Community News

A blue plaque is to be unveiled to mark the former home of the groundbreaking singer and performer Evelyn Dove, in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

The Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF) have announced strikes for Saturday 30 September and Wednesday 4 October.

The Home Secretary has paid tribute to community leaders for their dedication to the Windrush generation, as the Windrush Working Group met for the final time.

Birmingham based charity, Help Harry Help Others is joining forces with Birmingham City Football Club to launch a new fundraising appeal called Hero365, asking people to help ensure the charity’s Drop-in Cancer Centre can continue to support those in need.

Pub lovers are being encouraged to help protect their local as part of a new initiative to stop historic pubs being lost for good. 

Jamaican men have some of the “sweetest mouth” – which, in other words, means that they know just the right words to sweet talk or “lyrics” a woman!

SBC's flagship global event SBC Summit has a new home in Lisbon starting in 2024, in order to meet the demands of the industry's fastest-growing gathering.

Results of a new YouGov survey, commissioned by the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) recently released, shows that 70% of parents with babies and young children feel it is getting harder every year to be a parent in Britain, with 70% feeling that being a parent today is harder than it was for their parent’s generation.

Two former councillors, Philip Page and Jonathan Yardley, have received the title of Honorary Alderman at an Extraordinary Meeting of the City of Wolverhampton Council.

Results of a new YouGov survey, commissioned by the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) recently released, shows that 70% of parents with babies and young children feel it is getting harder every year to be a parent in Britain, with 70% feeling that being a parent today is harder than it was for their parent’s generation.

Leading full-service law firm Shakespeare Martineau has welcomed partner Mark Taylor to its Birmingham education team.

The Great British weather is no longer a headache for engineers working on the country’s transition to net zero, thanks to a mum-of-five’s invention.

Bilston Community Shop, one of a network across the city, marked its first anniversary birthday to thank the volunteers who’ve worked so hard to make it a success.

A Ganesh idol being carried on a chariot in a procession of dancing and music was at the centre of Hindu celebrations as the Swindon Hindu Centre celebrated Ganesh Utsav, a religious celebration commemorating the birth of the Hindu god Ganesha.

Cristiano Ronaldo might not be playing in a popular football league anymore, but his popularity doesn’t seem to subside.

An airshow in the skies above the Imperial War Museum Duxford and a service at Westminster Abbey have commemorated the Battle of Britain.