Countdown until Birmingham Heritage Week 2020 begins
Eleven days of unique events discovering the city’s history.
Hospice launches first virtual networking event
Zoom event aims to help Birmingham St Mary’s.
Little but LIVE! festival launched
New socially distanced outdoor festival celebrates creativity and connection.
West Midlands Railway to expand services
Passengers urged to check journeys ahead of timetable increase.
Funding secured for lockdown community team
COVID team keeping vulnerable families safe in Erdington.
West Midlands announces Europe’s largest exclusive e-scooter trial
120 jobs to be created in green transport scheme.
Covid chronicles: Sharp practices
Richard Lutz finds a pensioner willing to tool up during lockdown.
Taking a Big Step against gambling sponsorship
Walk and petition kicks off campaign to end gambling sponsorship in football.
Million Poundland
Andy Munro talks about Blues’ summer transfer dealings.
Colleges join forces for charity enrol-athon
Local charities to benefit from fundraising challenge.
Looking to the future of the Third Sector
Charity head Tina Costello writes about community needs in a crisis.
Further projects supported by Birmingham 2022 Community Programme
More than forty initiatives now receiving Games programme funding.
Former Birmingham shelf-stacker launches online festival
Funds raised aim to tackle social justice and human rights violations.
Community cafés reopen with focus on health
Evolve grows to become city’s first wellbeing café.
Blues firmly in the saddle
Andy Munro on Blues’ friendly win over Walsall.
Environmental activists protest bank investment in ‘dirty’ energy
Extinction Rebellion calls for HSBC to stop funding fossil fuel and invest in alternative futures.
Theatre’s associate director steps out for the Rep
Walking to Leicester Square to raise funds for theatre’s work with young people.
West Midlands collaboration helps build cloud-based technology
Manufacturing deal helps Inventor-e target multi-million pound industrial vending opportunity.