The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) is warning drivers to avoid bogus car insurance deals on social media, as it reveals over 21,000 fraudulent motor insurance policies were reported to it by insurers in the past 12 months which could be linked to the scam.

‘Ghost Broking’ is a growing scam, which involves fraudsters pretending to be Brokers in order to sell unrealistically cheap and completely fake policies.

On 15-21 November 2021, all 45 UK police forces will execute Op Drive Insured in a national effort to reduce uninsured driving levels and protect road users.

The week-long campaign which has been developed by the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) and NPCC’s National Roads Policing Operations, Intelligence and Investigations (NRPOII), will see an increase in roads policing activity to detect and seize uninsured vehicles.

Health for Life, an evidence based, award winning programme funded by Mondelēz International, is celebrating its 10^th anniversary this year.

To mark the milestone, the scheme is giving schools the opportunity to receive one of three Health for Life grants of £5,000. The Health for Life programme was introduced in 2011 and helps adults and children in the West Midlands to focus on living a healthier life.

Three groups across Birmingham and Coventry are urgently seeking support to help them win a share of a £1million prize pot – with a week to go until voting closes.

Sandwell Young Carers, Our Community Foundation and Baby Godiva are all representing Persimmon Homes Central in the housebuilder’s Building Futures competition - and are in with a chance of walking away with up to £100,000 each.

Lozells is the second area in Birmingham where people are being consulted about expanding and making permanent the temporary measures instigated, last year to create Places for People.

Last year, a one-way system was created and streets were narrowed by large planters which made it difficult for cars to cut-through the residential area situated between Heathfield Road, Lozells Road and Nursery Road. 

The success of young people in Wolverhampton going on to forge independent lives for themselves was celebrated during the recent National Care Leavers Week.

The City of Wolverhampton Council helped over 30 young people make the move out of care to independent living in the last year, despite the impact of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic – and they, as well as young people preparing to make that next step, took part in a wide range of activities through the week.