Families recently paid tribute to the 14 young people who died in the New Cross fire, using a service marking the 45th anniversary of the blaze to implore people to “hold one another with compassion and care”.

Birmingham-based Tat Vision has created a new piece of art to highlight the meaning of ‘home’, as part of a new Barnardo’s campaign to urgently recruit more foster carers.

Visitors have only a short time left to see the world‑renowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition at Wolverhampton Art Gallery, and the final opportunity to experience the acclaimed showcase of the sixty‑first competition before it closes on Sunday 26 January 2026.

The ribbon has been cut on a dedicated wellness and multi-faith space for residents and the wider community at a care home in Sutton Coldfield.

The award-winning ‘Royal Three Counties Show’, the UK’s premier agricultural and countryside living event, and one of the longest running events of its kind, will return to ‘Three Counties Showground’ in Malvern, with a packed programme of new features, exciting entertainment, agricultural innovations, plenty of family fun for all ages, excellent local food and drink, and – of course – thousands of animals!

The bust of Professor Mel Chevannes, Wolverhampton's first Black councillor and committee chair, has been relocated from Wolverhampton Art Gallery to the Civic Centre, where it is now on public display near the main entrance.