Mayor pledges support for funding bids to transform high streets
Mayor of the West Midlands Andy Street has pledged his support to local authorities bidding for a share of £675 million to transform their town centres into modern, vibrant community hubs.
Local authorities across the West Midlands are bidding for...
METRO BANK BRINGS THE BANKING REVOLUTION TO BIRMINGHAM
New seven-day-a-week banking experience to open in city centre:
Creates 25 new jobs for the local community
4,500 safe deposit boxes available
Metro Bank, the revolution in British banking, is set to open a brand-new store in Birmingham this summer,...
Birmingham cancer expert named as UK-India Top 100 influencer
University of Birmingham women’s cancer expert Professor Sudha Sundar has been named as one of the most influential people in UK-India relations.
Professor Sundar is included in the India Inc. Top 100 – published as part of UK-India Week 2019...
Tory MP Says She Was Sacked For Being Muslim
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered an inquiry after claims made by a Muslim MP who says she was sacked because of her Muslim faith.
Nusrat Ghani said a government whip told her "Muslimness was raised as an issue".
The Conservative...
Victims of forced marriages hit with rescue fees
The Foreign Office has been patented "morally repugnant" for charging forced marriage victims for their own rescue. Those who cannot pay are given a loan and are deprived of their passport until the debt is repaid, according...
Young Muslim volunteers cleaned streets after New Year celebrations
Selfless
volunteers had pounded the streets during a widespread litter pick - to help
cash-strapped councils. Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association Birmingham
and Wolverhampton a spruce-up
Big-hearted members of the Ahmadiyya
Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) - some as young...
The Yellow Vulture Cameras
The new speed
cameras which detect if you're on your mobile phone are being rolled out in the
UK.
They are thought to
be more discreet than the speed-tracking cameras that are being used.
Mayor to host intergenerational Cricket Cup at Edgbaston
Andy Street has announced that he is to host an intergenerational Cricket Cup at Edgbaston later this year in the wake of England’s thrilling World Cup triumph.
The Mayor of the West Midlands, who is himself a big cricket fan,...
Wolverhampton railway station development hits new heights
The Wolverhampton Interchange project has hit new heights this week with the completion of the roof on phase one of the new railway station.
Contractors Galliford Try finished laying the foundations in February, following the demolition of the former British...
