Raising funds for reptile project at Birmingham park

Project aims to provide wildlife habitats in green spaces.

Sonia Sabri announce Good Vibrations festival

Free online arts festival set to attract international music, dance and crafts.

Housing association attacks home plans for West Midlands

Local housing policies still failing disabled and older people.

Team England athletes demonstrate lockdown home workouts

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and Team England unveil 22 exercises to try at home.

Six appeal

West End stars launch Birmingham Hippodrome’s digital masterclasses.

Social enterprise helping re-offenders moves to Birmingham

Funding package helps The Skill Mill expand employment programme for young offenders.

Breakthrough for emergency services

West Midlands CARE Team join Blood on Board initiative.

Black Country Virtual School Games continues in 2021

Competitions available online for pupils to access in school or from home.

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery to remain closed

Essential work to take place ahead of 2022 re-opening.

Taskforce offers help to Erdington residents

Taskforce continues support through lockdown.

Heart of England Community Foundation restart Coronavirus Resilience Fund

Covid-19 emergency fund reopened to help community projects survive.

Erdington enterprise hub meets public approval

Baths site to be converted into centre for business.

Birmingham arts organisation shortlisted for awards

Friction Arts in line for Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation’s Award for Civic Arts Organisations.

Support plea from Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice

Hospice urges business community to support vital services throughout 2021.

Southside phone boxes “a hazard” claims business chief

Call for removal of dangerous phone boxes.

Mind the gap: Moseley Express hits funding jinx

Richard Lutz reports on a £20 million shortfall for the reopening of the Camp Hill rail line.

Academic launches lockdown laptop fundraising campaign

Lecturer aiming to enable primary school pupils to access online lessons.

Training courses a route back to work

Community group launches training schemes to boost employment chances.

Food parcels criticised by meals chief

Food boxes not the solution, says school meals service boss.

Refurbishment completed on St Boniface Church, Quinton

£250,000 upgrade gives back community centre to Quinton.

A new Birmingham Six

Pub bomb campaigners have been issued with fixed penalty notices.

Food charity continues to provide meals during lockdown

Collection service still open for vulnerable and needy residents.

Witton Lodge Community Association helping residents through lockdown

New co-ordinator appointed to help recruit and train volunteer befrienders.

First stage of River Cole improvements finished

Work improves water quality and environment for wildlife and people.

Mental health phone-line opens

NHS debuts crucial one-stop mental health phone-line.

Government help call for UK music industry

UK music venues and festivals face a “second consecutive year of silence”.

Birmingham Hippodrome to help arts-inspired youngsters

Hippodrome announces new pilot programme aimed at young people.

Sarehole Mill issues a New Year challenge

Start 2021 on the right foot with a Run of the Mill Challenge.

Landmark for Millennium Trust donations

Millennium Point Charitable Trust marks £25 million of donations to West Midlands STEM projects.

Christmas appeal up & running

Birmingham charity socks appeal link-up to help St Basil’s.