Community News

City of Wolverhampton Council’s wholly owned housing development company, WV Living, is inviting visitors to explore its two show homes at Hampton Park during the Christmas season.

The RSPCA is reminding XL Bully dog owners of key dates which will affect  their beloved pets as we rapidly approach the end of the year.

Residents in the Birmingham district of Yardley who have helped save their local playing fields from developers have been invited to have a say in their future.

Those heading out and about this Christmas and New Year are being urged to give public transport a go to avoid the traffic jams and congested car parks.

As the holiday season approaches, many children in Birmingham are eagerly anticipating Santa Claus's annual journey.

Following International Migrants Day, Councillor Nicky Brennan, Birmingham City Council’s Cabinet Member for Social Justice, Community Safety and Equalities, takes a look at how the city continues to honour its commitments as a City of Sanctuary as he explains: “Every year International Migrants Day provides an opportunity to celebrate migration and how migrants have helped to build and shape our world.

Martin Reid, 30, from Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, with his dog, Ag Ch Get It With Eager To Work (Selfie), a three-year-old Shetland Sheepdog, beat hundreds of dogs and their handlers to win The Kennel Club Small Dog Agility Stakes final on Friday 15 December.

Rail passengers in Network Rail’s North West and Central region will benefit from a better, more reliable railway in 2024 thanks to upgrade and maintenance work taking place this Christmas and New Year.

The Gospel Oak, north London house where Claudia Jones died on Christmas day 1964 is to have a Nubian Jak Community Trust blue plaque unveiled on December 18 2023 to commemorate the life and work of the radical activist.

Employees at a West Midlands developer have helped to provide Christmas cheer for those in need this Christmas, after volunteering to wrap festive gifts for children in the region.

New council homes on the Heath Town estate have been awarded the highest Secured by Design (SBD) mark.

Senator the Honourable Randall Mitchell, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts extends his deepest condolences to the family and friends of beloved Soca artiste and songwriter, Ricardo Drue.

The annual tax-free gifting allowance remaining static for the past four decades means its real value is lagging by 360%, research from law firms Shakespeare Martineau and Mayo Wynne Baxter has revealed.

The unveiling of a Blue Plaque, in commemoration of the contribution of Birmingham’s first Black elected Councillor, the late Alderman Egbert Sylvester Carless OBE - fondly known as Bert, and who was first elected in 1979 to represent the ward of Aston, where he was elected as a Labour member – is set to take place in Handsworth.

A pioneering new Green Travel District (GTD) for Sutton Walmley & Minworth, Reddicap and environs has been launched to help improve sustainable and active travel for residents, workers and visitors.

On the release of the statement on the high level savings proposals made by Birmingham City Council, Lyle Bignon (pic), NTE Ambassador for Birmingham, working on behalf of the Night Time Industries Association, said: “The announcement of high-level savings proposals from Birmingham City Council today is incredibly alarming.