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Former football hooligan to hold anti-racism march to honour friend killed by armed police
Denise James
July 3, 2020 | 04:22 pm
A former football hooligan from Birmingham is organising an anti-racist march to show solidarity with Black Lives Matter in honour of his friend who was tragically shot dead by armed…
The new post-lockdown wedding: No singing, no dancing and no food
Denise James
June 30, 2020 | 03:08 pm
Weddings have been all but banned in the UK since lockdown began on March 23, but new Government guidelines released today state that post lockdown weddings of up to 30 people can go…
Proud Brummie volunteers from Small Heath help clear up waste in Ward End Park
Rangzeb Hussain
June 23, 2020 | 04:14 am
A group of Brummies from Small Heath, who formed a group called the Waste Warriors to help motivate the community, conducted a major cleanup operation in Ward End Park on…
4 years on: Remembering how Birmingham responded to the Orlando mass shooting
Staff Reporter
June 14, 2020 | 02:33 am
Four years ago on June 12th 2016, a mass shooting in Florida, sent shockwaves around the world as 49 innocent people were shot dead at an Orlando nightclub. Gunman Omar Mateen murdered…
Brave faith-inspired volunteers from Small Heath clear up dangerous drugs waste in Birmingham parks
Rangzeb Hussain
June 13, 2020 | 07:22 pm
A group of Brummies from Small Heath have formed a volunteer group to cleanup dangerous drugs waste from streets and parks across the Midlands region to motivate communities and to make…
Police search for ‘dead body’ dumped in Small Heath Park lake
Rangzeb Hussain
June 10, 2020 | 11:35 am
The Small Heath community were left in a state of shock yesterday as emergency service crews arrived in Small Heath Park after reports that 'a dead body had been dumped'…
VIDEO: Black Lives Matter protests erupt across Birmingham in wake of George Floyd murder
Staff Reporter
June 5, 2020 | 07:20 pm
Black Lives Matter and related anti-racism protests are being held across Birmingham in response to the police murder of George Floyd in the US, and to challenge institutional racism across…
Thousands march in Birmingham in act of solidarity for police brutality victim George Floyd
Rangzeb Hussain
June 5, 2020 | 03:55 pm
Birmingham city centre was packed with thousands of 'Black Lives Matter' protestors on Thursday afternoon to show solidarity for George Floyd, who died as a result of US police brutality…
Food charity feeds hundreds of Birmingham’s vulnerable people during coronavirus pandemic
Rangzeb Hussain
June 4, 2020 | 06:34 pm
A Birmingham food distribution charity has been busy handing out essential food supplies to hundreds of vulnerable and homeless people during the coronavirus pandemic. Volunteers from Feedo Needo, which is…
Brum council says ‘sorry’ after admitting it whitewased George Floyd art by ‘mistake’
Rangzeb Hussain
June 3, 2020 | 03:52 pm
Birmingham City Council has issued an apology after a street art tribute to George Floyd was removed hours after being painted in Kings Heath by a Birmingham artist. Mohammed Ali…
