Community News

Bristol-based artist Jennie Cave will be celebrating Black identity, culture and community through a retro-surreal collage this month.

London-based artist Shezad Dawood has been revealed as the inaugural winner of the Patina Art Residency – a new annual art award from Patina Hotels & Resorts celebrating artists whose work reflects a commitment to impact and sustainability.

DESIGN EQUALITY with Innovation is the 7th international competition in the SDGs-focused programme by the socio-cultural initiative BE OPEN and its partners.

Jungbunzlauer, a global leader in high-quality, sustainable ingredients from natural sources, will present its latest innovations in home care formulations during SEPAWA 2025 in Berlin, from 15 to 17 October.

Bristol civil rights leader Paul Stephenson, who helped lead the Bristol Bus Boycott and challenged the racist policies of businesses and authorities in the city for decades, has been described as ‘the quiet revolutionary’ as he is given the honour of being the cover image of this year’s Black History Month magazine.

Residents and staff at Iverley View Care Home are donning their flat caps for a special celebration of Black Country culture with a themed event titled “Peak-Iverley Blinders”, taking place today at 2pm.

With the theme for this year’s Black History Month being “Standing Firm in Power and Pride,” it has sparked conversation — and in some cases, questions.

Royal Sutton Coldfield Orchestra is to mark five decades of music-making in the town with a celebratory 50th Anniversary Concert, conducted by Bob Vivian, at Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Hall on Saturday 18 October.

City of Wolverhampton Council and its partners will be marking World Homeless Day tomorrow (Friday October 10).

Haringey unveiled the impressive refurbishment of Muswell Hill Library and welcomed Baroness Fiona Twycross to see the transformation.

Oxfordshire housebuilder Barratt and David Wilson Homes has contributed £1,500 to Sebastian’s Action Trust, a charity dedicated to supporting life-limited children and their families in the south-east of England.

I’ve always said my journey into politics was forged in the NHS, where I worked as a district nurse for 25 years.

Adam Henson’s Cotswold Farm Park has unveiled details of its magical Christmas on the Farm festive family experience this winter, available to book on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Friday 21st November – Sunday 14th December, plus extra dates around Christmas (Thursday 18th – Tuesday 23rd December).

It was announced that novelist Dame Jilly Cooper, known for her best-selling romps including Rivals and Riders, died yesterday.

Care home Iverley View in Stourbridge, in the West Midlands, will be opening its doors to a number of people from the community to help tackle loneliness in their local community.

Market traders in Bilston have called for people to support their local market while major refurbishment works take place.