be hosting its second international conference in Birmingham on Friday, 27 October 2023 at the Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre.

Two foster carers from Hull who care for a boy with additional needs have won a prestigious Fostering Excellence Award, recognising their exceptional contributions to foster care.

A scheme to help homeowners whose homes are ‘off the mains gas grid’ make their properties greener, more sustainable and save money on energy bills has been launched in the city.

A three-year-old, fed up with seeing people drop litter on the floor, has been helping clean up his neighbourhood and is hoping his actions inspire others to help keep the borough tidy.

Families looking to (trick or) treat themselves to a great value, fun day out this October should go along to Severn Trent’s spooktacular Halloween Trails!

Described by the court as possessing “an unusual command of 'the tongue that Shakespeare spoke' a felicity of expression, good taste, and intellectual force”, Christian Frederick Cole made History by being England’s first Black barrister after studying at Oxford, where, whilst there, he was the University's first Black scholar.

Space tourism market is estimated to grow by USD 6.96 billion from 2022 to 2027, growing at a CAGR of 14.1%.

On World Food Day 2023, Mars Food & Nutrition shares progress towards the food and sustainability goals that sit at the heart of its purpose: Better Food Today. A Better World Tomorrow.

BE OPEN Art, an online art gallery set up by BE OPEN think tank, a humanitarian initiative founded by international businessperson and philanthropist Elena Baturina, is running a new competition for emerging artists, aimed to support those whose art best represents their regional, cultural and ethnic identities – BE OPEN Regional Art.

A singer and actress, who was often compared to the legendary Josephine Bake, Evelyn Dove was recognized as a trailblazing performer" who, in 1939, made history as the first Black singer to feature on BBC Radio.

Gofriends have officially announced the launch of its Android/iOS app in the United Kingdom.

Evolyn, a new train company, is set to break Eurostar’s 30-year monopoly on the non-stop London to Paris route.

Black Country Women’s Aid (BCWA) has been awarded almost £500,000 in National Lottery funding to expand an innovative family therapy programme for mothers and children affected by domestic abuse.

A report will today go before city council regarding the agreed principles of working in relation to the delivery of the new pay equity system.

Climate action charity Ashden is joining forces with community organisation Think & Do Camden to replicate their highly successful ‘Sharing Spaces.’