Community News

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,

Nearly £250,000 is to be invested in tackling neighbourhood crime after the City of Wolverhampton Council, West Midlands Police and the Police and Crime Commissioner were successful in a bid to the Home Office Safer Streets Fund.

Smethwick and Langley Swimming Centres, which are managed by Sandwell Leisure Trust (SLT), have both achieved ‘Excellent’ – the highest possible accreditation – in Sport England’s Quest Prime scheme.

Birmingham City Council has announced details on the latest element of the A34 Perry Barr highways improvement scheme, including key dates for anyone who uses key transport routes in the area.

A draft Masterplan outlining an ambitious vision for how to further improve Perry Barr over the next two decades has been published. The Perry Barr 2040 Masterplan looks to maximise the opportunities presented by the existing qualities of the area,

One of Britain’s first Black British consultants, pioneering neurologist James Samuel Risien Russell has today been commemorated with an English Heritage London blue plaque. The plaque marks 44 Wimpole Street, the impressive house which served as J. S. Risien Russell’s home and private practice from 1902 until his death in March 1939.

Former professional boxer John Fury – father to two-time heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and Love Island runner-up Tommy Fury - will be opening a new Community & Wellbeing Hub today in the heart of Walsall (17:00 approx.).

A leading Black Country manufacturer has announced its first nominated charity as part of its ‘Wired for Good’ campaign.