Goodbye my Love

Karam and Katari Chand made headlines after celebrating their 90th wedding anniversary together. The Indian couple married in 1925 during the British Raj era before moving to England 40 years later, they have eight children and 27 grandchildren. Sadly...

Penguin’s Write Now comes to Birmingham seeking minority authors!

#WriteNowLive | The Impact Hub, Birmingham Monday 5 October A campaign to find, mentor and publish new writers from communities in Birmingham and the West Midlands that are under-represented on the nation’s bookshelves is launching today. WriteNow is offering 150 marginalised writers one-to-one...

Channel 4: Move to Brum or Face Being Privatised

Rumours have been brewing for months that Channel 4, home to some of the UK’s most beloved shows such as 8 Out of 10 Cats, Hollyoaks and Gogglebox, could be moving north to Birmingham. It is feared  that unless it...

Family Football Tournament Raises Funds For Disabled Children

On Sunday, 2nd October Juniors Academy Of Birmingham Sports (JABS) organised their annual under 11s tournament in aid of Medical Relief International's projects for the disabled in Gaza Palestine. The event brought together children from across Birmingham, beautifully displaying the...

Congratulations to the MAWAs 2016 Finalists!

We are excited to announce the finalist for the 2016 Midlands Asian Wedding Awards (MAWAs).  There are nineteen categories in total, including Caterer of the Year, Best Wedding Road Show and Best Purpose Built Venue.  Each category has a...

Midlands Asian Wedding Awards Launch Party

Praza Cocktail Bar and Restaurant played host to the glitzy Midland Asian Wedding Awards (MAWA) launch party last night – bringing together key figures from across the vibrant industry. In attendance on the night were headline sponsor East End, as...

Certified: Birmingham is the Most Enterprising Place in Britain

Birmingham has already proved itself as one of the Britain’s most prosperous cities, but now it has also been recognised for its highly successful entrepreneurial spirit. The second city was named the ‘Most Enterprising Place in Britain’ beating out...

Funeral for Muslim wheelchair-bound boy who fell down school stairs

Family, friends, classmates and staff from the Mayfield School were in attendance for the funeral of Muahmmed Ghafoor, a blind and wheelchair bound boy fell down a flight of stairs at his school and died four days later. The funeral...

JABS Under 11’s Tournament Kicks off this Sunday

This Sunday, 2nd October at 11.30am, JABS B8 FC is to hold an Under 11’s football tournament for charity at Rockwood Academy, Naseby Road. The tournament aims to bring kids from under deprived areas such as Alum Rock to get...

PRAZA to host launch party for its Mission Impossible rickshaw after it gets the...

PRAZA’s Mission Impossible rickshaw, which was first debuted at their launch party back in 2015 complete with the original bullet hole from the film, has been given the PRAZA and Bombay Sapphire treatment! To celebrate its makeover, PRAZA and Bombay...