Bringing Communities Together
Live music is delighting audiences across Sandwell as part of an international festival – and there are more concerts to come all this week and over the weekend. The Mayor of Sandwell Councillor Ann Jaron helped to officially launch the Birmingham, Sandwell & Westside Jazz Festival on Friday (19 July) […]
Three men have been jailed for conspiring to commit over 30 burglaries which included guns being stolen and sold on to criminal gangs in Birmingham following a West Midlands Regional Organised Crime Unit (ROCU) investigation. Kadim Shah, John Shorthouse and Roshan Singh repeatedly travelled to rural areas in Warwickshire, Worcestershire […]
A planetarium show and a series of family fun activities are taking place at Oak House Museum in West Bromwich to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Moon landing. Space Week lifts off at the Oak House on Tuesday 23 July, followed by two fun days of space-themed crafts […]
Midwives, antenatal staff and consultants at Walsall Healthcare have achieved third best in the UK for their efforts at detecting babies with restricted growth to help reduce stillbirths. The teams have been using the GAP (Growth Assessment Protocol) programme developed by the Perinatal Institute which uses personalised growth charts to […]
The Saddlers picked up their second win in four days as they defeated Odra Opole thanks to a single goal from midfielder Jack Kiersey. Inside the opening minute of the game, Opole could have found themselves ahead when Szymon Skrzypcz connected well with a header at the back post but […]
Healthy food pioneers, Wheyhey, launched their first Outrageous Scoop Shop on the busiest street in Europe on July 3rd. Founded by Irishman Damien Kennedy, Wheyhey are offering the ultimate build your own ice cream sundae experience at Primark, Oxford Street East until the end of September. At the Wheyhey Outrageous […]
The progress of UK Automotive in sustainable development is revealed today by new data published the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The 20th annual Sustainability Report reveals environmental, economic, and social gains achieved by the sector over the past two decades, highlighting the substantial improvements in areas such […]
A funding initiative that helps new Worcestershire businesses to grow and succeed has successfully awarded its 100th grant. Enterprising Worcestershire offers financial and operational support to a wide range of start-ups in the region, helping them to build their businesses through investment in new equipment, website and marketing services and […]
A Birmingham man has been jailed after admitting being a member of the banned extreme right wing neo-Nazi group Nation Action. Daniel Ward, aged 28 from Highmore Drive, Bartley Green, pleaded guilty to membership of the group contrary to section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000 in January this year. […]
Learning is by far the number one reason that people watch online videos. According to a recent Pew Research Center study, 51 percent of YouTube users say that the site is very important to figuring out how to do things they haven’t done before. By contrast, only 28 percent of […]
