Rubbishing house prices
Living close to a rubbish tip reduces house prices by 2.6%, research shows.
Birmingham event highlights dangerously inadequate preparation for disasters
As world leaders are soon to debate the effects of climate change at the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, Islamic Relief is teaming up with the University of Birmingham for an event on November 29.
Wednesbury’s Green Flag award
Tammy Facey celebrates the improvements made in Wednesbury’s Brunswick Park
Tory Conference continues
Day three and Boris is still the Man.
Petrol sales down
Petrol sales in the UK continued their steady decline during the first half of this year, the AA confirms from new government statistics.
The early bird will get the worm for ornithology conference in Birmingham
Bird enthusiasts are being urged to book early for a day-long conference on ornithology – the first of its kind to be held in Birmingham.
There’s something funny in the honey – Bee at the Glee
Bee numbers in Britain have fallen dramatically in recent years and Birmingham Friends of the Earth intend to save them; with a little help from a few very funny people.
Clent Hills; Writer in Residence appointed
Poet & writer Helen Calcutt has been appointed the Clent Hills Writer in Residence, under the volunteer scheme with the National Trust.
Pakistan: “Fuel blind”
Pakistan must act now to resolve its continued debilitating power shortages that are grinding industry to a halt and robbing the population of a basic necessity warns Dr Kamal Munir