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Brummies perform mass singalong of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody
Staff Reporter
January 29, 2018 | 08:55 pm
Around hundred Brummies gathered in Birmingham city centre this evening to belt out iconic Queen hit Bohemian Rhapsody in a mass singaglong to spread some New Year cheer. Congregating at Cathedral Square - also known as…
Apprentice winner spends Christmas Day with homeless in Brum
Staff Reporter
December 25, 2017 | 05:40 pm
While many were spending Christmas morning with their families, The Apprentice winner James White decided to spend his with the vulnerable and needy at a Birmingham shelter. The 26-year-old entrepreneur…
VIDEO: Birmingham comes together to help the homeless and needy
Staff Reporter
December 25, 2017 | 03:30 pm
This Christmas Day, we pay tribute to the hundreds of people and countless organisations who give up their time to help the less fortunate, homeless and needy across Birmingham; not…
VIDEO: British mosque opens its doors to homeless for Christmas
Staff Reporter
December 24, 2017 | 03:56 pm
The Birmingham Central Mosque has opened its doors to the homeless, isolated, vulnerable and needy in the city; providing free hot food and drink, as well as hampers and essential…
Birmingham mosque opens Christmas soup kitchen for homeless
Staff Reporter
December 24, 2017 | 01:10 pm
A city mosque has opened a soup kitchen to feed the homeless and needy over the festive period. The Birmingham Central Mosque in Highgate has set up a marquee alongside its…
How you can help the homeless in Birmingham this Christmas
Staff Reporter
December 23, 2017 | 03:31 pm
Christmas certainly is a time of goodwill, with the number of people wanting to help their vulnerable friends and neighbours increasing over the festive season. With such a strong focus…
VIDEO: Birmingham pub offers free meals to homeless on Christmas Eve
Staff Reporter
December 23, 2017 | 01:30 pm
The Old Crown pub in Birmingham is to offer free meals to the homeless and vulnerable on Christmas Eve. Matt Deakins, Duty Manager at the city's oldest public house, discusses…
1 in 4 teenagers can’t enjoy Christmas without social media, charity finds
Staff Reporter
December 21, 2017 | 12:00 am
More than one in four teenagers – an estimated 90,000 young people in the West Midlands - say they couldn’t enjoy Christmas without social media according to a new survey…
Villa and Wolves players visit young patients to spread festive cheer
Staff Reporter
December 20, 2017 | 12:30 pm
Aston Villa FC players, including Captain John Terry, stopped by Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn's Children's Hospice yesterday to help spread festive cheer with young people, staff and families. Wearing…
Why were people dancing the Macarena in Birmingham’s ‘Pigeon Park’?
Staff Reporter
December 16, 2017 | 10:25 pm
Brummies congregated outside Birmingham Cathedral this evening to take part in a mass dance-along, in a bid to spread festive cheer and raise money for charity. Joining in from all over…