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500 free bicycles donated to Birmingham residents in bid to improve social mobility
20 of 500 selected Birmingham residents have collected free bicycles, courtesy of Birmingham City Council's Big Birmingham Bikes scheme. The community initiative aims to increase the health and mobility of those who do…
Birmingham 2022 launches recruitment drive for over 20,000 Commonwealth Games jobs
Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is urging people to register their interest in the tens of thousands job opportunities that will become available between now and the Games. The recruitment drive…
Sandwell residents benefit from free blood pressure monitors donated by Cannock firm
Communities in Sandwell are to benefit from 100 free blood pressure monitors to improve their health and wellbeing, after they were donated by a company in Cannock. Logistics firm Super…
Birmingham photographer Maryam Wahid’s evocative new exhibition comes to the MAC
A major new exhibition by Birmingham-based photographer Maryam Wahid documenting a journey with her mother will open at the Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) this Saturday (5 February). The show explores…
Public health horror as rat spotted inside a car in Bordesley Green
Public health concerns have been highlighted after a resident was left horrified when a rat was spotted crawling around the inside of a car in the Bordesley Green area of…
New Malik tribute painted in Small Heath after previous piece destroyed in Digbeth
A new street art tribute to Small Heath icon Malik was spotted on a wall on the border of Bordesley Green and Small Heath by a Birmingham resident this week.…
Birmingham only UK city selected to join global women’s campaign for gender equality
Birmingham is the only British city selected to join a global women's campaign for the promotion of international gender equality. Chosen by the Carter Center as 1 of 12 international cities…
Birmingham’s Holocaust Memorial Day commemoration to be held at Millennium Point
Birmingham’s annual civic commemoration of Holocaust Memorial Day will this year be hosted at Millennium Point. The Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Cllr Muhammad Afzal, will lead the free public event…
Birmingham mosques hand out food parcels as poor people hit by rising energy bills
Organisers at two Birmingham mosques say rising energy prices have led to a significant increase in vulnerable people seeking help from the charity food parcel service run by mosques in…
Birmingham council unveils financial plans for the city’s “golden decade”
A plan designed to maximise the potential of a "golden decade" for Birmingham has been published by the city council. According to the council, the economic plan has a strategic…