Community News

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has signed a partnership deal with leading property developer St. Modwen to build 5,000 high quality, energy efficient homes on disused industrial land over the next decade.

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has been named as the first organisation in the UK to qualify to use the RACE (Reporting Action Composition Education) Equality Code quality mark.

Research has found that those living in Birmingham have the highest chance of winning in lotteries. Residents of this Midlands city have seen a shocking number of luckily strikes: 769 Postcode Lottery Wins, as well as 6662 wins in the National Lottery.

The possibility of losing access to life saving treatment is a real possibility for a 74-year-old who is battling cancer after his application to remain was refused in December 2019, with deportation back to Jamaica on the cards.

Couples in the Midlands might want to rethink the elaborate dove releases and choreographed first dances as the region has been named on the list of the most cringiest weddings of all time. 

Top10casinos.com carried out a survey to celebrate the removal of wedding restrictions across the UK.

A wide-ranging plan is being drawn up to guide and direct investment and development of the region’s transport network to meet the challenges of climate change, population growth and traffic congestion.

City of Wolverhampton Council is urging people not to use Tettenhall Pool while it is being filled and routine water safety checks are carried out to ensure it’s safe for use.

From bushtucker trials to running 80 miles, a cadet leader from Solihull is hoping to rise to his cadets’ challenges all in the name of charity.

Wing Commander Stuart Iles, 54, is aiming to complete 80 challenges set by the cadets

Azets, the UK’s largest regional accountancy and business advisor to SMEs, is helping to raise funds for several Birmingham charities as a signatory on the new ‘Forward in Unity’ mural in Digbeth.

City residents have been discovering the benefits of the Black Country’s first Tiny Forest during a special monitoring day. Members of the local community joined forces with environmental charity Earthwatch Europe and Councillor Steve Evans,

People are being invited to have their say on the Perry Barr 2040 Masterplan proposals for how to further improve the area over the next two decades.

The Masterplan looks to maximise the opportunities presented by the existing qualities of the area,

Residents and passengers on National Express West Midlands’ 18 bus route between Yardley Wood bus depot and Northfield Library will have their journeys brightened from 18 July, with around 700 hand-stitched hearts hanging on trees and railings as part of a temporary artwork called 18 at Heart.

With the region predicted to be hit with a heatwave over the next few weeks, Severn Trent has thanked its customers for being water saving heroes so far this summer and issued a reminder to be mindful of non-essential water use as the weather heats up.

Archaeologists working in West London on the HS2 project have uncovered a fascinating rare set of Iron Age potins, an early version of the coin, dating back to the 1st century BC.

The hoard of over 300 potins is a significant historical find,

Wolverhampton’s new Yo! Summer Festival is officially launched today, offering over 300 activities and events for the city’s children and young people and their families during the long school holidays.

Cyclists will use pedal power to ride from Scotland to Birmingham to raise funds for the Sikh Helpline, a nationwide charity established in Sandwell, West Midlands.

The Sikh Helpline, a registered charity based in Sandwell,