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Before the arrival of pop sensation Rihanna, the most successful Caribbean female artist was a certain Millie Small. Millie’s impact on music history cannot be overstated, as it was her recording of the international hit My Boy Lollipop in 1964 that ushered in the new genre of Ska and later Reggae.

A plaque commemorating the first ever British Kabaddi League match played in Great Britain has been unveiled at WV Active Aldersley.

A woman with complex disabilities who defied the odds this year to find her first ever job has been shortlisted for a ‘Person of the Year’ award by national disability charity Sense.

Commonwealth Games legacy cash is being invested directly back into Sandwell to harness the sporting success of last year’s Games and get more local people active.

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has retained its position as one of the country’s most ambitious and forward-thinking regions on tackling climate change.

Project Solar UK, the nation's leading installer and retailer of solar panels, has conducted research to uncover how residents have traditionally prepared their homes for the winter season.

Highly acclaimed, Walsall-based Gospel singer-songwriter Dalton Kerr is inviting people to join him and The Generation Choir for an uplifting evening of dynamic, live praise and worship on Saturday 25th November 2023, 6pm, at the Handsworth New Testament Church of God, in Lozells, in Birmingham.

With the Rugby Union World Cup reaching its grand final, during this Black History Month and England taking on Tonga in the current Rugby League test, the one name that people are still taking about – especially in the latter code – is Clive Sullivan MBE.

A woman who admitted to neglecting her cat has been banned from keeping cats for five years.

Experts have warned dog owners about harmful Halloween food that may cost them £200 and an emergency visit to the vet.

Full details of Wolverhampton's five Christmas lights switch on events have been revealed.

Best-known for her promotion of the Rastafari culture and History, author and journalist Barbara Makeda Blake-Hannah is also a politician, film maker, festival organiser and cultural consultant.

A project to document the soundscape of three different cities and marry them with real-time musical interpretation reaches stages in Birmingham, Edinburgh and London this month. 

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) today announced a new pilot scheme with Stagecoach Midlands to provide a late-night bus service connecting Stratford-upon-Avon to Leamington Spa, Warwick and Coventry.

The Windrush National Organisation will be hosting its second international conference in Birmingham on Friday, 27 October 2023 at the Edgbaston Park Hotel and Conference Centre.

Two foster carers from Hull who care for a boy with additional needs have won a prestigious Fostering Excellence Award, recognising their exceptional contributions to foster care.