People are being asked to have their say on a draft strategy which sets out the City of Wolverhampton Council’s vision to be an effective and trustworthy 'corporate parent'. The Corporate Parenting Strategy 2022-2025 outlines the key steps the council will take to ensure that children and young people in its care have the best possible outcomes in life.

As part of our #WipeOutDiscrimination campaign – which aims to raise awareness about what prejudice looks like so we can work together to wipe it out of Haringey, the Mayor of Haringey, Councillor Adam Jogee, has shared his story about the challenges he’s faced as a black 29-year-old Muslim man.

Since being first elected to the council in 2014, Cllr Jogee has experienced both racism and Islamophobia, as he recalls being called a ‘monkey’ and ‘Jihadi Jogee’ because of his race, and religion.

The only Midlands based cryotherapy clinic, Active Clinic - based on Birmingham’s Hagley Road - recently celebrated 5 successful years of business with a lavish party which included VIP guests, celebrities and sports stars such as, Lord Mayor of Birmingham Councillor Muhammad Afzal, Love Island’s Idris Virgo, BBC Radio Presenter/Actor Noreen Khan, BBC Radio London duo Sunny & Shay, Brummie Take Me Out TV Personality Kirsty Lo, former kickboxing world champion Wayne Turner and international female rugby star Heather Fisher.

With dog ownership skyrocketing over the past 18 months, the impact of lockdown on puppy buying may be even more widespread than expected, with certain ‘rare’ breeds seeing their numbers increase during the height of the pandemic in the West Midlands.       

New data released ahead of Discover Dogs by dog welfare organisation, The Kennel Club, shows that, since the start of the pandemic, there has been a rise both regionally and nationally in the popularity of more unusual breeds, suggesting that puppy buyers were using the time spent at home to research more unknown breeds that would best suit their lifestyle.

77% of plants found in the UK’s city gardens originated overseas according to a forthcoming major study by Professor Jane Memmott, Professor of Ecology at Bristol University and President of the British Ecological Society, and colleagues.

Taking this remarkable statistic as inspiration, Trigger Collective has created the major cultural event and installation PoliNations, which has been commissioned as part of UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK, as a way to reflect on the UK’s complex histories surrounding migration and diversity whilst celebrating our differences, our roots, and our future, and emphasising the importance of access to green spaces and a healthy planet for all.

Sutton Coldfield Town Hall is to receive £34,000 from the third round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund.

The heritage venue is among 925 recipients to benefit from the latest round of awards from the Culture Recovery Fund. More than £100 million has be awarded to hundreds of cultural organisations across the country in the latest round of support from the fund, the Culture Secretary announced today.