Community News

Birmingham tops the list as the UK’s most expensive city for a 6ft Nordmann Fir this Christmas. With prices averaging £81.67, festive shoppers in the West Midlands can expect to pay a premium for their real tree.

With budgets under closer scrutiny and energy performance now high on the homebuyer’s wish list, today’s self-builders and renovators are rethinking what really adds value.

A care home is appealing to the local community to help find someone who made an unforgettable entrance into the world over 40 years ago.

Christmas markets are an essential part of the festive experience for many families across the UK and Europe.

Latest figures show Transport for Wales continue our improvement journey as more services are running on time across the Wales and Borders network.

Three suspected fly tippers who ignored investigations have been ordered to pay a total of £7,316 following successful prosecutions by City of Wolverhampton Council.

Young people in Birmingham are set to lead three new community initiatives in the city, thanks to funding from United By 2022, the legacy charity of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The Tell and Share Project has announced a free event to be staged at Ladywood Leisure Centre, which will be a first for the city of Birmingham – a Nativity Musical performed in the Yorùbá language.

Olympic medal-winning swimmer and campaigner Sharron Davies has been named as one of three new Conservative peers.

Young musicians in Haringey have reached an exciting milestone with their record now live on Spotify and all major platforms.

This Christmas, a Solihull jeweller is trading treats for festive spirit – and giving shoppers the chance to walk away with a free gift card simply by spreading a little Christmas cheer.

Propstore, the leading entertainment memorabilia auctioneer, is diving back into the deep end as it closes out the 50th anniversary of “Jaws” with two of the most significant screen-matched artifacts ever to surface from Steven Spielberg’s 1975 classic.

Blackheath’s award-winning Nepalese restaurant, Everest Inn, is delighted to announce the return of its famed Laughing Buddha Statue, which will be proudly displayed at the restaurant from 13th January to 12th February 2026.

Birmingham-based property consultancy Johnson Fellows has advised Co-op Group as it launches its new ‘on-the-go’ micro stores - a first for the national grocer.

Tens of thousands of illicit cigarettes, a range of vapes and tobacco products plus unsafe and counterfeit toys have been seized from retailers by City of Wolverhampton Council.

An historic part of Manchester Piccadilly station’s heritage has been returned home – thanks to the hard work of a retired train driver.