Birmingham City Council to fit sprinklers in tower blocks

Work is “a matter of urgency” – council leader.

Volunteers wanted for Weekender festival

Birmingham artists and performers invited to be part of Birmingham Weekender.

Birmingham Airport conducting airspace consultations

Residents to be asked about potential new flightpaths.

Golden anniversary for Coventry theatre group

Festival of Young Theatre Makers celebrates fifty years of youth theatre.

Look after yourself and others in hot weather

Advice from ambulance services on coping with the current heatwave.

Local culture celebrated at Rolfe Street station

New artwork by Sandwell College students unveiled.

London Midland wins international award

Rail company’s community work honoured.

Hospice hero wins acclaimed volunteering award

Reward for help in organising and fundraising.

Putting ability first

Helping to provide work in areas of high unemployment.

Hippodrome to launch season of Accessible Performances

Birmingham theatre to offer performances aimed at special needs.

Bournville makes it snappy

Families invited to add self-portraits to community archive.

Date confirmed for Kings Heath Street Festival

Annual event set to bring community together.

Birmingham City Council scoops awards for training and building

Council schemes praised for providing jobs and housing.

Charities in Birmingham launch Festival of Inclusive Sport

The fifth annual festival is back this month celebrating inclusive sport and physical activity.

Birmingham hospice gives back for National Volunteers Week

‘Thank you’ event staged for voluntary workers.

Communities urged to celebrate Year of South Asian Culture

Groups invited to stage their own celebrations for Utsav, the Year of South Asian Culture, across Birmingham this summer.

Community comes together to transform Rolfe Street

Diverse groups adopt railway station.

Lord Mayor’s awards honour community activists

Recognition for “improving the lives of thousands in the city”.

Birmingham teenage refugee wins inaugural Diana Legacy Award

Inspirational reward for changing the lives of others.

Teen casualty figures bring road safety education call

Figures show extent of road casualties.

Forgotten local hero honoured with blue plaque

Birthplace of Winter Olympics gold medallist commemorated.

Love Your Vote scheme launched

Innovative voting passport to help disabled people to vote in Birmingham.

Autism friendly screenings coming to Birmingham

More cinemas to take part in community events.

Capture Kings Heath and win

Local photographers invited to dig out their cameras this spring.

John Lewis Partnership begins support for local disabled college

New tie-up aims to support charity and strengthen community links.

Black Country Broadband Project gets £1.2 million cash injection

Technology roll-out reaches 40,000 households and businesses.

Ready… steady… grow

Big Dig Food Growing Event at Martineau Gardens.

Chocks away for RAF centenary

RAF Museum Cosford to celebrate landmark.

£30,000 lottery grant for Selly Manor Museum

New hands-on experiences at Museum thanks to new funding.

Photo shoot charters Birmingham’s evolving skyline at sunrise

Views from iconic tower block made public.