Community News

On May 18th, 2026, The Grand Hotel Birmingham is celebrating five years of its newest chapter after reopening following a £50 million restoration, ending nearly two decades of closure.

One in three new parents are missing out on Child Benefit payments in their baby’s first year, new figures reveal.

A van driver who was spotted dumping waste on a city roadside has been successfully prosecuted by City of Wolverhampton Council.

Artificial intelligence is redistributing the value of information at an unprecedented pace. Synthetic data now makes up the majority of the Internet, having surpassed Peak Data in 2024 (a phenomenon reflecting a saturation of the high-quality data available to train AI LLMs), reaching a point where AI slop (AI-generated video or photo content) now blurs the line between documented fact and algorithmic reconstruction.

A new plan setting out how families across Wolverhampton will be supported from pregnancy through early childhood has been published by the City of Wolverhampton Council as part of the next steps in transforming the city’s family services.

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales opened a new men’s suicide prevention centre in Birmingham at the start of Mental Health Awareness Week.

Conservation charity Twycross Zoo have confirm that it has purchased 14-hectares of additional land to expand its existing nature reserve and mark a significant new chapter in its conservation work.

Train services between Wolverhampton and Shrewsbury have restarted after major repairs were made to damage caused by a freight train derailment.

Cybercrime is tightening its grip across the UK, with thousands of people falling victim to scams, account hacks and online fraud every year.

Worcester Cathedral is delighted to announce the award of a £249,956 grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund for its landmark project 'Reaching New Heights' - dedicated to the urgent repair and conservation of the Cathedral’s northwest pinnacles.

The Church, Family of God in Africa, joins the Universal Church in joyful thanksgiving to Almighty God as His Holiness Pope Leo XIV celebrates the first anniversary of His Pontificate on this blessed day of 8 May 2026, the Feast of Our Lady of Pompeii.

A Shropshire construction company that has transformed the lives of hundreds of people has been presented with its first ever King’s Award for Enterprise.

The Reform party came out as the biggest winner in this year’s local elections as Labour suffers a historic defeat in Wales after 27 years in power in the Welsh Parliament.  They (Reform UK) picking up more than 1,200 councillors, whilst in the principality, Plaid Cymru becomes the largest party - with Reform in second.

A charity organised clean-up has seen team members at a housebuilder in Birmingham roll up their sleeves as part of a national campaign to help care for local green spaces.

A memorial garden and plaque is to be unveiled to honour Caribbean RAF veterans in Leeds, to celebrate their legacy and contributions to the city, as the JSL (Jamaica Society Leeds) was set to unveil a memorial garden and plaque to honour Caribbean RAF veterans who settled in the city after serving in the Second World War.

Chelmsford-based housebuilder, Barratt and David Wilson Homes, has donated £1,500 to RSPCA Essex Mid & North, helping the charity continue its vital animal welfare work across Mid and North Essex.