Tag archives for online - Page 2
Brummie chefs team up to host virtual cooking show in aid of regional homeless initiative
Staff Reporter
December 4, 2020
Michelin-starred TV chef Glynn Purnell is teaming up with Birmingham City Council to host a virtual Cook-A-Long show in aid of the alternative giving scheme that helps rough sleepers. The…
Wolverhampton woman raising domestic violence awareness through lived experience
Morshed Akhtar
October 31, 2020
An inspiring woman from Wolverhampton is hosting an online event to raise awareness about domestic violence, both towards women and men. Farisai Dzemwa, 48, who herself suffered years of abuse…
Remembrance Sunday service to be held online with no public event in Birmingham
Staff Reporter
October 30, 2020
Birmingham’s annual Remembrance Sunday service will look very different this year, due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. While there will be no public event in the city…
OPINION: Why we’re coming together to stand up against domestic violence
Farisai Dzemwa
October 29, 2020
A lot of research has been done and written about domestic violence by researchers and academics. This is talked about and spread far and wide. Services are shaped and formulated…
West Midlands migrants create and launch community magazine for Black History Month
Staff Reporter
October 27, 2020
A team of budding citizen journalists from migrant communities across the West Midlands have launched an online magazine for Black History Month. The group of mature students from Wolverhampton, Birmingham,…
Birmingham Heritage Week makes a welcome return for 2020 but with lockdown changes
Staff Reporter
September 3, 2020
Birmingham Heritage Week returns for 2020 to celebrate the city and its fascinating history, people and places for eleven glorious days. Taking place from Thursday 10th - Sunday 20th September, this…
LGBTQ+ magazine Midlands Zone set to fold following COVID-19 pandemic circulation woes
Staff Reporter
August 31, 2020
Popular Birmingham magazine Midlands Zone is set to close amid economic struggles caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the knock-on effect of subsequent lockdowns and tier restrictions. Serving the LGBTQ+…
OPINION: Weekly ‘cuppa’ meet-ups give many migrants something to look forward to
Farisai Dzemwa
May 5, 2020
The weekly Cup'a'Tea virtual meet-up hosted by Migrant Voice for the migrant community has proved quite popular as it gives many something to look forward to each week. Many who attended…
Allah Vera: M&S respond to claims Arabic name of God appears on toilet paper
Staff Reporter
January 19, 2019
Supermarket giant M&S has hit back at claims its Aloe Vera toilet paper was branded with the Arabic name for God after a video purporting to show evidence of the claim…
Calls for M&S boycott following discovery of “Allah” toilet paper
Staff Reporter
January 19, 2019
There have been calls for a Marks & Spencer boycott following the alleged discovery of the word "Allah" on the supermarket's own brand toilet paper. In a video circulating on…