Lantern walk to celebrate 25 years of Acorns

Acorns Children’s Hospice has announced a brand new event with its Lantern Walk, taking place on Saturday 12th October.

Recession busting community comedy performances

With a free buffet, this recession busting ‘Pay What You Can’ event is a chance for the public to enjoy some high-quality, locally rooted comedy.

Phew what a scorcher: Britain set to sizzle in record temperatures

Local ambulance chiefs have issued advice for anyone taking advantage of the forecast heatwave.

South Birmingham primary schools celebrate healthy living

Newly appointed Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Mike Leddy and MP Richard Burden joined pupils and teachers from schools across South Birmingham at an event designed to celebrate healthy living.

West Midlands Fire Service to the rescue for Cure Leukaemia

Fire fighters from Highgate, Kings Norton, Ladywood and Northfield fire stations are taking on a job like no other

Befriending service reaches out to people with dementia in Birmingham

A service which enables people at risk of getting dementia, or who are newly diagnosed, to continue to do the things they enjoy has been launched by Alzheimer’s Society in Birmingham.

Smethwick fire update

A number of injuries have been reported in one of the Midlands’ biggest-ever peacetime blazes.

Give Ammalife Mothers A Chance..And You Could Win £2000

Help save lives by donating to our charity, AMMALIFE, in this summer’s Big Give

Local primary schools awarded at Health for Life presentation event

Fifteen schools from across Birmingham have been awarded with Health for Life certification

New PE teaching team puts girls on path to excellence

Solihull School has paved the way to sporting excellence for female pupils after expanding its Physical Education Department.

Southside gets spiritual with Tai Chi Stuff

This summer Birmingham’s Southside district is getting in touch with its inner Chi with a programme of uplifting Tai Chi classes in the Arcadian.

QEHB staff gear up for overseas adventures in aid of Birmingham St Mary’s

Professor Nick James and Usha Kiran, who are based at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham’s world-renowned Cancer Centre, have signed up to support the hospice

One weekend. Two wheels. Hundreds of bike rides

British Cycling’s Breeze Network was established to get more women on their bikes and for the second year in a row, the Big Breeze Bike Ride aims to do just that – and it’s coming to Birmingham.

‘Thank You’ say ambulance chiefs

Volunteers who help to save lives and support emergency work in the West Midlands are being thanked by ambulance bosses as part of National Volunteers Week.

Ivor Goodsite explains the dangers of building sites

Pupils from St Columba’s Catholic Primary School received a lesson in site safety from local housebuilder St. Modwen Homes;

Pub Quiz in aid of Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice

The newly formed ‘Birmingham St Mary’s Hospice Kings Norton Fundraising Group’ are urging all quiz enthusiasts to join them for their debut fundraising event

Anna Rose and her asparagus tips

Anna Rose writes a timely reminder of a tasty product that requires fewer delivery miles to arrive on our menus.

Black Country friends say ‘Balls to Cancer’ with 62.5 mile challenge

Four friends from the Black Country have completed a once in a lifetime challenge this weekend and raised over £6,500 for a local charity in the process.

Enjoy yourself and stay safe

Local ambulance chiefs have issued advice for anyone taking advantage of what might, possibly, be some decent Bank Holiday weather.

University programme first to offer training to cosmetics industry

A new study programme at Coventry University is set to become the first in the country to offer an accredited qualification to practitioners working in the cosmetic enhancement industry.

Local pupil comes top of the class in Cure Leukaemia and Free Radio T-shirt comp

And the winner is….

In the field of opportunity it’s veggie time again

Anna Rose brings news of National Vegetarian Week and some thoughts on how easy it is to explore epicurian serendipity.

Birmingham LGBT opens sports and fitness studio in Southside

Birmingham LGBT has added a new sports and fitness studio to its thriving Health and Wellbeing Centre in Birmingham’s Southside district.

Running scarred

Laurence Inman is a lot fitter than he looks. Certainly fit enough to assault his telly – again!

Award winning Birmingham project helps thousands

My Time CIC, a social enterprise owned by service users in inner city Birmingham, has helped thousands of people overcome mental health issues by offering a variety of learning opportunities.

University secures funding to help combat female genital mutilation

Coventry University is set to lead a Europe-wide project which aims to put an end to the illegal practice of female genital mutilation (FGM), after it was awarded funding to continue research into the issue.

Birmingham’s Southside gets spiritual with Tai Chi

This summer Birmingham’s Southside district will be getting in touch with its inner Chi with a programme of uplifting Tai Chi classes in the Arcadian.

Cure Leukaemia announces 100% nursing funds increase

Birmingham-based Cure Leukaemia has announced record financial results that will see the charity double the amount of funding for research nurses in the West Midlands.

Pedalling to Paris to help Picks sufferers

In July 2013, two colleagues from the University of Birmingham will attempt the gruelling challenge of cycling from London to Paris in under four days

Give the dog a label and make it snappy

A Wombourne inventor is enjoying global success after creating a new animal innovation that could prevent over 1 million dog bites ever year.