Birmingham welcomes Commonwealth Games decision
Birmingham today (7 September 2017) welcomed the decision by the Commonwealth Games Delivery Unit (CGDU) to recommend it as a Candidate City to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Cllr Ian Ward, Deputy Leader and Chair of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games...
Kabaddi Part of the Commonwealth Games 2022
Part of this year’s Commonwealth Games we will be seeing the British Kabaddi League making an entrance in the UK. Tournaments are set to take place over April in Birmingham as well as Manchester, Glasgow and Wolverhampton.
Prem Singh, CEO of...
Council Announces Twenty New Bus Lane Cameras Across Birmingham
Birmingham City Council has announced its aim to target “selfish drivers” as it erects 20 bus lane cameras across the city.
Drivers will be warned about the new regulations with a mobile camera unit out over the coming weeks.
The locations...
South and City College Music Department Launches Innovative Collaboration with Relentless Records
Double-Brit nominee, Tom Walker, gave an exclusive performance at South and City College Birmingham this week to launch an innovative collaboration between the College’s music department and Relentless Records.
Hundreds of students and visitors gathered in the College’s concert facility...
Boots Pharmacist on Trial
A Boots pharmacist is currently on trial after he put a laxative into his trainee's water bottle.
Shahan Mir who worked at the Fort Parkway branch said he wanted to "shock" his colleague after she kept leaving her drink unattended...
Thousands Raised In Memory Of Teen Boxer Killed in Crash
Loved ones have been raising thousands of pounds in memory teen boxer Ali Tazeem who was killed in a devastating car smash on Sunday. The Wolverhampton athlete was dubbed to be the next Amir Khan.
Ali was part of Walsall's Pound...
80-year-old women charged with murder of husband
Mavis Eccleston appeared at Stafford Crown Court on Monday, where she denied the charge and was granted conditional bail.
An 80-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of her husband at their bungalow near Cannock.
Mavis Eccleston appeared at Stafford...
Birmingham Council’s first modular home
Built in a warehouse around 20 miles away, craned into place in an hour and its new tenants ready to move in – this is Birmingham City Council’s first ever modular home.
The modern looking two-bedroom detached property was unveiled...
Ex-chair of Islamic school governing board banned from managing schools for “inappropriate conduct”
Waseem Yaqub, who served as chairman of the governing body for Birmingham-based Al-Hijrah school, was banned for engaging in conduct that made him "unsuitable to take part in the management of an independent school".
The Department of Education (DfE) issued...
Drayton Manor Lifts Ban On Sikh Kirpan
Drayton Manor has lifted their ban on the Sikh ceremonial sword after complaints following an incident where a primary school teacher was denied entry to a children’s party.
The Kirpan – a holly dagger – was considered a risk to...
