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Artists wanted in North Birmingham for creative community projects
Staff Reporter
October 10, 2020 | 12:30 pm
Community organisations in north-east Birmingham have put a call out for local artists to create art installations to engage and empower local residents. Gallery37 North - an initiative working on…
Migrants bike together at Edgbaston Reservoir to defy “hostile environment”
Staff Reporter
October 5, 2020 | 10:30 am
Local community groups joined city migrants for a bike ride in Birmingham over the weekend to show unity in the face of the “hostile environment” faced by refugees and asylum seekers…
Midlands residents show solidarity for refugees following dangerous far-right hotel raids
Staff Reporter
October 4, 2020 | 01:05 pm
Residents from across the Midlands are joining forces to welcome refugees and asylum seekers to the region, after a spate of hotel invasions were carried out by "far-right thugs" hoping to to…
Solihull hotel manager fined £10,000 after 200 attend funeral
Staff Reporter
October 2, 2020 | 02:05 pm
A Solihull hotel manager has been handed a £10,000 fine after breaching COVID-19 regulations by hosting a funeral party with hundreds of attendees. As well as the fine, the Castle Bromwich…
Police crackdown on COVID-19 rule flouters across West Mids
Staff Reporter
October 2, 2020 | 01:29 pm
West Midlands Police are stepping up efforts to strictly enforce COVID-19 regulations in a bid to help control the spread of coronavirus. The ramping up of protective action follows several…
Black History Month launched in Birmingham with special virtual event
Staff Reporter
October 2, 2020 | 09:30 am
Birmingham’s celebration of Black History Month has been launched with a special virtual event held over the weekend. As well as reflecting the city’s diversity and heritage, this year’s programme also…
BREAKING: Two rushed to hospital after “serious collision” in Birmingham city centre
Staff Reporter
September 24, 2020 | 06:50 am
Warning: this report contains distressing images. A young man was taken into police custody in Birmingham city centre early this morning, after a vehicle he was believed to have been driving was involved…
New COVID-19 measures and curfews introduced for UK businesses to curb infection rates
Staff Reporter
September 23, 2020 | 12:30 pm
Businesses could be subject to new fines of £10,000 if they fail to adhere to new guidance surrounding measures such as curfews and face coverings announced by the Government yesterday…
Elderly man dies after car hits bollard in Sutton Park
Staff Reporter
September 16, 2020 | 12:41 pm
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage after a man died after a car collided with a bollard in Sutton Park last week. Officers were called to reports of a white…
Police appeal for missing 11-year-old boy from Coventry
Staff Reporter
September 15, 2020 | 10:27 pm
West Midlands Police have launched an urgent appeal for a missing child from Coventry. The force has out out a call for anyone who may have seen 11-year-old Tyler Stacey,…
