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Punch Records supports emerging BME filmmakers from the West Midlands
Staff Reporter
September 4, 2018
Six emerging BME filmmakers from the West Midlands have been given the opportunity to fulfil their potential as part of a six-month artist development programme called BACK IN. The dynamic…
West Midlands Police on hunt for new Youth Commissioners
Staff Reporter
September 3, 2018
Young people in the region are once again being given the chance to become West Midlands Youth Commissioners, and work with West Midlands Police to highlight important issues that affect young…
Funeral arrangements announced for Solihull double murder victims
Staff Reporter
September 3, 2018
Funeral arrangements have been announced for the victims of the double murder which took place in Solihull last week. A daughter and her mother were stabbed to death in Solihull in…
12 stabbings in one week leave Birmingham shaken. Here’s the victims…
Staff Reporter
September 3, 2018
Twelve stabbings in and around Birmingham have left the city shaken this past week, as Bank Holiday Monday began with news a double murder. Mother and daughter Khaola Saleem and Raneem Oudeh…
VIDEO: Bernie Wilcox on 40th anniversary of Northern Carnival Against the Nazis
Staff Reporter
September 3, 2018
Journalist Vimal Korpal chats to Bernie Wilcox, one of the founders of the Northern Carnival Against the Nazis in 1978, on the 40th anniversary of the anti-racism event; and ahead…
INTERVIEW: Bernie Wilcox on the 40th anniversary of northern Rock Against Racism
Vimal Korpal
September 3, 2018
I happened to be in Manchester and stumbled upon Bernie Wilcox, who was one of the main organisers of the Northern Carnival Against the Nazis, which took place 40 years…
Birmingham Lord Mayor visits Bordesley Green to inspire local children
Rangzeb Hussain
September 2, 2018
The Birmingham Lord Mayor made an appearance at a Family Fun Day in Bordesley Green yesterday, organised by community organisation Seek for Change. Cllr Yvonne Mosquito met local parents and children…
SBTV in Birmingham for September pop-up takeover experience
Staff Reporter
September 1, 2018
Urban music channel SBTV is heading to Birmingham's Custard Factory in Digbeth this week, for an all-day music and street art pop-up experience. Billed as an "SBTV takeover", the popular…
Janbaz Tarin, 21, charged with Solihull double murder
Staff Reporter
August 31, 2018
Janbaz Tarin has been charged with the murder of a mother and daughter who were fatally stabbed in Northdown Road, Solihull in the early hours of Bank Holiday Monday. Tarin,…
What is the Hindu festival of Janmashtami?
Vimal Korpal
August 29, 2018
Janmashtami is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. Kashav Sehra, a co-opted Trustee and a member of the Shree Geeta Bhavan Mandir in Handsworth, provided…