Author Archives: Staff Reporter
West Midlands migrants create and launch community magazine for Black History Month
Staff Reporter
October 27, 2020 | 10:37 am
A team of budding citizen journalists from migrant communities across the West Midlands have launched an online magazine for Black History Month. The group of mature students from Wolverhampton, Birmingham,…
Birmingham city council seeks Commonwealth Games feedback from city residents
Staff Reporter
October 26, 2020 | 11:35 am
Birmingham City Council is asking residents to provide their feedback on the Commonwealth Games which are due to be held in the city for the first time in 2022. Under…
BLACK HISTORY MONTH | INTERVIEW: Joshua Williams
Staff Reporter
October 25, 2020 | 07:39 pm
Proud Brummie Joshua Williams is a journalist, broadcaster, presenter and ambassador for several high-profile community initiatives and corporate brands. He’s also been crowned Mr Birmingham, is an avid fundraising fashionista, a…
£10,000 fine issued after Digbeth venue Lab 11 claims indoor event is actually outdoors
Staff Reporter
October 24, 2020 | 04:16 pm
West Midlands Police have handed out a £10,000 fine to a venue in Digbeth after it held an event in a specially constructed marquee and claimed it was an outdoor event. Officers were called…
Clocks go back this weekend and here’s when and why…
Staff Reporter
October 24, 2020 | 02:11 pm
Clocks will be going back in the UK early tomorrow morning as the nation returns to Greenwich Mean Time to prepare for darker days, but when does this happen and…
Muslim section at Handsworth Cemetery will be full in two weeks, city council confirms
Staff Reporter
October 24, 2020 | 12:41 am
Burial space in Handsworth Cemetery's Muslim section is almost full and with no additional available land at the site, Birmingham City Council has announced. The cemetery, which is based in the…
Guz Khan, Bharti Patel and Talisha Johnson among RTS Midlands Awards nominees
Staff Reporter
October 23, 2020 | 09:39 pm
Guz Khan, Bharti Patel, Talisha ‘Tee Cee’ Johnson and Darshna Soni are among the local media names unveiled as nominees for this year's Royal Television Society awards in the Midlands. The RTS…
£100K worth of community art commissions launched across North Birmingham
Staff Reporter
October 23, 2020 | 02:41 pm
Community organisations in North Birmingham have put a call out for local artists to create interactive art installations and projects to engage and empower local residents, to the tune of…
BBC secures the rights to broadcast Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Staff Reporter
October 23, 2020 | 10:48 am
The BBC has secured the exclusive rights to broadcast the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games, it has confirmed. The major multi-sport event, which will be held in Birmingham for the first time, will…
Street art painted in Digbeth to launch Birmingham-based show The Rap Game UK
Staff Reporter
October 20, 2020 | 02:00 pm
A 7ft graffiti mural has been sprayed in Digbeth to launch the second series of BBC Three show The Rap Game UK. The BBC has released a video showing Birmingham-based…
