Today Handsworth, tomorrow the world
Legendary drummer Carl Palmer talks about growing up in Handsworth Wood and his first steps to stardom.
Bowls club gets defibrillator training
Safety of members taken seriously.
New film festival for Birmingham
MAC event to showcase best of Pakistan cinema.
Digbeth Business Improvement District bid to be discussed
Final call for Digbeth Business Forum event attendees.
Survey reveals “alarming” number of Birminghan carers neglecting themselves
Event aims to raise awareness of need for carer safeguards.
MP demands action on healthcare for homeless people
Call comes as statistics reveal Birmingham tops the list of homeless deaths.
Rugby legend inspires young builders
Teenagers turn urban designers with St. Modwen Homes.
Getting it Taped
Birmingham music promoter tells us about her new venture.
Handsworth photography exhibition launched
Forty years on from groundbreaking community project.
Ageing Better… and better
Over-50s event to focus on making connections and staying positive in later life.
Winter of Compassion campaign to end West Midlands hunger
Birmingham MP contributes to help for foodbanks.
Business community holds back to work fundraiser
Success for first Smart Works Birmingham fundraising lunch.
Weekend of celebration for Chinese New Year
Crowds gather in Chinatown to welcome in Year of the Pig.
Halesowen beauty spot designated as protection area
Newly protected site to safeguard rare fungi.
Birmingham charity to host Fuel Poverty Awareness Day event
Birmingham Disability Resource Centre helping reduce risk of fuel poverty.
Ground-breaking community cohesion project opens in Birmingham
Partnership aims to build communities through sport.
Funding boost for organ donation
Birmingham projects win funding to help promote organ donation among black and Asian communities.
Recently merged college judged best in Birmingham
Watchdog praise follows inspection.
A bed for the night
Join Birmingham City Mission’s Sponsored Sleepout.
Acorns welcomes funding boost for children’s hospices
NHS to finance improved help for families.
Birmingham Airport to sponsor Chinese New Year celebrations
Hat-trick association for airport and city festivities.
Ageing Together Week launched to help combat loneliness
Citizens, community groups and organisations get together during awareness week to highlight isolation across Birmingham.
Dance Hub announce commissioning opportunities
Funding available for amplifying and connecting dance in Birmingham and beyond.
Local family pay tribute to kindertransport survivor
Lasting legacy for former Solihull School pupil saved from Nazi persecution.
Red Cross volunteer recognised in New Year’s Honours
Award for Sutton Coldfield volunteer who has dedicated seventy years to the British Red Cross.
Survey reveals loss of community felt in Birmingham
Over half of adults in Birmingham don’t feel part of their local community.
Shock rise in foodbank claimants says city MP
Birmingham’s children now city’s biggest food bank recipients.
College Principal receives community award
Recognition for educational and charity commitment.
Social enterprise boost for community employment
Local recruitment drive on the road to help the country’s most vulnerable.
Survey reveals loneliness fears in Birmingham
British Red Cross releases new research on the extent of loneliness in the UK.