A Birmingham tyre firm and its landlord have been fined a total of £43,333 after pleading guilty to breaching health and safety legislation at Birmingham Magistrates Court on 6 August 2021. Blues Tyres Birmingham Limited – based at Unit 13, 201 Coventry Road, Small Heath – was fined £26,677 fine […]
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Council signs pledge to reduce risks of modern slavery in Birmingham
Birmingham City Council signed a charter on 26 July 2021, as a commitment to proactively work to ensure there are no instances of modern slavery taking place within its supply chain. Modern slavery can affect anyone, anywhere: and we know that many thousands of people in the UK could experience […]
Vue cinema chain fined £750,000 following foot-rest fatality
A major cinema chain was fined £750,000 for breaching health and safety legislation at its Star City theatre in Nechells which led to a cinema-goer’s death, at Birmingham Crown Court on 20th July. Birmingham City Council prosecuted Vue Entertainment (Vue Entertainment Limited) – based in Chiswick High Road, London – […]
Aston Villa Foundation supports Islamic Relief UK to deliver food to those in need in Birmingham as Eid festivities come to an end
The Aston Villa Foundation supported Islamic Relief UK to distribute 500 food packs to vulnerable people including the homeless, asylum seekers, refugees and women who have suffered domestic abuse in Birmingham on 22nd and 23rd July. The distribution at Aston Hall in Birmingham took place just days after Muslims celebrated […]
Phenomenal Physical Airbase Challenge Sees Sky High Result
Hundreds of supporters within the region took part in Midlands Air Ambulance Charity’s recent Air30 Airbase Challenge, funding 67 future missions for the local pre-hospital emergency service, helping to save countless lives. The Air30 Airbase Challenge, which saw participants take on the virtual distances between the charity’s three airbases raised […]
Young Women in Leadership summit aims to inspire new generation of female leaders
Birmingham will host an intensive leadership programme next week, featuring talks and lectures by a variety of internationally renowned women with a view to inspire a new generation of female leaders. More than 80 girls from Birmingham and its sister cities around the world were chosen to join the Young […]
Dig down deep on the Anglo-Saxons
Summer holidays are here. But after so many lost days of learning, why not keep your youngsters up to the mark with some fun learning while school is out. Former primary school teacher Abby Milnes of education resource experts PlanBee starts with history The Netflix hit film The Dig, starring A-list actors […]
M6 junction 10 bridge beam lift postponed
Planned work to lift 44m-long steel bridge beams into place creating a new bridge at junction 10 of the M6 has been postponed. Unforeseen changes to the planned delivery route for the bridge beams means that the operation to lift them into place cannot go ahead this weekend. The M6 […]
Lead from leaded petrol persists in city air despite ‘90s ban
Lead levels in London’s atmosphere have dropped drastically since lead additives in petrol were banned, and currently meet UK air quality targets – yet airborne particles in the capital are still highly lead-enriched compared to natural background levels, a new study reveals. And similar problems could exist in Birmingham and […]
WALSALL MUSIC HUB ANNOUNCE VIRTUAL SUMMER SINGING FESTIVAL BEGINNING JUNE 2021
The festival will be made up of four live streamed vocal concerts and three original charity singles. Beginning on Thursday 17th June with ‘Big Sing’ and continuing every Thursday until 8th July, Walsall Music Hub will share performances on their YouTube channel, which are free to enjoy. The links for […]